Controversy over Gladys Knight’s national anthem prop bet
The long notes put her over. Or did they?
The over-under for Gladys Knight's rendition of the national anthem before Super Bowl 53 was set at 1 minute, 45 seconds by Bovada. After Christina Aguilera's 2011 performance, prop bets for the Super Bowl anthem are scored at the conclusion of the first "brave."
Knight’s rendition went on for a glorious 1 minute, 47 seconds. However, Knight stretched out at the “brave” and may have even started a separate “brave.”
Empress of soul @MsGladysKnight opens the #SuperBowl with the National Anthem https://t.co/PD2CX6QnWV pic.twitter.com/ViKrZ7YK3V
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2019
So when does the clock stop? Bovada says over.
Gladys Knight carried those notes all the way to the over.🎤 Retweet this for your shot at $53. #PropParty pic.twitter.com/UJF9gYUjmw
— Bovada Official (@BovadaOfficial) February 3, 2019
According to one report, a sportsbook gave the win to the under after re-evaluating the clock.
JUST IN: There's controversy over the Gladys Knight national anthem.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 3, 2019
One sportsbook graded the OVER as a win and then took it back.
Apparently, she might have said "BRAVE" twice.
First brave would have made it the UNDER. End of second brave would have made it the OVER.
The Super Bowl is the most heavily bet event of the year. One of the more popular prop bets each year is the time of the national anthem.
So what did we think about Gladys Knight's performance? Did we like her rendition of the National Anthem? #SuperBowl? pic.twitter.com/WNUf9FLp0n
— AJC (@ajc) February 3, 2019
