Patricia, it started on UTC time which would have made it 6pm yesterday in your time zone (if Central.) (UTC -6)
Alana made a bunch of posts about it because it is confusing.
The thread "It's About Time" in
Not from the Seed Rack Seed Swap
Perhaps you could post some of your wants on the "Seedy Interests" thread. It might inspire someone to make up an extra pack if they happen to have extra.
Sorry that you missed the opening, but I'm glad that you still got some top picks.