Has anyone seen an ideal number from preference points to be drawn, or does it seem to just be completely random?
I've been drawn with one and been drawn with 9. The higher amount of points you have the more chances you get in the drawing but having a low number of points does not mean that you don't have a chance of drawing one.
from what I have discerned in a few conversations is that there are basically two pools of drawings they pull from: 1 pool of people that has a high number of preference points, and another pool of folks who have very little. So statistically speaking, you (maybe?) more likely to get drawn with 1 or 9 preference points that you are with 3 or 5