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Football fans may have to wait until Sunday to watch the Super Bowl – but for those who just can't get enough, we've compiled a list of the most incredible Super Bowl related facts and figures for you in honor of the big game. From how many people will be tuned-in, to how many blades of grass are on the field – and everything in between. If you've ever wondered what the carbon-footprint of the Super Bowl is, or if you'd like to know how many Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of beer is drunk during the game, we've got the answers here.
WHO WILL BE WATCHING?
151.6 million: Number of people who will watch at least part of the game.
194 million: Approximate number of blades of grass on the football field.
232: Number of countries and territories in which the game will be broadcast.
34: Number of languages the game is broadcast in.
1: Number of languages in which the word "football" doesn't mean "soccer."
HOW MUCH FOOD WILL BE 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.
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.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO POWER THE SUPER BOWL?
10,780: Kilograms of Oxygen required to sustain the audience during the game.
4,800: Kilograms of Oxygen produced by the grass on the field during the game.
310,000: Pounds of carbon emissions generated by the Super Bowl.
1,000: Number of NFL defensive linemen to equal that weight.
187,000: Kilowatt/hours of energy estimated to be spent at the Super Bowl stadium.
10,004,603: Kilowatt/hours of power consumed by home TVs tuned in to the game.
9,000,000: Current Kilowatt/hours of solar power generated in the US.
22,000: Number of parking spaces at the stadium.
264,000: Number of bicycles all those spaces could hold.
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 advertisem*nts 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.
AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE SUPER BOWL PARTIES?
41: Days in advance, on average, Super Bowl plans are made.
20 million: Number of Americans attending a Super Bowl party.
17: Average number of people attending each party.
5%: Percent of people who watch the big game alone.
40%: Percent of Super Bowl viewers who are not football fans.
25%: Percent of women who watch the game and enjoy it.
10 million: Number of man-hours spent preparing food for the Super Bowl party.
10 million: Number of man-hours spent making the movie Avatar.
References: thenflthisweek.com, nctm.org, healthdiaries.com, associatedcontent.com, sportsrubbish, marininstitute.org, renewableenergygeek.ca, sunlifestadium.com, answers.com, twitter.com
