At airport check in at IAH, I told the agent checking my bags I was a displaced first class passenger, having paid 60K miles for a saver award, and I wanted to be added to the PR-1 list. She spent a few minutes reading the remarks in my PNR to verify the award level, and then added me to the list. pda.continental.com/info showed me as #1.

At about T-30, I checked the pda site again and saw I cleared. I walked up to the gate as she was pulling 3 upgrades from the printer, had her swap my seat with one of the other battlefields, and enjoyed my oriental shrimp and infamous soup.