This BOOK OF MORMON Lottery...

I grow very suspicious of any lottery that needs to pull the names of the winners inside and out of view of the crowd. I'm not saying it was rigged like the others that have done that, but I am saying that it's mighty suspicious. And that's all I'm saying.

That is what happened. There were a LOT of people. I would say 150, maybe. There were 7 pairs of seats in the front row and one pair of obstructed view seats they had for the lottery. After they pulled the names in secret, of course.

Wow, it sounds like a zoo already...maybe it's time to use a discount code and hope they drop some good seats into it if you buy closer to showtime, since the available seats with the code have not been too good...oh well.

I know exactly who you're talking about.

I was there too and I thought it was really sketchy how they pulled the names out away from everyone. They're essentially inviting people to think they're rigging it.

Wow, this sounds even shadier than the West Side Story lottery was. Was the lotto picker COMPLETELY out of sight? Or did they stay in the box office?

Jordan,

Thank you for your comments. I was in the box office lobby tonight supervising our very first Book of Mormon lottery and while we all internally discussed ways we can improve upon the process after the fact, I can assure you that everything was on the up and up.

With regards to your concerns about the names being checked inside the box office lobby prior to the drawing, this was done to make sure no one was duplicating entries given the limited number of tickets we had available for the lottery. We had such a magnificent turnout that we wanted to make sure everyone had an equal chance of having their name drawn.

We hope to see you at future drawings and want to assure you that we heard your comments and will make more of an effort to make the process more transparent moving forward.

Sincerely,
Hal Goldberg
Vice President, Theatre Operations
Jujamcyn Theaters

No post-lotto discount, the performance was sold out.

No - they want to make sure people are not placing more than one slip with their name in the box.

Well, someone is reading the boards.
Good for them, now pick the names in full sight.

I won the West Side Story lotto once. So it wasn't a scam.

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"Have you guys ever been to the WICKED lotto? They pull those names inside as well and then come out and tell everyone who was pulled. You didn't win...get over it. There's no reason for them to "rig" it"


Dude- were YOU there tonight? Because if not you have no room to comment, really.

I know Fair when I see it, and I know shady when I see it, and that was fairly shady.

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Do you all think lottery staff remove entrees with only one ticket wanted since it creates an odd number? I have won lotteries with two tickets needed but never with one. I only suspect this after my Shrek lottery incident. I only needed one ticket. I watched the staff member look at my entry and put my entry elsewhere. Everyone won at the lottery but me. Was it because I am unlucky or because I was a single. My luck is not great...but it isn't lousy. That is why now if I am only a single and see another single I offer to run together and list two tickets. Also doubles the chances of winning.