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Everything at the Super Bowl is under a microscope, and that doesn't just include the game itself.
From the pregame festivities, to the commercial, to the halftime show, the spotlight fixates on each performer, each broadcaster and each advertiser. In many cases, fans can get in on the action.
National anthem performer Charlie Puth was just focused on living up to the moment as he performed at Levi's Stadium, but bettors were attentive to the length of his performance and whether it came in over or under pregame estimates.
Here's a look at the length of Puth's national anthem performance before Super Bowl 60.
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Puth's performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl 60 unofficially lasted about 1:50 from the first word to the end of the final note, coming in more than nine seconds under the 119.5-second estimate set by most sportsbooks.
.@charlieputh sings a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem ahead of Super Bowl LX 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mB0T6e5D9d
— NFL (@NFL) February 8, 2026Puth explained before Super Bowl 60 that he had prepared for the big stage for months. "I always reverse engineer how I hear my own music in my head and then it’s kind of just like pulling it apart and making it a feasible product," he said in a press conference. "So I’ve been rehearsing this in my head for months, if that makes sense."
In January, Puth told Rolling Stone that he finds inspiration in Whitney Houston's iconic Super Bowl anthem from 35 years ago. "I’m going to be inspired by what Whitney did, but I can’t ever touch what Whitney did," he said.
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What was the Super Bowl national anthem over/under?
Odds courtesy of FanDuel.
- Over 119.5 seconds: -110
- Under 119.5 seconds: -110
After Jon Batiste came in just shy of the more than two-minute estimation at Super Bowl 59, the over/under for Puth's performance settled at just under two minutes.
While the odds vary by sportsbook, with some books offering as little as 117.5 seconds for over/under bets, FanDuel settled at 119.5 seconds for the over/under. That is just a half-second short of exactly two minutes.
Some viewers are walking away from Super Bowl 60 satisfied before the game even kicks off, while others came away disappointed from Puth's performance at Levi's Stadium.
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History of Super Bowl national anthem lengths
Here's a recap of every national anthem in Super Bowl history and whether it came in over or under the pregame estimate:
| Super Bowl | Singer | Anthem O/U (Seconds) | Anthem Length | O/U |
| 60 | Charlie Puth | 119.5 | 1:50 | Under |
| 59 | Jon Batiste | 120.5 | 1:59 | Under |
| 58 | Reba McEntire | 90.5 | 1:34 | Over |
| 57 | Chris Stapleton | 119.5 | 2:01 | Over |
| 56 | Mickey Guyton | 95.5 | 1:55 | Over |
| 55 | Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church | 119.5 | 2:16 | Over |
| 54 | Demi Lovato | 115.5 | 1:49 | Under |
| 53 | Gladys Knight | 107.5 | 2:01 | Over |
| 52 | Pink | 120.5 | 1:52 | Under |
| 51 | Luke Bryan | 129.5 | 2:05 | Under |
| 50 | Lady Gaga | 142 | 2:22 | Push |
| 49 | Idina Menzel | 122.5 | 2:04 | Over |
| 48 | Renee Fleming | 143.5 | 2:03 | Under |
| 47 | Alicia Keys | 135.5 | 2:36 | Over |
| 46 | Kelly Clarkson | 94 | 1:34 | Push |
| 45 | Christina Aguilera | 114.5 | 1:53 | Under |
| 44 | Carrie Underwood | 101.5 | 1:47 | Over |
| 43 | Jennifer Hudson | 124.5 | 2:10 | Over |
| 42 | Jordin Sparks | 107.5 | 1:54 | Over |
| 41 | Billy Joel | 104.5 | 1:30 | Under |
| 40 | Aaron Neville & Aretha Franklin | N/A | 2:09 | N/A |
| 39 | Choirs of US Military Academies | N/A | 1:53 | N/A |
| 38 | Beyonce | N/A | 2:09 | N/A |
| 37 | The Chicks | N/A | 1:33 | N/A |
| 36 | Mariah Carey | N/A | 1:56 | N/A |
| 35 | Backstreet Boys | N/A | 1:49 | N/A |
| 34 | Faith Hill | N/A | 2:00 | N/A |
| 33 | Cher | N/A | 1:55 | N/A |
| 32 | Jewel | N/A | 1:27 | N/A |
| 31 | Luther Vandross | N/A | 1:53 | N/A |
| 30 | Vanessa Williams | N/A | 1:35 | N/A |
| 29 | Kathy Lee Gifford | N/A | 1:40 | N/A |
| 28 | Natalie Cole | N/A | 2:33 | N/A |
| 27 | Garth Brooks | N/A | 1:45 | N/A |
| 26 | Harry Connick Jr. | N/A | 2:06 | N/A |
| 25 | Whitney Houston | N/A | 1:56 | N/A |
| 24 | Aaron Neville | N/A | 1:25 | N/A |
| 23 | Billy Joel | N/A | 1:26 | N/A |
| 22 | Herb Alpert (trumpet) | N/A | 1:34 | N/A |
| 21 | Neil Diamond | N/A | 1:02 | N/A |
| 20 | Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) | N/A | 1:22 | N/A |
| 19 | San Francisco Boys and Girls Choir | N/A | 1:21 | N/A |
| 18 | Barry Manilow | N/A | 1:34 | N/A |
| 17 | Leslie Easterbrook | N/A | 1:33 | N/A |
| 16 | Diana Ross | N/A | 1:38 | N/A |
| 15 | Helen O'Connell | N/A | 1:22 | N/A |
| 14 | Cheryl Ladd | N/A | 1:18 | N/A |
| 13 | The Colgate Thirteen | N/A | 1:19 | N/A |
| 12 | Phyllis Kelly | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | Tom Sullivan | N/A | 1:54 | N/A |
| 9 | New Orleans Chapter of the Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America | N/A | 1:22 | N/A |
| 8 | Charley Pride | N/A | 1:10 | N/A |
| 7 | Little Angels of Chicago's Holy Angels Church | N/A | 1:12 | N/A |
| 6 | US Air Force Academy Chorale | N/A | 1:10 | N/A |
| 5 | Tommy Loy (trumpet) | N/A | 1:13 | N/A |
| 4 | Doc Severinsen (trumpet) and Pat O'Brien (spoken) | N/A | 1:26 | N/A |
| 3 | Lloyd Geisler | N/A | 1:27 | N/A |
| 2 | GSU Tiger Marching Band | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band & UCLA Choir | N/A | 1:16 | N/A |
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