This argument is dumb, every time I see it I cringe. People are paying "hundreds of dollars" to go to the damn Fan Fest. They aren't paying hundreds of dollars to get a UoC ticket and Aurora Fry.
It's funny you call the argument dumb when yours is absolute trash by any standard of formal logic. Here's how it's done.
Premises:
Conclusion: It follows that quite a few people will be getting all this for less than 100$ (even just 40$), especially those who drive from Los Angeles (which has the most FFBE players).
Stop assuming you know what people's motivations are, dumbass. If there're people who would spend 40$ for a virtual ticket for the rewards, you don't think there're a couple of people in the neighborhood who aren't going to buy a ticket and swing by for the rewards?