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Trivia(l) Pursuit

Posted on by boom booms room staff

If you were in pursuit of Super Bowl LIV trivia your internet explorer linked you to the right site.  Just like the ’80s Trivial Pursuit board game below are all of the pie pieces (and more) needed to be the smart one at your Super Bowl Party.

  1.  Jack Buck called Super Bowl IV with Pat Summerall.  The Kansas City Chiefs upset the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings for their first and only win.  Fifty years later Kansas City finally returns to the biggest game of all.  Joe Buck, son of Jack, is on the golden mic with Troy Aikman.
  2. KC and SF are the only two teams in the league whose primary colors are red and gold (though the gold is a bit different for each).  Wear red and accessorize with gold and you’ll be cheering for the winning team regardless.
  3.  Twenty plus years ago Mike Shanahan won back to back Super Bowls as head coach of the Denver Broncos.  His son Kyle Shanahan attempts to join his dad as a Super Bowl-winning coach Sunday with the 49ers.  If he does it will be the first father-son duo to do so.
  4. If the game comes down to a San Fran kick start putting the potato salad back in the fridge.  Veteran San Francisco place kicker Robbie Gould is in his 15th NFL season.  Good in the regular season, he has ice in his playoff veins.  In the playoffs he’s connected on all 27 extra points and 13 field goals he has attempted.
  5. The HD 4G screen that you will watch the game on was expensive.  But it’s a lot cheaper than the cheapest ticket currently available to the game.  That price, as of yesterday, was available online for just over $2600.  Super Bowl IV, previously mentioned, was not a sellout and tickets had a face value between $8 and $16 dollars.
  6. Who will win?  The quarterbacks don’t lose much.  Pick one.  Their career records as starters stand at 28–8 for Patrick Mahomes and 23–5 for Jimmy Garoppolo.
  7.  Expect some “trickeration” from KC coach Andy Reid.  You never know when he might punt, pass, or kick.  Don’t believe it?  Take a 30 second look at him at the tender age of 13 doing just that.  Take a look at #22 right behind him if you can see him.  Andy was born big-boned.

And if you really want to be the smart one in the room take San Fran straight up to win the game.

Pass the chips.

How J Lo Can Bets Go?

Posted on by boom booms room staff

It’s just three days till Super Bowl LIV.   Will Kansas City, favored by 1 and 1/2 points, score enough to defeat San Francisco and it’s Gold Rush defense?  You can bet either side of that of course.  But, did you know that you can bet on a few, well, um, interesting novelty propositions before and during the game as well?

Sports gambling has entered a new era with the legalization federally of sportsbooks by state if the state so chooses.   And, speaking of a new era, check out these opportunities to get rich quick below.

  1.  The National Anthem Bet–  Will two time Grammy Award winner Demi Lovato sing the national anthem in under/over 2 minutes and 4 and 1/2 seconds? All of Lovato’s six previous national anthem performances lasted under two minutes, with the exception of her rendition at the Mayweather-McGregor bout, which rang in at 2:11.   We’ll take the under and hope that Demi doesn’t inhale too deeply prior to “home of the brave.”
  2.  The Gatorade Bet- If Gatorade is dumped on the winning head coach will it be red/clear for +$150, or any other color for -$200? We’ll take any other color.  Red would match either coach’s garb in all likelihood, so it should be considered.  Though Andy Reid looks to BBR as no slave to fashion.
  3. The TD Toss Bet- Will any player who scores a TD throw the ball into the stands?  It’s +$150 that one does, and -$200 that he keeps the keepsake all for himself.  We’ll take the toss into the stands.  We’re counting on a decked out fan begging for the ball, or a nearby mom, or a multiple TD game from a participant.
  4. The Total Weight of Player’s Scoring TD’s Bet-  Will 1399 and 1/2 pounds of combined humans score touchdowns or less?  It’s an expensive -$120 to take either side of the poundage.  Careful, if one player scores more than once his weight is only counted once.  We’ll take under the weight total and hope like heck that no lineman scoop and score.  Someone in Vegas actually decided that 1399 and 1/2 was the proper total.  This ensures a loser and a winner, thereby making the $20 vig a nice winner for them and a loser for John Q. Public.
  5. The J Lo Butt Cleavage Bet-  We aren’t making this up.  It’s +$190 that she does and -$280 that she doesn’t.  The prop bet recognizes plumber crack or the reverse butt cleavage as a YES.  We still aren’t making this up.  We’ll go no butt cleavage betting that the Janet Jackson “accident” has been reviewed with Ms. J Lo and approved by Alex Rodriguez.  We’re also hoping, really hoping, that Andy Reid remembers his belt.  But, we digress.

Your predictions are welcome in the comments.  Your butt cleavage is not.