The Cubs broke a 108-year curse. The Cavaliers broke Cleveland’s championship curse spanning more than half a century. And Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning played their last games. Without question 2016 was one of the most epic years in sports history. Which, also means, 2016 had some of the most expensive tickets in sports history.
StubHub just released the top 10 most in-demand tickets from this past year. It should come to no surprise that the Cubbies dominated, except when it comes to the Super Bowl, which this year featured Cam Newton and the Panthers vs. Denver and Peyton Manning.
StubHub’s Top 10 events of 2016
1. Super Bowl 50
2. World Series Game 4
3. World Series Game 3
4. World Series Game 5
5. World Series Game 1
6. World Series Game 2
7. Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers (4/13 — Kobe’s last game)
8. NBA Finals Game 7
9. MLB NL Championship Series — Game 6
10. 2016 College Football Playoff championship
Source StubHub. List of top live events in the U.S. based on total value of ticket sales for each event
The Cubs-Indians World Series had an average sale price of nearly $2,000, which was the most expensive series on StubHub since the site began tracking numbers in 2002. The prices also topped last year’s World Series by 160 percent.
Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports.
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