I did try and get tickets this year using 4 computers including one work laptop trying connected via a US VPN in a test to see whether foreign connections stood a better chance of connecting. However, I wasn't trying for myself, I was trying for my brother who asked for my help to maximize his...
With the current system it's not totally clear how random the chances to connect to the servers are, there are possibilities that ISP, connection speed, system hardware, location, etc. could give an unfair advantage to someone connecting to the site.
They could take a similar approach to the...