Trash was talked. Wagers were made.
Now it’s time to collect, and some of the biggest winners of Super Bowl bets are Colorado charities.
• and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory bet products made in their home states to help the needy. Hickenlooper bet 50 Osprey backpacks full of school supplies for a shelter, Colorado-made salsa, sausage and crackers to a food bank, as well as dog food for an animal shelter.
Since the Broncos won, a Colorado food bank will receive turkey burgers and turkey sausage from Butterball from McCrory.
• and North Carolina legislatures raised food donations for local food banks.
• Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams and North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall had their staffs collect food for the Food Bank of the Rockies and Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, respectively.
• Broncos fans also took the #TackleHunger pledge on social media and promised to donate a can of soup to for every point the Broncos scored.
• and Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts exchanged a bet that requires the loser to wear the jersey of the winning team’s quarterback. And Roberts will be required to post a photo wearing a Peyton Manning jersey to her Twitter account .
• The leaders of and The Charlotte Observer exchanged wagers with a promise of beer. With the Broncos victory, the Charlotte newspaper will be sending “the No. 1 IPA beer in the country (Hop, Drop and Roll), brewed right here in the Carolinas,” Ann Caulkins, publisher and president of The Charlotte Observer, said in an e-mail to Mac Tully, publisher and CEO of The Denver Post.
“We’ll also send along our region’s world-famous barbecue. I promise you, it’s the best party you’ll never have!”
