Kris Allen still has his fingers crossed that a tattoo etched on his thigh, boldly predicting Rugby World Cup success for the All Blacks in 2007 and 2011, will become 50 percent right this year.
Confident of a New Zealand win four years ago, Kris, an Otago University commerce and science student at the time, followed up on a dare and went ahead with the tattoo three days before the tournament.
Four flatmates were to follow suit, but they all copped out, so Kris "took one for the team".
"I thought there was a good chance the All Blacks were going to win," he said, "but their loss in the quarterfinals (against France) hurt more than the tattoo."
Now an events organiser based in Queensland, Kris has taken a "bit of stick" over the years at his misplaced optimism. Even his mother had expressed disappointment.
But this time, Kris, who visited the museum earlier this month, felt the time was right for his permanent expectation of back-to-back wins to become partially correct.