Captain America Vs. Star-Lord In Super Bowl Bet For Children’s Hospitals
The Super Bowl is the apogee of the United State’s consumer-driven economy, with the amount of money that changes hands in commercials, production, and betting. However, Star-Lord and Captain America have entered into a bet for the Super Bowl, which will only cost them their pride but bring a bit of joy to some very sick children who could use it.
Evans (Captain America) and Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) are fans of the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, respectively. What started as a light jest on Twitter evolved into a a full-on Captain America Vs. Star-Lord Super Bowl Bet. The dialogue was started by Evans.
Well, well, well @prattprattpratt, looks like our teams are going into battle. For the next 2 weeks, you are not my friend, you are my enemy
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 19, 2015
Of course, any good fan of an NFL team going into the Super Bowl knows that there is pride and dignity on the line. So Pratt retaliated by issuing the following tweet.
@ChrisEvans We both know there’s only one Captain America and his name is Russell Wilson. #SuperBowlBound #LOB #Repeat
— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) January 19, 2015
Chris Evans, whose hometown in Boston, Massachusetts could not sit idly by and upped the ante for Chris Pratt, and challenged him to a wager allowing Star-Lord to set the terms for the Super Bowl bet
@prattprattpratt them’s fightin words. Stakes? #whatisaseahawkanyway #somethingtombradyhunts
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 19, 2015
Star-Lord considered the possibility to sentence his rival to humiliation in the public square, but opted instead for stakes that would only cost the other their pride (and the cost of a plane ticket and digging their outfits out of the closet).
@ChrisEvans OK. Seahawks win you fly yourself to Seattle, visit @seattlechildren hospital as Captain America, waving the 12th man flag.
— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) January 21, 2015
Captain America accepted and named his terms.
@prattprattpratt I accept. And when the Patriots humiliate your seachickens, I expect Star-Lord to arrive at @chris_haven in a Brady jersey
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 21, 2015
The two hospitals mentioned by Evans and Pratt in their Super Bowl bet are Seattle Children’s Hospital, a 100-year-old institution which houses clinical care and a leading pediatric research center, and Christopher’s Haven, a cancer center that offers seven temporary apartments and a community recreation area for families of children being treated in nearby Boston hospitals.
Seeing Captain America or Star-Lord appear for any child is something that medicine and money can not provide, and in many ways, is worth more to the child who needs something else on their mind. For Chris Pratt and Chris Evans to put an altruistic end to a bet on something like the Super Bowl is something we wish more celebrities will copy in the future.
[Image Source | Marvel]