The 2015 Lottery was held in front of a live and remote audience on December 6, 2014 in Auburn, CA. The master of ceremonies was five-time champion, 25-time sub-24 hour finisher, past WSER president and current vice president Tim Twietmeyer.
Tim Twietmeyer, Master of Ceremonies, with Devil’s Thumb AS Captain Denis ZIlaff
As described in my presentation before the drawing, the target for total number of entrants this year is 387: 114 automatics, 270 in the lottery drawing, and 3 in the bonus lottery.
114 Automatics
- 27 Race Admin (aid stations, trail crew, etc)
- 25 Montrail Ultra Cup (20 top runners, 5 others)
- 18 Top Ten Runners from 2014
- 16 Sponsor slots
- 11 Raffle Winners
- 6 UTWT elite foreign athletes
- 5 Foreign Consideration
- 2 WSER Trustees
- 2 Runners going for 10th finish
- 1 Special Consideration
- 1 Founder (Gordy)
WSER Awards Coordinator Gloria Takagishi Draws Names
270 Lottery Drawing
With 2566 entrants and their 6601 tickets, our pre-lottery monte carlo simulations matched closely to what we actually drew.
- 1427 first year with 1 ticket – predicted 67.7, actual 65
- 641 second year with 2 tickets – predicted 59.2. actual 55
- 281 third year with 4 tickets – predicted 49.6, actual 49
- 136 fourth year with 8 tickets – predicted 43.8, actual 46
- 57 fifth year with 16 tickets – predicted 30.8, actual 37
- 24 sixth year with 32 tickets – predicted 18.9, actual 18
We drew 49 duplicate names for a total of 319 total draws to get the 270 unique names. Predicted was 313 draws.
As we always do, there were 3 additional names drawn in the Bonus Lottery at the end to give those in attendance a last chance. Those three lucky folks are:
- Sarah McGinn
- Jeff Boutte
- David Rhodes
Congratulations to all who were selected.
- Lottery Results on ultralive.net
- Taped Video Feed from ultrasportslive.tv
- 2015 Entrants List on wser.org
- For more pics of the lottery see our Facebook Page.
