SANDPOINT — Are you pulling for the New Orleans Saints, making their first-ever trip to the Super Bowl? As in: Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints? Who dat? Whod at? Or are you pulling for the Indianapolis Colts, who boast arguably the league’s best pitch man/quarter back in Peyton Manning, whose father Archie once quarterbacked the Saints, or Aint’s, as it were? Think you know who will win, by how much and who the MVP will be? Does $50 in cold, hard cash sound interesting, times being what they are? Then take the 4th Annual Daily Bee SuperBowl Challenge. It’s simple, and it’s free. Just predict the winning team, the final score, and the MVP of the game. The winner will receive an envelope filled with $50 cash, no strings attached. To show how scientific the process can be — or can’t be — I’ll make the first prediction, using a sure-foolproof method to arrive at the final score.

The Indianapolis 500vs. Mardigras. ?Edge: New Orleans, 7-0.

Indianapolis author Kurt Vonnegut vs. New Orleans author Truman Capote. ?Edge: Indianapolis,7-7.

Hamburgers and fries vs. jambalaya. ?Edge: New Orleans, 14-7.

Indianapolis musician Bill Henderson (of The Spinners) vs. New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair.?Edge: New Orleans, 21-7.

Indianapolis actor Brendan Fraser vs. New Orleans actor John Goodman.?Edge: New Orleans, 28-7.

Historic National Road vs. Bourbon St.?Edge: New Orleans, 35-7.??Middle America Heartland vs. The Big Easy.?Edge: New Orleans,42-7.

So there you have it, the first official prediction— the Saints big over the Colts, 42-7, with safety Darren Sharper winning the MVP award. Think you can make a better prognostication? Now is your chance to prove it. To enter the SuperBowl Challenge, e-mail your name, the winning team, the final score, and your choice for MVP to “[email protected].” On Super Bowl Sunday, a master list will be printed in the Daily Bee, for participants to follow along with during the game. Come Monday, someone will be $50 richer.

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