Monday, January 26, 2009

Fun SuperBowl Facts

Here are some fun SuperBowl facts for you, courtesy of American Way.

2.7 Million: Cost in dollars of airing a commercial during the 2008 SuperBowl.

72,000: Number of Macintosh computers sold in the first 100 days after Apple's George Orwell-inspired commercial aired in 1984, a 50% increase over projected sales. The ad is considered the first SuperBowl advertising event.

10,000: Number of cans of food used to build replicas of the University of Phoenix Stadium, where 2008's SuperBowl XLII was played, and replicas of the helmets of the two participating teams. (The cans were later donated to charity.)

25: The percentage of SuperBowl tickets that the NFL retains for distribution to sponsors and other VIPs.

20: The percentage increase in antacid sales on the day after the SuperBowl.

0: Extant copies of the television broadcast of SuperBowl I.