Originally Posted by krobbins

Chanp - I've also been counting, and am hoping/waiting/keeping my fingers crossed that the seven spots that haven't "outed" themselves are, for whatever reason, unable to manage the positioning flights or perhaps just freaked out when they saw the cost of hotel in Paris, and are therefore not accepting Randy's and OpenSkies' generous offer and we just don't know it yet.

This, of course, still leaves the slight, but enticing, possibility that a few lucky folks will get an opportunity in a second chance drawing for the remaining seats. I know the odds still don't favor any one person, but I choose to remain optimistic and am not canceling my hotel reservation just yet!

This offer from RP and OS is incredible, and I sincerely hope that the questioning by a couple of people in the other thread doesn't disgruntle Randy or the airline to the point that they don't select alternates when and if seats become available. The vast majority of posters have been nothing but congratulatory of the winners, and I am among those who think it's pretty cool that anyone gets to go.