One Chicago Team Is The 4th Most Expensive Ticket In Sports

I was aware that huge sums of money are spent on tickets to sporting events all the time, but I guess it never dawned on me just how much devoted, rabid fan bases will actually pay for the chance to be live and in person at a big sporting event, regardless of the sport.

For example, I just read a piece about the most expensive sporting tickets that have ever been sold, and a certain game back in 2016 between the Chicago Cubs and The Cleveland Indians (before they became the Guardians in 2022) is the overall winner.

According to YahooFinance, for Game 7 of the 2016 World Series,

A very select few paid a whopping $1.17 million to see them play, Sport One reported.

While those tickets were most likely reserved for the rich and famous, it still would’ve been pricey to see the game as a regular fan, with the median listed price sitting at $2,249.

Some of the other events that made the "most expensive tickets list" include the Floyd Mayweather-Conner McGregor fight with some tickets selling for $157,700, and a Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors matchup in 2017where tickets went for as much as $194, 232.

So, Make Your Guess: Which Chicago Sports Team Has The 4th Most Expensive Ticket In All Professional Sports? Is It The Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks, or Bears?

If you're figuring that it's now football season and that the Bears would probably be the most expensive ticket in Chicago sports list, give yourself a pat on the back for making a great guess.

Yep, the fourth most expensive ticket in all of sports is one for a Chicago Bears game.

You probably want to know which 3 sports teams are even more expensive to see in action than the Chicago Bears, so here you go: Numbers 1-3 are the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, and...wait for it...the Detroit Lions. Really.

Okay, So It's Expensive...But How Expensive Is It?

According to a report at GamingToday.com, the Bears have an average ticket price of $370.73, which is 180.67% above the average price for all U.S. “top-tier” teams, and good enough for 4th place overall.

The Dallas Cowboys, who take the number-one spot, have an average ticket price of $399.50, which is 202.45% above the average price.

The Kansas City Chiefs are at number-two overall with an average ticket price of $391.96, which is 196.74% above average.

In third place, it's the Detroit Lions, with an average ticket price of $382.88, which is 189.87% above average.