2024 Hardrock Lottery Tickets as of 11/20/2023
This is a preliminary listing of the number of tickets each applicant will have in our December 2
nd
lottery. Please review this listing and let us know
if you think there is an error in your count. If you can't find your name, check for alternate spellings, especially if it is hyphenated or more than two
words long. Names in red are first-time applicants. Note that this list is ordered by lottery - make sure you are looking at the correct one.
We have included enough information for you to understand how your ticket total was determined. The columns contributing to each lottery's
total are highlighted in yellow. The total number of tickets is highlighted in orange.
Your number of tickets in the "Finished" lottery is: Total tickets = 1+ # Finishes + # DNS since last start + # Service tickets
Your number of tickets in the "Never" lottery is: Total tickets = 2
N
, where N = # DNS ever + # Service tickets
The rules for determining these numbers are explained at http://hardrock100.com/hardrock-lottery.php. In particular, note that in the "Never"
lottery the exponent of our 2
N
formula is the number of previous years you have applied. For example, if this is the second time you have applied,
N=1 (i.e. you applied once before this year) and you get two tickets, not four. Also note that in the “Never” lottery, beginning in 2023 the term for
DNS’s is actually “# DNS since last start”, but Nevers who DNFed before 2023 are grandfathered in with “# DNS ever”.
Note that you are credited with a DNS only if you had met the qualifying standard for that year and participated in the lottery (i.e. did not withdraw
your application before the lottery). Also note that since the 2019 and 2020 runs were cancelled and we rolled over the 2019 “Never” field to
2021, no DNSs were credited for Nevers in 2020 or 2021. Those in the “Finished” field, are credited with a DNS in 2021, since we DID redo their
lottery in that year.
Note that Service Tickets are awarded in the next year only for participating in the trail work weekend (with an extra if you are certified as a “Trail
Boss”) and sweeping the course. In addition, a ticket may be awarded for additional specific service to Hardrock, as determined by the Board of
Directors. These are reflected in the column "# Trail work/Course Sweep/AS captain ticks". Additionally, one ticket is awarded in perpetuity for
every five years of volunteer service at Hardrock, which includes such things as working at an aid station, marking the course, working at check-in,
cleaning the venue, organizing the run, etc., but not for pacing or crewing at Hardrock. The column "# Service tickets" includes this award in
addition to the next-year-only service tickets.
If you think there is an error in your ticket count, first READ and UNDERSTAND the ticket algorithm on our webpage, and prepare your own version
of your ticket count
.
If you still thin
k there is an error, contact Blake Wood at
[email protected] before COB on Sunday, 11/26/23. Emails that simply say “I think my ticket count is wrong” will not be answered. You need to describe why you believe your ticket count is wrong. If you
think you applied more times than listed, be prepared to back that up with a copy of your Ultrasignup registration email or other documentation.