PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER Maine) - We’re five days away from Super Bowl 52, and the bets are rolling in.
Bangor, Maine has made a bet with Bangor, Pennsylvania – and now Portland is following suit.
Mayor Ethan Strimling has bet Portland, PA mayor Lance Prator that the Patriots will win the Super Bowl.
If they don’t, Strimling told Prator he will send him Portland-made gin, a beer sampler, and live lobsters. If the Patriots win, Prator says he will hand deliver Strimling Yuengling Beer, a Philly cheese steak, and a handmade slate clock.
Two fun facts: Portland, Maine was founded first. It also has 116 times the population of Portland, PA.
Mayor Prator raised the [cheese]stakes, if you will, and challenged Mayor Strimling to shave his head if the Patriots lose.
Strimling reluctantly agreed after Prator complimented his “gorgeous locks,” and one thing is for sure – one of these mayors will be bald on February 5.