HOUSTON – Super Bowl LI is on Houston's mind, and now, the rest of the world's, but prices are actually dropping for some tickets to the big game. In just a week, prices for the least expensive tickets dropped 15 percent, according to online ticket exchange company StubHub.
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However, the prices remain steep, with the least expensive Super Bowl ticket on the market for $2,800.
Super Bowl contenders’ markets are buying up tickets this week, according to StubHub, with 14 percent of sales coming from Georgia and buyers from Massachusetts coming in at 13 percent of sales. The company added that those percentages are expected to increase as more buyers work out their travel plans.
StubHub says people have purchased Super Bowl tickets in nine different countries, and after the U.S., sales in Mexico and Canada make up 7 percent of total ticket sales.
StubHub noted Super Bowl LI tickets have sold in the range of $2,600 to $15,432. Last year at this time, Super Bowl 50 ticket range was $1,222 to $27,983.
The average ticket price to date for Super Bowl LI is $5,089, down nearly 8 percent from this time last year.
Super Bowl Average Ticket Price History:
Super Bowl 50 (2/7/16 Panthers vs. Broncos): $4,512
Super Bowl XLIX (2/1/15 Patriots vs. Seahawks): $4,222
Super Bowl XLVIII (2/2/14 Seahawks vs. Broncos): $2,516
Super Bowl XLVII (2/3/13 Ravens vs. 49ers): $2,525
Top Super Bowl LI Buyers by State:
Texas: 38 percent
Georgia: 14 percent* demand is up 1,571 percent compared to last week
Massachusetts: 13 percent demand is up 1,501 percent compared to last week
California: 5 percent
Florida: 4 percent
International: 8 percent (Mexico at 4 percent overall)
*After the Falcons’ exciting win at the NFC Championship, tickets purchased from fans in the Atlanta area have spiked 1,049 percent compared to last week, putting Georgia in No. 2 in the top buyers by state.