Who's waiting for the London Marathon ballot ?

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Dibble Oct 2018 8:11am, 10 Oct 2018 544 posts	0 Dibble Larkim- I agree it's a matter of chance and I didn't expect the poll to change things. Having been rejected for quite a few years despite having always donated by fee, I was interested in knowing what portion of people donated their fee and whether it really improved my chances. www.fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id= It currently seems to indicate that around a quarter of entrants donate their fee in advance (that was about what I expected based on chatting to friends). It also shows it does roughly double your chances from about 1 in 11 to about 1 in 5. Personally I feel the odds are higher than that given the number of London reject items of clothing in my wardrobe.
Dibble Oct 2018 8:12am, 10 Oct 2018 545 posts	0 Dibble Corrected link: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=6774
NDWDave Oct 2018 8:19am, 10 Oct 2018 7,840 posts	0 NDWDave I suspect fetchies might be more likely to pay to increase their chances. I do see quite a few when I’m out running though
Fitz Oct 2018 8:41am, 10 Oct 2018 1,933 posts	0 Fitz I'm in for 2019, I had a ballot place in 2018 (first success in 7 years of trying) but deferred due to injury.
larkim Oct 2018 9:05am, 10 Oct 2018 5,799 posts	0 larkim Dibble - I don't think the poll can tell you that, the sample is too small. I don't think there is any evidence that the ballot has a preference to donators or not, it's just pure luck of the draw.
London Nici Oct 2018 9:08am, 10 Oct 2018 582 posts	0 London Nici I agree with Larkim, I think it's just luck. I've donated every year and finally after trying since 2009 I got through the ballot for 2019. The commiserations clothing quality is getting better year on year lol.
DeeGee Oct 2018 9:27am, 10 Oct 2018 18,076 posts	0 DeeGee I've had one public ballot place, and two club ballots, having entered the ballot every year since 2007. It's a great event, and I enter the ballot every year, but it ain't worth me paying 2 grand to do. There are loads of other fun events elsewhere and I'm enjoying doing my foreign marathons now. Country number 9 next Spring for me...
DeeGee Oct 2018 9:28am, 10 Oct 2018 18,077 posts	0 DeeGee Somewhat less likely to get a club ballot place now, given the club I'm now a first claim member of...
Roberto Oct 2018 11:25am, 10 Oct 2018 537 posts	0 Roberto Are you sure it was as late as 2013 hells bells? I thought virgin abolished it when they took over in 2010. As I remember getting to 5 around 2011 and it not being an option
sallykate Oct 2018 11:30am, 10 Oct 2018 5,679 posts	0 sallykate I got a ballot place in 2012 - it would have been my fifth consecutive rejection if I'd not got in, and I thought it was the last year for which I'd have been able to claim a place on that basis (i.e., I'd have been able to claim a place in 2013 after five consecutive rejections 2008 - 2012).