HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a wager with California's Gov. Gavin Newsom over the outcome of Monday's NCAA Championship game between the University of Connecticut and San Diego State University that tips off in Houston.
Lamont said in a tweet:
I’ll bet you a basket of #CTGrown beer & wine and Munson’s chocolate that @UConnmbb will take home the @MarchMadnessMBB title.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Newsom replied.
You’re on, @GovNedLamont !! We've got a massive crate of California avocados and produce that says @SDSU takes the title.
“The Huskies remain the most powerful and most energetic basketball team in the nation, and I am confident they have what it takes to bring a fifth NCAA championship trophy back home to Connecticut – the basketball capital of the world,” Lamont said. “The Aztecs are a formidable team and Governor Newsom is a terrific governor and friend, however I have a feeling that pretty soon a shipment of goods will be traveling from Sacramento to Hartford.”
Lamont was scheduled to be in Houston for Monday's game, as was the University of Connecticut President Radenka Maric.
Civic leaders have a long history of betting on one another in sports matchups. They generally wager locally based or iconic items in a friendly manner that also highlights a unique product produced in their own area.
Doug Stewart is the Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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