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© St. Petersburg Times, published January 24, 2003
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."
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.
How many teams with a QB who wears No.14 (Brad Johnson's number) have won the Super Bowl?
Answer below.
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None. But 11 teams have won the Super Bowl with a QB who wears No. 12 (Rich Gannon's number).