"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> A friend of mine has two tickets for the 2017 Super Bowl, both box
>> seats. He paid $1,700 for each ticket
>> He didn't realize when he bought them that this was going to be on the
>> same day as his wedding - so now he can't go.
>>
>> If you are interested and would like to go in his place, it's at St
>> Peter's Church, in New York City , at 5 pm
>> Her name is Sally, she's 5'4", about 115 lbs, good cook, makes $90,000 a
>> year! She will be the one in the white dress....
>>
>> Let me know if you're interested.
>>
>> (stolen from another group)
>
> I love that joke and will send it to a few others.
>
> SteveW is correct though in saying that it's an old one (with the
> prices)
>
> I looked it up and average Super Bowl tickets are around $5,000
> and that's not box seat price. Add maybe another 10K for those.
>
> I find it hard to believe that *anyone* would pay that much to watch
> it in person. $5,000 + for one day at the stadium. About 20 minutes
> of actual game?
>
> I realize that being in a giant stadium is a fun event. I went to
> see a few baseball games back in the 60's. It's just fun to be there.
>
> Not for that price though, not in any scenario. You can sit at home and
> watch it for free and get the best angles and close-ups right in your
> living room. Even better if you have a big-screen tv.
>
> I do think that one Super Bowl game is wrong though. World Series takes
> the best two teams and lets them win with 4 out of seven games.
>
> Super Bowl should do the same. Even the best team might just
> be having a bad day. Think of all the revenue they would make also
> by doing the Super Bowl with 3-5-7 games.

That's what play offs leading to the Super Bowl are for.

Cheri