["I got to see Stephen King on his book tour for his new novel. He was handing out 100 signed books, but I didn't get one.", "that must've been very disapointing", 'Yeah I was really hoping to get one. It was still pretty amazing to see him speak live though!']
maybe you'll be luckier next time!
I saw Stephen King on his book tour last September for his new novel, The Outsiders. He was giving away 100 signed books but they were just randomly handed out. I unfortunately didn't get one which was a bummer.