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Controversy Over Length Of Gaga's Anthem Brews In Las Vegas

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Super Bowl 50 is a special game and the NFL brought out a special talent in Lady Gaga to sing the National Anthem. And she absolutely crushed it, freelancing throughout a sparkling version of The Star Spangled Banner.

But there's some controversy about it, because people aren't sure how long the anthem was.

Las Vegas set the over/under on Gaga's version at a whopping 2 minutes and 20 seconds. I personally timed her at 2:29 from the first piano note to the last note she sang.

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However, according to Darren Rovell of ESPN, Bovada timed Gaga at 2:09 (the first "brave" she sang) meaning the under would hit.

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