Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Mt Whitney Permit Lottery 2016

Dumb question: why there're permits today?

I saw tons of permits available today right before 10am EDT, e.g., 30 permits for a popular day like 08/14. As stated in the rules, you can accept or decline a winning lottery starting from 04/01. It does't convince me that so many people declined their permits between mid-night and 10am EDT.