12 Surprising Facts and Figures about the Super Bowl

The Super Bowl- the last football game of the season where two of the best teams in the NFL vie for the championship. The Super Bowl is synonymous with parties, big-name and elaborate half-time shows, and expensive, outstanding television commercials. In honor of the end of football season, below are 12 surprising facts and figures about the Super Bowl.

1. $3,500,000- The average cost for a 30-second commercial for this year’s Super Bowl. What’s more surprising? Some advertisers paid more than $4,000,000 for some commercial spots. In 1967, the average 30-second commercial cost $40,000- that’s a 86,500% increase over 45 years.
2. $1,100- The average face value of a Super Bowl ticket in 2012. In 1968, the average face value of a Super Bowl ticket was $12- that’s a 9,067% increase over 44 years. The average actual cost of a Super Bowl ticket this year is $3,982.
3. 45- The number of minutes of commercials in a football game (that’s an advertising revenue of at least $315,000,000), compared to 60 minutes of actual game time at the Super Bowl.
4. 45- The largest point difference in a Super Bowl game ever. It happened in Super Bowl XXIV in 1990 when The San Francisco 49ers dominated the Denver Broncos, 55 to 10. This was also the highest score for a Super Bowl game ever.
5. 12- The most fumbles ever in a Super Bowl game. It happened in Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 between Buffalo (8 fumbles) and Dallas (4 fumbles).
6. 111,000,000- The number of people who watched the Super Bowl last year, the highest number of Super Bowl viewers ever.
7. 5,000- Pounds of hotdogs sold during the Super Bowl game. Americans will also eat 1.25 billion wings on Super Bowl Sunday.
8. $49 to $900- Cost of parking for Sunday’s Super Bowl.
9. $21,500,000- This year’s salary for the highest paid player playing in the Super Bowl this year. What’s more surprising than the amount is who is highest paid player it. It’s not Tom Brady or Eli Manning. It’s Patriot’s guard, Logan Mankins. Tom Brady is #2 at $18,000,000 and Eli Manning is #3 at $12,900,000.
10. $88,000- The bonus amount for Super Bowl winners. The players on the losing team will each take home $44,000.
11. 4- The number of NFL franchises to never go to a Super Bowl. Cleveland is one of them, along with Detroit, Jacksonville, and Houston.
12. 185- The number of countries that the Super Bowl will be televised in. It will be broadcast in 30 different languages.