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Las Vegas mayor wears Washington Capitals jersey to pay off bet

An itchy Alex Ovechkin jersey and a Vegas baby bib marked the end of Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s Stanley Cup Final betting spree.

The mayor paid off her bet with Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday. She wore a Washington Capitals’ No.8 Ovechkin jersey, and sent a Vegas goodie basket back to the nation’s capital. The two mayors made the traditional championship wager prior to the Stanley Cup Final series, won by the Capitals 4 games to 1.

When asked how the Caps’ jersey felt, Goodman said, “It was very itchy.