January 28, 2000

Most Super Bowls generate $100 million in merchandise sales bearing the Super Bowl logo. The all-time high was Super Bowl XXXI, Green Bay over New England, $120 million.

The Super Bowl is the top at-home party event of the year, surpassing New Years Eve, Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest day of food consumption behind only Thanksgiving.

The NFL licenses 50 companies to produce products bearing the Super Bowl logo everything from party plates, invitations, aprons, helmet chip and dip sets, banners, pennants, dishes.

The average number of people attending a Super Bowl party is 17. 95 percent of Super Bowl watchers watch with at least one other person. Eight of the 11 most-watched TV programs of all time are Super Bowls.

An estimated 14,500 tons of chips and 4,000 tons of popcorn are eaten on Super Bowl Sunday. The California Avocado Commission says that on Super Bowl Sunday, Americans scarf down eight million pounds of guacamole.

Sales of antacid increase 20 percent the day after Super Bowl Sunday (7-11) 6 percent of Americans will call in sick the day after Super Bowl Sunday 54% of all Americans will drink coffee the morning after.

Super Bowl Weekend is the slowest weekend for weddings. Sales of large screen TVs increase 5 times during Super Bowl Week. Fans spend an average of $15 on food and drink at the stadium during Super Bowl. Fans spend an average of $15 on souvenirs at the stadium. Fans spend more than $50 million on food during the four days of the Super Bowl weekend. 14 miles of soft-drink pipeline leading to 160 dispensers serve fans at the game.

 

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