Super Bowl tickets are historically hard to come by, and it's even more difficult to find them at a decent price.
That's proving to be true in 2019 as the overall demand for Super Bowl 53 tickets has fluctuated from previous years, a trend that's been chalked up to everything from Patriots fatigue to a lack of enthusiasm within the Los Angeles market to travel to watch the Rams attempt to spoil New England's bid for a third championship in five years.
But there are still some tickets available on the resell market in the days leading up to the biggest game of the year.
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StubHub has nearly 3,000 unsold tickets as of Jan. 31 ranging from $2,500 to $23,203.50, with the latter price for a single 50-yard line seat in the "SunTrust Club." One Patriots fan reportedly paid $180,000 for eight tickets at the 50-yard line after New England's victory over Kansas City.
Here's a look at how much money attending Super Bowl 53 can run an average fan, factoring in ticket prices and the cost of concession food items while at the big game.
Super Bowl ticket prices in 2019
Get-in price: $2,557 (StubHub)
Average purchase price: $4,613 (StubHub)
As of Jan. 31, StubHub's cheapest ticket sold was for $2,000.
Ticket IQ, which tracks the rate of prices according to the level of the seat inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has found there is not much of a difference between upper and lower level tickets.
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Super Bowl ticket trends
According to TickPick, fans from Los Angeles and New England made up the majority of tickets purchased before the Super Bowl matchup was set, showing those cities were confident in their team's success. Ten percent of ticket purchases came from Los Angeles while 11 percent came from New England.
After the Rams and Patriots won their respective games, tickets purchased from New England rose to 31 percent while ticket purchases in Los Angeles rose to 16 percent.
Ticket prices dropped once it was determined the Patriots would be in the big game, something that can most likely be attrbiuted to fans getting sick of seeing New England in the Super Bowl.
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History of Super Bowl ticket prices
Going to the Super Bowl these days is expensive, to say the least, but tickets weren't always so far out of reach. Here's a look at the ticket prices from the past with what that cost would be equivalent to today taken, according to a database compiled by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 2018.
| Year | Super Bowl | Ticket cost | Ticket cost (inflation) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | $12 | $90 | Packers vs. Chiefs |
| 1968 | 2 | $12 | $87 | Packers vs. Raiders |
| 1969 | 3 | $12 | $83 | Jets vs. Baltimore Colts |
| 1970 | 4 | $15 | $98 | Chiefs vs. Vikings |
| 1971 | 5 | $15 | $93 | Baltimore Colts vs. Cowboys |
| 1972 | 6 | $15 | $90 | Cowboys vs. Dolphins |
| 1973 | 7 | $15 | $87 | Dolphins vs. Redskins |
| 1974 | 8 | $15 | $79 | Dolphins vs. Vikings |
| 1975 | 9 | $20 | $95 | Steelers vs. Vikings |
| 1976 | 10 | $20 | $89 | Steelers vs. Cowboys |
| 1977 | 11 | $20 | $84 | Raiders vs. Vikings |
| 1978 | 12 | $30 | $118 | Cowboys vs. Broncos |
| 1979 | 13 | $30 | $108 | Steelers vs. Cowboys |
| 1980 | 14 | $30 | $95 | Steelers vs. Rams |
| 1981 | 15 | $40 | $113 | Raiders vs. Eagles |
| 1982 | 16 | $40 | $105 | 49ers vs. Bengals |
| 1983 | 17 | $40 | $101 | Redskins vs. Dolphins |
| 1984 | 18 | $60 | $145 | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Redskins |
| 1985 | 19 | $60 | $140 | 49ers vs. Dolphins |
| 1986 | 20 | $75 | $169 | Bears vs. Patriots |
| 1987 | 21 | $75 | $166 | Giants vs. Broncos |
| 1988 | 22 | $100 | $213 | Redskins vs. Broncos |
| 1989 | 23 | $100 | $204 | 49ers vs. Bengals |
| 1990 | 24 | $125 | $242 | 49ers vs. Broncos |
| 1991 | 25 | $150 | $275 | Giants vs. Bills |
| 1992 | 26 | $150 | $268 | Redskins vs. Bills |
| 1993 | 27 | $175 | $303 | Cowboys vs. Bills |
| 1994 | 28 | $175 | $295 | Cowboys vs. Bills |
| 1995 | 29 | $200 | $328 | 49ers vs. Chargers |
| 1996 | 30 | $350 | $559 | Cowboys vs. Steelers |
| 1997 | 31 | $275 | $426 | Packers vs. Patriots |
| 1998 | 32 | $275 | $420 | Broncos vs. Packers |
| 1999 | 33 | $325 | $488 | Broncos vs. Falcons |
| 2000 | 34 | $325 | $475 | St. Louis Rams vs. Titans |
| 2001 | 35 | $325 | $458 | Ravens vs. Giants |
| 2002 | 36 | $400 | $557 | Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams |
| 2003 | 37 | $500 | $679 | Buccaneers vs. Raiders |
| 2004 | 38 | $600 | $799 | Patriots vs. Panthers |
| 2005 | 39 | $600 | $776 | Patriots vs. Eagles |
| 2006 | 40 | $700 | $871 | Steelers vs. Seahawks |
| 2007 | 41 | $700 | $853 | Colts vs. Bears |
| 2008 | 42 | $900 | $1,052 | Giants vs. Patriots |
| 2009 | 43 | $1,000 | $1,168 | Steelers vs. Cardinals |
| 2010 | 44 | $1,000 | $1,138 | Saints vs. Colts |
| 2011 | 45 | $1,200 | $1,344 | Packers vs. Steelers |
| 2012 | 46 | $1,200 | $1,306 | Giants vs. Patriots |
| 2013 | 47 | $1,250 | $1,339 | Ravens vs. 49ers |
| 2014 | 48 | $1,500 | $1,582 | Seahawks vs. Broncos |
| 2015 | 49 | $2,111 | $2,000 | Patriots vs. Seahawks |
| 2016 | 50 | $2,500 | $2,605 | Broncos vs. Panthers |
| 2017 | 51 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Patriots vs. Falcons |
| 2018 | 52 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Eagles vs. Patriots |
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Super Bowl concession prices
Getting to the Super Bowl is expensive after adding up airfare, hotel and tickets. Fortunately, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium has decided to keep the price of consessions low, a policy championed by Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The menu includes $2 hotdogs, $2 refillable soft drinks, $3 nachos, $5 burgers and $5 beers. Just try not to develop a craving for Chik-fil-A on Sunday.