# When do LA28 ticket draw results come out? > LA28 Visa Presale slots were notified on 27 July and the presale runs 29 to 31 July 2026. No email is not a rejection: unsuccessful entrants went into Drop 2 automatically, notified 6 to 7 August, slots 10 to 20 August. - Canonical: https://theticketlottery.com/guides/la28-olympic-tickets - Published 2026-07-08, updated 2026-08-25, facts last verified 25 August 2026 - Source: The Ticket Lottery (https://theticketlottery.com); not affiliated with LA28, the IOC or Visa LA28 ticket draw results have been landing in stages. Visa Presale time-slot notifications went out on 27 July 2026 and the presale purchase window ran 29 to 31 July, with Drop 2 notifications following on 6 to 7 August and purchase slots running 10 to 20 August 2026. Registration for both draws closed on 22 July 2026, and winning a draw means an emailed time slot to buy tickets, not tickets themselves. If nothing arrived on 27 July, that is not a rejection letter: LA28 sent no unsuccessful notices, and its own ticketing page states that anyone not selected for the Visa presale was automatically entered into the draw for Drop 2. Re-verified against la28.org on 10 August 2026, the day the Drop 2 purchase window opens: every date above is unchanged. ## When do the LA28 draw results come out? The two draws run on their own timelines from the single registration that closed on 22 July: - **Visa Presale draw:** time-slot notifications went out on 27 July 2026, and the presale purchase window runs 29 to 31 July 2026. LA28's published window is 10:00 PT on 29 July to 16:00 PT on 31 July. - **Drop 2:** notifications go out on 6 to 7 August 2026, with purchase time slots running 10 to 20 August 2026. Three rules worth knowing while you wait. Notifications come by email, so watch the address on your LA28 ID. Silence is not a decision: LA28 contacted only the fans who received a slot, so no email on 27 July means you were not drawn for the presale and were rolled into Drop 2 automatically. And winning a Visa Presale slot removes you from Drop 2: LA28 states that fans who receive a Visa Presale time slot are not eligible for a Drop 2 slot, so a presale slot is a choice as well as a prize. The Games themselves run 14 to 30 July 2028 in Los Angeles. ## What if I was not selected, or missed registration? A quiet inbox on 27 July only rules out the Visa presale, and LA28 rolled everyone it did not select into the Drop 2 draw without any action on their part. A quiet inbox through 7 August as well means no slot in either round, and there is no waitlist within a drop. The next chances are ahead: LA28 has not announced the Olympic sales phase after Drop 2 yet, and Paralympic tickets go on sale starting in 2027 with their own draws. Both event pages below track every new window as LA28 announces it, and the [calendar feed](https://theticketlottery.com/calendar) adds the dates to your calendar automatically. ## What does it cost, and who can enter? Registering is free. The official terms are explicit: no purchase or payment is required to register, enter or win a time slot. It is open to fans worldwide, subject to applicable law, but you must be at least 18 at the time of registration, and people in US-sanctioned jurisdictions are excluded. It is one registration per person, and that single registration covers all current and future LA28 draws, including the Paralympic draws in 2027. ## What is the Visa Presale, and do I need a Visa card? The Visa Presale is simply an earlier draw for a purchase slot. To opt in, you certify that you hold a qualifying Visa card (held as of 1 June 2026), and Visa is the only payment method accepted during the presale window. Drop 2 has no card requirement, so if you do not have a Visa card you can still enter that one. Winning either draw only grants a time slot to attempt a purchase; it does not guarantee tickets to a specific session. One more catch worth knowing: if you receive a Visa Presale slot, you are not eligible for a Drop 2 slot. ## How did registration work? Registration ran from 10 June to 22 July 2026 (23:59 PT) at [tickets.la28.org](https://tickets.la28.org/): one free registration per person, covering both draws, with a Visa cardholder checkbox for the presale opt-in. Fans who registered for Drop 1 earlier in the year were carried into the Drop 2 draw automatically. If you registered by the deadline, there is nothing more to do now except watch your email; if you did not, see the next-chances section above. ## What are my odds, and how much are tickets? LA28 said on 29 July 2026 that registration had climbed to 12 million fans (up from more than 5 million in February), and over 4 million tickets were already sold in Drop 1, so a slot is not guaranteed. That 12 million is a running total across every draw, not the number chasing any single drop, and LA28 has never published how many time slots a drop hands out, so there is no official success rate to quote. Odds still come down to the number of registrants against available time slots, and a slot does not guarantee inventory for the exact session you want. On price, tickets start at 28 US dollars with many sessions under 100, while premium sessions and ceremonies cost substantially more. Ticket limits run up to 12 Olympic tickets plus up to 12 football (soccer) tickets, with a maximum of 4 per ceremony. ## Quick answers **When will I know if I got a slot?** Visa Presale notifications went out on 27 July 2026; Drop 2 notifications go out on 6 to 7 August 2026. Both arrive by email from LA28, and a slot is a window to buy, not a ticket. **I got no email on 27 July. Does that mean I was rejected?** It means you were not drawn for the Visa presale, and nothing more. LA28 sent no unsuccessful notices at all, so a quiet inbox is not a decision letter, and its ticketing page states that fans not selected for the Visa presale were automatically entered into the draw for Drop 2. Your next real date is 6 to 7 August 2026. **I missed the 22 July registration deadline. Can I still get tickets?** Not in these two draws: registration for the Visa Presale and Drop 2 closed on 22 July 2026, and LA28 has said Drop 2 was the final 2026 ticket drop. The next chance for Olympic tickets is 2027, on sale first-come, first-served with no draw and no purchase caps (no date published yet); Paralympic tickets go on sale in 2027 too, through the same draw registration. We track every new window on the event pages. **Is LA28 ticket registration free?** Yes. The official terms state no purchase or payment is required to register, enter or win. You only pay if you win a slot and choose to buy. **Do I need a Visa card?** Only for the Visa Presale draw. Drop 2 has no card requirement, and any accepted payment method works there. **Does one registration cover both draws?** Yes, for the 2026 draws: a single LA28 registration entered you into the Visa Presale and Drop 2. LA28 has said Drop 2 was the final 2026 ticket drop. 2027 Olympic tickets go on sale first-come, first-served with no draw and no purchase caps (no date published yet); the same registration also covers the 2027 Paralympic ticket draw. ## Event pages - [LA28 Olympic Games 2028 - Ticket Draw Drop 2 and remaining sales schedule](https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/la28-olympic-games-2028-ticket-draw-drop-2-and) - [LA28 Olympic Games 2028 - Visa Presale Ticket Draw](https://theticketlottery.com/ballots/la28-olympic-games-2028-visa-presale-ticket-draw) ## Sources - [la28.org/en/ticketing.html](https://la28.org/en/ticketing.html) - [tickets.la28.org](https://tickets.la28.org/)