2nd day of New York City resident World Cup ticket lottery fills up in 88 seconds
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The New York City resident World Cup ticket lottery reopened for day two on Tuesday morning -- and filled up after 88 seconds.
Around 3.6 million people were on the lottery registration site at 10 a.m., a city official said.
On Monday, the first day of the lottery, the 50,000 registration limit was reached in just three minutes.
The lottery gives residents a chance to win $50 tickets to a World Cup match.
One thousand tickets will be split across several matches.
New Yorkers will have the opportunity to register to enter a ticket lottery each morning until 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30.
Winners will be notified on June 3.
Residents can enter once online per day.
Winners will also get free round-trip transportation.
Register to win at www.regnyctix.com.
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