Well let’s take a look at the pricing of Super Bowl The Big Game tickets going back to Numero I in 1967.
| Ticket Cost and Venue | Cost in 2012 Dollars for Cheapest Seat |
| 2013–$1,200 to $800 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | $800 |
| 2012–$1,200 to $800 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis | $800 |
| 2011–$1,200 to $600 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas | $612 |
| 2010–$1,000 to $500 Sun Life Stadium, Miami | $526 |
| 2009–$1,000 to $500 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. | $535 |
| 2008–$900, $700 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. | $746 |
| 2007–$700, $600 Dolphin Stadium, Miami | $664 |
| 2006–$700, $600 Ford Field, Detroit | $683 |
| 2005–$600, $500 ALLTEL Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla. | $588 |
| 2004–$600, $500, $400 Reliant Stadium, Houston | $486 |
| 2003–$500, $400 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego | $499 |
| 2002–$400 Superdome, New Orleans | $510 |
| 2001–$325 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. | $421 |
| 2000–$325 Georgia Dome, Atlanta | $433 |
| 1999–$325 Pro Player Stadium, Miami | $448 |
| 1998–$275 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego | $387 |
| 1997–$275 Superdome, New Orleans | $393 |
| 1996–$350, $250, $200 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | $292 |
| 1995–$200 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami | $301 |
| 1994–$175 Georgia Dome, Atlanta | $271 |
| 1993–$175 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | $278 |
| 1992–$150 Metrodome, Minneapolis | $245 |
| 1991–$150 Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | $253 |
| 1990–$125 Superdome, New Orleans | $220 |
| 1989–$100 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami | $185 |
| 1988–$100 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego | $194 |
| 1987–$75 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | $152 |
| 1986–$75 Superdome, New Orleans | $157 |
| 1985–$60 Stanford (Calif.) Stadium | $128 |
| 1984–$60 Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | $133 |
| 1983–$40 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | $92 |
| 1982–$40 Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich. | $95 |
| 1981–$40 Superdome, New Orleans | $101 |
| 1980–$30 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | $84 |
| 1979–$30 Orange Bowl, Miami | $94 |
| 1978–$30 Superdome, New Orleans | $106 |
| 1977–$20 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. | $76 |
| 1976–$20 Orange Bowl, Miami | $81 |
| 1975–$20 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | $85 |
| 1974–$15 Rice Stadium, Houston | $70 |
| 1973–$15 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | $78 |
| 1972–$15 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | $82 |
| 1971–$15 Orange Bowl, Miami | $85 |
| 1970–$15 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans | $89 |
| 1969–$12 Orange Bowl, Miami | $75 |
| 1968–$12 Orange Bowl, Miami | $79 |
| 1967–$12, $10, $6 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | $41 |
So, in 2013 Super Bowl The Big Game tickets cost 10-20 times what they did back in 1967. To put this more in perspective, a minimum wage earner would have to work 29 hours to buy his ticket. In 2013 he had to work 110 hours. In 1975 an entry level mechanical engineer worked 14 hours for his ticket. In 2013 he worked 28 hours. In the late 1960’s tickets to a major college football game cost $6-$8. The most expensive Super Bowl The Big Game I tickets cost 50-100% more. That doesn’t seem to me to be a bad deal for a game as important as Super Bowl The Big Game. In 2013 major college tickets cost $60-$80. Super Bowl The Big Game tickets are now 10 to 20 times more than the college ticket.
Super Bowl The Big Game tickets cost too much for the average Joe, yet many thousands of Joes cough it up.