Half a million people have registered to snag a pair of tickets to the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Photo by BGNES
Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8 750 lucky ones who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.
Jackson family spokesman, Ken Sunshine, announced that by 5.30 pm PT (9.30 pm ET) Friday, seven hours since the lottery's announcement, more than half a million people had registered to snag a pair of tickets to the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
The overwhelming response prompted organizers to open up the lottery to non-U.S. residents as well, he added.
"When you grow up with Michael Jackson's music pretty much your whole life, you feel like you lost a family member and you have to go to the funeral. I got some frequent flyer miles just in case I wanted to do something wild and crazy - and this is wild and crazy", Add Seymour of Atlanta, Georgia said. He registered soon after the announcement Friday morning, and planned to fly out if he was picked.
Yet, despite the interest surrounding the service, few details emerged by early Saturday. Organizers would only say there would not be a funeral processional to the arena, indicating Jackson's body would not be brought to the public memorial, CNN reported.
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