Raffle organization discussion

[Costello]

so... to avoid any suspicion about how raffle/lucky draws are made, I'll likely run lucky draws myself and stream them live over Twitch or something.

here's how I might proceed:
1) collect list of users who entered the raffle and put them in an Excel table
2) each user then has a number (1 to N)
3) open random.org. For each prize, from the smallest prize to the biggest prize, generate a number:

4) assign the prize to the corresponding member in the Excel table
5) repeat for each prize. If a member wins one prize, he is not eligible to win another prize. (if their number is drawn again, we will generate another number on random.org)

all of this, streamed live on Twitch or Youtube.

and to make sure I am actually connecting to random.org and not another fake site by setting an IP in my hosts file, before generating the number I will show my DNS cache in Chrome

with that, hopefully there won't be any suspicions.
Does this sound fair? any suggestions?

 

[WeedZ]

Yes, the plan of convincing them that I'm winning fair and square is working.

 

[DinohScene]

Am I the only one that trusts Costy blindly then?

But it is fair.

 

[migles]

Am I the only one that trusts Costy blindly then?

But it is fair.

i trust it blindly lol... i will come the next day and check the thread to know who won and be like "good"
what if he tampered the router or created 100 excell files with the name of x person in each number?
or streamed video is actually a recording?? :conspiracy intensifies:

 

[Deleted User]

I trust my lion amigo with my life. he is my internet role model

 

[medoli900]

Who would go against the will of our Lord and Savior Costello?
*Says the one who's most likely to do so*

 

[Hells Malice]

I was thinking about this a bit, and I understand smallest > biggest makes the most sense excitement wise
However it's a bit savage if I happen to win the smallest prize, and then my number is drawn for the grand prize and get boned by my previous luck.
Not exactly a likely scenario (at all), but you never know.

Not sure how that would be handled but probably should have an official solution that isn't just getting screwed ;o;

 

[SuzieJoeBob]

Patron: So, how will we proceed with the raffle?
Costello: Twitch or YouTube live stream!!!
Patron: What if you win? Can I scream conspiracy theory?
Costello: I won't be entering?
Patron: What if you secretly did the drawing prior to the stream, recorded that, and then stream the preloaded video?
Costello: Well... I guess I can allow everyone to see a separate concurrent live stream showing all of my network traffic and a debugger showing all of the programs running on my computer.
Patron: What if you...
Costello: (Why did I start this damn raffle again?)

 

[migles]

Patron: So, how will we proceed with the raffle?
Costello: Twitch or YouTube live stream!!!
Patron: What if you win? Can I scream conspiracy theory?
Costello: I won't be entering?
Patron: What if you secretly did the drawing prior to the stream, recorded that, and then stream the preloaded video?
Costello: Well... I guess I can allow everyone to see a separate concurrent live stream showing all of my network traffic and a debugger showing all of the programs running on my computer.
Patron: What if you...
Costello: (Why did I start this damn raffle again?)

i did say something very similair just above

I was thinking about this a bit, and I understand smallest > biggest makes the most sense excitement wise
However it's a bit savage if I happen to win the smallest prize, and then my number is drawn for the grand prize and get boned by my previous luck.
Not exactly a likely scenario (at all), but you never know.

Not sure how that would be handled but probably should have an official solution that isn't just getting screwed ;o;

i think it should go like this:
first prize is drawn first.
remove the temper who won the bait and switch,
then second prize
remove temper..
repeat

i really hate the rollercoasters\suspence that happens on theese contests.. and i really hope the last prizes won't be drawn first, because seing my name or other tempers name on theese smaller prizes is a mad mix of feelings :C

but random.org has the hability to generate several numbers so he can generate them all at once

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PS: it is almost here. i am getting hyped\anxious

 

[Onepunchbruh]

So when will this thing start & where is the live streaming at?

 

[migles]

So when will this thing start & where is the live streaming at?

When will the winners be announced?
Within a few days after July 12th.
We'll do a live stream on Twitch (details here for those who can access it).

also, keep in mind different time zones and etc.. i remember costy saying he was in china

 

[Zoloco]

I hope the raffle doesn't include a "beating up", cuz I'm sure I would end up winning THAT!!!

 

[Costello]

the raffle draw will take place tomorrow at 10 AM UTC+8 / 10 PM EST (eastern standard time)

if you dont know how that converts for you, look at the time of this post: it is exactly 24 hours from now (+ 15 minutes)

I will provide the twitch link here for those who want to watch it live, and the winners will be announced in a home page thread too

 

[Costello]

this thread is now locked

follow on this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/raffle-1-draw-live-streaming.477384/