Bourserker Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 So just a simple question for all you VA residents. Have you gotten anything from the lottery yet since it's inception? I've entered a bunch of the lotteries and haven't gotten a single thing...big ole goose egg...starting to wonder if this whole lottery thing is just a big farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I've entered 31 and won 4 (Stagg Jr Batch 6, Abraham Bowman Wheat, EH Taylor Barrel Proof, and EH Taylor Small Batch). Although that's a little misleading as I believe that Stagg Jr may have been the first item they ever put to lottery (and the Abe Bowman was pretty early on as well). Those were literally the first two I entered and I was 2 for 2. I then proceeded to miss out on the next 18 (I keep track of what they put out and what I enter / pass on). And I also enter a bunch of these for both myself and the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I've been playing since last fall and I've won CEHT 4G, EC23, and 1792FP (I got the email on this win but the store has not contacted me yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthedog Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I've gotten a Lot B, CEHT Seasoned Wood, and a Barterhouse. I don't enter them all but haven't won anything since last year. I'll enter the PVW lotteries but I'm not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, jackthedog said: I'll enter the PVW lotteries but I'm not holding my breath. I would think that our odds should be pretty good with 1316 bottles of the PVW12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthedog Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, DCFan said: I would think that our odds should be pretty good with 1316 bottles of the PVW12. That was my thought as well. I'll enter them all and see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I have probably entered 10-12 of them in the last two years and won twice (EHT BP and Abe Bowman Wheat). Many of the lotteries for other stuff like 1792 Full Proof, EHT SmB, etc., are readily available on the shelf in surrounding states, so I don't even bother with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Hmmmm, good to hear some of you guys on here are getting stuff. It's probably partially the lotteries I've been entering. I only go for the unicorn stuff...most other items that go up in the lottery I usually can find when I'm traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz June Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I've gotten an EH Taylor Four Grain, two EH Taylor single barrels, and have a Midwinter Night's Dram coming soon. Never won anything that's truly hard to get, but have only entered during last year and this year's limited release season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 10:47 AM, Jazz June said: I've gotten an EH Taylor Four Grain, two EH Taylor single barrels, and have a Midwinter Night's Dram coming soon. Never won anything that's truly hard to get, but have only entered during last year and this year's limited release season. that CEHT 4g is very hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namadio Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 My colleague in Virginia has won John E Fitzgerald, one of the Rhetorics, Batterhouse on the re-release, Bowman Wheat, and I think that's it. He enters most (as witnessed by the orphan barrels) but not the really stupid ones like EHT SmB and breckenridge and apple brandy but I don't know the exact number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 7:15 AM, jackthedog said: I've gotten a Lot B, CEHT Seasoned Wood, and a Barterhouse. I don't enter them all but haven't won anything since last year. I'll enter the PVW lotteries but I'm not holding my breath. Seasoned Wood was before the lottery. I know that because it was an online order only and the shit show that followed was the reason they started the lottery. It was also the morning my son was born, so I had a co-worker (unsuccessfully) try to obtain a bottle for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I got an Abraham bowman wheated through the lottery, and bookers rye online about a year and a half ago - nada since. I enter for maybe a third of the offerings. Notable other bottles I have been able to get over the past year through va abc are pvw20(waitlist since 2012), GTS (waitlist no show) and michters rye toasted barrel. For those interested, Ive heard that GTS is now off the waitlist and may be a lottery item in the very near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthedog Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 12/13/2017 at 11:44 PM, JoeTerp said: Seasoned Wood was before the lottery. I know that because it was an online order only and the shit show that followed was the reason they started the lottery. It was also the morning my son was born, so I had a co-worker (unsuccessfully) try to obtain a bottle for me. You're right. I was shocked when I got the email a week or two later because I thought my request timed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 No big surprise, but got blanked on the latest lottery items...was really wanting that Booker's rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 15 minutes ago, Bourserker said: No big surprise, but got blanked on the latest lottery items...was really wanting that Booker's rye. $300 for a Bookers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, DCFan said: $300 for a Bookers? Yeah, It's a dumb price, but I love those ryes and from all I have read about it I want one. If I ever get one It's gonna get ear marked for a special occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bourserker said: Yeah, It's a dumb price, but I love those ryes and from all I have read about it I want one. If I ever get one It's gonna get ear marked for a special occasion. Get the Pikesville and save yourself $250 which can go towards the VW lottery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 47 minutes ago, DCFan said: Get the Pikesville and save yourself $250 which can go towards the VW lottery. I've had a bottle Pikesville (and have one in the bunker), and from reviews I've read on the Booker's it sounds like it's in a different class. It has more rye in the recipe for one thing, and It's 13 years old. Plus, I've had (or still have) a lot of the LEs, and am pretty much done chasing them...but every once in a while one comes along that just piques your interest If you know what I mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcoholica Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 In FL, had a lottery for some PVW, BTAC, and assorted others. It's going to turn into a sh*t show. A local liquor store owner brought in about a dozen straw buyers and they walked out with a Stagg, Handy, 4R Barrel Proof, Elmer T Lee, and a Pappy 10 I think. It was obvious that they were buying for him because they had to look at him to know which one to pick. I hope he tries to sell them and gets busted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Bourserker said: Yeah, It's a dumb price, but I love those ryes and from all I have read about it I want one. If I ever get one It's gonna get ear marked for a special occasion. I only had a 2oz sample but I will say it was really damn good, not much comparable had the 2nd and last pour out of the little bottle following a pour of Kentucky Owl Rye (since that is the closest thing I have) and it was no contest and I like the KO Rye quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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