1. Route: BNE-SFO
2. Date: Sept 8
3. Fare class: T
4. Y-O
5. # of Plus Points: 20
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 11 days
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 24 hours to the minute

Annoyingly the email I got when the upgrade cleared stated I had been upgraded to "United Polaris business", but I clearly hadn't. Ended up 2nd on the J upgrade list. I was charged 80 points which from memory is expected - lets see if I get the other 60 back without having to ask...

1. Route: SFO-BNE
2. Date: Sept 18
3. Fare class: T
4. Y-J
5. # of Plus Points: 80
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 3 weeks
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: 2 weeks