Sure, the Super Bowl is the biggest event … of Super Bowl Sunday, that is. But over the years, fans have started to focus on the competition between the pregame parties thrown by Playboy and Maxim magazines. Let’s see how things turned out.
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Playboy party
Hugh Hefner showed up around 9:30 p.m. with four blonds and dressed in his usual silk pajamas and velvet bathrobe. When asked if he can still party, Hef said, “I’m 78. I turn 79 in April, and I’m dancing as fast as I can.”
Maxim party
With a wedding theme, party planners included a real wedding between a young couple. Maxim provided her gown, flowers, hair and makeup and his tuxedo. The county waived all fees and the three-day waiting period.
WINNER: Maxim. “That’s right kids. Mommy married Daddy at the Super Bowl.” Cool!
RED-HOT GUESTS
Playboy party
Tara Reid, Ashton Kutcher, Chris Rock and Owen Wilson.
Maxim party
Bridget Moynahan and Jen Schefft.
WINNER: Playboy. What a shock. The men showed up at the Playboy party.
LUKEWARM GUESTS
Playboy party
Joe Simpson, Nick Lachey, Ryan Cabrera, Sophia Bush, Chad Michael Murray and Randy Jackson.
Maxim party
Nicole Richie, Dennis Quaid, Paul Walker, Jeff Gordon, Tom Arnold, Leann Tweeden and Regina King.
WINNER: Maxim. Somebody please tell us Joe Simpson crashed.
HOW DID THEY GET IN?
Playboy party
Professional poker players Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker.
Maxim party
Rob Schneider, Joe Francis of “Girls Gone Wild,” Howie Dorough.
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WINNER: Playboy. Is that THE Howie Dorough?
OBLIGATORY ROW OF UNKNOWN PRETTY FACES
Playboy party
The Playboy Bunnies
Maxim party
The Hawaiian Tropic girls
WINNER: Playboy. It hit 52 degrees Saturday in Jacksonville. The Tropic girls didn’t bring their A game.
MUSICAL CONNECTION
Playboy party
Singer Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men.
Maxim party
The Roots and John Popper.
WINNER: Push. Popper reportedly showed at the Playboy party too. Not a bad life.
JOEY FATONE FACTOR
Playboy party
He showed up.
Maxim party
He didn’t show up.’
WINNER: Maxim.
OVERALL WINNER: Maxim trumps Playboy, but please remember: All results are unofficial until we find out what went on behind those closed doors.