Super Bowl Sunday

The NFL's final game of the season, 'the super bowl' was played this Sunday. The Vince Lombardi trophy was won by the New Orleans Saints over the Colts.

If the Melbourne Cup in Australia is 'the race that stops a nation' then this is 'the game that stops America'. Almost everyone you speak to has an opinion on the game or has bet money on it.

Getting in to watch the game can be expensive. Tickets range in price from $1300 to $226,000. The hype and interest in the game is amazing. 9 out of the 10 top rating TV shows in America have all been Super Bowls. It is estimated that about 95 million people watched the game.

The TV ads during the Super Bowl are also a national obsession. The average 30 second addspot sells from 2.5 to 3 million dollars. More than $200 million will be spent on Super Bowl ads. The ads are famous for being really funny.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans ate more than 30 million slices of pizza, roughly 350 slices per second of the game. I ate 5 pieces and regretted it.