Don't hold your breath!

I had the same EWR-HNL flight in Oct and waitlisted with a RPU a little over six months before the flight on a L fare with 14 open seats on the seat map. Even one month before the flight, there were at least 6 open seats on the seat map.

Well, I never cleared as a 1K. I was #2 on the waitlist after checking in at T-24 with 19/20 of FC cabin booked. Even #1 on the waitlist didn't clear on day of departure. First time in nine years as a 1K that I didn't clear a waitlist applied six months beforehand.