Color of Gatorade Bath Prop Bet

Written by :

Tyrone Black

Published on :

27 January, 2026

Blue would seem to be a top value pick when it comes to the Gatorade bath color in Super Bowl 2026. The rationale here is that both teams - the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks - incorporate a blue color scheme into their uniforms and logo. Blue pays out $260 for every $100 bet.

Color of the Gatorade Bath Prop Bet

All bets are void if there is no Gatorade shower for the winning head coach
Orange
+220
Yellow/Lime or Green
+260
Blue
+260
Purple
+800
Red/Pink
+1100
Water/Clear
+1200

Has the Gatorade Bath Color Represented One or Both Teams Playing in the Super Bowl?

It's actually a mixed bag over the last ten Super Bowls, however, two of the last three blue Gatorade baths have represented at least one of the team colors.

SB LIX (2025): Yellow/Green — Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Eagles colors are midnight green/white/black with yellow accents — Yes (yellow/green matches Eagles)

SB LVIII (2024): Purple — Chiefs vs. 49ers
Chiefs (red/yellow), 49ers (red/gold) — No (purple is neither team’s color)

SB LVII (2023): Purple — Chiefs vs. Eagles
Same teams/colors — No (purple doesn’t match red/yellow or green)

SB LVI (2022): Blue — Rams vs. Bengals
Rams colors include blue — Yes

SB LV (2021): Blue — Buccaneers vs. Chiefs
Bucs colors are red/pewter/black, Chiefs are red/yellow — No (blue doesn’t match)

SB LIV (2020): Orange — Chiefs vs. 49ers
Chiefs/49ers colors don’t include orange — No

SB LIII (2019): Blue — Patriots vs. Rams
Patriots colors include blue — Yes

SB LII (2018): Yellow/Green — Eagles vs. Patriots
Eagles colors include green/yellow accents — Yes

SB LI (2017): None — Patriots vs. Falcons
No Gatorade bath — No match possible (we count only actual pours)

SB 50 (2016): Orange — Broncos vs. Panthers
Broncos colors include orange — Yes

History of the Gatorade Bath

The Gatorade bath is said to have originated from one of two incidents.

In the mid-80's when Jim Burt performed the action on Giants head coach Bill Parcells after being angered over the coach's treatment of him that week.

Burt insisted that Harry Carson be the one to dump the Gatorade on Parcells, because he was a favorite and wouldn't get in trouble.

Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Dan Hampton insists it was he who invented the shower, not Jim Burt. In 1984, his team dunked Bears head coach Mike Ditka with a bucket of Gatorade upon clinching the NFC Central.