Eleven years later, that gamble is looking like an absolute steal.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.With Milwaukee headed to its first World Series in more than four decades, a handful of incredibly patient Brewers fans are about to turn their $1,000 investment into one of the hottest tickets in sports.FLORIDA PANTHERS GM BILL ZITO HAS UNUSUAL TIE TO MILWAUKEE BREWERS' LAST WORLD SERIES RUNThe promotion, appropriately called the "Timeless Ticket," looks like the gold bar-looking version of Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket.For $1,000, fans received a personalized, one-pound brass ticket that could be redeemed for any future home game.
The team sold just 1,000 of them, bringing in a cool $1 million.It was genius marketing and a great way to receive an influx of cash.It was an interesting and innovative way to get fans excited while the play on the field couldn't do the same.Pat Murphy #00 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates after winning Game Four of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Oct.
15, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.(Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)The Brewers even advertised that the ticket could be used "whether it's this season, the year 2050, or the 7th game of the World Series." At the time, the latter sounded like a pretty good joke.
Milwaukee hadn't appeared in the World Series since 1982, when the Brewers lost to the St.Louis Cardinals in seven games.But the beauty of the Timeless Ticket was that it never expired.
Fans could hold onto it for decades, waiting for that perfect moment.Now that moment has come.A DODGERS-LESS WORLD SERIES WOULD HURT NOW, BUT HELP MLB LATER | BOBBY BURACKFast-forward to 2026, and those patient fans are sitting on something pretty valuable.
According to Game...