Nobody wants an algorithm that leaves them without a ticket, and that includes your proposals.
> the people with the most money
That's not the algorithm employed. The algorithm is "the people who are willing to outbid the others". That is quite different.
Besides, with a lottery you won't know if you got the ticket until the last minute. How are you going to make plans with your sweetie, then? Or are traveling from out of town?
> the people with the most money
That's not the algorithm employed. The algorithm is "the people who are willing to outbid the others". That is quite different.
Besides, with a lottery you won't know if you got the ticket until the last minute. How are you going to make plans with your sweetie, then? Or are traveling from out of town?