And with the cardboard cutouts, you can do at least two of those, possibly all three, depending on what you mean by “be part of the crowd”.
Is this really going to turn into a “why do hoomans go to sporting events?” thread?
I’m amazed anyone thinks, ‘Geez, who would pay $100, for that?’
When there’s photographic evidence before your very eyes that clearly confirms literally thousands upon thousands of fans thought it was worth the shits and giggles to have an avatar there!
Stand by all you want. The facts seem to be that lots of people spent money on this and felt it was worth it.
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin
Stranger
If you go back, you’ll see what I actually said was “I simply can’t imagine paying a hundred dollars to have a picture of me placed at a Super Bowl game.”
Imagine being at the game and the cardboard cutout in the next seat has a better seat than you do.
No, only one. Being there to watch a game is completely different than watching something on TV. There’s a whole experience behind actually being there which is different. It’s why people go and watch live performances, like plays and concerts, even though they will likely be further away than the cameras if they’d just watch a video of it.
All you get with a cutout is being able to show people the cutout, at the Super Bowl. Now, maybe if they then send it to you, I could see it, as a cutout like that already costs around $60.
But, otherwise, it does seem ridiculous to me unless $100 is no big deal to you, and you weren’t at all interested in actual tickets.
I suspect this is why they added the lottery. They definitely thought thst purchasers would likely not find the cutouts to be valuable enough. I suspect they counted on the lottery phenomenon where people just are not good with odds so that the value add seems larger to the purchasers.
Again, if you get to keep the cutout, then it makes more sense to me, given how expensive getting one made can be.
Just don’t be too freaked out if the cutout gets up in search of some beer.
I saw the game, and the crowds. Three words- Super spreader event.
I’m less worried about the stadium game itself than all of the in-home gatherings people appear to have had to watch the game with people outside their households. The real threat isn’t one big impaling stab; it is the thousands of tiny cuts that won’t stop bleeding.
Stranger
Except this Super Bowl will (hopefully!) be unique in history, as the only one run in this manner. I know lots of people who would drop $100 for bragging rights that they were one of those who showed up as a cardboard cut-out, since there will never be another chance to do this. Some people are just weird that way.
You’re probably right. People are strange. I get the chance of winning tickets. (remote, sure) But, for me, bragging rights wouldn’t even be on my radar.
But sports memorabilia always adds extra value to any ‘due to unique issue’ reason, like there was a war on, etc, does it not?
I could see that being part of it. Also, $100 and you get to check, ‘attend a super bowl game’, off your bucket list, real or imaginary, sounds like a bargain to me!
Plenty of people spend more than $100 on Powerball tickets with lousy odds. Plenty of people find it fun to drop money at a casino on machines that have poor returns. I don’t get it, but playing the odds in and of itself is gratifying for some. Most of you wouldn’t spend hundreds on a pair of good binoculars so you could pay to travel elsewhere to sit in the mud and rain to attempt to spot a boring-looking but rare bird. To each their own.
I would (and often do)! 
You, I know about. And probably with much better optics than mine.
ETA: But let’s not elevate the thread by going into Superb Owl jokes.
Some of my birder friends disdain the Super Bowl, and make a point of going on Superb Owl walks on that day.
What a hoot!