It was too high. My brother also had a high lottery number, thank God.
Didn’t realize the numbers corresponded to day of the year (birthdate). My mistake.
In 1974 they still had a ‘supplemental draft system’ in place by lottery birthdate although the draft had ended. My birthday was #8 on the list so I would have been drafted no doubt.
There was a draft lottery in 1969. All 366 birthdays were drawn out of a big fishbowl. First birthday drawn , first drafted.
The numbers actually drafted never went higher than around 140, IIRC.
Millions watched or listened on radio the night the lottery took place.
No worry. It was a long time ago!
The birthdates were drawn in a lottery, and assigned a number as they were drawn. Low number? Might as well enlist and choose your branch. High numbers were less likely or unlikely to be drafted.