January 28, 2004

ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPER BOWL WAGER WITH NC GOVERNOR

A confident Governor Mitt Romney today wagered with North Carolina Governor Michael Easley over Sunday’s Super Bowl face-off between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers.

The friendly bet, which was made during a joint morning interview on ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning Show, calls for the Governor from the losing state to wear the jersey of the winning team’s quarterback at the upcoming National Governors Association meeting, which will be held in Washington, D.C. at the end of February.

Romney said he could hardly wait to see Governor Easley wearing Tom Brady’s Number 12 in the nation’s capital in a few weeks.

“I look forward to Governor Easley’s induction as a card-carrying member of Patriots Nation. Maybe we can get Tom Brady to autograph the shirt for him,” joked Romney.

To sweeten the wager, the Governors also threw in some local specialties. Romney put up a traditional New England clambake, complete with lobster, clam chowder and steamers to Easley’s pound of barbecue and sauce, pint of slaw and hushpuppies from both Wilber’s Barbecue of Goldsboro and the Barbecue Center, Inc. of Lexington.

Last week, Romney won a wager he placed with Indiana Governor Joseph Kernan over the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. To settle the bet, Kernan sent Romney 12 pounds of Indiana pork chops and 10 pounds of double-dipped peanuts, which Romney shared with Patriots fans during a rally held at the State House this week.

Super Bowl XXXVIII will be played this Sunday at 6:25 PM at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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