You’re likely getting ready for your Super Bowl festivities.  Here are some fun facts about Super Bowl and Super Bowl festivities in America. 

Indianapolis will gain $150 million in revenues due to the game due to visitors, fans sponsors and media.

One and quarter billion chicken wings will be consumed

The team that hails from the city with the lower unemployment rate has won 17 out of 20 games.  This favors New England this year.

Nine out of ten of you will attend a party instead of a sports bar or other establishment.

Domino’s Pizza is projecting it will deliver 9 million slices of pizza this Sunday.

Nearly one out of five people polled would give up attending a relative’s funeral or birth of their child to attend the Super Bowl

We will eat 11.2 million pounds of potato chips, taking on 27 billion calories along the way.  Veggies, anyone?

A $39 hotel room in Indianapolis at one hotel near the airport will cost $750 this weekend.  Not that you’ll be able to get the room at this point.

55,200 hot dogs were served at Super Bowl XLIII

Eight out of ten of the highest rated programs in TV history are Super Bowls.  This includes last years game, at #1.  In 2011, the highest rated program of the year was the game, followed by the pregame and postgame shows at #2 and #3

One third of you will bet on the game, 92% of you have lost money on a Super Bowl

The average fan will consume 1200 calories and 50 grams of fat from Super Bowl snacking.  Not your meal, SNACKS!

51.7 million cases of beer will be sold.  Don’t drink and drive.

62% of grill owners will fire it up on Sunday.  This isn’t a problem this year as much as normal, but 62% in February?  This will likely rise with the milder temperature expected this year.

2.5 million pounds of nuts will be consumed, or all their various varieties.

8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips will be chowed on.  Now what to dip them in?

8 million pounds of guacamole, of course

The Super Bowl is second when it comes to highest food consumption, only to Thanksgiving.

Finally, antacid sales go up 20% the day after.  Wonder why…?