Once a generation, people gather outside the Vatican in Rome, looking up at the Vatican chimney to see whether the smoke coming out in billows is white or black, signifying yes or no that a new pope has been selected. Almost as eagerly anticipated is the yearly declaration by the pope of professional sports betting, Lester "Lem" Banker of Las Vegas, as to who he likes to cover the pointspread in the Super Bowl--the favorite or the underdog. The reason for the anticipation? Lucky Lem usually gets it right.
