This BOOK OF MORMON Lottery...- Page 3

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 6:30pm

And then of course there are the people who go inside so they can pull their friends and others names.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 6:40pm

Jordan,
I am not in any way saying that those things do not happen.. I am certain that they do. I can not pretend to speak for every lottery or lottery worker, and lord knows I have seen a few things that have raised my eyebrow, but I AM saying that it is wrong to throw out there and accuse every lottery worker of stepping inside of rigging a lottery... some people here seem to insinuate that that is the case and it is not. No more, no less.
I DO think that producers who send their young interns out to conduct lotteries probably open themselves up to that type of thing more than those who use a house staff member or permanent member of the production staff, but that is just another kettle of fish altogether.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 6:43pm

That's fine as long as you understand that any lottery, be it the state lottery or for something as small as theater tickets that decides to pull numbers in private invites that suspicion. There is no need to pull them in secret, none. If the workers don't want people crowding around them when they pull the names, then they need to use their big boy or girl voice and say "PLEASE STEP BACK". And funny enough, it's as simple as that. This crap about checking to make sure there are no duplicate names is beyond insane because we all know that would take at least 15-20 minutes, not the three minutes they were inside.

......and scene.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 6:48pm

I've also seen "Please step back" just NOT work... And yes, in invites suspicion.. and, it seems, always first and foremost from those just angry that they didn't win and so THEREFORE, it MUST be fishy. Sorry to say, but that isn't the case all the time.. or even most of the time. If a person steps inside to draw and says that it's to check for duplicates then and there, go right ahead and question because that right there IS a pretty sorry excuse, but otherwise, making baseless accusations just because someone lost a lottery does no one ANY good.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 8:21pm

My friend told me that he knew the guy drawing names at the lotto of a very popular play on Broadway this year and that this guy held his name in hand so that he could "draw" it. So, yes, some lottos are most definitely rigged, though probably not all.

[willep]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 9:15pm

Everything looked to be on the up and up tonight. As far as I could tell, thy didn't go inside to check for duplicates or anything it was all right outside by the door. It was crazy busy though.

[brettystar]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 10:21pm

The WICKED lotto draw in Sydney was sometimes rigged. I would find it hard to believe that each lotto for every show (not performance) would suffer from rigging on occasion. You should be able to put your own name in and be allowed to watch the barrel at all times should you wish.

Updated On: 2/26/11 at 10:21 PM

[shrekster224]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 4:49pm

So, how many tickets do they "lottery off" and where are they? Sorry I'm on my phone and it wont let me run a search.

[wicked4l]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 4:55pm

I've don't the lottery twice, and won one of those times. They auctioned off 17/18 tickets. 4 of them are partial view in the boxes and the rest are front row. The seats are incredible, as well as the show.

[shrekster224]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 5:06pm

Were you in the boxes or front row? What are my chances for this Saturday night? Dying to see it.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 10:23am

You people really need to get a life. I mean, seriously. The fact that a lottery worker would "draw" his/her friends name is a simple fact of life. In all aspects of life people do favors for friends, and giving out one or two tickets out of hundreds per week doesn't even register. And it's not always about cheating. I knew a lotter worker who worked more than one lottery, and there was this one person who kept losing one of the lotteries every single time. One day he signed up for the other lottery, and the lottery worker held a ticket for him, simply becaused he had tried the other lottery so many times and kept losing. Maybe things like that don't bother me, but you guys act like it's this massive conspiracy.

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 10:15am

Anyone go to this recently? Any guesses on the headcount? Considering trying tonight...

[wicked4l]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:03pm

Weekdays are much much less crowded. Weekends are still pretty busy.

[willep]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 12:31pm

I have a couple friends who went last night and none of them won.

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:18pm

Went tonight, and at least 100-120 people were there for the 18 seats.

Lost, and went to H2$ and was told the rush sold out at the BO open, despite reports of others being fortunate enough to get tickets a few hours before curtain last week.

Just as a PSA, these newbies are going to be a challenge to get into at rush prices unless you are lucky at draws or can get to the BO at 10am.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:32pm

Were they offering any post-lotto discount?

I'm thinking of just sucking it up and buying a $45 seat for the last preview instead of risking this lotto.

[CockeyedOptimist2]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:35pm

Buy the $45 ticket, bwayfan. I was in rear mezz row J all the way to the side and still found it to be a great view. Not a bad theatre for the rear mezz at all. That way you don't have to chance it! In all likelihood, they don't have enough free tickets to offer up discounted ones for lotto losers after the lottery.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/8/11 at 11:37pm

Just checked, and it appears that the entire week I'll be there is now sold out. I haven't checked in a few days, but they went very quickly! Oh well...lotto it is. I should have two times to give it a try while I'm there.

[mamaleh]

Posted: 3/9/11 at 12:29am

I tried the lottery last Saturday evening and lost, of course. (I'd say from observation that one friend of the name-puller appeared to have "won"; the other winners all seemed legit.)

Anyway, even if you lose the lottery, beginning at 7 p.m. (one hour before curtain) they sell standing room spots. SR affords an excellent view, and you can't beat the $27 price. The time goes quickly, too--so it's no big deal standing unless you have health issues.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 3/9/11 at 12:36am

mamaleh, did you have to wait in line to get the standing room?

I'm hoping that going Wednesday night will give me a better chance at winning (though I'm obviously not counting on it), but would probably stand.

[TJ2]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 7:27pm

I did the lottery today. It was packed and, not surprisingly, I lost!

It seemed totally legitimate. The girl pulled the tickets from a bucket one-at-a-time and in full view of everyone. There was also an official looking guy standing right behind her. He seemed to be supervising.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 7:31pm

Yup, I tried on Thursday evening. (After having already bought tix to the previous night. heh) It was indeed PACKED. I'd also probably estimate 100-120 people. At this point, unless it's your only financial option, I'd really just suck it up and buy a ticket. The odds are not in anyone's favor. I'd also have to cop to it seeming totally legit. I could literally look over the shoulder of the guy pulling, and unless he was some masterhand, I could visibly see him pull and read the names he'd pulled from the bucket. There were 20 seats that night- 16 front row, and then some boxes partial view.

So again- legit now. But probably not worth your time unless it's your only option.

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 7:44pm

There's usually a line starting outside for SRO right after the lottery.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 7:50pm

Weird enough, there wasn't that (actually I realized I was there) Wednesday- but there must have been the night before, as I was in the rear orchestra, and there were probably around 20 people standing on the back railing.

It seems sort of a random decision, as I'm pretty sure that night's show was indeed sold out.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 8:02pm

What is SRO?

I am from out of town and if I lost a lottery, I wouldn't want to chance missing a show, if I lottery loser would I have time to get a ticket for another show from TKT's? Is it possible to enter more than one lotteries?