{"id":4608,"date":"2024-05-02T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:43:57","slug":"alaska-crowned-biggest-star-wars-fans-in-us-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/blog\/alaska-crowned-biggest-star-wars-fans-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Crowned Biggest Star Wars Fans In US According To New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4610 aligncenter\" title=\"Press Start 2P batcheditor fotor\" src=\"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Press Start 2P batcheditor fotor\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Press-Start-2P_batcheditor_fotor-2048x1433.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_section\">IOT = Interest Over Time &#8211; determining the amount of interest each US state has shown on Google in Star Wars across the last 12 months<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Key Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 12 months, Alaskans Googled \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most out of all 50 states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas had the lowest Interest Over Time (IOT) when googling \u201cStar Wars.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California, Florida, Vermont &amp; Nebraska are the only US states that prefer the dark side characters over light side.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With May 4 on the horizon, which states are home to the biggest Star Wars fans?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The states that googled \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most over the last 12 months were determined with the help of Google Trends data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United States loves to explore a galaxy far, far away. May 4th is known as \u201cStar Wars Day.\u201d \u201cMay the Fourth be with you\u201d is a play on the famous phrase,\u201d May the Force be with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is plenty to celebrate about Star Wars, with multiple TV shows and movies on the way. \u201cThe Acolyte\u201d premieres on June 4, 2024, on Disney+, with \u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d streaming later this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next Star Wars film will be \u201cThe Mandalorian &amp; Grogu\u201d on May 22, 2026. The untitled Star Wars film featuring the return of Daisy Ridley\u2019s Rey Skywalker will likely arrive in December 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Alaska feels the force on May 4th<\/b><\/h2>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"102\" \/>\n<col width=\"134\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;State&quot;}\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Star Wars\\&quot; IOT&quot;}\"><strong>&#8220;Star Wars&#8221; IOT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Alaska&quot;}\">Alaska<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:36}\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Minnesota&quot;}\">Minnesota<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Missouri&quot;}\">Missouri<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New Hampshire&quot;}\">New Hampshire<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;North Dakota&quot;}\">North Dakota<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Oregon&quot;}\">Oregon<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Washington&quot;}\">Washington<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Colorado &quot;}\">Colorado<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Idaho&quot;}\">Idaho<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kansas&quot;}\">Kansas<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Kentucky&quot;}\">Kentucky<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Maine&quot;}\">Maine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Michigan&quot;}\">Michigan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Montana&quot;}\">Montana<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Nebraska&quot;}\">Nebraska<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Utah&quot;}\">Utah<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Wyoming&quot;}\">Wyoming<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33}\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Nevada&quot;}\">Nevada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32}\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New Mexico&quot;}\">New Mexico<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32}\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Arizona&quot;}\">Arizona<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31}\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ohio&quot;}\">Ohio<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31}\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin&quot;}\">Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31}\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;California &quot;}\">California<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:30}\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Oklahoma&quot;}\">Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:30}\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;West Virginia &quot;}\">West Virginia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:30}\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Florida&quot;}\">Florida<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:29}\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Massachusetts&quot;}\">Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:29}\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rhode Island&quot;}\">Rhode Island<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:28}\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Arkansas&quot;}\">Arkansas<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:27}\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Connecticut &quot;}\">Connecticut<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:27}\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Indiana&quot;}\">Indiana<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:27}\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Virginia&quot;}\">Virginia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:27}\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Delaware&quot;}\">Delaware<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:26}\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Maryland&quot;}\">Maryland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:26}\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;North Carolina&quot;}\">North Carolina<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:26}\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pennysylvania &quot;}\">Pennysylvania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:26}\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Iowa&quot;}\">Iowa<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:25}\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mississippi&quot;}\">Mississippi<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:25}\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Alabama &quot;}\">Alabama<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24}\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Louisiana&quot;}\">Louisiana<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24}\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New Jersey&quot;}\">New Jersey<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24}\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;South Carolina&quot;}\">South Carolina<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24}\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Georgia &quot;}\">Georgia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:23}\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Hawaii&quot;}\">Hawaii<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:23}\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New York&quot;}\">New York<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:23}\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;South Dakota&quot;}\">South Dakota<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:23}\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Illinois&quot;}\">Illinois<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:22}\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Vermont&quot;}\">Vermont<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:22}\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tennessee&quot;}\">Tennessee<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:21}\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Texas&quot;}\">Texas<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:19}\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using Google Trends, the state that has searched \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most over the last 12 months was Alaska, with an average interest over time (IOT) value of 36\/100.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5 states \u2014 Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington \u2014 registered an IOT of 34\/100.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming garnered IOTs of 33\/100.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California (30 IOT) not ranking toward the top is surprising because Star Wars creator George Lucas was born in Modesto, California. Industrial Light &amp; Magic, Lucas\u2019s visual effects company, also worked on most special effects from \u201cA New Hope\u201d in Van Nuys, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another surprising result was Florida (29 IOT), home to Galaxy\u2019s Edge, a Star Wars-themed area at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Galaxy\u2019s Edge is also located at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfortunately for Texans, the Lone Star State is not too concerned with \u201cStar Wars.\u201d Texas recorded the lowest IOT of 19, the only state with a value below 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee was slightly ahead of Texas with an IOT of 21, followed by Illinois and Vermont at 22.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The 4 US States which choose Dark side over Light<\/b><\/h2>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4611\" title=\"MapChart Map\" src=\"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-300x210.png\" alt=\"MapChart Map\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-1024x716.png 1024w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-1536x1075.png 1536w, https:\/\/bestsportsbettingcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MapChart-Map-2048x1433.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By gathering search data on Google Trends relating the light side characters like \u201cLuke Skywalker,\u201d \u201cHan Solo,\u201d \u201cPrincess Leia,\u201d \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d and \u201cYoda\u201d&amp; dark side villains like\u00a0 \u201cDarth Vader,\u201d \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d \u201cEmperor Palpatine,\u201d \u201cDarth Maul,\u201d and \u201cCount Dooku\u201d, we were able to deduce which US states preferred the light side and which preferred the dark side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Star Wars, the battle of good versus evil is also known as the light side against the dark side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The highest IOT value on the light side belonged to Arizona, searching more for \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d \u201cHan Solo\u201dand \u201cYoda\u201d than any other US state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the residents of Florida and California have embraced the dark side. Each state had searched for dark side characters the most out of all US states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida had notable high searches for \u201cDarth Vader,\u201d &amp; \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California\u2019s standout searches were for \u201cKylo Ren,\u201d &amp; \u201cDarth Maul,\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When comparing the light side against the dark side, 45 states had higher Interest Over Time numbers for light side terms than dark side terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delaware was the only state with the same ranking for the light and dark side.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Alaska Airlines unveiled Star Wars plane<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On May 4, 2022, Alaska Airlines unveiled a Star Wars plane to celebrate \u201cStar Wars Day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska Airlines and Disneyland Resort combined forces to create the Star Wars-themed aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plane was painted space black and included two images of the Millennium Falcon on the tail. The plane also featured eight TIE Fighters and a Porg on each winglet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;As part of our strong collaboration, Alaska is proud to combine forces with Disneyland Resort for another magical, special-edition aircraft,&#8221; Natalie Bowman, the managing director of marketing and advertising for Alaska Airlines, told \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/airlines-airports\/alaska-airlines-star-wars-plane\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Travel + Leisure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d. &#8220;The detailed artwork and intricately painted design is out of this world, and our guests, especially lifelong Star Wars fans, will feel instantly transported and eager to land at Star Wars: Galaxy&#8217;s Edge the moment they see it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Trends &#8211; Using Google Trend data over the last 12 months, we were able to see the volume of search Interest Over Time (IOT) for all 50 US states. We used \u201cStar Wars\u201d as the keyword to determine the most obsessed fans across the states, &amp; the main light side &amp; dark side characters from Star Wars to determine if a US state was pro light side or pro dark side<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IOT = Interest Over Time &#8211; determining the amount of interest each US state has shown on Google in Star Wars across the last 12 months Key Highlights: Over 12 months, Alaskans Googled \u201cStar Wars\u201d the most out of all 50 states. 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