Get ready, South Florida: Super Bowl LIV is on its way to Miami, and we’re ready for a touchdown.
To commemorate the Feb. 2 extravaganza, we’re sharing some Super Bowl trivia sure to help you score points with your friends during the big game.
1. A 30-second commercial cost about $40,000 during the first Super Bowl, in 1967.
2. A power outage at New Orleans’ Superdome put Super Bowl XLVII on hold for 34 minutes in 2013.
3. Eight million pounds of guacamole and 14,500 tons of chips are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.
4. The sterling silver Vince Lombardi Trophy, made by Tiffany & Co., weighs 7 pounds and costs $50,000 to create.
5. Miami and New Orleans have hosted the most Super Bowls, at 10 each.
6. Super Bowl Sunday is America’s second-largest food-consumption day (Thanksgiving gets top chomp).
7. The Super Bowl I halftime show featured two marching bands, trumpeter Al Hirt, two men in jetpacks and 300 pigeons.
Source: NFL.com