Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, seated, smiles as he speaks via speakerphone with San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee as the two place a good-natured wager, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Seattle. The two mayors, representing the cities of the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, each bet that their NFL football team would win the NFC championship game, to be played Sunday in Seattle. With Murray are Chuck Horne, left, and Deb Music, of Theo Chocolate, and Molly Moon Neitzel, of Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream Shop, who are providing products for Murray's half of the bet. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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