Brian Hieggelke

Time that tickets went on sale for single-game World Series tickets on Tuesday: Noon

Estimated wait time for an order placed precisely at noon Tuesday for four tickets to game one through Ticketmaster web site: 5 minutes

Time that all tickets sold out Tuesday, according to White Sox press release: 12:18pm

Estimated wait time at 12:18pm for the above order, placed precisely at noon Tuesday, for four tickets to game one through Ticketmaster web site: 5 minutes

Time that the White Sox issued press release Tuesday announcing sell-out: 12:44pm

Estimated wait time at 12:44pm for the above order, placed precisely at noon Tuesday, for four tickets to game one through Ticketmaster web site: 5 minutes

Number of tickets to game one available at Gotickets.com at 4:36pm Tuesday, the first offering on Google under a search for "white sox world series tickets": 554

Price range of game one tickets allegedly offered by Ticketmaster Tuesday: $125-185 per ticket

Price range of game one tickets at Gotickets.com Tuesday: $955-$10,625 per ticket

Estimated wait time at 4:36pm for the above order, placed precisely at noon Tuesday, for four tickets to game one through Ticketmaster web site: 5 minutes

Number of tickets same purchaser was able to buy to 2005 Sox ALCS from Ticketmaster web site on on-sale date: 0

Number of tickets same purchaser was able to buy to 2000 Sox ALCS from Ticketmaster web site on on-sale date: 4

Percentage of ticket value refunded when the Sox failed to make 2000 ALCS: 100

Percentage of Ticketmaster fees refunded when the Sox failed to make 2000 ALCS: 0

Estimated wait time, at press timeTuesday night, for the above order, placed precisely at noon Tuesday, for four tickets to game one through Ticketmaster web site: 5 minutes

(2005-10-18)

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