Our mate, selfie kid, gave him nothing.
He eventually recovered to fumble through his phone and attempt to steal a selfie with Timberlake after giving up his bumbling attempt to sing along to the tune he clearly didn't know.
Eventually, two hours later, the mystery fan was revealed.
According to twincities.com, the cult-figure is 13-year-old Ryan McKenna from Hingham, near Boston, in Massachusetts.
"I just thought to myself, 'I'll never get this opportunity again in my whole life,'" McKenna said.
"I just went for it."
He became an instant internet hit.
His phone was melting down from the number of messages he received while still at the game. His father, John McKenna, said his phone was on fire too.
"It's been so crazy," McKenna said.
"I don't even know what to think. All my friends have been texting me and stuff. It's insane.
"My phone is almost dead. I've gotten so many notifications. I've got like 36 Snapchats, like 21 DMs, and like 150 follower requests on Instagram.
"It was already crazy to be at the Super Bowl in the first place," Ryan McKenna added. "Then all of a sudden I'm up on the jumbotron and everyone is talking about me. I can't believe it."
Then he experienced the flip side of fame when he became an immediate contender for best meme of 2018.
