Who's going ...

MARCELO CARUSO

WHO HE IS: Member of Oldsmar City Council

HOW HE GOT TICKETS: "I bought my ticket from a friend in St. Petersburg. I have so many friends in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Los Angeles who are going. One of my friends who isn't going asked me if I wanted to go, and I said, "Sure, why not?"'

HIS STORY: "I am flying to Los Angeles this morning. A friend is going to meet me there, and we are going to drive to San Diego. I'm coming back Tuesday. I went to the World Cup in 1982 in Spain. I was 11 years old and went with my parents. I compare the Super Bowl to the World Cup. Only this time, I'm 31 and I'll have a lot more fun."

... who's not

JAN PLATT

WHO SHE IS: Hillsborough County commissioner

HER STORY: Platt prefers fishing over football. The following exchange occurred this week when asked about her plans for Sunday.

Platt: What's Sunday?

Reporter: Uh, the Super Bowl.

Platt: What time is it?

Reporter: 6:30ish.

Platt: At night?

Reporter: Yeah.

Platt: I have no idea what I'm going to be doing.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

How many teams with a QB who wears No.14 (Brad Johnson's number) have won the Super Bowl?

Answer below.

CHECK IT OUT

ONLINE: Times writer Rick Stroud chats at 2:30 p.m. today. Columnists John Romano and Gary Shelton chat at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Go to www.tampabay.com/chat .

TONIGHT'S SPECIALS

6: Countdown to the Showdown, Bay News 9

7: San Diego Showdown, Ch. 8

11: Super Season Showdown, Ch. 13

11:35: Bucs Zone, Ch. 28

ANSWER

None. But 11 teams have won the Super Bowl with a QB who wears No. 12 (Rich Gannon's number).