James Taylor, a graduate student at University of Washington studying human migration, has one of the best records on my site, Space-Shot.com. Said Taylor,

I think I'm managing well over 75%.... Right now, I'm stuck at level 4 with three open plays. I need some more competition to go against me so we can get a flight faster. This is the 'bring-it-on' moment. There certainly were enough of us who wanted to be astronauts as children. Now that we have the chance, I don't see the grown-ups putting their money where their dreams once were.

There is another player that bought in at level 6. It only takes 4096 players at that level to win a trip to space. Regarding his level 4 plays, Taylor said, "I didn't buy those plays at that level, I won my way there--although I challenge everyone to buy in at my level and try to knock me out!"

Sam, why not accept Paypal payments for level 1 entries? A lot of people (including me) use their account for impulse buys, which a $3.50 ticket certainly can be.

A suborbital flight has very little interest for me.
I'd pay a lot more for a chance at an Orbital flight.

Paul

Great idea! We are applying. Paypal has a very strict skill game user agreement so we will see if we qualify.

Sam,

I tried to pay several times via international credit cards. 3 different VISA cards from the UK and 1 one Mastercard from Austria.
I always got rejected. Normally I do not have any problems with these cards.
I am not aware that the United Kingdom has tough rules on skill games.
Any idea?

Good luck with your venture.
Wolfgang

I will inquire with the credit card processor.

Wolfgang, my bank says that it is your banks that are blocking this transaction.