Well I bought mine the first morning they were available in the first few minutes after sales opened at 8 AM. Out of 4 years the highest permit number that I received was 15. The others if memory serves correctly were 8, 9 and 12. I guess they must have randemly started at number 1 or 2 at least four years in a row. LOL
Now look at the numbers and dates that have been reported this year since October1. The dates and permit numbers seem to be reasonably sequencial right up to and including the dates and numbers that Stoney posted earlier today. My bet would be they started at 1and were sequencial.