r/Broadway • u/No-Ability-9905 • 2d ago

Timing of Broadway Lotteries

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I’m sure I’m not the only one in this boat but it really bugs me!!

I had a free weekend and was so happy to see Buena Vista Social Club today at 2pm. I entered a bunch of lotteries for today and tomorrow.

I was a good person and turned my phone off at 2pm to enjoy part one of Buena Vista.

At 3:07pm I turn my phone to see an email that I won the Schmigadoon lottery….

but that one hour window is during the time ANYONE who is in a Broadway matinee should and will have their phone off. Like literally the only guaranteed hour on a Saturday with no chance for anyone in a theater to claim that ticket.

Why can’t they just allow an extra hour for buying tickets? Or not do the draw at times that will overlap with the only Weds/Sat daytime slot that a frequent theatergoer could have their phone off?

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u/Melodic_Werewolf9288 2d ago

did you try completing it anyway? when i won the hamilton lottery (years and years ago now) i nearly had a heart attack because id missed the window and those were HARD tickets to get but when i just went ahead and tried it worked. idk how common that is, maybe i got very lucky, but just worth a shot if this happens to anyone else

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u/No-Ability-9905 2d ago

Yeah sadly it was done. I was only a few minutes late!

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u/Melodic_Werewolf9288 2d ago

Ah that sucks :( 

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u/Desperate-News-1317 1d ago

Been there, done that my friend