Nov 28, 2007 2:00 pm US/Central
Mayors Of Dallas, Green Bay Wage Bet On Big Game
Texas BBQ And Wisconsin Cheese On The Line In Thursday's Showdown
DALLAS (CBS) ―
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The Cowboys take on the Packers in Dallas Thursday night.
CBS
Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt is a betting man, and he's hoping the Packers bring home the barbecue Thursday night.
Schmitt and Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert bet dinner - or at least a substantial snack - on the much-anticipated Packers-Cowboys match.
If the Packers win, Leppert will send barbecue and sweet tea to Green Bay, where the Texas-style goodies will be served after the Dec. 18 City Council meeting.
If the Cowboys win, Schmitt has promised 10 pounds of Sargento cheese and a gift basket of football-shaped summer sausage from Three Hounds Gifts in Berlin, Wis.
This is the second bet Schmitt has made with a rival city. He won a collection of Motown music and Motor City memorabilia from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick after the Packers defeated the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.
Leppert said he doubts the Green Bay mayor will be so lucky this week.
"I'm confident that T.O. and Romo will make sure that our good Texas barbecue stays where it's truly appreciated," he said in a statement.
He also expressed curiosity about Wisconsin sausages.
"I'm looking forward to getting that basket of football-shaped sausages," he said. "I've never seen something like that."
The NFC East-leading Cowboys and NFC North-leading Packers are both 10-1.
Schmitt said there's already been talk about a third bet if the Packers and Cowboys meet again in the playoffs.
"We've been thinking of some options," he said in a news release. "But I don't know if Mayor Leppert is prepared to wear a Cheesehead and Brett Favre jersey for an entire Dallas council meeting."
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