The morning after the Super Bowl – also known as Super Sick Monday – has been notoriously known as a day when people call out of work. But which states suffer the most from ‘Super Bowl Sick Monday’?
To reveal this, the game betting website, Betway analyzed Google search data for each state for terms such as ‘calling in sick to work’, and ‘how to call out of work’, with Arizona ranking 3rd on the list!
Based on our research:
- Kansas ranks 2nd on the list, with 29.27 per 100,000 Chiefs fans googling how to call in sick during the Super Bowl week. Similarly, Pennsylvania ranks 5th, with 1,580 Eagles fans battling the “Brown Bottle Flu” on Monday after the game.
- Arizona follows in 3rd place with one of the highest numbers of Google searches for calling in sick-related terms, indicating an uptick of partying during Super Bowl Sunday.
- Overall in the US there’s been a 300% increase in Google searches in the past few hours for ‘how to call off work sick’.
- The Pelican state, Louisiana’s population knows how to handle their liquor as it ranks last with the least number of Google searches regarding calling in sick at work after the Super Bowl!
The full ranking of the states is as follows:
| Rank | State | Average searches | Population | Searches per 100,000 people |
| 1 | West Virginia | 630 | 1,785,526 | 35.28 |
| 2 | Kansas | 860 | 2,937,922 | 29.27 |
| 3 | Arizona | 1770 | 7,264,877 | 24.36 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 90 | 579,483 | 15.53 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 1580 | 13,012,059 | 12.14 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 170 | 1,447,154 | 11.75 |
| 7 | North Dakota | 90 | 777,934 | 11.57 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 140 | 1,387,505 | 10.09 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 90 | 896,164 | 10.04 |
| 10 | Montana | 110 | 1,106,227 | 9.94 |
| 11 | Oregon | 410 | 4,256,301 | 9.63 |
| 12 | Alaska | 70 | 734,182 | 9.53 |
| 13 | Vermont | 60 | 646,972 | 9.27 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 100 | 1,096,985 | 9.12 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 190 | 2,116,677 | 8.98 |
| 16 | Delaware | 90 | 1,004,807 | 8.96 |
| 17 | Nevada | 280 | 3,146,402 | 8.90 |
| 18 | Maine | 120 | 1,377,238 | 8.71 |
| 19 | Utah | 270 | 3,339,113 | 8.09 |
| 20 | Washington | 620 | 7,740,745 | 8.01 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 280 | 3,623,355 | 7.73 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 230 | 3,028,122 | 7.60 |
| 23 | California | 2960 | 39,142,991 | 7.56 |
| 24 | Colorado | 400 | 5,811,297 | 6.88 |
| 25 | Idaho | 130 | 1,904,314 | 6.83 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 400 | 5,880,101 | 6.80 |
| 27 | Maryland | 420 | 6,174,610 | 6.80 |
| 28 | Massachusetts | 470 | 6,989,690 | 6.72 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 370 | 5,711,471 | 6.48 |
| 30 | Iowa | 200 | 3,197,689 | 6.25 |
| 31 | New York | 1240 | 19,857,492 | 6.24 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 120 | 1,963,554 | 6.11 |
| 33 | New Jersey | 540 | 9,267,961 | 5.83 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 230 | 3,991,225 | 5.76 |
| 35 | Alabama | 280 | 5,049,846 | 5.54 |
| 36 | Virginia | 480 | 8,657,365 | 5.54 |
| 37 | Illinois | 690 | 12,686,469 | 5.44 |
| 38 | Missouri | 320 | 6,169,823 | 5.19 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 150 | 2,949,586 | 5.09 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 340 | 6,968,351 | 4.88 |
| 41 | Florida | 1010 | 21,828,069 | 4.63 |
| 42 | Texas | 1260 | 29,558,864 | 4.26 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 220 | 5,193,266 | 4.24 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 190 | 4,506,589 | 4.22 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 430 | 10,565,885 | 4.07 |
| 46 | Ohio | 470 | 11,764,342 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Georgia | 430 | 10,788,029 | 3.99 |
| 48 | Michigan | 400 | 10,037,504 | 3.99 |
| 49 | Indiana | 270 | 6,813,532 | 3.96 |
| 50 | Louisiana | 160 | 4,627,098 | 3.46 |
This year’s rivals at the Super Bowl are two cities that couldn’t be any more different. The City of Brotherly Love oozes with history and owns the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, cheesesteaks, and Rocky Balboa, while Kansas City is rooted deeply in jazz, barbecue, wheat, and its beautiful fountains.
However, both areas share one thing in common beyond a passion for their football teams: they both suffer from the Big Game hangover.
