The Oprah Opera – a tragic end for some?

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Thousands entered the ballot. Only a lucky few were selected. Roll up, Roll up, Roll up, The Oprah circus is in town. Last weekend, those who entered the ballot for Oprah’s two shows at the Opera House in Sydney eagerly and anxiously refreshed their emails after the ballot was closed in the vain hope of being selected. Entrants were told that they would find out within 24 hours of the result and whether they would be attending the extravaganza in December. Unfortunately, thousands were left ticketless and depressed that they wouldn’t be screaming like hooligans at Oprah in the hope of screaming some more after the announcement that everyone was getting a car, international flight or a book from the big O’s Book CLub! The unlucky few were sent an email from Oprah ticket organisers with the ‘so close but no’ tag. Another 24 hours later, the same email was sent again. Ouch! Then, to rub salt into the wound, Tourism NSW sent emails to some of the ticketless and unlucky individuals congratulating them on their once in a lifetime opportunity and the chance to be a part of something special with the hottest ticket in town, with references to tourist information. Huh? Things were looking up for those who missed out. However, a mere couple of hours later, an apology email was sent declaring that the email had accidentally been sent to successful and unsuccessful candidates. Oops. A big thank you to Tourism NSW for being such an Oprah-tease. Thousands of unlucky, unsuccessful stay-at-home mothers and prize hungry viewers will now have to jump up and down screaming at the TV rather than the real thing. Boo to you Tourism NSW!