Lottery registration opens in November for the upcoming December lottery. Check the Entry Process page for the exact dates when registration is open for the lottery you want to enter.
Every time you enter the lottery and don’t get in, you will have additional tickets in the lottery the next time you enter. You receive 2^(n-1) tickets for each time you enter where n is the number of years applied. For example: If you don’t get in two times, you will have four tickets when you enter the third year (2^2), eight tickets the fourth year (2^3), 16 the fifth year (2^4), 32 the sixth year (2^5), etc. See the Lottery page for more information.
No – having more than one qualifier doesn’t entitle you to additional tickets in the lottery. You need one qualifier to enter the lottery and having additional qualifiers doesn’t change the number of tickets you will have in the lottery.
The lottery is open to the public and is held on the first Saturday in December in the auditorium at Placer High School, 123 Agard St., Auburn, CA. See the Lottery page for details.
You can watch the lottery live on our Youtube channel and at lottery.wser.org. If you are selected in the lottery, you will be sent an invitation to register for the Run at ultrasignup.com. You will have ten days to register – after that you forfeit your entry and tickets in the lottery. See the Entry Process page for more information.
Yes – as long as you have a valid qualifier for the lottery you enter. If you are selected, you can request a pregnancy entry deferral and defer your entry for as long as you want. See the Pregnancy Entry Deferral policy for more information. If you don’t get selected, you will have more tickets in the lottery the next time you decide to enter.
