couple Mr. and Mrs. Ray Madeiros from going to the Super Bowl in Atlanta.

Mr. Madeiros had watched World Cup Soccer at England's Wembley Stadium and his American wife Nancy, ironically a Buffalo Bills fan, had watched a Harvard-Yale college football game back in 1965.

But neither had ever watched a live NFL game, let alone the Super Bowl, shown last month via satellite to millions around the world.

On a whim, they entered the Miller Lite/Gosling's Super Bowl Draw for a trip to Atlanta and tickets to the game, sending in the required six bottle caps.

And three weeks ago, their names were drawn on live television.

A week later, the couple was among more than 150,000 people who flocked to Atlanta to watch the battle between the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills.

But they were among only half of that number lucky enough to be holding tickets.

"It was unbelievable!,'' Mrs. Madeiros said. "As we were going through the gate we were offered $1,500 each for our tickets. And as we were coming out, $10 for our ticket stubs, and $50 for our Miller executive hats.'' But the Madeiros' kept everything.

"I'm an American and I came to see something I will probably never see again,'' Mrs. Madeiros said.

Sitting in the Cowboys end zone, they watched exciting football, cheering along with thousands of fans from all over the world.

They did their part to promote Bermuda, waving a huge Bermuda flag and banner from their seats and describing the Island to fans. People were very interested to learn of Bermuda's gun laws and the fact local Police did not carry guns, Mrs. Madeiros said.

The half-time extravaganza was worth seeing by itself, she said, featuring performances by superstars Natalie Cole, Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder.

And at the end, Mrs. Madeiros was so happy to have watched the whole event live, the crushing defeat of the Bills failed to put a damper on her trip.

But other Bills fans were visibly devastated, she recalled.

"Some people had a lot of money on bets. There were some very sad faces.'' BOWLED OVER -- Nancy and Ray Madeiros show off their Super Bowl flag which they displayed before thousands at Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta, Georgia.