The Big Numbers Behind Super Bowl XLIX

The Super Bowl is the biggest American sporting event of the year, and billions of dollars are spent on the game across the country. Here’s a look at some fun numbers surrounding this year’s game, according to WalletHub.

$4,833.25

Fans paid nearly $5,000 per ticket for this year’s big game, about $2,000 more than ticket prices averaged for the past five Super Bowls.

171 million

This is the number of expected television viewers that will view the game on NBC. No wonder companies pay so much for TV ads!

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$4.5 million

Speaking of TV ads, 30 seconds during the Super Bowl costs more than $4.5 million. When all is said and done, about $359 million will be spent on advertising during this year’s game.

1.25 billion

Hungry fans are expected to consume 1.25 billion chicken wings this Sunday. If chicken is not your thing, maybe you will be munching on one of the 12.5 million pizzas that will be ordered.

$12 billion

Fans are projected to buy more than $12 billion in Super Bowl XLIX merchandise this year.

$115 million

Gamblers are expected to wager a total of $115 million on the Super Bowl. Las Vegas casinos will net nearly $19 million regardless of which team wins.

$500 million

Over half a billion dollars is expected to be infused into Arizona’s economy from visitors coming for the big game in Glendale.

60 flights

Major airlines have added more than 60 additional flights to and from Phoenix this weekend to accommodate Super Bowl travelers.

25.7 million

Fans will tell the world what they think of the action by sending more than 25 million tweets during the game.

1 point

Even though many Americans treat Super Bowl Sunday more like a holiday than a sporting event, an actual football game does occur. This year’s game is expected to be a good one, as most sports books have the New England Patriots favored to beat the Seattle Seahawks by only one point.

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