
Given the extreme popularity of the FA Cup Final, the FA decided to drop the last pair of tickets to the Arsenal versus Aston Villa game from space so that one lucky fan could have the opportunity of finding them.
The FA attached said tickets to a meteorological balloon and launched it into space from Wembley Stadium. Experts at SentIntoSpace.com performed the stunt.
The FA provided a Twitter feed of location of the FA Cup tickets, as it was fitted with a GPS so that fans down in Earth could track where they landed.
After 3 hours, the tickets reached a height of 29km before the balloon burst open and the tickets landed in the Kent village, Broad Oak.
A grandmother in the village who was walking her dog early that morning found the tickets. Her 19-year-old grandson, George Lamb, an avid Arsenal supporter, will be the lucky recipient.
In an interview with the FA, George Lamb states: ““When I woke up this morning the idea of going to the FA Cup Final hadn’t crossed my mind. Now, thanks to my grandma finding the tickets, I’m going on the ultimate adventure to Wembley on Saturday, although I’m sure the tickets’ adventure to space is certainly a close second!”
Check out the FA’s Twitter feed here:
And they’re off!!! Two #FACupFinal tickets start their journey to space. We’ll be tweeting live GPS signals all morning. #FACupAdventure
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
We’ll be sending GPS signals so you can keep track of where the #FACupFinal tickets land #FACupAdventure pic.twitter.com/xsF6W5c1cw
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
Our GPS tracker tells us the #FACupFinal tickets are airborne around here…(51.1695, 0.3947) #FACupAdventure pic.twitter.com/sValAee7kn
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
Almost exactly an hour after the launch, the balloon has exploded at a height of 29km and is heading back towards earth #FACupAdventure
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
Our GPS tracker tells us the #FACupFinal tickets are falling from this point (51.1720, 0.2943) #FACupAdventure pic.twitter.com/2OXhFTuxeh
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
The #FACupFinal tickets were found in Broad Oak, Kent, by the grandmother of @Arsenal fan George Lamb. Details to follow… #FACupAdventure
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015
Discover who found last pair of #FACupFinal tickets this morning after a true #FACupAdventure http://t.co/2SSujFZeKt pic.twitter.com/R7GjHtEdrM
— The FA (@FA) May 27, 2015