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Make Ticket Dreams Come True

Most football fans dream of attending the biggest game of all season ? The Super Bowl. But without the favor of celebrity, wealth, or sheer luck, actually finding Super Bowl Tickets may seem like just that ? a dream.

Locating tickets has everything to do with the National Football League (NFL) and their perplexing allocation of tickets. Each year, the National Football League (NFL) conducts a Super Bowl ticket lottery. To participate, fill out an index card with a name, address, and phone number, and send it by certified mail to the NFL Super Bowl Ticket Lottery office. Five-hundred names are selected from the 50,000 entries.

Winners do not receive actual Super Bowl tickets, but the option to purchase tickets ? at face value (about $600). The winners are sent an invoice, after which they pay for the tickets via mail using a credit card. It sounds simple, but unfortunately, only 1% of the entire 70,000 Super Bowl Tickets are actually available through the lottery.