{"id":1283,"date":"2014-01-31T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T15:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=870"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:57:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:57:05","slug":"february-2-super-bowl-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2014\/01\/31\/february-2-super-bowl-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2: Super Bowl Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/?ui=2&amp;ik=f7a8ad7179&amp;view=att&amp;th=143e942386b10333&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=emb&amp;zw&amp;atsh=1\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.crazywebsite.com\/Website-Clipart-Pictures-Videos\/Sports\/Superbowl_Football_Banner-1EXLG.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"104\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl Sunday is an American tradition and a super doze of the American culture for any visitor to this country.<\/p>\n<p>Every  year there is a lot of hype leading up to the game and the day itself  brings parties, barbecues, funny TV commercials and the half time show.\u00a0  The game is the most watched television program of the year.\u00a0 Although  it is not a national American holiday there is a \u201choliday\u201d type  atmosphere across the country on Super Bowl Sunday.  \u00a0\u00a0Families and friends gather together, consume a lot of food and enjoy  watching the game on tv, in sports bars or other public venues. \u00a0Most  au pairs will be experiencing it for the first time this weekend.\u00a0 Here  are some fun facts about this Super Bowl:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kickoff is scheduled for 6:25 Eastern Time \u00a0on Feb. 2 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Average list price for a ticket is $3,449 ~ much more cost effective to watch at home!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Typically people eat buffet style on Super Bowl Sunday and enjoy such snacks as pizza, buffalo wings, chili, potato chips and dips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The  Broncos\u2019 seventh Super Bowl appearance ties the New England Patriots  for third most all-time (the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers have  the most at 8). A loss would be record fifth for the Broncos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The  Seahawks are making their second Super Bowl appearance. They lost Super  Bowl XL after the 2005 season to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Many Seahawks  fans still think the refs gifted the game to the Steelers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stores  are usually extremely quiet during the game and water usage across the  country increases at half time when fans head to the restroom!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The George Washington Bridge in New York is lit up in both team colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Players on the winning team earn $92,000. The losers make do with $46,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One 30 second commercial cost between over 3 million dollars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruno  Mars is the featured artist for the halftime show. He has sold 10  million records in just three years and he had the two biggest hits of  2011 as both \u201cJust The Way You Are\u201d and \u201cGrenade\u201d were the only singles  of the year with more than 10 million digital downloads. He was  nominated for four Grammy Awards this year and picked up one trophy for  Best Pop Vocal Album.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Betting  is one of the engines that makes the NFL go, and the Super Bowl is the  most bet on sporting event annually in Nevada. Last year, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/28\/sports\/football\/in-las-vegas-putting-a-lot-on-the-line-for-the-super-bowl.html?hpw&amp;rref=sports&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">record $99 million<\/a> was bet legally. Of course millions more are bet illegally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Bowl Sunday is an American tradition and a super doze of the American culture for any visitor to this country. 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