WINNERS for Fenway or Wrigley? Post here

whoyouare72 said:

Comatose Pilate said:

I would just like one question answered. I was under the assumption that initially this lottery system was set up to even the playing field and make it more fair, my question is, how can people be winning both nights to Fenway while others lose both nights?

I think it's because when your name is drawn you get all the shows you selected if there are still tickets available.

That would make sense, however the only problem is I put in for both fenways and lost on both. And I put it for them immediately on Thursday.

Comatose Pilate said:

I would just like one question answered. I was under the assumption that initially this lottery system was set up to even the playing field and make it more fair, my question is, how can people be winning both nights to Fenway while others lose both nights?

I guess hypothetically is that one show ran out of tickets in round 1. So you could have people that made the exact same choice. Chose the same concerts as #1, and one it got it and the other didn't. The both chose the same #2 and it was a little less popular and that person won again but the other person didn't.

It doesn't check if you won tickets to another show on the same tour (unless it's ga/reserved on the same night). It simply goes by the entire bucket of everyone who chose as #1, fills as many of those as possible, if it goes to round #2 it randomly fills as many as those as possible.

So it's possible to get double shafted if the tickets run out in round 1 if you made the exact same choice as someone else who double won. For shows in the same city, I suppose it would be nice if they could make sure fan members won a pair of tickets for that city, before people got both. I suppose that involves more complex programming of the lottery system, not sure if they'll get around to that. Unlike GA/Reserved they actually do want fan members to get the remaining tickets.... The lottery system works fairly good but it does have some quirks.

cutz said:

bennickerson said:

Won both Fenway (1 and 2 priority)

Now, based on that, anyone who has Fenway 2 as there first choice, they should win?

that's what we've been saying for awhile now......

Comatose Pilate said:

I would just like one question answered. I was under the assumption that initially this lottery system was set up to even the playing field and make it more fair, my question is, how can people be winning both nights to Fenway while others lose both nights?

The explanation is in this thread in a few spots, basically night 1 the 1st priority requests exceeded the amount of tickets available. Some folks with night 1 as 1st priority lost, all with priority 2 and beyond lost.
Night 2 more tickets than 1st priority requests. so some folks were drawn with Priority 2.

2 shows are drawn independent of one another. So if you entered for both and had priority 1 as 8/5, you had a chance to win 0,1 or 2 nights, if you entered both in reverse priority (8/7 1st), you won night 2 but lost night 1.

Argh! Lost for both home town shows, and not for the first time
A drag, because Fenway, like most ball parks, is not meant as a venue for a music show.
If you don't have decent seats you may as well hang out in the surrounding streets.
Ok, I admit it, I'm bitter. Need a moment to recover. All's fair in love and the PJ lottery.

Rebekah said:

SO sad...lost both nights at Fenway....it's a little upsetting to me to see so many people get BOTH nights and I didn't get 1

What order did you put your choices?

Still, sucks you didn't win one show.

Comatose Pilate said:

I would just like one question answered. I was under the assumption that initially this lottery system was set up to even the playing field and make it more fair, my question is, how can people be winning both nights to Fenway while others lose both nights?

Read through some of these posts, its been answered.

Zod said:

What's the lowest someone has pulled a win from Wrigley 1 reserved? 2nd preference?

so far i what i saw yes.for night 2 at wrigley i even saw 4th priority won

the tiki bomb said:

Bearclaw53 said:

So has ANYONE won both Fenway shows by ranking the first night #2 and the second night #1?

My situation, but are still Entered TBD

Me too and a friend as well. No answers for us yet.

Zod said:

What's the lowest someone has pulled a win from Wrigley 1 reserved? 2nd preference?

I saw some people claiming they got Wrigley 2 reserved on their 4th preference. As for your question....i think 2nd preference for Wrigley 1 reserved is the lowest?