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Sarah From Brentwood Picks Chicagoian To Be Her Super Bowl Date
After sifting through thousands of emails, Sarah Spain chose her date to the Super Bowl: Alan Shahtaji, of Lincoln Park, IL.
She broke the news to the also-rans in a very sweet email sent last night.
Subj: So close... Hey guys...
Just wanted to tell you thanks so much for your submissions. You made it all the way to the end of what ended up being an over 1,300 person contest. I literally read 1,250 of those (50 or so Colts fans got bumped by the Axe people to save me some OBVIOUSLY wasted time). So I have to tell you, unfortunately, none of you are the lucky guy. I hate to break your hearts and it was REALLY hard to make the decision. I know it hurts more to be in the top 10 or 15 and not get there, but I know some of you will keep working your asses off to get into the stadium and will pull off whatever it takes to witness history. I just wanted to tell all of you that I think you all seem like amazingly fun guys and I'd love to somehow meet up in Miami if our paths happen to cross or we're going to be running in the same circles. Assuming you don't hate me for disappointing you, email me and maybe we'll be able to find each other and party together -- a huge crew of REAL Bears fans. Each and every one of you knows your shit and you're all really good guys, so thanks again for submitting, let's get fired up for what will be the greatest weekend of our lives!!!!!!!!!!!
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