Source: Herald Sun
January 24, 2018 2:13pm
THE BASICS
The game itself will be played on Monday 5 February. Kickoff is estimated to be around 10:30am with play to continue to around 2:00pm (all times are in Eastern Australia Time).
Defending champions the New England Patriots will be taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in what is sure to be a thrilling game.
The venue changes annually; in 2018 Super Bowl LII will be held at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
THIS YEAR’S ENTERTAINMENT
Pre-game
Former American Idol star Kelly Clarkson will be providing pre-game entertainment while Pink will really get the party started when she belts out the American National Anthem.
Halftime
Returning to the Super Bowl halftime stage for a third time is superstar Justin Timberlake . Hopefully there’ll be no wardrobe malfunctions this time around.
WHERE TO WATCH
Check out our guide to 2018 Superbowl Parties
SUPER BOWL IN NUMBERS
111.3m Number of American viewers in 2017
30 minutes Allocated time for the half-time show, which is an event in itself
1.33b The estimated number of chicken wings that will be consumed on Super Bowl day according to Forbes
$25,000 The cost of the Super Bowl trophy (in USD) which is made by Tiffany and Co.
51.7m Cases of beer estimated to be sold on Super Bowl Sunday in America
