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A rabbit with a 100 percent accuracy is again testing his luck on predicting the winner of Super Bowl LVIII, which kicks off on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ok, so maybe that 100 percent accuracy is a bit of a stretch. Denzel the rabbit correctly predicted who would win last year's Super Bowl, which is why his owner Lexi figured he should try again. But, hey, one-for-one is still better than nothing.
"This year's prediction will be the true test as to whether he's accurate or last year's was just by chance," Lexi told Newsweek via email.
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Denzel's owner brought out the same football-field rug she used last year and placed a photo of each team's logo in the endzone: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers. She put two similarly sized pieces of cilantro for Denzel to go after on top of the photos. Then, starting from the other endzone, the rabbit was off.
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The rabbit hopped his way from one endzone to the other and landed on the favorite to win: the San Francisco 49ers.
The video, which was shared to her TikTok account @thelexibunch, had over 1.5 million views, more than 239,000 likes, and 2,260 comments. Viewers are convinced that Denzel has seen the future and are putting their trust in him.
"Listen, he better win. Now all my bets are going to the 49ers," wrote a TikTok user.
Another posted: "The video we ALLLL knew was coming and anticipated! Go Denzel! But didn't expect his result."
One viewer pointed out: "It looked like Denzel started going to the Chiefs first then ran to the 49ers so maybe it'll be a close game?"
Fans are expecting a close game as this would be the second time in five seasons that the Chiefs and 49ers will face off on Super Bowl Sunday. But will people truly be betting based on a rabbit's prediction? Lexi wouldn't put it past them.
"People will bet on almost anything, though, so I imagine there will be some bets made!" she said. "Denzel has all his carrots on the 49ers."
Super Bowl LVIII will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET inside the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium. Viewers can catch the game on CBS or stream it through Paramount+ and NFL+. Newsweek reported, for the first time, the game will also air on Nickelodeon.
Expect a heated rematch, SpongeBob SquarePants' special performance of "Sweet Victory," and a possible Taylor Swift sighting at the game, cheering on her Chiefs boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
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