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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his counterpart in Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear, have made a friendly wager on the Final Four basketball game between the flagship teams of the two states, the Wisconsin Badgers and the Kentucky Wildcats.

If the Badgers win, Beshear will send a fully stocked Kentucky bourbon bar to the Badger State, but if the Wildcats win, Walker will send beer, brats and cheese to the Bluegrass State.

"The Badgers season has been un-Bo-lievable," Walker said in a news release on Tuesday. "With two great teams and great fan bases, this game will be one for the record books.

"Under the leadership of Coach (Bo) Ryan and with the exceptional talent of all our players, the Badgers have the momentum and skills to tame the Kentucky Wildcats and move onto the final. On Wisconsin and go Bucky!"

Beshear had other ideas.

"The Wildcats are playing their best basketball of the year and they've already taken out three of last year's Final Four teams," he said. "It will be a real treat to see these fantastic coaches, John Calipari and Bo Ryan, go head to head, but Kentucky clearly has the edge over the Badgers.

"We'll look forward to grilling those Wisconsin brats after the Kentucky win on Saturday. Go Cats!"

The Final Four game will begin at 7:49 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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