9 to 5 lotto?

[tking001]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 6:13pm

How has it been lately? I'm thinking of trying it to help my cousins on Thursday night. Has it been very crowded? Are any of the lotto seats full view?

[BwayTday]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 6:37pm

I heard they were giving away tickets...so ya, I think you will be fine.

[TheatreDork2]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 6:57pm

Everybody wins. They rarely get enough people to fill the lotto seats.

[i_love_megan]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 7:57pm

Even on a saturday night? Because I plan on lotto"ing" for a sat. evening performance in early august.

[singtopher]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 9:15pm

The notion that everyone always wins is most definitely not true. Better odds than most lottos, but there are still plenty of losers.

[Just_John]

Posted: 7/25/09 at 10:30pm

I did it last Saturday night. There were 3 of us playing for one ticket and two of our names were called. There were still very many losers.

[Elke]

Posted: 7/26/09 at 12:31am

Where are these lotto seats located? Front row? Are they better than the crappy lotto seats at Shrek?

[meaghan4162]

Posted: 7/26/09 at 12:37am

I didn't win tonight, but not many people didn't win. He seemed to pick ones that weren't folded if that helps. The first time me and my friend won. But it wasn't that crowded tonight for a Saturday night and they have 38 tickets. I think you have a good chance. They are partial view up the sides, you really just miss the screen in the background, but nothing big.

[Soliantu]

Posted: 7/26/09 at 11:54am

the lotto seats for 9 to 5 are on the sides of the orchestra starting in the front row. YES they are better than Shrek. I won the lotto for 9 to 5 once and I was in the front row, one seat over from the aisle, and I could see everything PERFECTLY. Infinitely better than the Shrek lotto seats yes. It's not true that everyone wins.. There have been lots of people the few times I've played.

[Elke]

Posted: 7/26/09 at 1:23pm

Thanks for all the info. I may give it a try during my theatre trip in September.

[SAn2n0316]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:04pm

Bump!

Has anyone done the 9 to 5 lottery recently or since the closing was announced? What is the liklihood of winning on a weeknight? Thanks

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:17pm

The info is only a week old. Doesn't get much more current than that.

They aren't getting a rush of people coming to see it as a last opportunity. Attendance DROPPED this week. (granted, not by much).

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:35pm

Tried on Saturday night and on Sunday and lost both times. There were a good 50-60 people there. Trying again tonight...

[SAn2n0316]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:44pm

Thank You!! I'm going to probably try on Thursday night so I'm hoping there won't be as many people there as on the weekend.

[matineeidol2013]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:44pm

I did the lotto for 9 to 5 for the Sunday matinee. it was POURING, but that didnt stop people from doing the lotto. there were LOTS of people there. i was very surprised actually. there were 4 other people with me, so I had 5 chances at winning tickets, and my name was the only one called. I saw many people walk away without tickets.

When actually in the theatre, I was shocked at how filled it was. Granted, I didnt see how many people were in the balcony, but the groud floor was pretty much filled. The lotto seats are on the extreme sides of the first 10 rows of the theatre, but the seats were very good none the less. All I really missed was the lcd projections on the back wall of the stage. For $36.50, its certainly worth a shot!

[SAn2n0316]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:53pm

Is the lottery held at the theatre? I checked on playbill.com and it doesn't say where its held

[tking001]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:53pm

Yes its at the theater

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:54pm

The mezz was about 75-80% full

[Anakela]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:56pm

Technically, lotto is held at the box office on the street (just to prevent confusion from people entering the Marriott and traveling up to the second floor theatre looking for the lotto :))

[kryst22]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:57pm

Yes it's held at the theater. Playbill will only list when it's not at the theater.

[matineeidol2013]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 1:59pm

that means the theatre was pretty full for a sunday matinee...that cant be normal can it? but the weekly capacity dropped this week as mentioned before...

[tking001]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 2:02pm

IF business increases any chance of an extention?

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 2:09pm

An extension into the notoriously unbusy September, when quite a few new shows will be opening? Yeah... I don't think so.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 2:13pm

Highly unlikely with this short notice -- extending a show that has announced a closing is rare. And the September slump looming for every show.

[tking001]

Posted: 8/4/09 at 3:19pm

"extending a show that has announced a closing is rare."
Not true
Look at Rent

Updated On: 8/4/09 at 03:19 PM