Super Bowl 2018 ticket prices: Minnesota flooded with Eagles fans as demand soars
Last year, the "get-in price" (read: cheapest ticket) was about $2,700 for Super Bowl LI, which the Patriots won in overtime over the Falcons. A combination of a Falcons opponent that didn't create a huge market plus Patriots fatigue led to slower sales than in years past. No such luck for fans who want to get into the game this year.
According to StubHub.com, the cheapest "get-in price" as of Thursday at noon was more than $3,100.
And, yes, the prices are up a substantial amount -- 63 percent! -- and there is a robust market forming, largely driven by Eagles fans.
"Demand for Super Bowl LII tickets on StubHub has been incredible this year as sales are currently up 63 percent compared to last year and there has been a buyer from all 50 states and 17 different countries," StubHub spokesperson Cameron Papp told CBSSports.com. "Eagles fans lead the way with 14 percent of sales on StubHub coming from the Pennsylvania area compared to 11 percent from Massachusetts."
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Almost 10 percent of the ticket sales are coming from Minnesota, according to StubHub data, which is a decent indication we could see a large amount of Vikings fans on hand for the game, which is probably bad news for the Eagles, with most Vikings fans likely becoming Patriots fans for at least one night. That's what happens when your team beats another team and promptly treats their fans and players in horrible fashion. (Minnesotans are even threatening to go rogue on Uber and drop Eagles fans in the wrong location. At least some Eagles fans are trying to reverse the karma with charitable donations.)
After that, California (9.4 percent), Arizona (7 percent) and New York (6.5 percent) make up the biggest markets of sales on StubHub thus far.
Some of these people may be investing in some high-priced tickets -- getting into the Delta Club that's on the field level will cost buyers north of $10,000. But the view is great!
Eugenie Bouchard and John Goehrke tease over Super Bowl romance
IT’S the greatest fairytale romance of our time ... or is it? Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard left her fans wondering what was really going on after shutting down a live Q&A.
It all started when Bouchard fatefully agreed to go on a date with the unknown American, who seized his moment to bet his dating future on the New England Patriots making an unlikely comeback in Super Bowl LI against Atlanta.
The Atlanta Falcons were up by 25 points late against the New England Patriots and Bouchard was ready to call it.
But Goehrke — then just a random sports fan with a Twitter account — went for the Hail Mary of all Hail Marys by asking the Canadian if she’d go out with him should New England miraculously finish on top.
Long story short, quarterback Tom Brady did what only Tom Brady can and the Pats won 34-28. And, much like Batman, Goehrke became the hero we needed but probably didn’t deserve.
Fast forward a couple of weeks and the pair were sitting courtside at an NBA game in New York to see the Brooklyn Nets play the Milwaukee Bucks. The smooth operator gave Bouchard a pair of Tiffany earrings (the next best option, given he can’t really gift her a grand slam title) and when asked by TMZ if there would be a second date she replied: “For sure”.
Goehrke and Bouchard were back together on Bouchard’s Instagram account in December, appearing very cosy.
Super Bowl field is getting hashmarks painted on it just two hours before kickoff
Just a couple of hours before the Super Bowl, and we’ve already run into our first field issue.
The game is being played in Minneapolis’ beautiful U.S. Bank Stadium, so there’s no issues with the actual conditions of the field. But the grounds crew forgot to paint hash marks in the logos on the field:
Well, they’ve kept their promise — and more.
Bouchard and Goehrke conducted a filmed Q&A using the Canadian NFL Twitter account where they appeared to open up about their relationship — before leaving fans on the edge of a cliff.
