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DENVER — The Broncos have more than 23,000 season ticket accounts. An undisclosed percentage of those ticket holders won the lottery Wednesday when they came to pick up their Super Bowl 50 tickets at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

It’s kind of like a Broncos Power Ball.

“That’s kind of a misnomer,” said longtime season ticket holder Tom Joy of Denver. “You only win the right to get your tickets and pay for the full price. So, you win nothing.”

Regardless, Joy gladly paid for the coveted tickets and will be taking his wife of 56 years, Marlene, to see their beloved Broncos play the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif. The tickets are $1,200 each.

In the parking lot of Sports Authority Field at Mile High was another longtime season ticket holder, Jason of Denver.

Jason would gladly pay twice the face value for a pair of Super Bowl tickets for him and his dad. His family was not drawn for the limited number of tickets. Is the lottery system fair?

“For real fans, no,” Jason said.

Across town, the phones haven’t stopped ringing all day for ticket broker Candy Lewis.

“Today is the first day that people can actually get their tickets in hand so the phones are going off the wall,” she said.

Lewis said brokered Super Bowl 50 tickets are going for up to seven times the face value. For many Broncos fans, if they want to see them play, they will have to pay.

NFL Ticket Exchange

The NFL and Ticketmaster announced that tickets are available for the Super Bowl at NFL Ticket Exchange. It’s the official resale ticketing partner of the NFL.

Ticketmaster is in possession of each ticket listed on the exchange so that ensures buyers are getting real tickets. The average resale price Wednesday was $5,215.