# What've You Got Riding On The Super Bowl?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 3, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133 "2008-02-03T20:59:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/1 "2008-02-03T20:59:35Z")

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Straight-up bets, box pool numbers, “you’ve gotta streak the quad if the Giants win”-style prop bets…what’s on the line for you?

My wife made it to the final round of [the pool that I run](http://www.sirblah.com/1on1pool/index.htm) – a Pats win gets her $200, and a Giants win nets her $700.

We’ve also got a couple of boxes – I have G4/P7 (not a bad one at all) and G5/P0, while my wife has G8/P4 and G6/P3 – $100 or $150 per quarter.

What’ve you got?

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/2 "2008-02-03T21:02:36Z")

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Nothing. I only bet on a sure thing - like the powerball.

I sometimes will get in a pool, but this year none were forthcoming.

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**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/3 "2008-02-03T21:35:58Z")

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Packer fan routing for the Giants!!

Just wagering my Shrimp Jambalaya against friend’s Short Ribs

Somehow I think we’ll both end up winning 😛

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/4 "2008-02-03T22:36:32Z")

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My sense of self-worth. For the next week or so, at least.

I didn’t bet any football this season, actually, which would surprise people who know me. (And, naturally, my spreadsheet picked winners at a 60% clip. Would’ve made a killing. . .)

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**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/5 "2008-02-03T23:10:35Z")

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In Homer Simpson’s case, it was his daughter. Now there’s a real gambler for you…

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatve-you-got-riding-on-the-super-bowl/436133/6 "2008-02-04T03:36:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Hal Briston]  
…and a Giants win nets her $700.  
[/QUOTE]  
And life is good.