Brian Young pictured with his only Michael Jackson record and the ticket he won in the lottery for the pop star's funeral.

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“I'M bad. Well, I feel a little bad.”

Brian Young owns a Thriller record, but there his love of Michael Jackson ends.

So when Brian, a 62-year-old Buddina pensioner, opened his emails on Monday and found he had won tickets to this morning's Michael Jackson memorial concert in Los Angeles, he felt a twinge of guilt.

“I felt pretty bad because I felt a bit bored last Friday and decided to enter the ticket lottery. Of course I never expected I'd win,” Brian said.

“There's no way I could afford to fly to Los Angeles, so I put the tickets on eBay. Just as I was about to accept the sale, I got barred. When I opened my emails there were a few abusive letters from angry fans.”

The Michael Jackson memorial was scheduled for 3am today - 10am US west coast time - at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles.

Last week the lottery was opened online to fans, with 17,500 tickets to be won - 11,000 tickets for the Staples Centre and 6500 for the Nokia Theatre. About 1.6 million people worldwide registered for the lottery.

Across the world, scalpers were banned from trying to sell Michael Jackson memorial service tickets on the internet, with some asking prices of up to $25,000 each.

“I'm still in a bit of shock - the odds of winning weren't good. After this I'm definitely going to buy a lotto ticket and I still intend to sell the memorial ticket voucher on eBay as Michael Jackson memorabilia,” Brian said.

“I did like Michael Jackson's music. I just wasn't too thrilled about the lifestyle he chose. I think he had a sad life.”

Only one other Australian - Paul Black of Melbourne - is believed to have won tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service.

He flew to LA yesterday to pay tribute to the “king”.