Matthew Haag, aka Nadeshot, is the founder and CEO of the esports team 100 Thieves and also has two YouTube channels with a total of over four million subscribers. On one of these channels, simply called Nadeshot, the former professional Call of Duty player occasionally posts challenge videos such as the 24-hour camping challenge or playing beer pong with a new iPhone as the potential prize.
This penchant for completing fun challenges recently carried over to Twitter and perhaps went unexpectedly awry when Nadeshot made a bet with Froste, a 100 Thieves Twitch streamer. Froste posted a tweet asking Nadeshot how many retweets it would take for him to get a tattoo that says, “Sex is temporary, gaming is forever.” Within one minute, Nadeshot replied, “100,000.”
For many Twitter users, this number might seem astronomical and therefore a safe bet for Nadeshot to make. Nadeshot posted on his Twitter account that “Froste don’t have that type of pull.” However, Froste is a well-known content creator with over 200,000 followers on Twitter, another 80,000 on Twitch, and perhaps Nadeshot also underestimated the power of social media. In a little over two hours, Froste’s tweet had surpassed 100,000 retweets and the bet was won. The Twitch clip of Nadeshot learning that he now had to get a new tattoo can be seen here.
To up the ante, Nadeshot then stated that if Froste’s Twitter post received 1 million retweets within 24 hours, Froste would be able to pick where on his body the new gaming-themed tattoo will go, face excluded. Nadeshot was playing it safe this time because, even with the visibility the challenge had received in just a few hours, it seemed unlikely that the new, higher bar could be reached so quickly.
And this time, Nadeshot came out on top. Despite retweets from multiple accounts with millions of followers—such as Ninja, Valkyrae, Zedd, and Call of Duty streamer CouRage—the Twitter post is currently sitting at only 235,000 retweets, with the 24-hour deadline long past.
Froste’s challenge likely came from a tweet Nadeshot had made earlier in the day displaying a new tattoo on his forearm. “Another one down, a million more to go until this arm is filled up.” Froste soon replied with his suggestion for a new tattoo. Ultimately, the Twitter challenge, even if it results in Nadeshot getting a tattoo that’s perhaps not entirely desired, was a good PR move for both content creators. The bet was trending on Twitter for several hours, and Froste has already acquired a number of new social media followers.
Source: GGRecon