David Kamish
30, Lincolnwood
Seat: Section 557, Row 19, Seat 16
Price: Paid $250 for package that included a ticket to FanFest and each day’s events.
The story: Answered ad in newspaper. Met scalper at a local Jewel and haggled, getting the price down from $300.
Andrew Earley
23, Cleveland
Seat: Section 537, Row 28, Seat 16
Price: Free (face value: $125)
The story: Earley was a Cubs farmhand at Class A Boise and Class A Lansing with Florida All-Star Dontrelle Willis, who told him he paid $200 for the ticket.
Natalie Hoffman & Jennifer Bubis
19, Garfield Ridge and 23, Des Plaines
Seat: Section 534, Row 14, Seats 17 and 18
Price: $125 for each
The story: Hoffman was given the tickets as a present for graduating high school, but is also a season ticket-holder. “I found out about it in 8th grade and I said no matter what, when I’m in college I’m going to come to this game.”
Justin Rutan
19, Charleston, W.Va.
Seat: Section 516, Row 26, Seat 21
Price: Free (face value: $125)
The story: Rutan won two tickets in a contest sponsored by Pepsi and Subway. He learned last week that he won the prize, which also included airfare, hotel and $250 in cash.
Cathy Gilbert & Jay Korczak
21, Hinsdale and 20, Munster, Ind.
Seat: Section 506, Row 23, Seats 1 and 2
Price: Free (face value: $125)
The story: Korczak’s Dad was given two tickets by a friend but couldn’t make it. “He was working tonight so I took ’em,” he said.
Marta McLeod & Marilyn Thurau
38 and 75, both of Oakland
Seat: Section 119, Row 28, Seats 1 and 2
Price: Roughly $4,000 for two tickets. (face value: $175 apiece)
The story: McLeod bought two 81-game season tickets to ensure she could take her Mom, a former Chicagoan, to the game for her 75th birthday. She donated all the regular-season tickets to the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago.
John & Janelle Swiercinsky
25 and 23, Mokena.
Seat: Section 100, Row 22, Seats 2 and 3
Price: $860 for two tickets to each All-Star event ($150 face value apiece for game)
The story: Bought the tickets on eBay. The woman who sold the tickets had won them in the White Sox lottery and paid $620 for the two tickets.
Dennis & Cole Beemer
43 and 5, both of Spokane, Wash.
Seat: Section 157, Row 28, Seats 3 and 4
Price: $150 apiece.
The story: Won the right to buy four tickets after sending in 200 postcards to the White Sox lottery offering limited tickets to the public.
Tom & Dottie MacDougal
60 and 59, both of Mesa, Ariz.
Seat: Section 110, Row 29, Seats 1 and 2
Price: Free (face value $175)
The story: Received their tickets from their son, Kansas City All-Star pitcher Mike MacDougal, who gave Tom and Dottie his two free tickets and paid for 11 others for friends.
