ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw – General Information

📅 December 18, 2012 - Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly

Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly:

1766 tickets were sold, 92% of applications (1920 total)
First draw is for IDN applicants (108 out of 116 applications purchased tickets)
Second draw for non-IDN applicants

The proceeds of $176,600 for the ticket sales will go to the following three charities:

Kiva MicrofundsInvenioWikimedia FoundationThe draw has not yet commenced, apparently due to a "power outage". Official reason is a "glitch". For a while it appears that the audio of one of the remote participants was audible through the stream.

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