Americans will take a seat Sunday for one of their favorite pastimes: Super Bowl Sunday. This year’s Super Bowl carries a little extra significance as Super Bowl 50. The Denver Broncos face off against the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Here’s a rundown of fun Super Bowl facts:
1.3 billion
Number of chicken wings that will be consumed Super Bowl weekend, according to the National Chicken Council. About 57 percent of Americans say they like ranch dip, while 35 percent prefer bleu cheese. The average wholesale price of a chicken wing is $1.78 per pound, down from $2.00 a pound a year ago, according to the Department of Agriculture.
$850 million
The city of Santa Clara borrowed this much to cover construction costs for Levi’s Stadium. The rest came from a hotel tax, city redevelopment funds and the NFL. The stadium opened in 2014 to replace Candlestick Park in San Francisco, about a 45 minute drive away.
114.4 million
Number of people who watched the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX last year. It was the most watched television show in United States history, beating out the previous year’s Super Bowl.
10.4 million
Number of people who watched Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XI last year on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s 3 million fewer viewers than the previous year.
8.2 million
Pounds of tortilla chips that will be eaten during the Super Bowl, according to the Snack Food association.
$5 million
Price CBS is charging for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial, more than $166,000 per second. That’s a new record, up from $4.5 million last year.
540,000
The number of complaints the Federal Communications Commission received in 2004 after Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the halftime show.
71,490
Number of yards Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has thrown in his NFL career. That’s about 40 miles.
$50,000
Approximately how much it costs Tiffany and Co. to make the Vince Lombardi Trophy, given to the winner of the Super Bowl. It takes four months to make the trophy each year.
$15,215.25
Price, on StubHub, for the best available seat in the stadium, as of 2:30 p.m. on February 3. For that price, you could sit 14 rows from the field on the 50-yard line. More than $2,200 of that price is StubHub fees.
$3,632
Cheapest price on StubHub for one ticket to Super Bowl 50, as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. For that price, you can sit in row 24 of the upper deck corner of Levi’s Stadium.
2,400
The number of calories the average American will consume while watching the game, according to the Calorie Control Council.
1985
The year President Reagan did the Super Bowl coin toss via satellite from the White House.
$82.19
Average amount spent per Super Bowl viewer on food, decor and team apparel.
50
Sunday’s Super Bowl is the 50th edition. It’s the first time the Super Bowl is using Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals. Apparently Super Bowl L was not enticing to the NFL.
45
Number of touchdowns scored this season by Panthers quarterback Cam Newton: 35 passing, 10 rushing. Combined, that’s the most touchdowns anyone scored in the NFL this season. It might be why Newton was named NFL MVP.
10
The number of times Miami and New Orleans have each hosted the Super Bowl, tied for the most frequent host city. Neither will host again until 2019 at the earliest. The only other time the Bay Area hosted was in 1985 at Stanford Stadium.
6
Number of Super Bowls won by the Pittsburgh Steelers, more than any other team. Four of those were won by head coach Chuck Noll. Noll is tied with the New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for most Super Bowl wins as a head coach.
5.5
The number of points betting lines favor the Panthers to beat the Broncos by.
5
The number of times Charles Haley won the Super Bowl, more than any other player. Haley was a defensive end and linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers.
3
Most Super Bowl MVP awards won by any player, tied between 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who won his third MVP award in last year’s Super Bowl.
97 percent
At halftime of the NFC Conference Championship game, these were the odds that the Panthers would win the game. They had already run up the score to 24 to 7 against the Arizona Cardinals in their landslide victory.
48 percent
With 17 seconds remaining in the AFC Conference Championship, these were the odds that the Broncos would win the game and advance to the Super Bowl. Five seconds later, the Patriots scored a touchdown, but their two-point conversion failed and the Broncos recovered the onside kick to win by two points.
0
Number of times New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will hug Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
Jason Russell is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
