With the lottery there's only one price category IIRC. What seat you get is pretty much random, it could be very close to the stage but also far away. In the end, everybody pays the same amount of money for the same chances. However, from what I've read Global TA members tend to get rather good seats.
And aren't all seats numbered? There is no such thing as the sooner you are there, the closer you are to the stage. Unless I misunderstood you.
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