On Monday night, a student lottery distributing tickets to Big Blue Madness was held in Memorial Coliseum. All full-time students were able to participate as 1,100 tickets were distributed free of charge. Students began lining up for a spot in line well before doors opened at 8:00 p.m. Once the first of the 1,800 students who participated entered Memorial, they waited for an hour before students were selected in the lottery.Nearly the entire first and second deck of one side of Memorial was filled with students hoping to win a seat at the annual season-opening spectacle that is Big Blue Madness. If it’s possible anticipation for this year’s event is even higher than usual with John Calipari bringing in a top recruiting class and sporting one of the early favorites for the 2012 national championship.Students that were unable to attend or who did not receive tickets are still able to attend regular Madness ticket distribution on Saturday, Oct. 1. Fans wishing to line up ahead of time for tickets are able to do so beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28. We will have coverage of the annual Big Blue Madness camp-out once it begins, but in the mean time here are a few videos interviews from Monday’s lottery.Students flood Memorial

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Sophomore Andrew Granchelli talks before the lottery
Freshman Pat Heslin after winning tickets