Last year was my first year entering the lottery and with blind ignorance I never checked the progress. I assumed that I was just going to get a permit (didn't everybody?) I just happened to see the credit card hit by complete accident, March 31 2010 and received the notice a few days later in the mail. Our group of 4 made the summit on June 28.
This year has been completely different with me checking to see if anything has hit my cc at least twice a day and checking the message board constantly for any information I can get on the progress. So for me it seems like it gets worse the each year.
Still no cc hit, but no rejection letter so I am still in it. Good luck to everyone!
