Just before 8 pm ( 8 p.m . ET ) , Twitter erupted with messages of excitement . Each winner received two tickets , bringing the number awarded in the lottery to 17,500 . The odds of winning the tickets were long -- just one of every 182 were won . Some memorial tickets went out to `` friends and family '' on Sunday . Police : No one will be allowed near memorial without tickets or police credentials .
Just before 8 pm ( 8 p.m . ET ) , Twitter erupted with messages of excitement . Each winner received two tickets , bringing the number awarded in the lottery to 17,500 . The odds of winning the tickets were long -- just one of every 182 were won . Police : No one will be allowed near memorial without tickets or police credentials .