Ticket Lottery winners?

So when I went to NY in December I had my tickets to Falsettos, but I wanted to see another show. So I entered lotterys! For the first day I won nothing and for the matinee the second day, but I ended up winning front row seats to Hamilton that night and I was blown away. I wanted to know what everyone here's experience with lotterys are and if you guys have won any? Thank you!

I've won two lottery's in the last month to Cats and In Transit. Cats, I was in the Front Mezz row B in the last seat of stage left. Not bad, right where the cats came out from the side so the ensemble would interact with you. Cat was a digital lottery. For In Transit, I was in row D at the aisle seat. Since the theater is round (Circle in the Square) I would say it was the 5 o'clock position if the stage was 12. In Transit was through Today Tix app which was really easy because they notify you if you won on the app not just email. Great seats and definitely worth the prices for both!

I've also previously sat in the front row for Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots. I also look at rush tickets when I know I lost a lottery.



Hope this is helpful!

Digital lotteries I have won: $39 In Transit (TodayTix), $30 Fully Committed, $35 Fun Home (TodayTix), $35 The Crucible (Jujamcyn) and Kinky Boots (Jujamcyn).

I've lost count of how many times I've lost different digital lotteries. I know for Hamilton I'm about 0/80 on entering over the past year. Something Rotten I was about 0/30. I still prefer in-person to digital; I wish more shows would start that up again as chances were significantly higher of winning.

So update! I entered the sunset boulevard lottery for my grandmother who lives in NY and I just won! So now I've won two lotterys:

Sunset Boulevard (55$) - first try

Hamilton (10$) - Second try

I won't be seeing Sunset so I'm a little sad

I've been incredibly lucky in my winning of ticket lotteries. The first time I entered one was for the Wicked lottery right after New Years and I won! I was the fifth name called and was able to score the front row tickets on my first attempt!

For my 20th birthday later in 2015 I won the lottery for The Book of Mormon and then the next day I won the TodayTix lottery for On the Town.

Over Spring Break last year I played the Phantom of the Opera for a Thursday matinee and scored second row seats for that. Then over the summer I won the School of Rock lottery and received second row seats as well. Then to complete the Andrew Lloyd Webber trifecta in November I was able to score a Monday night ticket for Cats. My seat was located in the very last row of the orchestra in the center of the aisle located right next to the tech booth.

Ive also won the lotteries for Fun Home, Therese Raquin and Kinky Boots but ultimately were unable to attend the performances. I've had fantastic luck with the lotteries over the past couple years as all of my wins have been of first attempts.

Yet to win the Hamilton lottery though haha

Updated On: 3/8/17 at 02:12 PM

Why do people join lotteries without the intention of seeing the show? You know the price, you know when you're entering the lotto for...

WayTooBroadway said: "Why do people join lotteries without the intention of seeing the show? You know the price, you know when you're entering the lotto for...



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This comment is made a lot and the answer is really simple. I always have intentions on seeing the show when I enter, things come up in our lives at the last minute and it prevents people from going. I'm sorry if you are personally offended by people not going to lotteries that they have won.

The first lottery I won was On You Feet! when I discovered what lotteries were, it closed about two hours before the other lotteries closed, so I decided to wait it out. I was so sure I was going to win Hamilton with my luck. I didn't!

I've also won: An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, Fully Committed and School of Rock.

Do you think my Chicago ZIP code increases chances of winning? Like a certain amount of tickets are reserved for out-of-state addresses?

thebookofwhizzer - Would you be able to share where lottery seats are for Sunset Boulevard? Thank you.



thebookofwhizzer said: "So update! I entered the sunset boulevard lottery for my grandmother who lives in NY and I just won! So now I've won two lotterys:

Sunset Boulevard (55$) - first try

Hamilton (10$) - Second try

I won't be seeing Sunset so I'm a little sad



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Family and I have won quite a few....



Mormon Twitter lotto once, which was Orch row F; Hamilton front row 2 times; American in Paris row J orch; something rotten, the crucible, jersey boys (didn't go though),Aladddin, The Encounter, the Present, Falsettos, Fun Home a few times, In Transit, School of Rock, Love Love Love, The Humans.

I enter lotteries pretty regularly on the weekends and occasionally on weekdays. I won On Your Feet twice in August, Falsettos twice in December, and Cats for the first time yesterday. For On Your Feet, I sat in the front row of center mezz, then somewhere in orch. Falsettos was the middle of the left mezz, and Cats was in the middle of the left orch.

thebookofwhizzer said: "TheSassySam said: "The first lottery I won was On You Feet! when I discovered what lotteries were, it closed about two hours before the other lotteries closed, so I decided to wait it out. I was so sure I was going to win Hamilton with my luck. I didn't!

I've also won: An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, Fully Committed and School of Rock.

Do you think my Chicago ZIP code increases chances of winning? Like a certain amount of tickets are reserved for out-of-state addresses?



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i have no idea! i have an out of town ZIP and i've won Hamilton and Sunset Boulevard so maybe? I have entered and been unsuccessful, but i won hamilton on my second try and sunset on my first



If this is the case I am the unluckiest person in the world. I've entered several lotteries each time I've been in NY (Hamilton multiple times, Something Rotten when I figured no one even cared anymore, BOM, Humans at the end of the run, Great Comet, School of Rock, Curious Incident and more). I live outside of but within driving distance of Chicago so I've entered the Hamilton lottery on numerous occasions. I have never, ever won a lottery!! I have heard speculation that an out of town zip gives you a slight edge but it's never helped me! I've paid full price for everything!

Updated On: 3/8/17 at 07:03 PM

UncleCharlie said: "rangersrule132 said: "WayTooBroadway said: "Why do people join lotteries without the intention of seeing the show? You know the price, you know when you're entering the lotto for..."

This comment is made a lot and the answer is really simple. I always have intentions on seeing the show when I enter, things come up in our lives at the last minute and it prevents people from going. I'm sorry if you are personally offended by people not going to lotteries that they have won.

That's fair but the poster in this thread said he won AIP 6 times and didn't go once. That's ridiculous. No excuse for that."

This is why I don't like digital lotteries and preferred the in person lotteries. If you're already there in person and you win, you pay and attend the show. Versus, if you win and decide not to go so you don't pay and the tickets go to no one.

Don't enter if you can't 100% attend! It isn't fair for those of us who can actually attend the show to lose when others win and just decide not to go.

A simple solution to this is taking people's credit card info upon entering, then if you win, you're automatically charged.