LAST EDITED ON May-09-18 AT 09:01PM (MST)[p]In Oregon, the computer doesn't determine who draws a Sheep tag.
Oregon goes "up" from a seed number rather than zero like other western states.
Prior to the May 15 deadline, when you apply, you're given a random number. Once that's done, the "draw computer" is no longer a viable part of the process.
In June, ODFW has a public meeting where a bunch of old timers from the public pick numbered ping pong balls out of a tumbler, one person and ball at a time. They do this till they have a 10 digit "seed number" and repeat the process for each species.
When tags are allocated, they start at that seed number and go up to 9,999,999,999 then continue from zero. Other than your points in the PP draw, this seed number is the determining factor in who draws.
To have some "anomaly" that gives preference to a first timer or youth,
the computer would have to look at your app,
determine that you needed preference,
look into the future to see the 10 digits those random people will pull out of the spinning box,
come back to present time,
check all previous app random numbers to make sure your number was the first one above that seed number,
then, keeping your random number in memory,
create all subsequent random numbers above yours.