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The Chicago Cubs Ticket Operations Department announced today that single game tickets for the 2006 regular season will go on sale on Friday, February 24th. Tickets will be available for purchase in the following methods:

¨ At the Wrigley Field Box Office: Tickets will go on sale at 8:00 a.m. and a random wristband system will be used. There will be no advantage to “camping out” at the ballpark, as initial position in lines will be established by a random drawing of all wristbands distributed prior to 6 a.m. Friday morning.

o Wristbands will be available at Wrigley Field from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22nd and from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Thursday, February 23rd. There is a limit of one wristband per person. You will be required to show two (2) forms of identification, one of which needs to be a government issued photo ID. The wristbands will only be used at Wrigley Field on Friday, February 24th.

o A random drawing will be held shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday, February 24th to determine the starting number for the ticket lines. The winning number will immediately be announced on WGN Radio (720 AM). All other numbers will follow the selected number.

¨ By Telephone: Tickets can be purchased by telephone through Tickets.com beginning at 10 a.m. The Tickets.com phone number for Illinois callers is 800-The-Cubs (800-843-2827). The phone number for out-of-state callers is 866-652-2827.

¨ Via the Internet: Visitors to the Cubs website, www.cubs.com, can purchase tickets beginning at 10 a.m.

o A virtual waiting room will be used for all Internet orders. The virtual waiting room will begin accepting customers at 9:30 am on Friday, February 24th. At 10:00 a.m. customers will be randomly selected from the virtual waiting room to begin purchasing tickets. All internet customers will need a valid cubs.com account. We recommend that customers sign up for an account prior to February 24th.

Outlet ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday February 25th at Chicagoland Sports Authority stores and at the Tribune Store at Tribune Tower, located at 435 N. Michigan Ave. Visit www.cubs.com for a complete listing of outlet locations or call 773-404-CUBS (773-404-2827) for this information.



Ticket Limits: On February 24th, 25th and 26th various ticket limits will be put in place. These limits will be imposed based on various factors including customer name, household, credit card and email address. Internet customers that use computer based scripting language will have all potential orders cancelled.

· There will be a limit of six tickets per game.

· At the Wrigley Field Box office, you will be limited to ordering a maximum of forty two tickets.

· Internet and Phone customers will be limited to one game per order of up to six tickets. Internet and Phone customers will be limited to a maximum of forty two tickets for the weekend.

All bleacher tickets sold at Wrigley Field on February 24th will be by credit card only — Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express. Credit Cards must be in the name of the ticket purchaser.

In an effort to provide the best ticket availability for Cubs fans, all customers will be required to show two (2) forms of identification (one of which needs to be a government issued photo ID) when receiving a wristband on February 22nd or 23rd and while purchasing tickets at Wrigley Field on February 24th.

Dugout, Bullpen and Bleacher Box Seats will go on sale on a future date. Please visit Cubs.com for more details.

For more information, please contact the Cubs at 773-404-CUBS.