A Super Bowl Story

I thought this was great.

My sister-in-law (SIL) lives in Chicago. That's right, IN Chicago. She's got a cool apartment in a high rise and everything. But that's not important right now. She and a few friends went to a local establishment to hang out and watch the big game. This establishment was having a free raffle where $100,000 would be split by everyone that entered if certain events happened during the course of the Super Bowl. It was obvious to my SIL that it was a marketing gimmick because in order to enter, you had to fill out a form and provide your name, address, e-mail, etc. She entered anyway, just for the heck of it. She knew that the odds of the Bears winning the coin toss AND scoring a touchdown on the opening kickoff had to be astronomical.

Of course, if you watched the game, then you know that both of these things happened. She doesn't know how many people entered the contest or how much her share is going to be yet, but she did say that there was much rejoicing amongst the patrons after that kickoff return.

Even if she ends up only winning a few dollars, she's got a great Super Bowl story for life.

Anyone know how much you could have won in Vegas if you had made the same bet?