- A persistent rumor says that sewage systems in major cities occasionally fail during Super Bowl halftimes, because a large volume of people supposedly all flush their toilets simultaneously.
Don't worry! There's absolutely no evidence to support this claim.
- Phil Simms was paid $75,000 to shout "I'm going to Disney World” on the field moments after his Giants won Super Bowl XXI.
Disney also paid Denver’s John Elway the same amount of money to yell the same thing—just in case his team won.
- The priciest tickets to Super Bowl I, which was played on January 15, 1967, cost $12.
Adjusted for inflation, that's the equivalent of about $89 today.
And even at that bargain price, the event still didn't sell out...
If you're thinking about buying tickets for this year's event, you'd better be prepared to shell out (pay) at least $2300 per ticket (at press time).
- The Super Bowl I halftime show consisted of two marching bands, acclaimed trumpeter Al Hirt, two men in jet packs, and 300 pigeons.
- In Las Vegas, more than $115 million is (legally) bet on the Super Bowl every year.
- During Super Bowl I in 1967, NBC was still in commercial when the second half kicked off. Officials asked the Packers to kick off again.
- On Super Bowl Media Day in 2000, a reporter asked Titans defensive tackle Joe Salave'a, "What's your relationship with the football?" He replied: "I'd say it's strictly platonic."
- Just before the second-half kickoff in the 2004 Super Bowl, a man disguised as a referee stripped down to a G-string and streaked across the field.
Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham was able to knock him to the ground, enabling security to apprehend the hooligan.
- In 2010, Super Bowl XLIV featured an unusual piece of memorabilia: The coin that was flipped right before the game had previously spent 11 days orbiting the Earth on a NASA space misión.
- As Don Shula was being carried off the field after the Dolphins' Super Bowl win in 1973, a fan reached up to shake his hand—and stole his watch.
- During the 1995-1996 season, some proxy servers blocked the Super Bowl website because it was Super Bowl XXX.
- In 1993, Michael Jackson's halftime performance had higher ratings than the game itself.
- 1.35 billion chicken wings, 10 million pounds of ribs, and over 14,500 tons of chips will be eaten on Super Bowl Sunday.
- Pizza orders increase by 350 percent compared to a normal Sunday.
- Over 51.7 million cases of beer are sold on Super Bowl Sunday.
- 8 million pounds of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday
- Of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, nine of them are Super Bowls
- Over 700,000 footballs are produced annually for official NFL use and 72 of them are used for the Super Bowl
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It is the 2nd most watched sporting event in the world. More than 100
million people worldwide watch the Super Bowl every year.
In fact, Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 was the most watched show in television history with over 106.5 million watchers.
In fact, Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 was the most watched show in television history with over 106.5 million watchers.
- In 2017 a 30-second commercial cost between $5 million and $5.5 million.
- 1 in 10 workers in the U.S. will miss work the day after the Super Bowl.
BONUS TRACK:
Prince - Super Bowl XLI 🏈 | Halftime Show 2007
February 4, 2007, Miami Gardens, FLFeaturing Florida A&M University Marching 100
Setlist:
-We Will Rock You
-Let's Go Crazy
-Baby, I'm a Star
-Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
-All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)
-Best of You (Foo Fighters cover)
-Purple Rain
