Las Vegas DJ wins tickets to Jackson memorial

A DJ from Las Vegas has won a pair of tickets to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Zach Moss, a 21-year-old Chicagoan working for the summer as a DJ, was one of the few who got tickets. More than 1.6 million fans registered online for free in the random drawing of only 8,750 names. Each person selected will receive two tickets. The odds of getting a ticket were about 1 in 183.

Moss said clubgoers have responded strongly to Jackson's music since his death. "You can play two, three Michael Jackson songs back to back and people are going to have this huge jubilation celebration," he said. "Everyone throws their drinks up and shouts, 'MJ!' It's extremely powerful."

Ticket winners said they received a unique code and instructions to pick up their tickets Monday at Dodger Stadium.

When they pick up their tickets, a wristband will be placed on each person's wrist. Organizers will check IDs to make sure those picking up wristbands are the same people who originally applied online, said Staples Center spokesman Michael Roth.

Fans must have both the ticket and the wristband to enter Staples Center on Tuesday. Wristbands that have been ripped, taped or tampered with will be voided.

But winners were permitted to give anyone their second bracelet, so "theoretically, the second wrist band can be sold," Roth said.

Most major television networks plan on covering the event live on Tuesday. The streets around Staples Center will be closed to prevent those without tickets from trying to attend, police said Sunday.