Playoff Ticket Lottery

[woodchip2153]

Are they supposed to send out emails today to those who won? Or is that just general impatience?

 

It's typically been 1-2 days after the registration closes if I recall correctly.

 

Anyone want to team up, if they get selected you buy a seat for the other if they don't, and vice versa? I really really don't want to be shut out again this year

 

I thought you were banned from any postseason games?

[UMFan83]

Are they supposed to send out emails today to those who won? Or is that just general impatience?

 

It's typically been 1-2 days after the registration closes if I recall correctly.

 

Anyone want to team up, if they get selected you buy a seat for the other if they don't, and vice versa? I really really don't want to be shut out again this year

 

I thought you were banned from any postseason games?

 

I'll just wear a hat and a cheap fake moustache and the Cubs won't know it's me.

[MUCubsfan]

Do they notify the losers as well? I got the "yes" email last year about NLCS tix, but don't recall if I got a "no" email regarding NLDS ones.

[UMFan83]

Do they notify the losers as well? I got the "yes" email last year about NLCS tix, but don't recall if I got a "no" email regarding NLDS ones.

 

As someone with lots of experience, I can tell you that the Cubs do send rejection emails if you don't win the lottery. They are cold and unsympathetic.

[Gmoney08]

Are they supposed to send out emails today to those who won? Or is that just general impatience?

 

It's typically been 1-2 days after the registration closes if I recall correctly.

 

Anyone want to team up, if they get selected you buy a seat for the other if they don't, and vice versa? I really really don't want to be shut out again this year

 

Im your huckleberry. Did a bunch of dif emails this year too.

[UMFan83]

Are they supposed to send out emails today to those who won? Or is that just general impatience?

 

It's typically been 1-2 days after the registration closes if I recall correctly.

 

Anyone want to team up, if they get selected you buy a seat for the other if they don't, and vice versa? I really really don't want to be shut out again this year

 

Im your huckleberry. Did a bunch of dif emails this year too.

 

Same here. It's a deal

[squally1313]

Anybody have any updates on this? I'm hoping for whatever reason nothing is out yet, since I've gotten nothing.

[UMFan83]

Anybody have any updates on this? I'm hoping for whatever reason nothing is out yet, since I've gotten nothing.

 

I've been looking at twitter occasionally and no one has tweeted that they've gotten an email either way.

[badger]

So this is a super dumb question, but it was different when I got tickets in '08. (There was a virtual waiting room for the NLDS and I got in and got tix).

 

 

We just signed up and they'll let us know if we got tickets? Or if we have an opportunity for tickets?

[David]

So this is a super dumb question, but it was different when I got tickets in '08. (There was a virtual waiting room for the NLDS and I got in and got tix).

 

 

We just signed up and they'll let us know if we got tickets? Or if we have an opportunity for tickets?

 

they send you an email to tell you if you have an opportunity to buy tickets

[UMFan83]

So this is a super dumb question, but it was different when I got tickets in '08. (There was a virtual waiting room for the NLDS and I got in and got tix).

 

 

We just signed up and they'll let us know if we got tickets? Or if we have an opportunity for tickets?

 

This is wrong.

 

The 2007 NLDS had a VWR, which is why I was able to get tickets to both NLDS home games and I can't remember if NLCS tickets went on sale but if they did I got at least one game.

 

In 2008 they started the playoff ticket lottery, of which I was not selected for either the LDS or LCS (still went to game 1 after stalking their ticket site the day before the game).

[badger]

So this is a super dumb question, but it was different when I got tickets in '08. (There was a virtual waiting room for the NLDS and I got in and got tix).

 

 

We just signed up and they'll let us know if we got tickets? Or if we have an opportunity for tickets?

 

This is wrong.

 

The 2007 NLDS had a VWR, which is why I was able to get tickets to both NLDS home games and I can't remember if NLCS tickets went on sale but if they did I got at least one game.

 

In 2008 they started the playoff ticket lottery, of which I was not selected for either the LDS or LCS (still went to game 1 after stalking their ticket site the day before the game).

 

You're right, it was 07 I was remembering. I got tickets for game 4 which couldn't have been 08 since we had homefield that year.

[UMFan83]

So this is a super dumb question, but it was different when I got tickets in '08. (There was a virtual waiting room for the NLDS and I got in and got tix).

 

 

We just signed up and they'll let us know if we got tickets? Or if we have an opportunity for tickets?

 

This is wrong.

 

The 2007 NLDS had a VWR, which is why I was able to get tickets to both NLDS home games and I can't remember if NLCS tickets went on sale but if they did I got at least one game.

 

In 2008 they started the playoff ticket lottery, of which I was not selected for either the LDS or LCS (still went to game 1 after stalking their ticket site the day before the game).

 

You're right, it was 07 I was remembering. I got tickets for game 4 which couldn't have been 08 since we had homefield that year.

 

Maybe it sounds stupid but I liked the VWR. In the lottery method, you could be the biggest non-season ticket holding Cub fan on earth and you might be completely shut out unless buying through the secondary market. I understand the cons of the VWR (folks that maybe don't understand technology or the manipulation of the VWR had basically no shot. Scalpers probably ended up with 60% of the tickets by having a staff of 100 each have 300 VWR windows open), but I like it better than knowing my ticket fate is not in my hands.

 

Would be cool if they released 85% of the tickets through the lottery and then sold a small allotment of tickets at the Cubs ticketing window one Wednesday morning or something where if you really want tickets and are willing to take off work/camp out, you conceivably have a shot. Very old school.

 

But I'm sure others will point out why that's stupid and why they did away with distributing tickets that way.

 

I'm sure the Cubs like the lottery because they can tell STH on the fence to renew if they want guaranteed playoff tickets.

[Brian707]

I liked the VWW, but that was because I could get about 150 windows open between 4 computers at work. Almost always was able to get tickets that way. The lottery is the most fair so I understand why they went that route. I would have thought they would have sent out the winners emails by now seeing as the registration for the NLDS ended last Wednesday.

[Sammys Boombox]

In 2008 not all of the Game 5 NLDS tickets were purchased by the people who won the lottery. I know this because they then opened it to everyone and there was a VWR and my dad and brothers and I were all successful in purchasing individual seats.

[Cubswin11]

I just got the rejection email to one of my email addresses. There's still 2 email addresses I signed up with that have neither gotten the rejection or acceptance email.

[Clem Fandango]

Got the rejection as well.

 

http://i.imgur.com/PcRBRMN.gif

[Aaron_Kennelly]

http://i.imgur.com/OCB8ih7.gif

 

:x

[evv98]

Just got my email.

 

I'm IN!!!

 

:flythew:

[evv98]

Just got my email.

 

I'm IN!!!

 

:flythew:

 

Congratulations!

Your chance to purchase tickets to NLDS games at Wrigley Field is Wednesday, September 28 .....

[David]

Just got my email.

 

I'm IN!!!

 

:flythew:

 

congrats!

[Banedon]

Wife and I both got rejection emails.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

:L flag:

:middle finger:

[badger]

Once we've registered were registered for all rounds correct?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Once we've registered were registered for all rounds correct?

that's what the email says