World No. 44-ranked tennis player Eugenie Bouchard was confident the Atlanta Falcons were going to win the Super Bowl. Perhaps a little too confident. Midway through the game, a random fan on Twitter made a proposition.
@geniebouchard if patriots win we go on a date?
— TW1 (@punslayintwoods) February 6, 2017
It took just three minutes to get a response from the overly confident Bouchard.
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
All night she was pulling for the Falcons.
I knew Atlanta would win btw
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Then things began to turn. Suddenly a random reply to a stranger was becoming a possible grim reality, and kudos to the tennis player: She’d rather face the possibility of going on a blind date with someone who has Tiger Woods as their avatar than entertain backing out on the bet. People began asking if she was nervous.
Umm...kinda... https://t.co/LDkMxvPrkx
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Then the reality set in that the Patriots had won and she’d promised a date to someone.
So...where do you live? https://t.co/mfucQ0C9VL
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Coping was difficult.
Omfg
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Regret was immediate.
Lesson learned. Never bet against Tom Brady
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Perhaps it was all a dream. Surely she didn’t agree to go on a date with someone on Twitter. It must have been a figment of her imagination — what a funny joke. Unfortunately on Monday morning, the grim reality remained.
Omg...last night really happened... pic.twitter.com/WVxdKPYV68
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
On the infallible scale of cool, Bouchard has earned:
- 20 points for accepting the bet.
- 50 points for not ignoring the bet.
- 15 points for tweeting through the regret.
- 150,000 points for the Space Jam sweatshirt.
Good score, Eugenie. Good luck on the date.