Getting a ticket to popular events at the London Olympics was never going to be easy, but it turns out there are less seats than claimed.
Events such as the opening ceremony and 100 meters which is expected to star Usain Bolt were predicted to be heavily in demand, but as little as 50% of the seats available in the stadium are likely to be available to the public.
This is because of the large numbers given to corporate sponsors for popular events and has led to questions about the public being seriously misled when figures of 75% of seats for the public were being quoted prior to tickets going on sale.
It turns out, the 75% was an average which included less popular events where for example 85% or even 90% of seats would be in the ballot.
With these numbers of seats, the lucky ones who get the prime seats will indeed be very lucky.
