What’d she do with the money? Community outreach, bought her sister a car.
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A San Antonio YouTuber and musician, Rayne Fernandez, did something not many claim: She survived 100 days in an underground bunker with no access to the internet, social media, or digital content of any kind. As a result, she took home a whopping $350,000 which she used to spoil her family and to serve her community.
Fernandez, known as Simply Rayne on Apple Music, Spotify, TikTok and Instagram, is a content creator in San Antonio making a big name for herself on social media and YouTube, where she shares her music and lifestyle content. Over the past few months though, she was living underground with another contestant in a Mr. Beast video, surviving 100 days in a bunker – a challenging feat which netted both Fernandez and her counterpart $350,000 each.
“We had no communication to the outside world – no computers, no phones, none of that, no TV. Books were all we had,” Fernandez told MySA, recounting her experience in the bunker. “Initially getting into the bunker, the most challenging thing was not being able to see the sun. I thought that, that was going to be something that I could not live without for 100 days… But once I got into my routine, that was kind of like the last thing on my mind.”
She said the real challenge came with having to stay stationary in a confined space for more than three months, adding that being hunkered down like that for so long became draining even though she wasn’t doing much. There were challenges presented by Mr. Beast which kept their minds in the game, often which came with cash prize bumps, including placing their hands on a sensor whenever an alarm went off once per day.
The tight quarters seemed to create some tension between Fernandez and her fellow contestant, Hugo, but she says the vibes were far more chill than they were depicted in the Mr. Beast video. At times, it seemed her male counterpart was going to bail out on the mission when offered a walk-out prize. Fernandez, though, says she would’ve stuck it out with or without him.
“It’s funny because I know the video portrays like this crazy, ‘Oh, they hate each other,’” Fernandez said. “We are complete opposites, and I think being with each other for so long, we found our way of communicating, and we felt like siblings almost. So, we had our own way of how we vibed with each other. And I’d say it was, it was very chill, but it was also kind of just like, you know, very interesting.”
The pair were provided with everything they needed in the bunker to survive. They had a selection of proteins and a hydroponic wall to grow vegetables. They even rationed off their steaks, chicken, and fish for later in the challenged, surviving mainly on canned food in the first half of the 100 days. However, there’s just some things you can’t get in a bunker.
“Hugo and I both had a list of things we wanted to do,” Fernandez said. “For me, I couldn’t wait to eat hibachi. So, that was like top of my list. Like dinner that I’m getting the night that I got out of the bunker – I’m like getting some hibachi food. So yeah, that’s what I was most excited for and to see my family.”
Speaking of family, they played a big role in what Fernandez did with that sudden influx of dough when she got out. She knew right away she wanted to buy her sister a car, noting her sister was in college in San Marcos and taking the bus everywhere. Her sister wasn’t the only one with a new set of wheels though.
“I really just wanted to gift her that, and she totally deserves it,” Fernandez said. “So, I’m happy I was able to do that. Obviously, I got myself a car as well. And then I decided to give back to the community. I went out. It’s actually on my YouTube video – I went out and kind of helped some folks that are in need, gave them some care packs, some extra food, and all that great stuff. And I took my cousins on a shopping spree… I plan on obviously saving and investing and growing what’s left.”
