How many Panthers fans want another Stanley Cup more than sex or $1 million?
Some Panthers puckheads figure even if their team loses this year's Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton, which the Panthers lead 2-1 going into Thursday's Game 4, three consecutive Cup Finals and last year's Stanley Cup counts as unimagined bounty.
Smaller groups want another Panthers' Stanley Cup more than they want $1 million, sex in the near future or beer in the next year.
That's what Casino.org says its survey of 2,000 Panthers fans discovered. The study addressed not only personal sacrifice, but personal superstition.
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Hops, money, sex and marriage
▪ Money: Only 10% of Panthers fans would give up a month's salary for the Panthers to win another Cup, and, just 1% would give up their savings. Neither should surprise anybody living in a metro area with a high rent/income ratio and in a state where half the residents are living without much cushion.
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But, one in five fans, 20%, 'would rather see the Panthers win the Stanley Cup than win $1 million in the lottery' themselves.
▪ Sex and marriage: Only 4% said they would give up their marriage or relationship to see the Panthers get another Stanley Cup, but 10% said they can abstain from sex for six months if it meant a Panthers repeat.
The survey didn't break down how many of that 10% were married or how many didn't expect to have sex in the next six months anyway.
▪ Beer: Panthes parade with Stanley again, but you don't drink any beer for a year? That's a deal 25% of fans surveyed would make, the most popular sacrifice on the board.
▪ Vacation: A year of vacation days was worth the Stanley Cup to 10% of fans.
Not very superstitious...?
The superstition that most Panthers fans will admit is 'wearing a certain color' for luck, something 48% said they do.
After that, it dropped off precipitously to avoiding betting on the Panthers (14%), 'wear a lucky piece of clothing (e.g. underwear) (10%); perform an athlete's routine (9.5%); watch the game in a specific location (9%); don't eat a certain food (5%); and rub a lucky token (4.5%).
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