I’ve Got Some Olympic Tickets
I originally applied for £3234 worth of Olympic tickets, but in the end I only got £785.
This is just over twenty-four percent of what I tried to get.
No-one seems to know how the ballot has been organised. In many cases I applied for two tickets, as I’m not keen on going by myself.
I hope I haven’t got loads of single tickets!
As an engineer with a stromg statistics training, I think there might be more to this than we think. I just sent this e-mail to BBC Radio 5.
But the figures on what people have got, don’t add up.
It will be interesting to look again, after people know the events they’ve got.
I do wonder though, if the method of the ballot process has leaked out and speculators and ticket touts have made a killing.
After all, I’ve not heard of anyone, who’s got all they asked for. On the law of averages, that should have happened quite a few times, and some would be crowing with delight.
I do suspect though, that some will make a killing. Touts and criminals always find a way to make money.
The Anonymous Widower 
Someone on the Today programme got £11k’s worth having applied for £36k. He’s decided to extend his credit card limit to get them. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to go to the opening/closing ceremonies though.
Comment by Marc | June 1, 2011 |
That’s a high percentage. Someone I know got about 20%, but like I did spread them around a lot.
I’m with Prince Philip on opening ceremonies. He famously said, you get someone to make a speech welcoming everybody and then they say, “Let the Games Begin”
London’s Opening Ceremoney should be on the river, so that millions could view it.
Comment by AnonW | June 1, 2011 |