Here's another query I found:
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My group and I will apply for our permit next week .It looks like we will have 8-9 people in the group. We will put in for an overnight permit and give several days that we will be available.

Just wondering if larger groups like this are affected at all by the lottery.

If your application gets in before the 15th, do you have a greater chance of being drawn, as opposed to getting the app in the END of Feb

Last, have any of you guys NOT got a permit that you applied for?


1. Are larger groups affected...
Yes. As slots fill up and there are only a few open for a given start date, people looking for one or two permits can fill the last open slots within the quota.

2. If your application gets in before the 15th, do you have a greater chance of being drawn?
Definitely! Application processing begins this year on Feb 16 (the 15th is a holiday). So if your application is already in, it might be pulled and processed. Between the 16th and 28th, as more applications are received in the mail each day, they are added to the barrel and get shuffled into the unprocessed ones.

3. have any of you guys NOT got a permit that you applied for?
Last year, 3638 out of 6023 applications received (60%) were successful. Due to the small groups filling the remaining slots in nearly full days, larger groups have a lower success rate.