If you are a die-hard football fan, you may want to learn how to get Super Bowl tickets. Even if the annual Super Bowl lottery has long since ended, that does not mean tickets are not still available. In fact, many websites like RazorGator, Barry's Tickets, StubHub, and Ticket City often have tickets that can be purchased after the lottery has been announced. http://www.razorgator.com/tickets/sports/football/nfl/super-bowl-tickets/?performance=7133209%7c1

The Super Bowl is the annual sporting event that is played to determine the overall winning football team. In 1967 the very first Super Bowl was called the AFL-NFL Championship. It was played in Los Angeles, California at the Memorial Coliseum. This inaugural game was played between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. http://www.historyoffootball.net/first_super_bowl.html

Every year, the NFL holds a random drawing to determine who can purchase tickets for the Super Bowl. This is the only way for the public to purchase Super Bowl tickets directly from the NFL. http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/futuresites In order to be eligible for the drawing, you must:

1. Request tickets between February 1 - June 1 prior to that year's Superbowlhttp://www.nfl.com/help/faq
2. Send your requests via certified or registered mailhttp://www.nfl.com/help/faq
3. Only one request can be made per addresshttp://www.nfl.com/help/faq
4. If your name is drawn, you will be allowed to purchase 2 ticketshttp://www.nfl.com/help/faq
5. Send your requests to the following address:

• Super Bowl Random Drawing
• P.O. Box 49140
• Strongsville, OH 44149-0140http://www.nfl.com/help/faq

If your name is not selected in the NFL's random drawing, or you miss the deadline for the drawing, this does not mean you cannot purchase tickets. Many people with tickets will sell them, either online or by advertising them locally in newspapers or at local retail stores. Online sales may be done through websites such as Craigslist or eBay. There are also numerous sports and event ticketing websites that offer secondhand tickets, including Super Bowl tickets. Websites like StubHub, Coast to Coast Tickets, Barry's Tickets, and Ticket City may have tickets available.http://www.stubhub.com/super-bowl-tickets/ Before you purchase tickets on these websites, or others like them, make sure that the site has been certified secure, up through to the date you are making the purchase.

When purchasing tickets from a third party, keep in mind that they will likely be costly. Tickets can cost thousands of dollars each, mainly because the demand is high. Because some states have laws to prevent tickets being sold above the initial purchase price, many people will sell them online to get around these laws, thus adding a service charge or similar fee.

In lieu of going through a ticket broker or the NFL lottery, there are several alternative methods to obtaining tickets to the big game. If you know someone affiliated with professional football, especially if that person is connected with one of the two teams playing in the championship, they may be able to secure you tickets. Likewise, if you are a season ticket holder, either for the stadium in which the game is being held, or for one of the teams playing in the Super Bowl, then you will also have a chance to score some tickets. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/InsideTheBearsStory.asp?story_id=2958

Because each team playing in the Super Bowl is only allotted a certain amount of tickets to sell to its season ticket holders, there is often a weighted lottery system that is used to determine who has the first shot at purchasing tickets. A weighted lottery means that those given the first chance to purchase tickets are determined by the following criteria: how long the person has been a season ticket holder and how many seats are in each account.http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Articles/2010/1/Saints%20Announce%20600%20Additional%20SB%20Tickets.aspx