It wasn’t, and that made Cindy Bogan laugh even harder.

The grandmother from St. Clair Shores was celebrated before Game 2 of the Pistons-Magic series as the 1 millionth fan to a Pistons game this season.

The ceremony caused quite a commotion in the West Atrium as Cindy was congratulated by Pistons President and CEO Tom Wilson while being showered with balloons and surrounded by Hooper, in-arena hostess Erin Nicole, members of Automotion and photographers.

Bogan, who is retired, spent the afternoon babysitting her three granddaughters before leaving with her friend, Grace Fontanive, for The Palace. They got their tickets through a friend of Cindy’s son-in-law.

”It was so funny. I was so tired, I kept thinking, ‘Why am I going tonight?’ I don’t believe it,” she said. “I just don’t believe it.”

The gifts were pretty extraordinary for a fan walking through the right gate at the right time. Cindy won a trip for 2 to anywhere in the continental United States, two tickets to the Pistons’ 2008-09 regular-season opener and a Pistons’ prize pack full of T-shirts and other items.

“I can’t believe that,” said Cindy, who then turned to Grace. “And you wondered what they were giving away for free today!”

The Pistons welcomed at least 1 million fans for the first time at the Pontiac Silverdome during the 1986-87 season. That was the start of a five-year streak. When the Pistons hit the mark again in 2003, they started to honor the “1 millionth fan” with prizes and trips. And they’ve done it every year since.

“It’s kind of great to do it for somebody who never saw anything coming,” Wilson said. “You’re just coming out to watch a ball game and you walk away and you’ve got all sorts of free gifts and a special time and your picture in the newspaper. That makes it a fun night.”

The Pistons sellout streak at The Palace of Auburn Hills, which reached No. 231 on Monday, began on Jan. 19, 2004. This was the fourth regular season in a row that the Pistons had 41 consecutive sellouts, averaging 22,076 per game – the highest average in the NBA. And it’s the fourth time in five years that the Pistons have been the NBA’s attendance leader.

“It’s not anything you can take for granted,” Wilson said. “There are very few teams in the NBA that have ever done it. To do it five times in a row is a real tribute to the guys on the floor. Some of the names and faces have changed, but the effort is always there and it keeps people coming out here.

“So it’s a tribute to the players and a great tribute to the fans who just keep supporting this team. You don’t ever want to say, ‘we did it again’ because the truth is it is very hard to do and takes a lot of things coming together well.”