This is a big pet peeve of mine. You can call me a conspiracy theorist, but I am quite certain that people are writing computer codes to snatch up permits. I don't think a fast finger will do it anymore.

We had 6 people with atomic clocks trying to nab a campground reservation for the eclipse a couple years back. There was a four day window of sites becoming available and we couldn't get anything. I am convinced we were competing against computers.... and losing badly