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Fans face steep odds in Brewers' ticket lottery
Published September 19, 2007 - BizTimes Daily
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Milwaukee Brewers fans who signed up for the National League Division Series ticket lottery will soon find out if they're among the winners, but be forewarned: it will be a long shot.
About 102,000 fans submitted applications for the right to purchase single-game tickets for the series - which will happen only if the Brewers stay hot and finish ahead of the Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers said that "on or around this Thursday," a random selection of winners will be made from the pool of registrants.
"There will be approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people selected from the lottery registrants, each of whom will be allowed to purchase up to four tickets to just one of the two NLDS games. It's first come, first served, so if you log on too late to get game one, you will have to get game two (or vice versa)," Tyler Barnes, vice president of communications for the Brewers, told SBT.
In other words, about two or three out of every 100 fans who submitted applications would receive an opportunity to try to buy tickets, and when they are notified by e-mail by the Brewers, they best act quickly..
If the Brewers manage to advance to the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, they will host only two games in the five-game series, because they will have a record that will be inferior to that of their opponent.
Brewers fans still have the option of guaranteeing purchase of postseason tickets by placing a deposit on 2008 season seat packages. Additional information is available at www.brewers.com.
The Brewers moved into first place, just percentage points ahead of the Cubs, with a victory over the Houston Astros Tuesday night.
In August, Barnes wrote a Milwaukee Biz Blog, reminding fans to "enjoy the ride" of the team's pennant run.
