Best and worst Super Bowl ads
YEH, yeh, the 49er's and the Ravens might be battling it out for the Super Bowl title, but everybody knows it's really all about the ads, right?
YEH, yeh, the 49er's and the Ravens might be battling it out for the Super Bowl title, but everybody knows it's really all about the ads, right?
The multi-million dollar commercials shown throughout the game are as highly anticipated as the match itself.
37 companies spent a combined $300 million on advertisements during Super Bowl Sunday.
With 115 million people tuning in to watch the game - and the ads - it's a golden opportunity for advertisers to reach eyeballs.
But a slot doesn't come cheap.
Forbes.com reports that the ads cost an estimated $126,000 a second - that's around $3-4 million for a 30 second slot.
So with Twitter going nuts over the big-budget ads, which commercials scored touchdowns from viewers and which ones would rather be forgotten?
WINNERS:
The Toyota Rav4 has a genie inside it. You get wishes, they come true - conveniently all in some way involving a new car. Simple and fun. Kaley Cuoco from Big Bang Theory lends a hand.
Samsung hired Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen to promote their new Galaxy phones in a $15 million ad.
Budweiser's tear-soaked Clydesdale reunion is almost like the Christian the Lion take two. But it's still a good watch.
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Volkswagen helps us to remember all our favourite viral stars - in the hope of going viral themselves.
Doritos - a finicky snack-loving goat gets revenge on his owner.
Best Buy recruited Amy Poehler for a bit of humour in the electronics department.
LOSERS:
GoDaddy - You'd think you couldn't go wrong with Bar Rafaeli. But this ad left viewers with a bad taste in their mouth and a serious "eww" moment.
Foot Locker took a chance on Kris Humphries and the result was sadder than than his 72 day marriage to Kim Kardashian
Pistachios - "Heyyyy crack crack your nuts now?" What? Psy sells out for pistachios
Becks Beer showcases an eery fish who sings No Diggity? That's a bizarre way to sell beer that falls flatter than a hot coldie.
Which ad did you rate as the best and worst? Leave your comments below