The Lottery?

"Entry number: 52**

Dear J*******,
We have received your application for the ING New York City Marathon 2006.
Your entry number is 52**. Please include this number along with your name in any correspondence pertaining to the marathon.
The lottery for U.S. applicants will be held in mid-June, and the international lottery will be held in mid-May. Results will be posted on our Web site as they become available. We will also e-mail accepted entrants and process their entry and optional fees upon acceptance.
For further information about the ING New York City Marathon, please visit http://www.ingnycmarathon.org. Race history, answers to frequently asked questions, and a course simulation are all available now. Travel offers and participant information will be posted closer to the time of the lotteries.
Thank you for your interest in the ING New York City Marathon 2006, and best of luck."


Well, odds are my name won't get pulled, but it would be pretty cool if it did.

Maybe I'll see how this one in Nashville goes first.