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