Superbowl Ad Fun Facts!

Superbowl ads are hands-down the best commercials to air all year. The only exception I can think of - that even comes close - would be the online site for the funniest commercials! It's such an oxymoron that there are some people who watch the Superbowl just for the commercials - and that many want to make sure that they don't skip the commercials when recording the game!

It makes sense though - those commercials cost over two million dollars per spot - 30 seconds (there was a time when they commanded only around $40,000 - 'pocket-change', yeah right!), and many of them feature a lot of viewers favorite celebrities!

So, generally, those tuning in are pumped up - and ready for a good time, usually flanked by fun friends/associates aching to get their yell/scream on, and join in with the rest of the masses by helping to continue the tradition of consuming around 8 million pounds of guacamole, along with 4,500 tons of chips, which can only lead to the inevitable 20% increase in sales of antacids the day following Superbowl!

Seriously - football fans (and many non-football fans) go all out for the occasion, and the results often include widespread 'monday-itis'! This can only be expected when over $50 million dollars is spent on food during the four days of Superbowl! This is likely not limited to little old U.S. of A. either, considering that the game is aired in 230 countries, in 28 languages! Yes, Superbowl comes in at 9th out of 10 most watched television programs of all-time!

Superbowl is obviously not an event to be taken lightly, especially when you take into account how much a ticket to the live game is going to set you back - that's right: hundreds of your hard-earned Ka-ching! The price has certainly inflated compared to the $6 tag to attend the game back in 1967 - oh how times have changed!

You may want to pay attention to the arena in which your 'fav' team plays their home games! Statistics show that NFL teams that play their home games in a domed stadium have never won a Superbowl! I've nothing to worry about since my 'fav' team is unencumbered by this pesky detail (phew, I was worried for about 30 seconds!).

Here's a fact that will revolt vegans and animal rights activists everywhere:

Three thousand cows are used to provide the NFL with enough leather for one year's supply of footballs!

So, now I am going to let you get back to the business of 'yahooing', and I will get back to munching on guacamole and chips! (so typical, ugh!)