With Dry January a distant memory and crockpot queso calling your name, you may be well on your way to an overindulgent Super Bowl Sunday. And you’re probably not alone. A record-setting 18.8 million Americans are predicted to miss work on what’s increasingly called “Super Sick Monday” following tonight’s Super Bowl LVII. Read: Dry January may be over, but here are alcohol-free sips good for year-round
And: Super Bowl martinis, anyone? Americans are now spending more on booze than beer. The estimates were released by The Workforce Institute at UKG, a human resources organization, based on an online survey of more than 1,200 employed U.S. adults. The group has tracked the Super Bowl-skip phenomenon since 2005. According to the findings, roughly one out of five people, or an estimated 26.6 million, are likely to miss some amount of work on Monday after a primetime Sunday game whose kickoff is slated for around 6:30 p.m. Eastern time and includes a halftime spectacle that runs longer than that in a typical game: Rihanna is this year’s headliner, after all. Plus, there’s the post-game hoopla, during which Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes could be getting another confetti shower. Or will it be his younger rival, Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts? In which case, notoriously riotous revelers in Philly could be in for a long night. Read: First Black Quarterback Duel In Super Bowl Is ‘Special’ Says Mahomes Don’t miss: No more Crisco: Here’s what Philadelphia is now using to keep fans from climbing poles if the Eagles win the Super Bowl The 26.6 million figure includes the 18.8 million workers who have zero intention of reporting to work on Monday at all, and the 7.8 million who plan to start work late. Since 2010, Super Bowl viewership has reached at least 100 million in all but three years, according to online betting house DraftKings. Those three games came in recent years, with 2022, 2021, and 2019 failing to reach the 100-million mark. Still the Super Bowl has seen an average of 106.16 million viewers over the last 13 years. It is th …