Somebody asked this question when WTC was bought, and I think the answer was no because WTC itself is still headquartered in Florida. Doesn't matter that the mother company is abroad. But I was hoping the same thing as you. Guess we'll just have to wait for Legacy eligibility :)

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https://www.strava.com/athletes/10327392

why would they change it? i suspect they get more overall money via the legacy program. there has to be at least a thousand athletes out there who are within 3-5 more ironman. of that 1k if 50% of them finish the 12 d/t the legacy program that adds about 1.4 million in revenue over 3-5 years.

4 years x 500 athletes x 700 = 1.4 million. does the kona lottery make them 350k a year?

Jees, give it up. The lottery is dead and buried. Move on.

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Swim. Overbike. Walk.

What was the lottery entry price tag before? I can't imagine fewer than 10,000 athletes would enter just because the legacy program still exists. And the lottery would only eliminate, what, 5 athletes from later becoming legacy-eligible?

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https://www.strava.com/athletes/10327392

Lol

Seriously why don't they just raffle entries without charging folks?

The lottery was $50 per entry, but you were allowed to double up also.
So if only 5000 people entered the lottery and 1000 other people doubled up, you are already at $350,000.

I'm sure a lot more people than that entered.

Yes, they made $654,410 in 2013, $911,600 in 2014 and $1.05 million in 2015 with the lottery. That was in the court documents.