Dittos re: shot nerves. 4 years ago I had champagne chilling in the fridge. Figured that jinxed it....as I didn't get to pop the cork for weeks afterwards. This year...we didn't chill the champagne. Didn't even buy any. If we had....I think I would have consumed it already!!!!
That was my experience too. I popped the champagne when Bush was declared the winner then the rest of the bottle sat for a month-and-a-half while Gore contested the outcome. When I finally got to finish it, it was flat.