Super Bowl XLVI lived up to the all hype and then some as the Giants and Patriots faced off in another classic. Four years removed from their 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII, the Giants once again got the best of Brady and the Pats, this time winning 21-17.

Based on the above chart, fans that waited to buy until the last minute were rewarded with bargains. The get-in price dropped over 56% in the 5 days leading up to XLVI with the average price dropping 32%. At game-time, upper level seats were selling for right around $1,000, which was 56% below the get-in price last year.

For XLV, Steelers and Packer fans alike flocked to Dallas. This year, however, interest was lopsided. In the days leading up to the game, we saw 500% more traffic from the Tri-State area than from Massachusetts. Perhaps it was the shorter drive (12 hrs vs. 15 hrs), or just a case of championship fatigue in Boston (poor Bostonians), but Patriots fans were significantly less interested in the game than Giants fans.

As for the most active buying windows, we saw 61% of tickets sell in the 5 days after teams were set and 27% in the 48 hours before the event. Because so many brokers attend the Super Bowl themselves, last minute logistics were easy to manage.

We’re already looking forward to The Big Easy in 2013, and can’t wait for opening kick-off in September.

Here at TiqIQ we aggregate tickets from all major sellers and then deliver ticket prices data for events, both big and small. There is no bigger event in the world of sports or tickets than the Super Bowl. To commemorate XLVI in Indianapolis this weekend, we decided to crunch not just data on ticket prices, but also data on the other things you need to spend money on to get to the big game. We also unearthed some data from Super Bowls past to see how prices have evolved over time. Enjoy!

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After a Sunday of drama-filled Conference Championships, the Super Bowl XLVI match up is set, and the New York Giants and New England Patriots are headed to Indianapolis. Behind two memorable kicks, the New York-Boston rivalry is set for another epic installment.

In all their excitement about this Super Bowl XLII rematch, fans and sellers have made the 2012 edition the most expensive Super Bowl in three years. In the 12 hours after the Giants won the NFC, prices climbed 8% alone. At a whopping $4,020 average price, prices are 10% higher than last year’s Packers-Steelers game in Dallas, and 72% more than 2010’s Saints-Colts match up in Miami.  With 30,000+ less seats available at Lucas Oil Stadium than Cowboys stadium, we don’t much price softening this year leading up to the game.

Prices range from $2,298 for 22 rows back in the 600s corner section, to $14,707 for 1st row seats at the 50. There’s even an $600,000 luxury suite available, which is roughly the same price as a 5,000 SF mansion in Indianapolis. For those not looking to take out a mortgage to attend this years Super Bowl, the get-in price of $2,298 is currently just over last-year’s get-in of $2,260.

As for the other ticket you’ll need to get to Indy, flights from NYC and Boston have gone up over 250% in the last week, according to Bing Travel, and both routes will cost above $1,000 for a round-trip, coming back Monday. The good news is that Bing predicts both will come down between $100 and $400, with confidence rating above 75%, so hold tight if you dare. As for the last piece of the equation–a room–there is little chance of finding a hotel at this late stage, however, there are 13 listings on Craigslist Indianapolis that range from $400/night up to $4,000 per night. If none of those work out, however, you can always see if the person buying the $600,000 suite has any extra floor space where you can crash.

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