Wait. Maybe not.

Turns out it's just a Milwaukee Brewers fan who lost a bet with his friend, who is a Philadelphia Phillies fan, over which team would do better in 2007.

The loser (in more ways than one) was and is a guy named Chris Jollay. Turns out Jollay, who is a Brewers fan living in Washington, DC, bet his friend from Philly which team would end the season with a better record. Well, the Phillies had more wins and division championships than the Brewers. So, what did Jollay have to do to live up to his end of the bet?

That's right! Live on the streets of DC for a week.

He talked to some homeless but kept mostly to himself. He didn't have much exposure to homeless people before taking on the bet. "I've given to charities but I've never really [come into much contact.]"

"One of the mistakes I made was...I wore light clothing...I would be [sleeping on a] bench and the [homeless] guy was next to me...and I didn't see him," he says. He says he was also cold at night wearing only shorts.

According to the bet, Jollay was allowed to carry one bag of items. Christman approved all of the items. Jollay says, he carried 12 power bars and 100-calorie snacks, a disposable camera, $20 dollars, contact lens, a marker and pen, and a bottle of Jack Daniels.

"I brought a big bottle of that, just to pass the time. Especially when it was cold...made the nights go faster."

He also added a change of underwear and white t-shirt, sunscreen, bug spray and pepper spray. For sleeping, he carried a woven blanket and couch pillow.

"A lot of people thought I was a weirdo with the Pokemon backpack and pillow and blanket," Jollay says.

Instead of a trash bag, he carried his 8-year-old Pokemon backpack. He tells WUSA9.com he's a fan of the Pokemon. But more importantly, he had to carry two Arabic language textbooks.

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