What a Super Bowl! I haven't seen that glorious of an athletic exhibition since last week's Boise Bananaburgulars arena football game. Before I rip into the game too thoroughly for failing to amuse me, I should note that I won a little bit of money. By a little bit, I mean a lot by my sports gambling standards. On a wager of $1.00, I won $4.50. A pretty heady day for be me, for sure. What made it all the sweeter is that it took me a year to earn it.
Every week at work, a group of 7 or so each bets $.50 on a final score for that week's big game. We started at the very beginning of the college football season back in early September, and we continued until the Super Bowl, in early February. Up until the Super Bowl, I bet in every single one of these, a grand total of 22 bets. Every single time, I lost. What are the odds on this? To me, it's tossing a coin in the air 22 times, and each time, it comes down and lodges itself in your esophagus. However, like all the great ones, I save my big games for when they count. Out of nowhere, I come within 13 points of the final score (we were all pretty far off on this one) and scoop up a sweet $3.50 from those around me. I don't want the money to go to my head, but I just know that no gumball machine is safe for the next several days.
What else do I got? Not much. After that epic, Homeric tale, all else pales in comparison.
Posted by Cody at February 6, 2006 7:02 PM