Krystal Shares Fun Facts About Super Bowl XLIV

Fact: You can get 10 Krystal Burgers for only $4.99 on Super Bowl Sunday!

Fact: You can get 10 Krystal Burgers hot off the grill for only $4.99 on Super Bowl Sunday!

The New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts will take the field in Miami on February 7th for Super Bowl XLIV. With the game still a few days away, we thought we’d tide you over with a few fun facts related to the 2010 Super Bowl game. Happy Reading!

  • The Super Bowl XLIV game will be televised in 30 languages to more than 185 countries world wide.
  • Total expected attendance at the Sun Life Stadium for Super Bowl XLIV is 75,000 people.
  • A total of 62 commercials will air on Super Bowl Sunday, each of which cost between $2.5-$3 million for a mere 30 second spot.
  • These nine highly anticipated movies will air trailers during Super Bowl XLIV: Alice in Wonderland, Wolfman, Robin Hood, Despicable Me, The Last Airbender, Shutter Island, Iron Man 2, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Toy Story 3.
  • The total weight of The Saints’ starting defensive line is about 1,167 pounds.
  • Here’s some irony… Peyton Manning’s dad, NFL quarterback Archie Manning, made his debut in 1971 for the New Orleans Saints.
  • Entertainment for Super Bowl XLIV includes: Queen Latifah’s rendition of “America The Beautiful,” Carrie Underwood singing the National Anthem and The Who at halftime.
  • The Who are the first band known for destroying their instruments at the end of a live show and were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990.
  • It’s estimated that 6 percent of Americans will call in sick or report to work late on the Monday after Super Bowl XLIV.
  • Saints running back Reggie Bush’s top speed in the 40-yard dash is 18.7 mph.
  • Because local Indianapolis school bus drivers had a tough time getting to work at 5:30 a.m. after The Colts’ last Super Bowl game, public schools and bus activity will commence one hour later on Monday, February 8, 2010. However, Catholic schools in Indianapolis will have the entire day off in honor of the Super Bowl XLIV.
  • In a related finding, New Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Michael Bagneris ordered a Feb. 1 jury trial delay in light of the New Orlean’s Saints historic trip to the 2010 Super Bowl. His statement read, “The court takes judicial notice that Saintsmania permeates the city of New Orleans…”
  • The most potato chips consumed on Super Bowl Sunday are said to be done by the states of New Mexico and Virginia.
  • The estimated cost to South Florida for hosting Super Bowl XLIV, including increased police presence, clean-up, etc. will total $8 million.
  • The estimated benefit to South Florida, as measured by additional revenue to hotels, restaurants, and other spending will total $353 million
  • The average ticket price for Super Bowl XLIV will be between $500 – $1,000.

Oh, and we almost forgot the most important fun fact of all… For Super Bowl XLIV, Krystal is offering the deal of the century: 10 Famous Krystal Burgers for only $4.99. Be sure to get ‘em while they’re hot!

Go Forth and Krystalize:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Live
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati
  • TwitThis
  • email
  • Pownce
  • SphereIt