WSS Lottery Chances
WSS Lottery Chances
#1WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 3:37pmI am going to New York in December during winter break and would love to see West Side Story. I'm planning to do the lottery with 3 other people. What are our chances of winning?
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#2re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 3:39pmWSS is one of the hardest lottos because they give out so few tickets. But your chances may be decent since there are three of your putting in your names. At the same time that's a big time for kids to be home from college so the amount of people putting their names in could be larger than it would be now.
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#2re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 3:45pmAnd two of you would need to win so that all of you could go. If you aren't going xmas week, and are going DURING the week, you will have less 'competition.'
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#3re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 4:07pm
Okay I dont think Im gonna see WSS then. What are my chances of getting rush/lotto tickets to these shows:
A Little Night Music
Chicago
Finians Rainbow
Hair
Next To Normal
Ragtime
Dreamgirls
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#4re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 5:35pm
Chicago has an easy rush.
As of right now NIGHT MUSIC is only going to offer standing room.
#5re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 7:27pmI've heard Finian's Rainbow rush is pretty easy to get too. Also, if you don't mind sitting in the balcony, you can get tickets for $25 on Wednesday evenings.
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millie_dillmount
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#6re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 8:49pm
Not to be rude, but how are we going to know your chances for next month around the holidays?
I can understand people's desire to know how busy a rush or lotto has been lately, but honestly, if you want to try a certain rush or lotto, just do it. Just because hundreds of people show up to the West Side Story lotto doesn't mean you are going to lose. Yeah, it'll be more difficult to win, but you have as much of a chance as everyone else.
So, now because you hear that it is is a difficult win, you are just going to skip it, then expect us to predict how busy seven other rushes/lottos are? Pick something you are interested and just go with it. I have been to lottos with not that many people and lost. On the other hand, I have been to lottos with many people and won.
Also, the number of people who rush some of these shows now may vary greatly by the time December rolls around. Not to mention, you are going around the holiday season, so what is going on now may not even be accurate for the future.
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Updated On: 11/8/09 at 08:49 PM
#7re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:04pmIt's just I rarely get to come to New York, and Im only going to be there for like 3 days, and would just like to go to a lotto/rush in which I have the best chance of winning. I don’t don't want to risk losing a lottery and then one Broadway night to my trip would be wasted.
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blaxx
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#8re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:38pm
I don’t don't want to risk losing a lottery and then one Broadway night to my trip would be wasted.
Newsflash: You run the risk of losing ANY lottery. That's why it's called lottery.
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#9re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:49pmBut you have a better chance of winning depending on what show your seeing.
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#10re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:51pm
And? You could try the "hardest" and win, and the "easiest" and lose. Hope none of your Broadway nights are ruined.
Maybe you'd enjoy going to Vegas too. Lots of gambling there.
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#11re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:53pmLike others who have already replied to this thread, I've lost very "easy" lottos and won very "hard" ones. Any lottery is a risk. If you really want to be sure to see the shows you want to see, buy cheap seats in the back ahead of time.
#12re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 9:57pm
Yes, all lottos are a 'risk' (unless obviously seats>entries), but statistically some lotteries *ARE* easier to win.
It's probably (well definitely) not a good thing to assume you will win any lottery, but I think it is wiser to try lottos you are more likely to win...
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Updated On: 11/8/09 at 09:57 PM
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#13re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 10:31pm
If you're only coming for 3 days, buy cheap tickets and stop trying to predict every lotto a month and a half ahead of time. And posting in several different threads.
Seriously, no one knows.
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millie_dillmount
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#14re: WSS Lottery Chances
Posted: 11/8/09 at 11:39pm
Exactly. Especially if you never get to come to NYC and you are that desperate to see shows, go buy your tickets in advance. And there are cheap options that aren't rush/lotto.
Now rush will be slightly easier since your chances depend what time you get there, but lotto is never a guarantee.
And as I said before, I don't have an issue when people ask how busy certain lottos are, but sometimes I feel as if people think we have some sort of crystal ball and can see into the future about how likely they'll win. Based on two replies, you decided not to even attempt the West Side Story rush.
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