Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:07pm
So I have a small bone to pick with Broadway Direct and their lotteries. I have practically won every single lottery that their has been in the past year besides all of the Broadway Direct ones. Has anyone else had this bad of luck with Broadway Direct?
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:09pm
I've won the On Your Feet! and An American in Paris lottery before. No luck with Hamilton or any of the Disney shows, but that's to be expected.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:09pm
I bet from the start they decided to NEVER pick you!
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:10pm
But- I've won Hamilton, An American in Paris, Wicked, Lion King, Aladdin and Motown
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:10pm
I'm in the same boat, but managed to win An American in Paris two weeks ago after entering it for the second time (actually might have been my first time). Every other Broadway Direct lotto is no go however, and I've been entering them every day for months (Hamilton, Aladdin, Wicked, Lion King and now Cats).
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:12pm
@z5 said: "I bet from the start they decided to NEVER pick you!
"
probably because my parents hate me...
Posted: 8/9/16 at 2:36pm
Yeah, it's definitely just you. ;P I have won (single) tickets for Wicked, On Your Feet, Aladdin (twice! once for 1 ticket and the other for 2), and An American in Paris. Having a hard time winning for The Lion King and Hamilton (obviously).
Posted: 8/9/16 at 3:03pm
I have been doing Hamilton daily from the beginning and have not won. ?? Both my mom and I won On Your Feet. On the same day.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 3:04pm
It took me about 17 tries to win On Your Feet, so nope. Not just you (or we're both bad at lotteries)
Posted: 8/9/16 at 3:10pm
I won Cats (single ticket) and my friend won On Your Feet! (also single ticket) this past weekend. Both were first tries.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 3:49pm
I honestly wish I can win cats the way I win phantom. I've won phantom something like 5 times now.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 3:52pm
On Your Feet! has become much easier over the last few weeks.
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Posted: 8/9/16 at 4:15pm
^^Yeah, I entered On Your Feet for the first time last week and so did my two friends, and we all won. I won An American in Paris in March. I think both OYF and AAIP have been giving a lot more lottery tickets recently or maybe less are entering.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 5:54pm
My BroadwayDirect track record is pretty shoddy, but I've hard worse if not similar luck with TodayTix lottos.
Lost every day for Hamilton since Feb day 1; recently stopped due to being too busy to remember to check personal email at 4pm every day.
Took me forever to win American In Paris and unfortunately not before Robbie left. Won On Your Feet! in Jan (first or second try?) but was in a meeting and couldn't pay in time. Lost a couple of times after that -- lost interest. Never tried for Aladdin/Wicked/Lion King -- no interest in seeing again. Haven't tried Cats yet.
In general, winning for me seems to come in streaks as well, cross-platform (like I might win a combo of Jujamcyn, Telecharge, and TodayTix in the same month, then total dry spell for months). I typically either win within 3 tries, or it takes several weeks/months of entering every day to win (or locked out completely, show closes).
So I'm surprised when people complain they've "entered 5 times already and lost." I gotta roll my eyes so hard. It's why it's called a lottery...
Posted: 8/9/16 at 6:00pm
This isn't Broadway but I've entered the War Paint lotto on TodayTix everyday since they started offering it and haven't won yet, but also haven't heard of anyone else winning either.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 6:11pm
I haven't had too much trouble with Broadway Direct lotteries. I won for Cats about two weeks back, and I've even gotten into Hamilton.
However, to echo a sentiment that I'm seeing throughout this thread, I have that one lottery that I just can't seem to win. I've been entering Something Rotten's drawing on and off since last summer, and I am just having no luck with it.
Posted: 8/9/16 at 6:21pm
I haven't had any luck at all. Been trying most of these lotteries since they started, and had no luck. But I don't seem too good at other online lotteries. I have entered Matilda 35+ times and still have yet to win. I also a couple other telecharge lotteries and have not won either. I've got to say I'm jealous for all the people who have won a lot of these Broadway direct and telecharge lotteries. (Have yet to try the kinky boots/ something rotten/ BOM format)
Posted: 8/10/16 at 9:01am
I won Matilda, On Your Feet and The Lion King on my first try. Kinky Boots on my second try. I've tried others(and lost) on Broadway Direct but just because I wanted to see a show for cheap that day...lol. I have yet to win a Today Tix lottery.
Posted: 8/10/16 at 3:14pm
Woohoo! just won Cats for tonight. I've definitely been having more luck with these lotteries when I only enter for 1 ticket. Have yet to win anything whenever I put in for 2 tickets.
Posted: 8/10/16 at 3:29pm
Kate Monster3 said: "Woohoo! just won Cats for tonight. I've definitely been having more luck with these lotteries when I only enter for 1 ticket. Have yet to win anything whenever I put in for 2 tickets.
Damn you!! Have fun :)
Posted: 8/10/16 at 4:28pm
So today I won Book of Mormon AND Something Rotten! Lol. Both for tomorrow night. Something Rotten is one of my favorite shows ever, but I've never seen Book of Mormon, so going with that! It's so much more fun to win than lose, (and I would know, I've lost practically every day for months) but still no winning for Hamilton. Lol
Posted: 8/10/16 at 4:54pm
I know that there's probably some sort of algorithm but are your chances greater based on how many tickets you put down?
Like for "Hamilton", there are 21 tickets. Does the system go through all of the entries and fill in if needed (say, there were 9 pairs and 3 singles)? Or does it do pairs first and then a single for the last spot, which in that case, singles are at a disadvantage?
I remember for TodayTix, when I won lotto for a show a while ago, they actually called me to confirm how many tickets I wanted (I could keep the two or go down to a single). I don't know if they do that anymore, though.
Posted: 8/10/16 at 4:58pm
I always do 1 because a.) I hate winning a lotto and then the other person bails, and b.) if there is an algorithm, a person asking for 1 ticket has a better chance at being selected than 2. For example, if the theatre has an odd number of available seats for the lotto, then you're more likely to win since it'll skip over anyone asking for 2 when it comes to it.
Posted: 8/10/16 at 5:13pm
I'm not sure why people think they're "not good" at these lotteries. There's no skill involved, no rhyme or reason. It's a lottery. Keep trying!
Thats like my Grandmother entering the Powerball for 42 years everyday and never winning and saying she's "not good at it." LOL.
Posted: 8/10/16 at 5:39pm
I've been trying for Cats since previews!! I wonder how many people enter each show per performance.
