More than 90,000 reportedly waited in online queue for San Francisco 'Hamilton' tickets

Bay Area "Hamilton" fans hoping to use their American Express cards Monday to score tickets to the smash musical's San Francisco performances a week before they went on sale to the general public were faced with lots and lots and lots of competition.

Prior to selling out around 2 p.m. as many as 88,000 eager theater lovers waited in queue, warned they'd be waiting more than an hour for the chance to buy the golden tickets. Even after that long test of their patience though, tickets, which range in price from $197-$524 a piece, weren't guaranteed.

The Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical, which tells the story of the founding fathers, brings its national tour to the city's 2,200-seat Orpheum Theatre in March.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Dec. 12. Try your luck here.

Did you try to get "Hamilton" tickets today? How did it go? Contact Christi Warren at christi.warren@pressdemocrat.com or 707-521-5205 to be included in a story.