Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J.) admitted defeat in a snowball fight against Sen. Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Republican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden Maybe they just don't like cowboys: The president is successful, some just don't like his style MORE (R-Ariz.) outside the Capitol on Thursday morning.

The lawmakers had earlier announced a one-on-one snowball fight, described by Booker as an Aaron Burr–Alexander Hamilton-esque duel. The loser — whoever gets hit the most – would but pizza for the winner's staff.

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had theirs. @JeffFlake (Senator Jeff Flake) and I are having our version:



A snowball duel. Capitol East Lawn.



Who gets hit most,



buys other’s staff Pizza.



You Snow Who Is Going To Win!



Arizona doesn’t have much snow! — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) March 22, 2018

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Minutes before the battle began, Flake tweeted that the duel would take partisan fighting to a literal level.

"With so many fights on Capitol Hill, @CoryBooker and I are going literal: Snowball duel. East lawn Capitol Hill. In 5 minutes Loser buys other staff pizza," he tweeted. "With so many fights on Capitol Hill, @CoryBooker and I are going literal: Snowball duel. East lawn Capitol Hill. In 5 minutes Loser buys other staff pizza." — Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) March 22, 2018 Reporters captured the duel with photos showing the two senators going head-to-head outside the Capitol's East Lawn. Just a couple senators having a snowball fight. @CoryBooker @JeffFlake pic.twitter.com/ZSmWkhD51u — Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) March 22, 2018 My view of the @JeffFlake vs @CoryBooker snowball fight. Unclear who won pic.twitter.com/uftKABf7Bp — Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) March 22, 2018 Despite Booker's initial confidence that he would win the fight, he conceded that he had been bested by Flake, though he warned that at least one of the pizzas he buys for the Arizona Republican's staff would be vegan. Despite Booker's initial confidence that he would win the fight, he conceded that he had been bested by Flake, though he warned that at least one of the pizzas he buys for the Arizona Republican's staff would be vegan.

With great ignominy I have to announce I lost the snowball fight 3 to 2.



I'm buying the pizza for his office . . . . I neglected to tell him though that I am definitely sending a vegan pizza or two. pic.twitter.com/iW3I19kmdt — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) March 22, 2018

--Updated at 10:57 a.m.