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These Super Bowl Foods Can Bring Good Or Bad Luck

These Super Bowl foods can bring either good luck or bad luck for your desired outcome of the game.  According to new data, 44% of people have Super Bowl superstitions…

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These Super Bowl foods can bring either good luck or bad luck for your desired outcome of the game.  According to new data, 44% of people have Super Bowl superstitions involving FOOD.  Pizza is the #1 GOOD luck food for Game Day, while deviled eggs are the #1 BAD luck food.  We have all heard about a lucky chair that fans must sit in so their team wins, but lucky food? That's a new one and I love it.

Most people are looking for GOOD LUCK on Super Bowl Game Day.  Maybe you're a fan of the Niners or the Chiefs . . . maybe you have MONEY on the game . . . or maybe you're just hoping for the whole thing to be over quickly, without anyone making a big mess.  The idea that their are lucky foods is something that is more adhered to than you might have thought.

Superstitious Big Game Foods?

According to new data, 44% of people apparently have Game Day superstitions involving FOOD.  And it's serious enough that 85% of those people either MUST have certain foods . . . or REFUSE to have others . . . on Game Day.

So which foods are good luck and which are bad luck?

Most people said that PIZZA is their go-to Super Bowl food for GOOD luck. They were not asked what kind of toppings brought the good luck, let’s just go with whatever their favorite pizza is brings the good luck.

Hot dogs are second, followed by burgers . . . chips . . . popcorn . . . chicken wings . . . ice cream . . . chicken sliders . . . cupcakes . . . and cookies.

As for the BAD luck foods, DEVILED EGGS are #1.

Garlic bread is the second-most avoided Game Day food . . . followed by salsa and queso dip . . . ice cream . . . chicken wings . . . mozzarella sticks . . . mini-burgers . . . trail mix . . . pretzels . . . and pasties, which are meat pies.

So, some people find ice cream and chicken wings to be good luck . . . and others consider them curses.

It makes one wonder if this is all just a good excuse to have lots of food at the big game win or lose.

The Super Bowl is right around the corner and that means...Super Bowl food!!! Yeah I know there's a game going on, but with the Patriots not in it this year, any party in New England will have an even greater emphasis on the food. There are so many different favorites when it comes to what to serve at a Super Bowl party, and each state has their favorites.

The results come from WegENT, and they complied the list after analyzing more than 9,000 Google search terms.

We have everything from wings and nachos, to chili and meatballs. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Gotta say I'm proud of Massachusetts' choice. One of my favorites!

Here are the Most Popular Super Bowl Foods By State, and I have to say, I'm a little confused by Washington and Nevada. I like it, but Super Bowl food? Check out the list and let us know what you think.

Alabama - Chili

Bowl of chili with cheese and green onions

Arkansas - Queso

Bowl of queso with chipsPhoto by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Arizona - Chips and Salsa

Bowl of salsa with a tortilla chip in it

Arkansas - Fried Pickles

Plate of fried pickles with dip

California - Nachos

Nachos in a cast iron pan

Colorado - Garlic Knots

Garlic knots in a yellow rectangular plate

Connecticut - Nachos

Nachos in a cast iron pan

Delaware - Crab Ball

plate of crab balls and dip

Florida - Guacamole

Guacamole in a granite bowl with chips

Georgia - Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a blanket in a shallow bowl

Hawaii - Chips and Salsa

Bowl of salsa with a tortilla chip in it

Idaho - 7 Layer Dip

small glass mugs with 7 layer dip in them

Illinois - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

Indiana - Chili

Bowl of chili with cheese and green onions

Iowa - Tater Tots

bowl of tater tots with side of ketchup

Kansas - Tater Tots

bowl of tater tots with side of ketchup

Kentucky - Chili

Bowl of chili with cheese and green onions

Louisiana - Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips

Maine - Meatballs

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Maryland - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

Massachusetts - Nachos

Nachos in a cast iron pan

Michigan - Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a blanket in a shallow bowl

Minnesota - Tater Tots

bowl of tater tots with side of ketchup

Mississippi - Queso

Bowl of queso with chipsPhoto by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Missouri - Chili

Bowl of chili with cheese and green onions

Montana - Meatballs

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Nebraska - Mozzarella Sticks

Mozzarella sticks with sides of dip

Nevada - Hummus

bowl of hummus surrounded by red and green peppers, pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, and apples

New Hampshire - Meatballs

Meatballs in tomato sauce

New Jersey - Nachos

Nachos in a cast iron pan

New Mexico - Queso

Bowl of queso with chipsPhoto by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

New York - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

North Carolina - Chips & Salsa

Bowl of salsa with a tortilla chip in it

North Dakota - Tater Tots

bowl of tater tots with side of ketchup

Ohio - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

Oklahoma - Queso

Bowl of queso with chipsPhoto by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Oregon - Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet potato fries with a side of ketchup

Pennsylvania - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

Rhode Island - Garlic Parmesan Wings

Garlic parmesan wings with celery sticks on a white plate

South Carolina - Chili Dog

Three chili dogs with cheese and onions, and fries

South Dakota - Tater Tots

bowl of tater tots with side of ketchup

Tennessee - Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a blanket in a shallow bowl

Texas - Chips & Salsa

Bowl of salsa with a tortilla chip in it

Utah - 7 Layer Dip

small glass mugs with 7 layer dip in them

Vermont - Meatballs

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Virginia - Buffalo Wings

plate of buffalo wings with side of celery sticks

Washington - Hummus

bowl of hummus surrounded by red and green peppers, pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, and apples

West Virginia - Pepperoni Rolls

plate of pepperoni rolls with side of sauce

Wisconsin - Queso

Bowl of queso with chipsPhoto by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Wyoming - Meatballs

Meatballs in tomato sauce
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