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OMG!! Jackson fans celebrate after beating the odds to get memorial service tickets

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center. More than 1.6 million fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. Each person selected will receive two tickets to Tuesday's memorial. The odds of getting a ticket were about 1 in 183. "I'm in shock that it has happened," said Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco. "It's surreal." She received an... Full Story
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