Data Point:
I was on a MR, and met up with another FTer. Found out we were all on the same 6 segments over the weekend. Both PMs on T tickets. On the inbound, SLC-ATL, I got the UG, he was #3 (or #4, can't remember) on the list. Only difference is I have the Reserve card. So in that case, it put me at least 3 people ahead.
My assumption was that the Reserve comes into play before time of ticketing does, right?