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Friday, February 5, 2010

SUPER SUNDAY FUN FACTS

Here are some Super Bowl facts.

- The Super Bowl will be broadcast in more than 230 countries with an estimated worldwide audience of 1 billion people.

- Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest one-day food consumption day of the year behind Thanksgiving

- 6% of Americans will call in sick on Monday

- Super Bowl weekend is the slowest day of the year for weddings.

- crime drops by an average of 73% on Super Bowl Sunday.

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in 1967, a television ad cost about $42,000. A 30-second ad for this year's game will sell for about $3.01 million.

- a ticket to attend the 1967 Super Bowl game could be had for between $6 and $12. Super Bowl 44 tickets are being scalped for between $2,900 and $3,700.

- $25,000: Estimated value of the Super Bowl trophy.

- The NFL pays for up to 150 Super Bowl rings. The league also pays for 150 pieces of jewelry for the
losing team, which may not cost more than one-half the price for the Super Bowl rings.

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