Originally Posted by
dagrin
Make sure your name on the ticket (first middle last) matches exactly your Global Entry/Pre-check/Nexus name. That is one large reason why people don't get it...
Thanks, that's entirely possible, I have my full name on the card but only my middle initial on the ticket. Classic TSA not to be able to manage that.
Originally Posted by
Westcoaster
You may have seen a number of people who didn't belong in the line in the first place, making it not then surprising that they didn't get selected. Just a possibility.
No, at ORD it's the elite security line. Upon entry they check the boarding pass and then send you down one way or the other.