Winning the Super Bowl is the goal of every NFL head coach, and entrance into this elite club of champions is celebrated with the Gatorade bath — a surprise baptism of icy, colored sports drink. Not only has this tradition become a staple of Super Bowl Sunday, but betting on the Gatorade bath color is one of the most popular Super Bowl props available.
Super Bowl 61 Gatorade color props for 2027 will be added once the matchup is set and sportsbooks release markets. Until then, this guide will cover everything there is to know about this fun Super Bowl market, including popular colors, trends, and more.
When will Super Bowl 61 Gatorade color props be released?
Gatorado color prop bets are usually released alongside many other Super Bowl odds once the matchup is set. You can expect to see Gatorado color markets a day or two after the AFC and NFC title games.
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Super Bowl 60 Gatorade color recap
Yellow/Green/Lime was the winning Gatorade color dumped on Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald. It had +175 odds prior to the start of the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl Gatorade color history
The Gatorade bath began in the 1980s and quickly became one of the most lighthearted moments of Super Bowl Sunday, but it wasn’t until the boom in online sports betting during the late 90s that betting on the color of the Gatorade bath became popular.
Going back to 2001, Orange and Yellow have been the most common weapons of choice for Super Bowl-winning teams, both being used five times as the Gatorade bath, followed by Clear (4), Blue (4), and Purple (4). Four head coaches have come out bone dry without a Gatorade bath in that time frame.
| Super Bowl | Color | Winning Team | Winning Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Yellow |  Seahawks |
Mike Macdonald |
| 59 | Yellow |  Eagles |
Nick Sirianni |
| 58 | Purple |  Chiefs |
Andy Reid |
| 57 | Purple | Chiefs |
Andy Reid |
| 56 | Blue |  Rams |
Sean McVay |
| 55 | Blue |  Buccaneers |
Bruce Arians |
| 54 | Orange | Chiefs |
Andy Reid |
| 53 | Blue |  Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 52 | Yellow | Eagles |
Doug Pederson |
| 51 | None | Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 50 | Orange |  Broncos |
Gary Kubiak |
| 49 | Blue | Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 48 | Orange | Seahawks |
Pete Carroll |
| 47 | None |  Ravens |
John Harbaugh |
| 46 | Purple |  Giants |
Tom Coughlin |
| 45 | Orange |  Packers |
Mike McCarthy |
| 44 | Orange |  Saints |
Sean Payton |
| 43 | Yellow |  Steelers |
Mike Tomlin |
| 42 | Clear | Giants |
Tom Coughlin |
| 41 | Clear |  Colts |
Tony Dungy |
| 40 | Clear | Steelers |
Bill Cowher |
| 39 | Clear | Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 38 | None | Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 37 | Purple | Buccaneers |
Jon Gruden |
| 36 | None | Patriots |
Bill Belichick |
| 35 | Yellow | Ravens |
Brian Billick |
Super Bowl Gatorade bath color betting explained
The Super Bowl Gatorade bath is a fun Big Game tradition that’s decades old and has sparked one of the most unique exotic prop bets in all of sports, allowing you to bet on the color of the Gatorade bath.
What is the Super Bowl Gatorade bath?
The Gatorade bath usually comes towards the end of the game when the result is all but official or after the final whistle blows and a Super Bowl winner is crowned.
Players grab a cooler full of Gatorade (or water) and ambush their coach on the sideline with a freezing shower of ice cubes and colorful sports drink. This fun moment contrasts with the stress and seriousness that head coaches bring to the Super Bowl and kicks off the postgame celebrations.
Super Bowl Gatorade bath prop bets
Gatorade bath bets are among the number of exotic novelty props set for the Super Bowl. Unlike most Super Bowl odds, this prop isn’t directly tied to the results on the field and is graded outside of the box score, much like the coin toss, the length of the national anthem, or halftime show props. The Gatorade bath is often captured by the TV broadcast and graded based on that image.
How to bet on the Gatorade bath color
Along with other Super Bowl odds, it's important to learn how to bet on Super Bowl prop markets. For Gatorade props, sportsbooks set odds on the color of the Super Bowl Gatorade bath, basing those potential returns on trends from past Super Bowls, team colors, and popular colors of Gatorade. The list includes all available colors of Gatorade as well as Water/Clear.
These odds are most often set in moneyline formats, such as Orange +200. This means for every $10 you wager, you could win $20 if Orange is the color of the Gatorade bath (a $100 bet would win $200).
The favored team to win the Super Bowl often sees its team colors higher up on the Gatorade bath odds board, due to the fact that it has a higher probability of winning the game and delivering the ceremonial soaking.
Gatorade color prop
Oddsmakers will often set colors associated with the competing Super Bowl teams among the favorite colors for the bath, as well as place Water/Clear near the top of the board since they know that every team will always have coolers filled with water on the sideline.
Popular color flavors like Orange, Blue, and Yellow/Green are also often among the shorter odds available. Colors and odds will vary from sportsbook to sportsbook based on the oddsmakers’ opinions and betting handle.
Warning: Don't slip on fake news
Let us revisit the grape, err, great, purple Gatorade prop betting fiasco of 2020. Betting on which color of Gatorade will shower the winning coach is one of the most popular Super Bowl prop bets out there. It is a slippery, yet entertaining slope for bettors to ride. The wager — and color purple — garnered added attention in 2020, with heavy steam pouring in as a tribute to Kobe Bryant following his tragic death. Orange turned out to be the color of choice, resulting in many bettors taking a proverbial bath due to the outcome.
Gatorade bath color betting rules
The Gatorade bath betting rules will depend on the individual book and how it's grading this exotic prop. As some winning coaches are subjected to multiple baths, sportsbooks may stipulate or grade the correct color on the first bath, or they may pay out both colors used.
There have been instances in which no bath was given, and some books offer this as a betting option. However, if no Gatorade bath takes place and it wasn’t an option on the odds board, it is up to the book to either grade this prop as no action and refund all bets or grade all bets as losers.
As this is a Super Bowl bet that isn’t defined in the box score, the grading and ruling on this prop is subject to whatever the TV broadcast shows or what is captured by photographers.
Which sportsbooks offer Gatorade bath props?
Most Super Bowl betting sites will offer Gatorade bath props, as well as other exotics tied to the national anthem or halftime show.
However, most state-regulated sportsbooks are not authorized to offer odds on the color of the Gatorade bath, including operators in Nevada, due to the unofficial grading of this prop bet.
That said, New Jersey and Indiana sportsbooks recently received permission to offer prop betting on the color of the Gatorade bath.
Where can I bet on the Super Bowl Gatorade color?
Not all regulated jurisdictions offer markets for Super Bowl novelty props. Here's where you can legally bet on the Gatorade bath:
Super Bowl Gatorade bath FAQs
Yes, depending on if Super Bowl betting sites in your region offer odds on the Gatorade shower.
Over the past 25 years, orange has been the most popular color of the Gatorade shower, being used five times.
Orange is the most popular color of Gatorade shower at the Super Bowl, being used five times since 2000.
Bettors can generally bet on orange, blue, clear, yellow, red, and purple colors of Gatorade.
The Gatorade shower at the end of last year's Super Bowl was yellow/green/lime.
