# What is the hardest sporting event ticket to get? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 18, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131 "2003-10-18T01:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/21 "2003-10-18T23:07:40Z")
Front-row seats at Kobe’s trial. ---
**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/22 "2003-10-18T23:27:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ccwaterback \* > \*\*Should we set the Ebay price as the determining factor? I think I saw Masters Golf tickets on Ebay for $4500.00 (4 day pass). The tickets you see there for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are (1 day) practice rounds. \*\* For the 2002 World Cup final some of the tickets were going for $4,800 and that was straight from FIFA itself (they included a meal and souvenir though)!!! ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/23 "2003-10-18T23:53:10Z")
My gut says Packer season tickets. My gut is not a factual answer though(unless the question was “What hurt’s when dead0man wakes up with to little sleep?”). ---
**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/24 "2003-10-18T23:57:57Z")
It would be a pain in the butt to try to get one’s hands on some tickets for an NCAA tournament game played at Rupp Arena when the Kentucky Wildcats are playing. You have a better chance of getting an audience with the Pope. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/25 "2003-10-19T00:14:44Z")
_ **Fight Club!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/26 "2003-10-19T00:21:34Z")
Rule one, moriah. Rule two, also. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/27 "2003-10-19T01:01:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MC Master of Ceremonies \* > \*\*For the 2002 World Cup final some of the tickets were going for $4,800 and that was straight from FIFA itself (they included a meal and souvenir though)!!! \*\* Yeah, they do the rip-off ticket and a meal for the Superbowl too. You get a Superbowl ticket and a hamburger for $2000.00. But you can find Superbowl seats for under $500.00 usually. I went to Superbowl 22, I know that’s quite awhile ago, but I paid $250.00 for a $100.00 face value ticket. So just because someone asks $10,000.00 for a ticket doesn’t mean that’s what they are worth. I would say the Ebay valuation is a bit closer to what “reasonable” people will pay. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131/28 "2003-10-19T01:04:30Z")
Let me add, I am sure World Cup finals tickets are right up there as the most expensive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hardest-sporting-event-ticket-to-get/208131.md?page=1)