February 8th, 2010

Okay - the sun is starting to set on Super Bowl 44.

As we move on – as a last post I thought some people might enjoy knowing the ‘numbers’ that made up Sunday’s Super Bowl

HOW MUCH FOOD WAS CONSUMED?

8 million: Total pounds of popcorn consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

28 million: Pounds of potato chips consumed.

53.5 million: Pounds of avocados consumed.

222,792: Number of football fields worth of farmland to grow all that
corn, potatoes, and avocados.

11.8: Depth, in feet, of guacamole consumed if it were spread across the football field.

293,000: Number of miles of potato chips, laid end to end, consumed during the game.

1 billion: Number of chicken wings consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

325.5 million: Gallons of beer drank by Americans that day.

493: Number of Olympic-sized swimming pools that could be filled with all that beer.

20%: Increase in ant-acid sales the Monday after the game.

7 million: Number of employees who will not show up to work Monday.

Ouch!

HOW MUCH MONEY MOVES AROUND FOR THE BIG GAME?

$5.6 billion: Amount consumers will spend on Super Bowl related items.

$400 million: Amount of money added to the local economy because of the game.

35%: Ticket holders writing-off the game as a business expense.

$12,500: Price Tiffany charges to produce the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

$2.8 million: Cost for a 30-second advertisment slot during the game.

20.5: Number of minutes worth of ads it would take to pay for a new
Sun Stadium at that rate.

45: Number of minutes worth advertisments during last year’s game.

41%: Percent of Super Bowl viewers surveyed who will re-watch this year’s ads online.

2.9 million: Number of HD TVs bought for the Super Bowl in 2009.

Most Intersting!

Until Next Post…

Text On!

 DONAVAN