When the Patriots fell behind 28-3 at the beginning of the third quarter of Super Bowl LI, it wasn't just fans of New England who were crushed.
Lauren Phillips and Carmen Valentina were watching the game as well, and they were pretty down.
"I was literally texting Carmen 'It's not happening, it's not gonna happen.' I was really bummed," Phillips said. "I really thought— I had done all the research—I thought the Pats were going to win."
Phillips was reasonably upset because she had a lot on the line. Her bet was for the fifth-ever Team BJ, a semi-regular event where porn stars choose a public competition and bet the house—the house being all a blowjob for everyone who follows the stars on Twitter. It's been done for the World Cup, the NBA playoffs, and as a last-ditch effort to swing the vote for Hillary Clinton.
"I have been wanting to do Team BJ for a few years," said Phillips "ever since I saw the one Sarah Jay and Siri [did for Germany winning the World Cup]. I told Carmen that we have to do Team BJ together. It's been one of my biggest goals slash dreams."
Phillips wasn't about to throw her the opportunity to chance. "We did the research. We looked at stats, players, games won and lost, [points scored]."
Phillips and Valentina, who have been close friends for the past four years, picked four teams to win it all as part of the challenge. In succession, though, the Chiefs, Cowboys, and Packers were eliminated. That left New England. When the Patriots handily beat Pittsburgh to make it to Super Bowl, their story began trending online.
"We both gained roughly 30,000 followers," said Valentina. "I was expecting maybe 10,000, and was astonished [it] grew to that number."
Together, at the kick-off of the Super Bowl, the duo had half a million followers. But the Falcons impressive start to the game left it looking like Team BJ wouldn't go down (and neither would Valentina and Phillips).
Then the Pats started scoring, and one of the most amazing moments in Super Bowl history occurred.
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