i have never seen prerelease turn outs this low.... was this just in oklahoma? or did anybody else experience this?
The two prereleases I attended at my store had 74 (largest tournament the store had ever hosted) and 40 (largest two-headed giant tournament the store had ever hosted) attendees.
CF Game Center had 180 for the midnight, 202 for the Sat 10am and 167 for the Sat 4PM. Combined with the people that had to be turned away from the 10am flight, it was about 570 for 3 flights. Much better than most 2nd (small) sets. I wouldn't be surprised if today's attendance dropped heavily because of the Super Bowl though.
The two prereleases I attended at my store had 74 (largest tournament the store had ever hosted) and 40 (largest two-headed giant tournament the store had ever hosted) attendees.
Maybe it's just your LGS?
More people showed up for this than Theros, at my store.