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Anybody can promise to wear the opponent's jersey should their own team fall short. As far as friendly wagers go, that's pretty pedestrian (I'm looking at you, 

).
But a few of the bets placed on Super Bowl 50 have at least a 

 bit more skin in the game.
Govs. Pat McRory of North Carolina and John Hickenlooper of Colorado have 

, with the loser supporting the other state's needy. If the Panthers win, a North Carolina shelter will get 50 backpacks with school supplies and a food bank will get Coloradan cuisine: 50 cases of salsa, 500 boxes of crackers and 500 packages of sausages.


If the Broncos emerge victorious, a Colorado food bank will get 50 cases of turkey burgers and 50 cases of turkey sausages from North Carolina's Butterball.

Meanwhile the states' senators — Republicans Thom Tillis and Richard Burr from North Carolina, and Republican Cory Gardner and Democrat Michael Bennet from Colorado — have wagered a speech.


The freshman senator from the losing state — that is, Tillis or Gardner — will 

congratulate the winning team and state, in great detail, on the Senate floor

.
And the symphony orchestras in both cities have — what else? — 

.
In CSO vs. CSO (that's the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra), the Coloradans have pledged to play 

if the Panthers win, and the North Carolinians will perform 

The symphonies announced the wager in a video that features two conductors named Christopher, inexplicable, barely-held-together British accents, Denver musicians chomping down on Fig Newtons (Newtons, get it?), Carolina orchestra members mocking Peyton Manning's Nationwide ads and a very determined trumpet player wielding his instrument with a giant Panthers paw on.

And an entire symphony orchestra doing the dab, of course.

Then there are a truly impressive number of beer-related wagers:

And there are plenty of charitable "wagers" where no matter who wins, nonprofits in both cities get a boost.

 where, they say, "our communities' kids come out as the champs."
The Catholic charities from the two cities are holding 

, with a target of $50,000 for Super Bowl 50.
Rabbis in both cities are 

, with 2/3 of proceeds to the victor's charity of choice and the rest to the loser's pick.


They've dubbed it "Super Mitzvah 50," and released competing hype videos.


"These are days when we celebrate God's chosen team — the Carolina Panthers," 

Wondering if the local public radio stations got into the spirit?


Charlotte's WFAE was game for it, but Colorado Public Radio says they're 

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After Super Bowl 50, will the Colorado Symphony Orchestra be playing "Sweet Caroline"? Or will a Charlotte, N.C., brewery employee be getting a Broncos-themed tattoo?

Wanna place a bet? From breweries to symphonies, the game is on

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