How many wings do Americans eat during Super Bowl? (2024)

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How many wings do Americans eat during Super Bowl? ›

Americans expected to eat 1.45 billion chicken wings on Super Bowl. (NewsNation) — Americans are expected to eat 1.45 billion chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest eating day of the year behind Thanksgiving, according to the National Chicken Council. “Football is great. Wings are great.

So that begs the question, how many chicken wings do Americans consume on Super Bowl Sunday? According to the National Chicken Council's (NCC) 2024 Wing Report, Americans will consume over a billion wings when the Chiefs and 49ers kick off in Las Vegas. 1.45 billion, to be exact.

Each year, the National Chicken Council announces how many chicken wings will be consumed during the Super Bowl through its annual Chicken Wing Report. In 2024: 1.45 billion (yes, with a B) wings will be consumed while professional athletes run up and down the field and Swifties enjoy glimpses of Taylor in the stands.

People chow down on more than 11.2 million pounds of potato chips on Super Bowl Sunday alone, followed closely by 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips for all your guac and salsa needs and 4 million pounds of pretzels. Speaking of guacamole, folks will eat more than 8 million pounds of guac on the football holiday.

According to some estimates, 1.25 billion dollars' worth of chicken wings are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, which would equate to 162.5 million pounds of chicken on that day alone. Rather depressingly, this would account for around 500 million chickens being slaughtered.

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"But what are people ordering for their Super Bowl watch parties?" is a question you may ask yourself because you're looking to create a game day menu. The three most popular Super Bowl dishes people order are pizza, chicken wings, and chips with dips.

So what's the link to football? The buffalo chicken wing got lots of coverage during the early 1990s when the Buffalo Bills played in the SuperBowl for four consecutive years. Today, chicken wings are a staple of the SuperBowl experience.

Which teams have the most Super Bowl wins? The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers are both tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six each. The Patriots also have the most Super Bowl appearances in history with 11, having lost the title game five times.

Aussie eater consumes record 276 Buffalo wings, tops American legend Joey Chestnut for wing king crown.

The American Pizza Community (yes, it's a thing) said that over the last few years, about 12.5 million pizzas are ordered, baked, and delivered to football fanatics on Super Bowl Sunday.

Who is the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl? ›

Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl in NFL history at 23 years, 11 months, and 3 days old. "Big Ben" and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL in 2006, ESPN reported.

Super Bowl LVIII will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

National Chicken Council | Americans to Eat 1.45 Billion Chicken Wings for the Big Game.

During the week of the Super Bowl, about 10% of Americans grill food, second to only the 4th of July. It is estimated that 14 billion hamburgers are made, while other options include hot dogs, steak, bratwurst, or grilled vegetables.

Every year, over 140,000 pounds of surplus Super Bowl food get trashed, so this recovery project is as much about awareness as anything.

Americans love chicken wings. The National Chicken Council reports that Americans eat 24 wings a month, 290 wings a year, and more than 17,000 wings in their lifetime.

Wingstop apparently scored during the Super Bowl. The NFL's annual championship game, which has almost singularly taken chicken wings from an obscure product into a major industry menu item, has long been a strong sales day for the Dallas-based chain. But this year the company sold 16 million wings on game day.

Yes, 1.45 billion. (each individual wing is counted separately.) Super says those numbers are actually a little flat, compared to 2023, the demand is there but due to increased feed costs and other rising expenses, the supply has not increased significantly over 2023.