Don't worry: If you spent all day staring at the Hamilton ticket queue instead of working, your boss can't get mad because they probably are too.
A queue of upwards of 100,000 (online) vied for tickets to see Hamilton at the Denver Center for Performing Arts when they went on sale Monday morning.
But, if you spent hours upon hours hoping and praying for tickets ... you're out of luck. As of around 3 p.m., all of the Hamilton tickets available Monday were sold out. There will be a lottery before every show and additional shows may be available in the coming weeks.
Some of the alleged Hamilton tickets made their way to StubHub for upwards of $1,000. But, in a tweet, the DCPA said:
"Thirty-party brokers are not selling tickets. They are selling promises of tickets. No actual tickets are exchanging hands today. After today's available tickets are gone, the DCPA will review every single online purchase for its legitimacy before any sale is final."
The bad news about the tickets being sold out came an hour and a half after folks waiting for tickets got an ominous message ...
9NEWS Reporter Matt Renoux had 79,796 people ahead of him in line for Hamilton tickets.
Tickets appeared on StubHub shortly after they went on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. As we said above, they weren't really legit.
9Wants to Know Producer Katie Wilcox seemed to have the best shot at getting tickets. She was 2,715th in line.
And an update: Katie snagged tickets!
9Wants to Know Reporter Jeremy Jojola, meanwhile, had more than 100,000 people (or bots) ahead of him.
9NEWS Reporter Marshall Zelinger did things the old-fashioned way and actually tried to do it over the phone. He managed to snag tickets!
Jeremy Jojola is working on a story about the Hamilton ticket buying process that will air on 9NEWS at 4, 5 and 6 p.m.
Tickets range from $75 to $165 (at face value), with a select number of premium seats available for $545.
See our previous investigation about how BOTS play a role in the ticket buying process here: http://on9news.tv/2DC1Jr4
