priority picks should have been for the show only, with an option to be considered for our to opt out of GA.
Once selected for a show, seating is based on preference (either opt in or out of GA consideration), and then based on seniority.
Brian
I fully agree. That way, our options #3 and above for shows in other markets would have a better shot.
Now, remember that if someone is just targeting one large market and all 4 entries are for that same city, a lot of #1 and #2 options might get void. In my opinion, that would give opportunity for a bunch of #3 options (and perhaps #4s?) to get tickets.
I've pondered this all day. It's really quite simple what to do.
1) Put your #1 priority on your local show or if there is no local show for you on the closest and hopefully smaller market towns
2) Never select GA and Reserved for the same show unless you only want to attend one show because your next show becomes priority three. No one knows the math, especially how many 10 clubbers go for a show, but I sense priority three could be a long shot luck of the draw deal
3) Don't select a single show you don't want or can't afford, or for whatever reason are very unlikely to attend. You just might win and lose $160 while you lower the odds for someone else
4) Rely on public sale if you lose, don't fuss over it, and just be happy if you win one through 10C
Overly simple math: Let's say for 23 shows they have 500 pairs for GA and 800 pairs for reserved (2600 tix/16-20k a show somewhere around 12-15%) that's roughly 30,000 pairs available in total. If there are 200k active 10club members, how many will put in for tickets given many are not in US or close to cities with a show, or not able to go? 50k? 60k? so I think you have roughly a 50-60% chance to "win" tickets, although it is clearly skewed by city, a little less for bigger cities and more for smaller ones. If you think a little more pairs per show its higher, or more entries in total its lower but its probably in that neighborhood.
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Overly simple math: Let's say for 23 shows they have 500 pairs for GA and 800 pairs for reserved (2600 tix/16-20k a show somewhere around 12-15%) that's roughly 30,000 pairs available in total. If there are 200k active 10club members, how many will put in for tickets given many are not in US or close to cities with a show, or not able to go? 50k? 60k? so I think you have roughly a 50-60% chance to "win" tickets, although it is clearly skewed by city, a little less for bigger cities and more for smaller ones. If you think a little more pairs per show its higher, or more entries in total its lower but its probably in that neighborhood.
It's not just the number of tickets available; it's the demand between each of the shows. I can say with reasonable certainty that more fans will be going for Philly, Brooklyn, and LA than for some of the smaller cities on the tour. You probably have excellent odds of nabbing a pair of tickets in Hartford if it's your first choice whereas you could end up with nothing in LA or Philly, even if you use your top choices there. Fans looking for tickets in larger markets are going to have a tougher time securing tickets. A lot of people are going to end up empty-handed.
I've pondered this all day. It's really quite simple what to do.
1) Put your #1 priority on your local show or if there is no local show for you on the closest and hopefully smaller market towns
2) Never select GA and Reserved for the same show unless you only want to attend one show because your next show becomes priority three. No one knows the math, especially how many 10 clubbers go for a show, but I sense priority three could be a long shot luck of the draw deal
3) Don't select a single show you don't want or can't afford, or for whatever reason are very unlikely to attend. You just might win and lose $160 while you lower the odds for someone else
4) Rely on public sale if you lose, don't fuss over it, and just be happy if you win one through 10C
ugh. this is what i was going to do for pittsburgh and buffalo
holy confusion
I've pondered this all day. It's really quite simple what to do.
1) Put your #1 priority on your local show or if there is no local show for you on the closest and hopefully smaller market towns
2) Never select GA and Reserved for the same show unless you only want to attend one show because your next show becomes priority three. No one knows the math, especially how many 10 clubbers go for a show, but I sense priority three could be a long shot luck of the draw deal
3) Don't select a single show you don't want or can't afford, or for whatever reason are very unlikely to attend. You just might win and lose $160 while you lower the odds for someone else
4) Rely on public sale if you lose, don't fuss over it, and just be happy if you win one through 10C
ugh. this is what i was going to do for pittsburgh and buffalo
holy confusion
I personally think it wastes an important priority level to pick both sections for the same show. I plan to only pick reserved seating but I am a 41 year old man who no longer wants to stand there for 6 hours. I grew up in Seattle and have done my share of mosh pits at PJ shows. Plus, for me in particular, I have a low member number 112XXX so I'm bound to get good seats.
Another tidbit I read in another post is 10C have said in an email that side stage 100 level seats are considered priority over first row on the floor behind the pit. For me, particularly with a low number, that means I'll likely have a better seat than most of the people getting pushed around in the pit and won't be halfway back on the floor.
The only way a #2 pick would work in that scenario is if Less than 2300 people were to enter for those seats as their #1. Only then will the remaining seats go on lottery for people who put it as their #2.
-jake
Yes, as I understand it, the only way a #2 priority pick will come into play is if the number of people who have a particular show/seating option as their #1 is LESS than the total allotted seats for that particular show/seating option. Which I believe will be non-existent in all markets.
I think in all markets/seating options, the request will be higher than the number of allotted spots. So in theory, ALL #2 priority picks will not come into play.
That's my take on it, but I could be totally wrong....
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But somebody will win those GA tickets they chose as their first priority. If everybody is so scared to lose and chooses Res because of that, it might be easier to win GA :P
Yeah, I don't really believe that either
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The only way a #2 pick would work in that scenario is if Less than 2300 people were to enter for those seats as their #1. Only then will the remaining seats go on lottery for people who put it as their #2.
-jake
Yes, as I understand it, the only way a #2 priority pick will come into play is if the number of people who have a particular show/seating option as their #1 is LESS than the total allotted seats for that particular show/seating option. Which I believe will be non-existent in all markets.
I think in all markets/seating options, the request will be higher than the number of allotted spots. So in theory, ALL #2 priority picks will not come into play.
That's my take on it, but I could be totally wrong....
I think a lot of people are focused on the number of available tickets too much. In the end it's going to matter where people put their choices. If everyone puts their #1s in Philly, Brooklyn, etc., then that's going to open up a lot of possibilities in other markets for #2 or even #3 choices to win, regardless of how many tickets are available at each venue. Obviously it's not likely that all #1s will go to a few select shows, but I would wager it will be skewed that way. Which does open up the potential for lower choices to win in other markets.
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Well I'm in for Buffalo . . . GA as #1 and Seating as #2. I can't strategize too much beyond that because I can't and won't be going to any other shows. I'm just going to let fate decide!
If I get shut out I won't be going at all because I won't be around to buy tickets on the 27th during the public sale as I'll be traveling . . . so I can't really stress about it too much!
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Yes, as I understand it, the only way a #2 priority pick will come into play is if the number of people who have a particular show/seating option as their #1 is LESS than the total allotted seats for that particular show/seating option. Which I believe will be non-existent in all markets.
I think in all markets/seating options, the request will be higher than the number of allotted spots. So in theory, ALL #2 priority picks will not come into play.
That's my take on it, but I could be totally wrong....
I think a lot of people are focused on the number of available tickets too much. In the end it's going to matter where people put their choices. If everyone puts their #1s in Philly, Brooklyn, etc., then that's going to open up a lot of possibilities in other markets for #2 or even #3 choices to win, regardless of how many tickets are available at each venue. Obviously it's not likely that all #1s will go to a few select shows, but I would wager it will be skewed that way. Which does open up the potential for lower choices to win in other markets.
True, but what I'm saying is that I think in ALL markets, there will be enough #1 priorities for all seating options, meaning the #2's will be useless . . . but I could be wrong. it doesn't matter WHERE the #1 choices are, there will be enough so that all #1 choices are used.... if you know what I mean.
Let's say Hartford has 500 GA tickets . . it doesn't matter if only 501 people put it as their number 1 or if 5,001 people do . . ALL the GA tickets will still go to people who put it as #1. Sure, more people might put GA in Philly as their number 1 than GA in Hartford, but in both markets, all tickets will be given to people with them as a #1 . . . wow, my head just exploded.
... Either that, or I am totally off. I dunno.
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I've pondered this all day. It's really quite simple what to do.
1) Put your #1 priority on your local show or if there is no local show for you on the closest and hopefully smaller market towns
2) Never select GA and Reserved for the same show unless you only want to attend one show because your next show becomes priority three. No one knows the math, especially how many 10 clubbers go for a show, but I sense priority three could be a long shot luck of the draw deal
3) Don't select a single show you don't want or can't afford, or for whatever reason are very unlikely to attend. You just might win and lose $160 while you lower the odds for someone else
4) Rely on public sale if you lose, don't fuss over it, and just be happy if you win one through 10C
Please! No one wants to read your common sense approach.
This is a great (and painful) thread - too much thinking.
A couple of random questions:
- when the lottery window opened, I opted for the 5 shows I wanted to attend, 4 GA and 1 Reserved. Then a friend of mine wen in later that afternoon and went to enter for one of those shows as well - PHX. She asked me if i was given the option between GA / Reserved to which I told her...yes. She said that she was only given the Reserved option in entering the lottery. Has anyone who has queued up on that first day (or since) cancelled their "plan" and re-entered their information to find certain options NOT AVAILABLE?
- Based on the comments here, I am considering cancelling my existing strategy and tweaking the options a bit but, because of the experience of my friend in trying for GA PHX (not being there) and this antiquated (F5) mentality that, for some reason, the timing of your entries has some impact on the drawing (which i know it doens't..hence lottery), i am reluctant to try. Has anyone done it or have you all "locked in".
This is a great (and painful) thread - too much thinking.
A couple of random questions:
- when the lottery window opened, I opted for the 5 shows I wanted to attend, 4 GA and 1 Reserved. Then a friend of mine wen in later that afternoon and went to enter for one of those shows as well - PHX. She asked me if i was given the option between GA / Reserved to which I told her...yes. She said that she was only given the Reserved option in entering the lottery. Has anyone who has queued up on that first day (or since) cancelled their "plan" and re-entered their information to find certain options NOT AVAILABLE?
- Based on the comments here, I am considering cancelling my existing strategy and tweaking the options a bit but, because of the experience of my friend in trying for GA PHX (not being there) and this antiquated (F5) mentality that, for some reason, the timing of your entries has some impact on the drawing (which i know it doens't..hence lottery), i am reluctant to try. Has anyone done it or have you all "locked in".
Thanks and good luck to you all!
Wow, really? Well, that settles it, I won't change my stuff again. My four changes were all done on the first day, and all the options were available. It seems weird that you cannot chose GA anymore when the drawing hasn't taken place yet :think:
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
I don't want to suggest that this is all fact - I am interested to see if anyone has tried it and found out that both options for all shows are still intact. If it ISN'T then i can see a bunch of us getting pissed...specifically because, as you said, nothing should be decided at this point.
I am hoping someone can confirm that what my friend saw was simply an error or glitch.
I don't want to suggest that this is all fact - I am interested to see if anyone has tried it and found out that both options for all shows are still intact. If it ISN'T then i can see a bunch of us getting pissed...specifically because, as you said, nothing should be decided at this point.
I am hoping someone can confirm that what my friend saw was simply an error or glitch.
Cheers.
Would be good to know :thumbup: Good luck you'll get what you're after!
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
I don't want to suggest that this is all fact - I am interested to see if anyone has tried it and found out that both options for all shows are still intact. If it ISN'T then i can see a bunch of us getting pissed...specifically because, as you said, nothing should be decided at this point.
I am hoping someone can confirm that what my friend saw was simply an error or glitch.
Cheers.
i will be putting in 4 requests for 2 shows-not hot markets
GA 1st and 2nd choice
RESERVED 3rd and 4th choice
gosh i hope this is the best way to do it...
i will post only if i have a problem
i'm gonna do this tomorrow(friday)
This thread is amazing and stressful. The only thing I can add that I haven't seen mentioned is SMALL MARKETS on WEEKDAYS would probably be your best shot. I'm traveling to these shows and the first thing I looked at was which shows fall on the weekend so I can avoid using vacation days.
For example, I'd like to request Dallas and LA, but those are going to be insanely hard to get and they fall on the weekend increasing the chances of people coming in for the show. If you can, find a small show during the week, like San Diego and I think your chances improve greatly.
Still debating on which show I'll request, but I have GA/PIT for Wrigley so you'll hear no complaints from me.
The wife and I are planning to go to 4 shows - Hartford, Baltimore, Charlottesville and Charlotte.
We have already placed our lottery picks, but now that I've thought about it I'm not sure we used the right strategy. The two show we most want 10C tickets for are Hartford and Baltimore. This is how we ranked our picks:
Me
1. Hartford
2. Baltimore
3. Charlottesville
4. Charlotte
Her
1. Baltimore
2. Hartford
3. Charlottesville
4. Charlotte
Does this give us the best chance to get tickets to Hartford and Baltimore? Should we just assume that neither of these show will have enough 10C tickets to make it to the 2 choice people and just pick the one we really want 10C tickets for and each rank that as number 1? I figure our 3 and 4 choice don't really matter since chances are slim there will be enough 10C tickets to get to those.
All of these are for reserved seats. We don't want GA.
This is a great (and painful) thread - too much thinking.
A couple of random questions:
- when the lottery window opened, I opted for the 5 shows I wanted to attend, 4 GA and 1 Reserved. Then a friend of mine wen in later that afternoon and went to enter for one of those shows as well - PHX. She asked me if i was given the option between GA / Reserved to which I told her...yes. She said that she was only given the Reserved option in entering the lottery. Has anyone who has queued up on that first day (or since) cancelled their "plan" and re-entered their information to find certain options NOT AVAILABLE?
- Based on the comments here, I am considering cancelling my existing strategy and tweaking the options a bit but, because of the experience of my friend in trying for GA PHX (not being there) and this antiquated (F5) mentality that, for some reason, the timing of your entries has some impact on the drawing (which i know it doens't..hence lottery), i am reluctant to try. Has anyone done it or have you all "locked in".
Thanks and good luck to you all!
I've changed the order of my entries today ... moved GA as my first priority , and I could see all options as available.. might've been a glitch i guess..
I have changed my choices twice, probably over a 2-3 day period. I did my last adjustment this morning, seeing Portland was thanksgiving weekend.
I've see all the options. I would suggest she clear her cache, cookies, etc and try it again.
I don't know, but I don't think changing your choices has any impact on your chances of getting tickets. the tenclub states you can go in and edit your choices.
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I've read through this thread, and I've read through the ticket lottery explanations that I could find on the PJ website.
I see ZERO reason to believe that the only way that a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc priority choice can only be chosen if the requested number of 1st priority requests is less than the tickets available. If this were the case, then this wouldn't be a lottery at all.
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For the past two years I've saved up money and time off to give everything to my 10C ticket order for this very tour and to finally follow an entire leg....only to find out that this lottery system is fucking my plans. I have a feeling my 22nd choice won't be fulfilled....
i have a feeling of being greedy, but then i remember that i deserve every bit of it. Pearl Jam...please take my $1300.
Just a random thought with nothing to support it but WHAT IF.....
...the 10c has modeled the ticketing system after the NBA lottery. They just don't want to try to explain it to everyone because its kind of complicated This would mean that people who entered 1st choice would have highest probability followed by 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ect. The important distinction is that those are only probabilities. They wouldn't just go down the line of all the people who entered 1st and 2nd and so on. In this scenario it is possible for a 10th choice to win over a 1st choice although unlikely. I'm not a computer programmer but I think this would be pretty easy to do.
Not sure if that would even affect anyone's outlook on the system but I think it would be kinda cool. Whatever
The FAQ section says that "second choice" will only have a chance to win if there are tickets left after the "1st choicers" round is through.
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I cannot complain; I got tickets for all the shows I wanted to via F5. But I believe the lottery is more fair.
At least in my experience, getting tix from Ticketmaster is a pain. They fly, specially here in NYC.
I fully agree. That way, our options #3 and above for shows in other markets would have a better shot.
Now, remember that if someone is just targeting one large market and all 4 entries are for that same city, a lot of #1 and #2 options might get void. In my opinion, that would give opportunity for a bunch of #3 options (and perhaps #4s?) to get tickets.
1) Put your #1 priority on your local show or if there is no local show for you on the closest and hopefully smaller market towns
2) Never select GA and Reserved for the same show unless you only want to attend one show because your next show becomes priority three. No one knows the math, especially how many 10 clubbers go for a show, but I sense priority three could be a long shot luck of the draw deal
3) Don't select a single show you don't want or can't afford, or for whatever reason are very unlikely to attend. You just might win and lose $160 while you lower the odds for someone else
4) Rely on public sale if you lose, don't fuss over it, and just be happy if you win one through 10C
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It's not just the number of tickets available; it's the demand between each of the shows. I can say with reasonable certainty that more fans will be going for Philly, Brooklyn, and LA than for some of the smaller cities on the tour. You probably have excellent odds of nabbing a pair of tickets in Hartford if it's your first choice whereas you could end up with nothing in LA or Philly, even if you use your top choices there. Fans looking for tickets in larger markets are going to have a tougher time securing tickets. A lot of people are going to end up empty-handed.
ugh. this is what i was going to do for pittsburgh and buffalo
holy confusion
I personally think it wastes an important priority level to pick both sections for the same show. I plan to only pick reserved seating but I am a 41 year old man who no longer wants to stand there for 6 hours. I grew up in Seattle and have done my share of mosh pits at PJ shows. Plus, for me in particular, I have a low member number 112XXX so I'm bound to get good seats.
Another tidbit I read in another post is 10C have said in an email that side stage 100 level seats are considered priority over first row on the floor behind the pit. For me, particularly with a low number, that means I'll likely have a better seat than most of the people getting pushed around in the pit and won't be halfway back on the floor.
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Yes, as I understand it, the only way a #2 priority pick will come into play is if the number of people who have a particular show/seating option as their #1 is LESS than the total allotted seats for that particular show/seating option. Which I believe will be non-existent in all markets.
I think in all markets/seating options, the request will be higher than the number of allotted spots. So in theory, ALL #2 priority picks will not come into play.
That's my take on it, but I could be totally wrong....
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Yeah, I don't really believe that either
I think a lot of people are focused on the number of available tickets too much. In the end it's going to matter where people put their choices. If everyone puts their #1s in Philly, Brooklyn, etc., then that's going to open up a lot of possibilities in other markets for #2 or even #3 choices to win, regardless of how many tickets are available at each venue. Obviously it's not likely that all #1s will go to a few select shows, but I would wager it will be skewed that way. Which does open up the potential for lower choices to win in other markets.
If I get shut out I won't be going at all because I won't be around to buy tickets on the 27th during the public sale as I'll be traveling . . . so I can't really stress about it too much!
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Nashville 09/16/22
True, but what I'm saying is that I think in ALL markets, there will be enough #1 priorities for all seating options, meaning the #2's will be useless . . . but I could be wrong. it doesn't matter WHERE the #1 choices are, there will be enough so that all #1 choices are used.... if you know what I mean.
Let's say Hartford has 500 GA tickets . . it doesn't matter if only 501 people put it as their number 1 or if 5,001 people do . . ALL the GA tickets will still go to people who put it as #1. Sure, more people might put GA in Philly as their number 1 than GA in Hartford, but in both markets, all tickets will be given to people with them as a #1 . . . wow, my head just exploded.
... Either that, or I am totally off. I dunno.
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Ottawa 05/08/16
Chicago 08/20/18
Ottawa 09/03/22
Nashville 09/16/22
Please! No one wants to read your common sense approach.
A couple of random questions:
- when the lottery window opened, I opted for the 5 shows I wanted to attend, 4 GA and 1 Reserved. Then a friend of mine wen in later that afternoon and went to enter for one of those shows as well - PHX. She asked me if i was given the option between GA / Reserved to which I told her...yes. She said that she was only given the Reserved option in entering the lottery. Has anyone who has queued up on that first day (or since) cancelled their "plan" and re-entered their information to find certain options NOT AVAILABLE?
- Based on the comments here, I am considering cancelling my existing strategy and tweaking the options a bit but, because of the experience of my friend in trying for GA PHX (not being there) and this antiquated (F5) mentality that, for some reason, the timing of your entries has some impact on the drawing (which i know it doens't..hence lottery), i am reluctant to try. Has anyone done it or have you all "locked in".
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Wow, really? Well, that settles it, I won't change my stuff again. My four changes were all done on the first day, and all the options were available. It seems weird that you cannot chose GA anymore when the drawing hasn't taken place yet :think:
I am hoping someone can confirm that what my friend saw was simply an error or glitch.
Cheers.
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Would be good to know :thumbup: Good luck you'll get what you're after!
i will be putting in 4 requests for 2 shows-not hot markets
GA 1st and 2nd choice
RESERVED 3rd and 4th choice
gosh i hope this is the best way to do it...
i will post only if i have a problem
i'm gonna do this tomorrow(friday)
For example, I'd like to request Dallas and LA, but those are going to be insanely hard to get and they fall on the weekend increasing the chances of people coming in for the show. If you can, find a small show during the week, like San Diego and I think your chances improve greatly.
Still debating on which show I'll request, but I have GA/PIT for Wrigley so you'll hear no complaints from me.
Good Luck to everyone trying...
We have already placed our lottery picks, but now that I've thought about it I'm not sure we used the right strategy. The two show we most want 10C tickets for are Hartford and Baltimore. This is how we ranked our picks:
Me
1. Hartford
2. Baltimore
3. Charlottesville
4. Charlotte
Her
1. Baltimore
2. Hartford
3. Charlottesville
4. Charlotte
Does this give us the best chance to get tickets to Hartford and Baltimore? Should we just assume that neither of these show will have enough 10C tickets to make it to the 2 choice people and just pick the one we really want 10C tickets for and each rank that as number 1? I figure our 3 and 4 choice don't really matter since chances are slim there will be enough 10C tickets to get to those.
All of these are for reserved seats. We don't want GA.
EV: 8/09/08 8/10/08 6/08/09 6/09/09 6/18/11
I've changed the order of my entries today ... moved GA as my first priority , and I could see all options as available.. might've been a glitch i guess..
I've see all the options. I would suggest she clear her cache, cookies, etc and try it again.
I don't know, but I don't think changing your choices has any impact on your chances of getting tickets. the tenclub states you can go in and edit your choices.
JUST SO GLAD THEY GIVE US A WEEKEND TO THINK THIS THRU!
AMY
New Orleans LA 7/4/95 reschedule 9/17/95
Chicago IL 1998, 10/9/00, 06/18/03, 05/16/06, 05/17/06
08/23/09, 08/24/09, Lolla 08/05/07
Champaign IL 4/23/03
Grand Rapids MI VFC 10/03/04
Grand Rapids MI 19May06
Noblesville IN 05/07/10 Cleveland OH 05/09/10
PJ 20 2011
Baltimore MD, Charlottesville VA, Seattle WA 2013
St. Louis MO, Milwaukee WI 2014
Tampa FL, Chicago IL, Lexington KY 2016
Missoula MT 2018
"...You try it, I give you the room, you try..."
I see ZERO reason to believe that the only way that a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc priority choice can only be chosen if the requested number of 1st priority requests is less than the tickets available. If this were the case, then this wouldn't be a lottery at all.
8-3-00 - Virginia Beach
4-16-03 - Charlotte
5-27-06 - Camden 1
5-28-06 - Camden 2
5-30-06 - DC
6-17-08 - Virginia Beach
6-22-08 - DC
5-13-10 - Bristow
10-27-13 - Baltimore
10-29-13 - Charlottesville
4-18-16 - Hampton
i have a feeling of being greedy, but then i remember that i deserve every bit of it. Pearl Jam...please take my $1300.
The FAQ section says that "second choice" will only have a chance to win if there are tickets left after the "1st choicers" round is through.