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On Super Bowl Sunday, cheese is the star player

More than 2 million pounds of ooey, gooey, delicious cheese gets shipped to Papa John's pizza chains for the more than one million pizzas it sells on Super Bowl Sunday -- one of the five biggest days for the pie.And on this holy day of football, customers don't want gourmet fluff; they prefer to keep it real with toppings like pepperoni and sausage.So tell us, what will you be munching on during
This Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 photo shows Tony Gemignani as he holds up a pizza margherita at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco.
This Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 photo shows Tony Gemignani as he holds up a pizza margherita at Tony's Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco.Eric Risberg / AP

More than 2 million pounds of ooey, gooey, delicious cheese gets shipped to Papa John's pizza chains for the more than one million pizzas it sells on Super Bowl Sunday -- one of the five biggest days for the pie.

And on this holy day of football, customers don't want gourmet fluff; they prefer to keep it real with toppings like pepperoni and sausage.

So tell us, what will you be munching on during the emotional rollercoaster ride that is the Super Bowl?