FoodieChick is a PTP’er making good on a Final Four wager... with Burger King Burger Shots.

Is there a better sporting event out there than the NCAA Tourney? (Foodie Chick insert: Yes, anything to do with baseball.) As much as I love baseball and relish opening day, for my money there is no better three weeks or so of sports than the college basketball tournament.

As the field of 65 is whittled to four, the supposed best college hoops teams rise to the top in a single elimination fight to the finish. This year being no exception, North Carolina, UConn, Michigan State and Villanova all made it through their respective regions vying for title of best college basketball team in the land.

With my brackets blown up after the second day (thanks a lot WVU and Mississippi St.), I needed to make the Final Four a bit more interesting than just watching a couple of basketball games. So, I threw down a bet with FoodieChick. I took Michigan State and UNC, she took UConn and ‘Nova. Here are the terms we agreed upon:

Game one, food bet: If UConn won I’d be “forced” to eat a sundae from Angora Cafe. Not much of a death sentence, I know, but it would have been a major breech of a small diet I am trying to keep.

If you have not been to Angora Cafe on Comm. Ave. in Boston, I highly recommend it. A lot of sandwiches, wraps, pizzas and frozen yogurt “blizzards.” (If I can steal a universal term from Dairy Queen.) Forget 31 flavors – Angora has 61 different toppings (I just counted) that you can get crushed into your yogurt. Among my favorite concoctions – chocolate frozen yogurt with almond macaroon (kosher for Passover, maybe not…) and Toblerone. Fantastic.

Now, what would FoodieChick have to eat if Michigan State somehow pulled off the upset? Well, my friends, here is where marketing and the easily swayed brain of an 18-34 male viewer takes over.

Just as I was thinking up terms, that catchy Burger King mini-burger commercial comes on. (Here it is if you want to view it.) Now, I won’t say which part of the commercial draws most of my attention, but it did spark my imagination for our basketball bet. If the Spartans won – it was a six pack of BK burger shots for FoodieChick – and they all must be eaten in one sitting.

By the way, how did it take so long for a major chain like BK to figure this one out? Who doesn’t love sliders? I think it’s a game changer for the fast food chains. Don’t be surprised to see the rest of the fast food world latch onto this idea. Brilliant, BK.

Anyway, back to the bet…

I won’t bore you with the gory details of the game, but having watched State mop up the Cardinals of Louisville a game before, I was very confident we’d be heading to BK in short order. And so it was.

Final score, Michigan State 82, UConn 73. A more joyous outcome I could not fathom. As much as I wanted to see Chick eat burgers, it was much nicer to see UConn lose. If you live in New England or have ever spent any time here, and are not a UConn fan, you know how I feel.

The cliché is a picture speaks a thousand words. So, instead of describing the experience and moaning uttered by FoodieChick, I’ll let the camera do the talking.

           



Game two: As for that second bet, I took UNC and FoodieChick took Nova. Needless to say FC is scrubbing the toilet as I type.

I don’t foresee any more wagers on college hoops anytime soon…

Happy Dining!

FG

Foodie Chick P.S. Sliders or not, that was gross. All I tasted was the fake cheese (why did I ask for cheese?) and a TON of mustard. BK, why more mustard than ketchup??? Every bite reminded me of a hot dog, which doesn't say much for the burger.