dhuey

We won the Half Dome cables lottery last night! My daughter and I are heading up this afternoon for the hike tomorrow. This will be my daughter's first time on this hike; it's my third, but the last time I did it was about 20 years ago. Man, I'm getting old.

We've each put in for the lottery every day for the past week, except for Saturday. I was the alternate for her ticket; she was my alternate. Finally we hit last night.

I'm not sure, but I think that the larger your group size, the lower your odds. My guess is that the group loses unless everyone in the group wins individually. The lottery closes each day at 1 pm for hikes two days later. Results show up around 9 pm when you log in -- the email notification takes longer.

Best of luck to you if you play this lottery.