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Eagles Sending 91 Year Old MontCo Fan To Super Bowl

Deanna Justin and Hollywood Kyle
Author Deanna Marie
Eagles Sending 91 Year Old MontCo Fan To Super Bowl

Eagles Sending 91 Year Old MontCo Fan To Super Bowl

Jim Scott is going to the Superbowl this year with his daughter. No he did not receive them as a birthday gift. They weren’t scored in a lottery or raffle. The Philadelphia Eagles are sending him to the big game, ON THEM!

Scott is a 91 year old resident of Lafayette Hill in Montgomery County. He recently gained some attention online when his family story was exposed.

Scott talked about being abandoned on a doorstep as an infant. At just 12 days old he was left alone. Recently, he discovered that he has 14 siblings!

The story can be seen here on CBS News:

Eagles Sending 91 Year Old MontCo Fan To Super Bowl

Going to the Superbowl is a dream for a lot of people. For Jim, that dream has come true.

In telling his childhood story, he says he didn’t know he was adopted until he was 20 years old. He recalls his childhood as a happy one. After completing an ancestry search, he found a few of his siblings. His daughter helped him through the process.

His daughter is enthusiastic along with him, for the new family members and for this amazing opportunity. They both feel lucky to be in this position. Having connected with family they didn’t even know they had, and getting to attend the big game.

It’s all just a whirlwind of excitement for them. Scott wrote a story called “A Christmas Wish” that was picked up by a Pittsburgh newspaper. As a resule, he was able to see the Eagles play the Giants earlier this season. This came after his story circulated and the right people caught wind of it.

Now, they’re sending him to Arizona to make his ultimate dream come true. Now he gets to watch the birds play in the Superbowl.

How To Attend The Big Game For Cheap

It’s all happening so fast, but its all so expensive. So here is how to attend the Big Game for cheap.

Philadelphia will take on Kansas City in the grand daddy of them all on Sunday from Arizona. Kick-off is 6:30pm and you can catch the game on FOX.

With ticket prices exceeding $5,000 and flights surging by 169% there has to be a way to get into and to the game while saving money right?!

The folks over at Going.com provided tips on how to save some cash while rooting on the Birds to their second championship in 5 years.

It’s all happening so fast, but its all so expensive. So here is how to attend the Big Game for cheap:

  • How to Save on Flights

    First search multiples airports in the area. You can fly out of Philly, Baltimore, Allentown, or even Newark. Granted you may need to take a connecting flight.
    Going.com provided the following tips:

    (1) Airports: If fares to PHX are high, see if it’s substantially cheaper to fly to Tucson (1h45m to Phoenix) or even Las Vegas (4h45m to Phoenix), especially if you were planning to rent a car anyway.

    (2) Dates: See if extending the travel dates by a day or two leads to cheaper fares. Mondays are usually one of the most expensive days for travel, but Tuesdays and Wednesdays are usually the cheapest, often 40% off. Make a vacation out of it

    (3) Airlines: Be sure to search Southwest separately—they’re the largest domestic airline but their fares don’t show up on any flight search engines like Kayak or Expedia.

    (4) Payment method: If cash flights are expensive, see if there are award flights using your frequent flyer miles.

  • Saving Some Cash on Hotels

    Hotels are becoming more and more expensive by the day in Arizona for the big game. Going.com suggests you take advantage of free cancellations on hotels. Keep hunting for a great price and cancel any prior reservations you may have. You can also just hit up that old college roommate and ask them for a place to crash. They owe you for that one time right?

    Hotwire is also a suggestion. You can save 30% on hotel prices…you just won’t know what hotel until after you book.

  • Rental Cars

    If you have the PTO available a nice road trip to Arizona could be in order. Rent a car so you don’t destroy you car with all those miles. You can also sleep in the car on the trip! You may just need to leave Monday to make the Big Game.

     

    Going.com says “While flight prices are virtually the same regardless of where you search, there is (from what I’ve found) a consistently cheapest place to book rental cars: Costco Travel. It’s included in your Costco membership, includes a free second driver, and has rates that are usually 25% lower than you’ll see elsewhere.”

 

IG @deannaontheair Deanna started her radio career in Reno, Nevada. A jersey girl at heart, she found her way back to the east coast and is now the Morning Show lead at WJBR. Check out Deanna and Justin In The Morning weekdays 5:30-10am!

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