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Super Bowl tickets could be most expensive ever. Got $4,370?

This July 19, 2016, file photo shows US Bank stadium in Minneapolis, where the Super Bowl will take place Feb. 4.
This July 19, 2016, file photo shows US Bank stadium in Minneapolis, where the Super Bowl will take place Feb. 4. AP

Have a hankering to watch the biggest football game in person? Be prepared to pay a steep price.

Tickets for Super Bowl LII could be the most expensive in history, according to TicketIQ.

The cheapest option to see the New England Patriots take on the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Feb. 4 is $4,370.

A seat along the 40-yard line with unlimited food and drink is selling for $66,650.

The average price for a ticket to the Super Bowl is now $5,694, according to VividSeats. That’s an 8 percent increase compared with this time last year.

The average resale ticket on secondary markets is more than $9,000, CNN Money reported.

Because there aren’t as many tickets available this year to reselling services like StubHub, SeatGeek and VividSeats, the prices increased significantly, TicketIQ founder Jesse Lawrence told CNN.

Ticket prices aren’t the only thing spiking.

At least one hotel in Minneapolis was asking $909 per night for a room with a king bed, Fortune reported. That’s a 1,196 percent markup from the usual rate.

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A stead increase

Super Bowl ticket prices have been on the rise since 1967:

Super Bowl I, 1967

Average face-value ticket: $10

Inflation-adjusted price: $74.98

Super Bowl II, 1968

Average face-value ticket: $12

Inflation-adjusted price: $86.80

Super Bowl III, 1969

Average face-value ticket: $12

Inflation-adjusted price: $83.15

Super Bowl IV, 1970

Average face-value ticket: $15

Inflation-adjusted price: $97.88

Super Bowl V, 1971

Average face-value ticket: $15

Inflation-adjusted price: $92.97

Super Bowl VI, 1972

Average face-value ticket: $15

Inflation-adjusted price: $90.03

Super Bowl VII, 1973

Average face-value ticket: $15

Inflation-adjusted price: $86.86

Super Bowl VIII, 1974

Average face-value ticket: $15

Inflation-adjusted price: $79.40

Super Bowl IX, 1975

Average face-value ticket: $20

Inflation-adjusted price: $94.69

Super Bowl X, 1976

Average face-value ticket: $20

Inflation-adjusted price: $88.73

Super Bowl XI, 1977

Average face-value ticket: $20

Inflation-adjusted price: $84.33

Super Bowl XII, 1978

Average face-value ticket: $30

Inflation-adjusted price: $118.40

Super Bowl XIII, 1979

Average face-value ticket: $30

Inflation-adjusted price: $108.35

Super Bowl XIV, 1980

Average face-value ticket: $30

Inflation-adjusted price: $95.12

Super Bowl XV, 1981

Average face-value ticket: $40

Inflation-adjusted price: $113.41

Super Bowl XVI, 1982

Average face-value ticket: $40

Inflation-adjusted price: $104.63

Super Bowl XVII, 1983

Average face-value ticket: $40

Inflation-adjusted price: $100.89

Super Bowl XVIII, 1984

Average face-value ticket: $60

Inflation-adjusted price: $145.24

Super Bowl XIX, 1985

Average face-value ticket: $60

Inflation-adjusted price: $140.29

Super Bowl XX, 1986

Average face-value ticket: $75

Inflation-adjusted price: $168.80

Super Bowl XXI, 1987

Average face-value ticket: $75

Inflation-adjusted price: $166.37

Super Bowl XXII, 1988

Average face-value ticket: $100

Inflation-adjusted price: $213.20

Super Bowl XXIII, 1989

Average face-value ticket: $100

Inflation-adjusted price: $203.69

Super Bowl XXIV, 1990

Average face-value ticket: $125

Inflation-adjusted price: $242.02

Super Bowl XXV, 1991

Average face-value ticket: $150

Inflation-adjusted price: $274.89

Super Bowl XXVI, 1992

Average face-value ticket: $150

Inflation-adjusted price: $267.92

Super Bowl XXVII, 1993

Average face-value ticket: $175

Inflation-adjusted price: $302.71

Super Bowl XXVIII, 1994

Average face-value ticket: $175

Inflation-adjusted price: $295.26

Super Bowl XXIX, 1995

Average face-value ticket: $200

Inflation-adjusted price: $328.24

Super Bowl XXX, 1996

Average face-value ticket: $350

Inflation-adjusted price: $559.16

Super Bowl XXXI, 1997

Average face-value ticket: $275

Inflation-adjusted price: $426.36

Super Bowl XXXII, 1998

Average face-value ticket: $275

Inflation-adjusted price: $419.76

Super Bowl XXXIII, 1999

Average face-value ticket: $325

Inflation-adjusted price: $487.93

Super Bowl XXXIV, 2000

Average face-value ticket: $325

Inflation-adjusted price: $474.93

Super Bowl XXXV, 2001

Average face-value ticket: $325

Inflation-adjusted price: $457.84

Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002

Average face-value ticket: $400

Inflation-adjusted price: $554.94

Super Bowl XXXVII, 2003

Average face-value ticket: $400

Inflation-adjusted price: $543.02

Super Bowl XXXVIII, 2004

Average face-value ticket: $400

Inflation-adjusted price: $529.90

Super Bowl XXXIX, 2005

Average face-value ticket: $600

Inflation-adjusted price: $771.64

Super Bowl XL, 2006

Average face-value ticket: $700

Inflation-adjusted price: $868.99

Super Bowl XLI, 2007

Average face-value price: $700

Inflation-adjusted price: $848.50

Super Bowl XLII, 2008

Average face-value ticket: $700

Inflation-adjusted price: $815.65

Super Bowl XLIII, 2009

Average face-value ticket: $1,000

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,162.47

Super Bowl XLIV, 2010

Average face-value ticket: $1,000

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,138.08

Super Bowl XLV, 2011

Average face-value ticket: $1,200

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,337.51

Super Bowl XLVI, 2012

Average face-value ticket: $1,200

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,300.18

Super Bowl XLVII, 2013

Average face-value ticket: $1,200

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,274.96

Super Bowl XLVIII, 2014

Average face-value ticket: $1,500

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,575.95

Super Bowl XLIX, 2015

Average face-value ticket: $1,750

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,839.07

Super Bowl L, 2016

Average face-value ticket: $1,800

Inflation0-adjusted price: $1,872.56

Super Bowl LI, 2017

Average face-value ticket: $1,700

Inflation-adjusted price: $1,721.40

Data from Thrillist

This story was originally published January 22, 2018 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Super Bowl tickets could be most expensive ever. Got $4,370?."

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