The Super Bowl has many traditions, from the food to the picks, to the commercials. But one of the Big Game’s longest-standing traditions is using Roman numerals.
The reason behind it is to clarify any confusion that may occur because the big game is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season. This year’s Super Bowl is 56, or LVI.
10 News reporter Alyssa Rae took to the streets of Blacksburg—dry erase board in hand—to see if football fans knew Roman numerals.