Michael Jackson fans beat the odds for memorial tickets. MICHAEL Jackson fans began to celebrate on Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to the pop star’s memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles. More than 1.6 million fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. Each person selected received two tickets to today’s memorial. The odds of getting a ticket were about 1 in 183. Emotional sendoff: Michael Jackson’s memorial service will be watched around the globe. She immediately Twittered: “OMG OMG OMG OMG i got tickets to the michael jackson memorial service!!!” David Gobaud, 25, who studies computer science at Stanford University, said he didn’t believe his e-mail was real at first. “It’s Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musical stars of all time,” he said. Another...
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