An Update, I put a bid in back in January. A few days ago it was saying i was not elibible. I fly Sunday from LHR to KUL, and overnight (Tue) I got the email indicating my bid was successful. It tells me I need to make sure there is sufficient credit on the card, which there is.
We will see if that actually works. There is no reason from my side for the payment to fail, I will speak to Amex to make sure the payment is not blocked. I made a bid just above minimum. And still in the low chance of success. I expect they have decided to fill the last few seats. Sadly I dont think they are any window seats left.