NOW YOU KNOW

SITES TO HOST A SUPER BOWL

* New Orleans 8 times

(Tulane Stadium-3, Louisiana Superdome-5)

* Miami 8

(Orange Bowl-5, Pro Player Stadium [formerly Joe Robbie Stadium]-3)

* Los Angeles 7

(Coliseum-2, Rose Bowl-5)

* Tampa 3

* San Diego 2

* Atlanta 2

* Arizona 1

* Detroit 1

* Houston 1

* Minneapolis 1

* Palo Alto 1

FUTURE SUPER BOWL SITES

* Super Bowl XXXVI: Jan. 27, 2002,

Louisiana Superdome

* Super Bowl XXXVII: Jan. 26, 2003,

Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)

* Super Bowl XXXVIII: Feb. 1, 2004,

Reliant Stadium (Houston)

* Super Bowl XXXIX: Feb. 6, 2005,

Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville)

* Super Bowl XL: Feb. 5, 2006,

Ford Field (Detroit)

ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE HOST CITY

Super Bowl XXXIV generated a total economic impact on the state of Georgia of $292 million, according to a study by Georgia State University of Atlanta, Georgia.

SUPER BOWL TICKET DISTRIBUTION

AFC champion 17.5%

NFC champion 17.5%

Host team (Buccaneers) 8.35%

Other 28 teams 30.8%

Houston Texans 0.55%

National Football League 25.3%

POSTSEASON SHARES

* Wild-card game (division winner):

$16,000 (same as last season)

* Divisional playoff game:

$16,000 (same as last season)

* Conference championship game:$34,500 ($33,000 last season)

* Super Bowl: winning team, $58,000 (same as last season); losing team, $34,500 ($33,000 last season)

* Note: A player participating in the wild-card round and winning the Super Bowl will receive a total of $124,500 ($123,000 last season).

MISCELLANY

* Food: Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest day of food consumption in the United States behind Thanksgiving, according to the American Institute of Food Distribution.

* Cost of the Vince Lombardi Trophy: $12,000

* Cost of Super Bowl rings: League pays for up to 125 rings at $5,000 a ring (plus adjustments for increases in gold and diamonds). League also pays for 125 pieces of jewelry for the losing team, which may not cost more than one-half the price set for the Super Bowl ring.