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Monday, February 4, 2013

Popcorn Park's Princess Clinches Another 'W' with Ravens' Win

Prognosticating camel improves Super Bowl record to 8-1

Princess the camel from Popcorn Park Zoo scored another ‘W’ when the Ravens clinched Super Bowl XLVII. Although it was a close call as the 49ers made a comeback in the fourth quarter, the odds were in favor of Princess’ prediction with the Ravens winning 34-31. Popcorn Park celebrated the victory with an update on its Facebook page: “Ravens win!!! Princess picking another Super Bowl winner… Priceless!” Each year, Princess predicts the winner of NFL games, including the Super Bowl. Princess makes her decisions based on graham crackers. Each week, General Manager John Bergmann writes the names of two teams competing and holds a graham cracker, Princess’ favorite snack, in each hand. Princess then chooses to eat the treat from the hand with …

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Popcorn Park's Princess Picks 2013 Super Bowl Winner (in Lacey Patch)

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9:27 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Football and Facebook: NJ Residents Back San Francisco in 2013 Super Bowl

Facebook data shows most Jersey users are rooting for the 49ers, switching their allegiance (temporarily) from the Giants or Eagles

It's not a surprise that most Facebook users in New Jersey started the football season solidly supporting the New York Giants or Philadelphia Eagles. "While winning seems to matter, NFL teams have local followings that are probably heavily influenced by family ties and/or where a person grew up," according to Facebook, which recently compiled data on users who are fans of an NFL team on the social network. But now that the locals' seasons are over and the Baltimore Ravens are heading to Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, Jersey residents have shifted their allegiance. Perhaps surprisingly, the vast majority of New Jersey Facebook users favor the West Coast 49ers, with fans from Cape May, Salem, Gloucester and Camden counties…

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