How to read this year’s Super Bowl number This year's Super Bowl number, LIX, can broken down to L (50) + IX (9). The numeral IX is written as X (10) - I (1), which equals 9. While Roman ...

So you need to break it down further and think about the Roman numerals you can choose from. 70 can be partitioned into 50 and two 10s. 7 can be partitioned further into 5 and two 1s. These values ...

The Super Bowl's tradition of using Roman numerals to mark the league's showpiece event is a tradition that spans over 50 years.