There are FCFS in the Boatyball system... example Marina Cay.
Also good to keep in mind that some unknown number of balls are already taken the day before by someone paying the upgrade fee and you may never have had a chance, no matter how quick you were.
BB chooses not to visually distinguish these pre-booked balls, though they easily could. The fact that they don't makes me suspicious and I wonder how many $572.00 (or whatever) they turn away because the supposed quota has been reached.
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