Originally Posted by bseller

WRONG. At the airport, the DM list is sorted by: Status, Fare Basis, and Time added to the DM. Mileage is NOT used to determine waitlist priority, and the anecdotal evidence posted above regarding a MM flyer is mistakenly taken to mean that the flyer's "mileage" is at play. Certainly, a 1K MM would show up and trump others with lower status, but 2 1K's will clear (if only one seat is available) based on the order I've mentioned in this post.

Best, Dave