Last Updated on August 19, 2026 by Sarah Wilson
How We Won The Book of Mormon Tickets Lottery?
Jonathan and I had wanted to see the Book of Mormon since forever and had hoped to catch a show when we visited New York. But alas, every night we checked availability, it was either full or only had overpriced tickets with a restricted view. However, we did manage to console ourselves by getting tickets to be part of a studio audience for Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah.
Fast forward a few months, and we found ourselves in the heart of Piccadilly, in London standing outside the Prince of Wales Theatre. And guess what was showing? Yes, the Book of Mormon!!
We ran into the box office but, ‘I’m sorry, tonight’s performance is completely full.’ Disappointed once again, the girl behind the counter continued, ‘But why not enter tonight’s ticket lottery, we have 22 tickets for tonight’s show for just £20 each at 5:30 pm. ’
Excitedly, we filled in a form with our names, where we were from, popped them in the golden raffle drum and headed to the nearest pub until the draw took place.
At 5:30 pm, on the streets of London, we joined a largish group outside the theatre, all eagerly hoping that they would be chosen. With theatrical flair, a countdown from ten to zero and a lot of cheering, the lottery draw began.
‘Korea, two tickets for Su-Yin’ a round of applause, and so it continued until the last ticket was drawn. ‘The last two tickets are for Malta, ‘I screamed with excitement. ‘Maria Borg!!!’ Wait, that’s not me. We walked away disappointed.
One More Chance to Win
But we weren’t going to give up that easily. We had one more chance to enter the theater lottery before we left London.
So, the next day we were there at 2:30 pm waiting for the ticket draw for the matinee performance. The ritual was exactly the same. We cheered, did a countdown and applauded the lucky winners.
And then, this happened. ‘Malta, she was so disappointed yesterday but Sarah Wilson, you have two tickets for this afternoon’s show.’ I nearly collapsed in shock; we had tickets for £20 each. And not just any old tickets but front row centre A22 and A23!
We had won Book of Mormon lottery tickets – and we loved every minute of the show!
Discount ticket options for the Book of Mormon have changed since we won our tickets in 2019. Check the official website or TodayTix for the latest rush tickets, lotteries and offers.
Many West End shows still offer lotteries, rush tickets and other discounted ticket schemes, but the shows, prices and entry methods change regularly. Check the official show website or TodayTix for current offers and instructions.
Yay that is so exciting that you won tickets!! I love theater lotteries. I used to live in NYC so I would enter lotteries all the time. It’s great that there are digital ones that I could easily enter for work and not need to be present for. I bet hearing your name called made it a little more fun though than receiving an email 🙂
Wow how cool! I also saw the Book of Mormon in London but I had no idea about the lottery. I’m glad you entered again and lucked out! To get front row seats is amazing. It is probably my favorite musical — I loved it!
Ah, I did not know that a lottery is drawn for theatre tickets! Well, it must be pretty exciting to hear your name called after a lottery win. So great that you could get Book of Mormon Tickets. And yes, you got me at Harry Potter. I am a fan and would love to visit the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child show.
I love entering all kinds of lotteries and competitions. First time I have ever had my name called out. Excited would be an understatement lol.
Lottery tickets for theatre shows, wow that sounds exciting. Never knew that it was possible to actually win tickets this way and see your favourite performance. It must have been a great feeling when you heard your name on the second day. Hope you had a great experience and thanks for giving these details about the theatre lottery ticket draws.
Lottery for theater shows sounds a very unique concept to promote shows. I never heard it before but would love to check my luck and hopefully I will win lottery tickets for my favorite show. My children would love to go for Harry Potter show.
This is so exciting and I’m happy that you got it! What’s more, the guy behind the drawing counter still remembered you from the day before! That’s really one of the bests customer services they showed here. Good to know that there’s a theater lottery tickets in the U.S., too!
Ahhh how exciting!! We won lottery tickets to Wicked! It’s such a cool process that they do that! Book of Mormon is on my list!
Wow! It was so cool experience you had. I can relate the excitement of getting the tickets. I can imagine the happiness and thrill from pic of both of you. ?
Wow that’s such good luck! I love the Book of Mormon – I’ve seen it twice now, but I never knew about the lottery, so I’ll check that out!
Congratulations! You were persistent and it paid off! This is great info to know. We are planning a trip to NYC, so I want to give this a try!
I love entering theatre lotteries. I won for Hamilton in Chicago and Wicked in NY. It was an actual lottery then, and I only paid $5 for front row seats.
Didn’t realize so many other shows offered one. I’ll have to check it out when I’m in one of the locations