Black Friday shoppers wait over 15 hours to be first ones into Mall of America

The busiest shopping day of the year is here. 

The Mall of America opened at 5 a.m. on Black Friday with a long line of shoppers waiting outside the building to get inside and snag some deals. Early morning shoppers got a mystery scratch off card where they could earn prizes including gift cards, LEGO sets, Lyft ride credits and more 

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Black Friday shoppers wait over 12 hours to be first through doors of Mall of America

Some Black Friday shoppers waited over 12 hours to be the first people in the Mall of America when the doors opened at 5 a.m.

The first shoppers through the door told FOX 9 they had been in line since 12:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving. 

Early morning shoppers got a mystery scratch off card where they could earn prizes including store gift cards, LEGO sets, Xbox consoles and Lyft ride credits. 

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Busiest shopping day of the year underway at Mall of America

The Mall of America opened its doors to Black Friday shoppers at 5 a.m. for the busiest shopping day of the year.