Ticket Lottery winners? — Page 2

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.

I'm going to go ahead and cover my bases here because I can: as was said earlier, it's pretty hard to know 100 percent that you'll be able to go because the chance is always miniscule that you'll win (i.e. entering daily, it's hard to know for sure). With all of these, my wholehearted intention was to go, but stuff comes up, and it's harder to make these things work with more than one or two people. The AiP wins speaks to how many lottery tickets they were giving out towards the end of the run. I had no way of knowing they would offer tickets for all of the entries, and had I known, I wouldn't have had everyone in the group enter. It didn't end up working out, which is sad, but I also did have an intention of seeing the shows if possible. 

 

I've also had pretty major luck with the digital lotteries since moving to NYC:

Aladdin (front row mez, all the way to the left - partial view but was totally fine!)

The Lion King (last row in the theater, center)

Matilda (rear mez)

Phantom of the Opera (front row, center)

On Your Feet (front row, right)

The Illusionists (center orchestra, did it matter? the theater was empty!)

Kinky Boots (first box, right)

Book of Mormon (back box, left) 

I'm extremely grateful for the lotteries... but have been so frustrated with Hamilton. I think I've entered Hamilton over 250+ times at this point. I also can't seem to win School of Rock... or Dear Evan Hansen. Maybe this is my month! 

I've been trying for about a month to win the Hamilton lottery with no luck, and maybe about a week ago I started trying for other lotteries. Well, I won for the first time yesterday!

I won tickets to the matinee showing of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour and rushed up there with my dad in order to attend (we live about a 2 hour drive away). And then when I was at the show I won tickets to In Transit and If I Forget! Unfortunately I couldn't attend either of those since I brought my dad and he didn't want to stay much longer. I probably would've been tempted to stay for one of those if I went up with a friend. 

It was a great experience and amazing seats for the price (right orch row J)! I'm still holding out for Hamilton though 

Won Cats two weeks ago- Front Mezz. Seemed like literally 40 people around us had also won lotto that day.

Won Dear Evan Hansen the first week of February. Seat was row A 5. Horrible seat. You miss Evan on the ground right before, "You Will be Found" amongst many other things. Also you will leave with a neck cramp. Happy I got to go just to 'be there' but not ideal. 

 

(edited bc I wrote the wrong seat)

Updated On: 4/18/17 at 10:01 AM

thebookofwhizzer said: "I would like to say thank you to whoever wrote about TodayTix because I found out they have my city and I can enter for shows near me! 

 

"That's great news for you, they really have been awesome for me here in Los Angeles!

 

TheThreadMaster said: "TBone said: "Has anyone seen SUNSET BLVD from lottery seats? where were they located?

 

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I won today...orchestra row M center seats 118 and 120. Fantastic view!! Also, I have had a theory about the lotteries on broadway direct, whoever pays first gets the best seats. Like first come first serve. I paid at 2:49 for on your feet and got mid mezz, i paid at 11:06 for sunset boulevard and got orchestra center while I noticed others getting balcony and mezz scatters........btw what a magnificent show!!!

 

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I won Sunday and got Orchestra row K seats 5 & 7.  Slightly obstructed view but still great seats and close. 

sondmon said: "I won Great Comet for those who were asking.

 

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What were the seats like and how many winners would you say there were?

I am a girl on a budget and rely on lotteries//rush.  I'm very thankful when I win whatever seat I can get. I've noticed those "you've won" emails are becoming harder to come by.

Current shows I've rushed:

Comet

The Price

Sunset Blvd

War Paint

In Transit

Current Show Lotteries Won:

Kinky Boots

On Your Feet

Hamilton (after entering every day for a year, I printed & framed that "You Won" email)

I'd be happy to share specifics on seats, day, time, when I rushed/won etc if there's a specific show you're looking to see

 

 

 

Updated On: 3/16/17 at 08:36 PM

Would anyone do me the pleasure of saying where the aladdin digital lottery seats are usually?

Back in December between Christmas and Jan 2nd i was in the city with completely my own schedule. I miss Broadways shows living in Florida (I lived for 41 years in NYC and started going to see Broadway shows at age 4). So I had bought 3 tickets prior to coming to NYC for Falsettos, DEH and BOM. I used TKTS for other tickets and entered lotteries as well. I won The Humans which I was thrilled about. I was on the fence about seeing it so winning the lottery seemed like a go ahead!

My seats were great, the show was great-I was thrilled!

 

The Lion King (2x) (back row both times)

Matilda (2x) (first we were in the seventh row all the way on the left aisle, then 10th row on the left aisle also)

School Of Rock (I couldn't go because I won Wicked the same day)

Wicked (orch row J)

Cats (fmezz D12)

Groundhog Day First Preview (we got to choose our seats so we were in the seventh row on the left)

Illusionists (I didn't go because I read that it had a man turning his wife into a deck of playing cards)

and more!

Just saw Present Laughter today on a lottery win... all seats were first few rows, extreme sides, partial view.

That said, if you win, go on house right. There is a door where a lot of people enter on house left, and I couldn't see any of the coming/going through there. Not that it mattered too much, but had I know, I'd've sat on the other side.