This isn’t a solo mission. Recruit three friends, roommates, or strangers you bribed with pizza. Each person should be logged into a different device in a different location. You on your laptop. Your buddy on his phone at a coffee shop. Your aunt in Cleveland on her iPad. Surprising fact: Ticketmaster uses dynamic queues, so your position in line is random. Having five people increases your odds fivefold. Math is beautiful.
Create a group chat named “Team Lewis” or “Operation Sob Fest.” Communicate in all caps when someone gets through. The first person to reach the checkout screen buys for the group. Do not argue. Do not hesitate. Just buy.
