12 absurd Super Bowl prop bets that can win you real money

Football junkies can bet on just about any aspect of the big game, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars

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If you want to bet on the Super Bowl and be boring about it, you can simply wager on which team will win. But if you're feeling more adventurous, you can plunk down money on any number of obscure, oftentimes ridiculous options.

Proposition bets — wagers on whether practically any event or circumstance will come true — have become a huge part of overall Super Bowl betting, comprising nearly half of all bets on the big game, according to Las Vegas' Fox 5. And with gamblers betting a record $99 million through Vegas bookies on last year's contest, that's no chump change.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.