RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Gov. Roy Cooper has put some of the Tar Heel State’s tastiest treats on the line ahead of North Carolina’s NCAA Championship with Gonzaga tonight.
Cooper and Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington have made a friendly wager on the game.
Cooper offered to send Inslee North Carolina delicacies including barbecue pork from Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville, Cheerwine and North Carolina sweet potato products if Gonzaga, located in Spokane, WA, wins.
“We couldn’t ask for better representatives of our great state than Coach Williams and his team,” Cooper said in a news release. “It’s been a long road back to the championship, but this group’s persistence and hard work have made their university and state proud. Tonight, as a great Tar Heel said, ‘the ceiling is the roof’ – Go Heels!”
Inslee pledged Washington-roasted coffee, smoked salmon, a variety of Washington apples and locally made chocolates if the Tar Heels win their sixth national title.
“The Gonzaga Bulldogs are ready to bring the championship trophy home to the Kennel in Spokane,” Inslee said. “Coach (Mark) Few and this year’s team made history not just for Gonzaga, but the entire Evergreen State. Fear the beard, and Go Zags!
If the Tar Heels win, the winnings will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. If Gonzaga prevails, Inslee’s winnings will be donated to Olympia’s Thurston County Food Bank.