On the most important Sunday of the 12 months, the sport is barely half of the thrill. The different half? The unfold. With over 5.7 million orders positioned on its platform the day of the Big Game final 12 months, DoorDash knowledge exhibits what really made it to observe events, from restaurant favorites to the grocery gadgets that fueled game-day menus.
Here’s how America ate on championship Sunday in 2025.
Key Highlights
- Big Game Sunday was the No. 1 day of the 12 months in 2025 for hen wing orders at eating places and guacamole orders at grocery shops.
- DoorDash orders peaked through the pre-game final 12 months with about 155 orders per second.
- Chicken wings clinched the title for probably the most ordered dish on sport day.
- Grocery orders for Lit’l Smokies sausages skyrocketed over 3,600% in comparison with the day by day common, making pigs in a blanket the undisputed DIY champion.
Clinching The No. 1 Most-Ordered Favorite
DoorDash crunched the numbers to see which fan favourite claimed the title of most-ordered-game-day merchandise.
- The Wing King: Championship Sunday is the No. 1 day for restaurant hen wings primarily based on DoorDash orders for the 12 months, up not less than practically 25% greater than another day. In reality, over 639,000 wing orders have been positioned. At an estimated six wings per order, that’s over 3.8 million wings, sufficient to provide each resident of Buffalo, New York (the birthplace of Buffalo wings) about 14 wings every.
- The Pizza Play: Pizza was the runner-up with over 637,000 pizza orders — sufficient pizza orders to feed a sold-out Levi’s Stadium crowd practically 10 instances.
The Great Wing Debate
One query has divided households and tailgates alike: bone-in or boneless? Based on orders of conventional wings (excluding tenders and nuggets), bone-in wins in a blowout. In reality, 44 of fifty states ordered extra bone-in wings than boneless on the day of the Big Game.—theoutliers: Iowa, Idaho, New Hampshire, Nevada, and the Dakotas.
DoorDash additionally dug into regional taste favorites to see which sauces and seasonings are every state’s go-to.
- Bringing the Heat: The basic buffalo taste dominated the map, rating because the No. 1 alternative in 39 states like New York, Hawai’i, Washington, Massachusetts, Alabama, and Louisiana.
- Game Time Decision: Some desire to regulate the sauce themselves, choosing plain wings throughout 9 states, together with California, Florida, Texas, and Alaska.
- Hometown Hero: Georgia stayed true to its roots, choosing lemon pepper wings, proving Atlanta’s iconic taste nonetheless runs the wing sport within the state.
- Southwest Pick: Only New Mexico selected ranch-flavored wings as its go-to.
Slice Stats: How America Tops It
When it got here to pizza orders, pepperoni was the main topping throughout 39 states. In distinction, the Northeast saved it basic in 11 states, together with Maine, New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, choosing cheese as their primary pizza desire.
Beyond the fundamentals, DoorDash checked out which toppings over-indexed in particular areas in comparison with the nationwide common to uncover the true native toppings quirks on the watch get together that make each state distinctive.
- Midwest Meat Sweep: The Midwest saved it basic, savory, and pepperoni-adjacent as sausage pizza led 10 states, together with Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
- Hawaiian Lovers: The West mentioned sure to pineapple on their pizza, standing out in six states, together with Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, proving they’re unbothered by the judgment.
- Minimalist Slice: White pizza was the distinctive decide in 4 states, together with Colorado, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, residence of the legendary New Haven pizza.
- Coastal Catch: Seafood-topped pizza took the lead in three states on the East Coast, together with Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, and one within the Great Lakes area, Michigan.
The Side Hustle: America’s MVP Appetizer
DoorDash tracked the preferred appetizer to crown final 12 months’s most-craved appetizer, and there’s a clear winner, but additionally a number of huge upsets within the bracket on apps ordered most on sport day.
- The Champion: Loaded fries cemented themselves because the spine of the American watch get together. The tacky, bacon-topped app took the #1 spot in 34 states from California and Texas to Illinois and Hawai’i.
- Plot Twist: In a stunning upset of the season, dumplings have been a best choice throughout 10 states on sport day, together with New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Colorado. Meanwhile, egg rolls and spring rolls have been the go-to in 4 states, together with Alaska, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia.
- Solo Stars: Some states performed their very own sport. New Jersey opted for mozzarella sticks and Arkansas for queso.
The Home Chef Playbook: Grocery Spikes
Many followers turned to the digital grocery aisles to cook dinner up their very own spreads, making Game Day Sunday the #1 day of the 12 months for guacamole orders. And in comparison with the 2025 day by day common, the spikes in apps and dips have been simple.
- Fingerfood Favorite: Pigs in a blanket dominated DIY menus with Lit’l Smokies mini sausages up 3,600%, and Nathan’s Beef Franks in Puff Pastry up 930%.
- The Dip Dynasty: With Tostitos Scoops spiking 2,300%, it’s clear the dip is the vacation spot.
- Classic Buffalo Chicken: Fans have been including Frank’s RedSizzling (+2,000%), Swanson Premium Chunk Chicken (+810%), and Hidden Valley Ranch (+790%).
- Spicy Queso Kick: For these bringing the warmth, Ro-Tel (+1,400%), Mezzetta Deli-Sliced Tamed Jalapeño Peppers (+890%), and Heinz Chili Sauce (+820%) noticed huge jumps, mixed with the demand for Velveeta (+867%).
America’s Draft Picks
If the halftime efficiency taught us something, it’s that some beef is greatest washed down with a chilly one. While Coors Light (+2,200%), Budweiser (+1,600%), and Michelob Ultra (+1,500%) noticed huge grocery spikes nationally in comparison with a mean day, DoorDash additionally checked out which manufacturers dominated fridges and coolers the place alcohol supply is on the market and permitted.
- The Light Heavyweight: Michelob Ultra led distinctive beer orders throughout 12 states, together with Texas, Florida, and Arizona.
- Lime Required: Corona got here out on prime throughout eight states, together with New York, Connecticut, and Hawai’i.
- The Mountain High: Coors Light was the highest decide in six states, together with Colorado, Minnesota, and Wyoming.
- The Model Citizen: Modelo was the go-to in six states, together with California, Illinois, and Nevada.
- Ol’ Reliable: Bud Light topped orders in three states: Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio.
- Local Standouts: A couple of manufacturers owned a single state. South Carolina opted for Athletic Brewing, West Virginia selected Blue Moon, Iowa went for Busch, Utah grabbed Flying Cauldron, Arkansas picked Heineken, and Pennsylvania most well-liked Miller Lite.
Beyond the standard brew, the information confirmed an enormous grocery demand for Twisted Tea nationally, with the laborious iced tea spiking 1,400%, becoming a member of the drink rotation. And to maintain every little thing on the excellent temperature, Arctic Glacier Premium Ice orders shot up 600%, formally turning the basic “ice run” right into a couch-only transfer.
DoorDash knowledge exhibits that relating to sport day menus, comfort and customization are not mutually unique. To make internet hosting simpler, persons are ordering each restaurant staples like wings and pizza and grocery add-ons like dips and sides.
Peak Order Times: The ‘Red Zone’ Rush
Sometimes the neatest play isn’t on the sector. It’s timing your order, so your unfold exhibits up earlier than the coin toss. Last 12 months, the “crimson zone” rush hit through the pre-game between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. ET, peaking at 9,300 orders per minute — that’s about 155 orders each second.
Methodology: Insights are primarily based on ordering knowledge on Feb. 9, 2025, and mirror approximate figures. Unless in any other case famous, all proportion will increase evaluate Game Day (Feb. 9, 25) quantity in opposition to the 2025 day by day common, primarily based on whole grocery orders for 2025.
This story was produced by DoorDash and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
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