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Montana Millionaire's Chaotic Start

A long line formed early on, but technical glitches disrupted the process.

By Allison Rojas ·

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A long line formed early on, but technical glitches disrupted the process.

As tradition would have it, I got up early Sunday morning, November 1, to get in line for Montana Millionaire tickets. It's something I've done for the past several years, and normally it's a pretty simple process. Get there early, stand in line, buy my tickets, and still have plenty of time to get ready for the morning radio show.

A Simple Process Turns Complicated Technical Glitches: Chaos at the Convenience Store I arrived at the convenience store at exactly 5:15 a.m., with about 20 people ahead of me. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale at 5:30 a.m., which they did. Shortly after, the terminals locked up because of technical issues.

READ MORE: How Fast Will Montana Millionaire Tickets Sell Out This Year? A Simple Process Turns Complicated Technical Glitches: Chaos at the Convenience Store I arrived at the convenience store at exactly 5:15 a.m., with about 20 people ahead of me. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale at 5:30 a.m., which they did. Shortly after, the terminals locked up because of technical issues.

READ MORE: How Fast Will Montana Millionaire Tickets Sell Out This Year? A Simple Process Turns Complicated Technical Glitches: Chaos at the Convenience Store I arrived at the convenience store at exactly 5:15 a.m., with about 20 people ahead of me. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale at 5:30 a.m., which they did. Shortly after, the terminals locked up because of technical issues.

READ MORE: How Fast Will Montana Millionaire Tickets Sell Out This Year? A Simple Process Turns Complicated Technical Glitches: Chaos at the Convenience Store I arrived at the convenience store at exactly 5:15 a.m., with about 20 people ahead of me. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale at 5:30 a.m., which they did. Shortly after, the terminals locked up because of technical issues.

READ MORE: How Fast Will Montana Millionaire Tickets Sell Out This Year? A Simple Process Turns Complicated Technical Glitches: Chaos at the Convenience Store I arrived at the convenience store at exactly 5:15 a.m., with about 20 people ahead of me. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale at 5:30 a.m., which they did. Shortly after, the terminals locked up because of technical issues.

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