Illini sell out Rose Bowl tickets
It didn't take long for the Illinois to sell the last of its Rose Bowl tickets - just half an hour.
The university put the last 3,000 of its tickets on sale at 9 a.m. today. All were sold by 9:30.
Today was the first chance the general public had to buy tickets from the university.
The other 23,000 tickets were sold to season-ticket holders and people who donate money to the school.
Illinois finished a surprise 9-and-3 and will face USC in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. The game will be the Illini's first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1984.
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How to get Rose Bowl Tickets
The Rose Bowl Game is a contractual sell-out each year with the majority of the tickets distributed by the participating teams and conferences. Every person, including children (no child lap passes), must have a ticket to gain entrance to the Rose Bowl Stadium.
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A limited allocation of tickets will be available to the general public through Ticketmaster on a date to be determined in December.
There will also be a selected number of tickets on sale for Pasadena residents at the Pasadena Civic Center Box Office on a Saturday in December to be announced.
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