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Something to consider about Ticketmaster, as a way to save time:

Captchas are the little things Ticketmaster makes you type in after you’ve searched for tickets to verify that you are actually a human being, and not using an illegal automated program like a “spinner.” They annoy us all, and especially the people who can’t type very well, so I’ve put together a few little tips to help you get through the captcha screen a little faster…

The system doesn’t know the identity of both words, so technically you can get away with typing one word correctly and still pass the test. It assumes if you get one of the words correct then the other one will be correct as well.

Anytime you see a number mixed in with the word, or a whole string of numbers, you can ignore it and just type the other word. Usually you can skip the smudged words as well.

If you can’t read either word just hit enter and try another one instead of wasting time trying to figure it out.
Here are some rules of thumb for typing in Ticketmaster’s captchas. They’re not foolproof, but they work the majority of the time:

1. Always type the longer of the 2 words
2. Ignore any word of 3 or fewer letters
3. Ignore numbers (either strings of numbers, or mixed words and numbers.)
4. Ignore any words that contain symbols (hyphens, commas, weird random squiggly lines etc.)
5. Ignore illegible words (the ones that look smudged.)

Of course, its always helpful to practice: Ticketmaster asks for the captcha well before you need to commit to purcahsing tickets, thus you can practice for shows that are already onsale.