By David Nielsen
Scripps Howard News Service
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Editor’s note: For the 21st straight year, our friends at Scripps Howard News Service have spanned the globe to get the Super Bowl picks from some of today’s hottest stars. And yesterday’s. And a few from a couple of days ago. The winner gets the Scripps Howard Super Sage Award trophy.
Out of the more than 100 famous folks who made predictions, 62 believe that the Indianapolis Colts will win Super Bowl XLIV, and 41 picked the New Orleans Saints.
The defending champ, actress and former Miss Panama Patricia De Leon, is going with the Saints — and has a breakdown of the score if it rains and if it doesn’t.
Below are picks from athletes, entertainers, politicians, TV stars — even a former director of the CIA.
Feel free to spy on them.
Want to see what the celebrities picked ? CLICK HERE.
For example….
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball star
New Orleans, 34-23. This is going to be very special for the great people of New Orleans and Louisiana. The Saints have the talent and the resilience to win. Who Dat?