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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-25-2003 16:09

That's right folks, it's for real this time

I'm going to be putting on the biggest lotto ever in SL! 10,000 dollar minimum! Pure pot luck, the jackpot just keeps a-growing, and INSTANT WIN! 500 dollars per ticket; this is for the high rollers! IM me in world for a ticket.

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Oneironaut Escher

Tokin White Guy

Join date: 9 Jul 2003

Posts: 390

08-25-2003 19:47

Darwin,

Is this a Lotto or a Raffle?

Meaning, is there a guaranteed winner at time of drawing or not. . .?

Thanks

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-25-2003 20:33

Well never mind the instand win thing... lol

It's a lotto, there will be a winner but there may need to be multiple drawings.

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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-25-2003 22:14

Thank you Candie Apple for correcting me...

10k is not the biggest lotto ever. So, the minimum has been raised to 20k! Come and get your tickets by IMming Darwin Appleby in-world, 500 dollars a ticket, 20k minimum jackpot.

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Candie Apple

Senior Mumbler

Join date: 1 Apr 2003

Posts: 477

08-26-2003 05:59

Actually I just remembered that the biggest lottery was a million dollars. Really. It happened. It's true. Heh

Dionysus Starseeker

Mostly Harmless

Join date: 31 Dec 1969

Posts: 764

08-26-2003 10:16

I heard it was 50 billion... yeah... I was there... it was cool

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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-26-2003 10:21

LOL

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RisingShadow Fallingbridge

Registered User

Join date: 1 Aug 2003

Posts: 149

08-27-2003 15:18

I dunno, I think that the largest "drawing" was the sword in the stone thing in Darkwoods for 100k. I'm just upset that it was won so quickly, I wanted to get in on it

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Oneironaut Escher

Tokin White Guy

Join date: 9 Jul 2003

Posts: 390

08-27-2003 15:28

The Darkwood Sword in the Stone thing was already won?

Wow, all that happened while was not able to get inworld.

Wasn't Ama doing that? And if so, Ama, you broke now?

Chance is a cruel mistress.

Oneironaut Escher

Tokin White Guy

Join date: 9 Jul 2003

Posts: 390

08-27-2003 15:32

Oh, duh. . . just read the results of the Darkwood thing in another post.

Way to dodge a bullet, Ama!

Ama Omega

Lost Wanderer

Join date: 11 Dec 2002

Posts: 1,770

08-27-2003 16:25

I'm in the process of setting up a second in a long series of very similar contests, with very similar prizes. But thats not the point of this thread.

When is your drawing held Darwin?

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-27-2003 16:51

Drawing is when everyone gets a chance to buy their ticket. Since only 2 people have bought tickets yet, that may be a while.

ALSO:

Note that this is a progressive jackpot, and chances are no one will win the first drawing. The jackpot will keep growing. Also note that you can rollover tickets for up to 3 drawings.

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Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

08-27-2003 18:55

Could you supply a bit more of what the actual mechanics of the lotto be? Like the rules? I really don't think I would hand over $500 for a ticket for something I have no clue what the odds are, the mechanics, etc.

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-27-2003 19:35

Well tickets are 500 dollars. You don't actually get anything, you're just entered as a random 5 digit string in a notecard. When it's drawing time, an outside app I made in C# will randomly draw one of these random strings. If one of these random strings is you, you win the jackpot. If you get 3 or 4 of these digets, you win the weekly prize (My calculations say that there will be at least one winner of these a week. A lot of thought went into this actually), which will be exactly 10% of the jackpot. While it may not sound like much, the first drawing will have a weekly of 2k, and later ones will have a weekly of much more. Probobly up to 15k as a weekly prize.

That's about it for the mechanics. The odds depend on how many people play, so they vary from drawing to drawing.

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Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

08-27-2003 19:59

Does the C# program generate 1 of the issued numbers or does it generate just a random 5 digit number, ,if someone's ticket matches, they win, if not, no one wins? If it is a random string, which would explain the continious pot, it would not be based on the number of players, but rather 1/100000, assuming your starting at 0.
Also, what percent cut are you taking from the pot each week for maintenance?
God, I am starting to sound anal... maybe I need to become a lawyer...

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

08-27-2003 20:08

The C# prog, run convienently on my laptop, makes the 5 digit number.

If no one's matches, then no one wins... the Jackpot. But if someone still has 3 or 4 numbers from the winning combo (remember, it doesn't have to be in the same order) they win 10% of the jackpot. This doesn't take away from the jackpot, note, this is simply a way of measuring how much I give.

I told a few people how I would be taking the cut, but I'm revising that. I'm simply taking 10% of amount of money I make from ticket sales. This means that when there's a weekly winner, I make no profit.

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RisingShadow Fallingbridge

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Join date: 1 Aug 2003

Posts: 149

08-29-2003 13:39

Soo, when is the first drawing?

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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

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08-29-2003 16:04

When I get some more tickets.

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Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-25-2003 16:09 That's right folks, it's for real this time I'm going to be putting on the biggest lotto ever in SL! 10,000 dollar minimum! Pure pot luck, the jackpot just keeps a-growing, and INSTANT WIN! 500 dollars per ticket; this is for the high rollers! IM me in world for a ticket. _____________________ Touche.
Oneironaut Escher Tokin White Guy Join date: 9 Jul 2003 Posts: 390	08-25-2003 19:47 Darwin, Is this a Lotto or a Raffle? Meaning, is there a guaranteed winner at time of drawing or not. . .? Thanks
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-25-2003 20:33 Well never mind the instand win thing... lol It's a lotto, there will be a winner but there may need to be multiple drawings. _____________________ Touche.
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-25-2003 22:14 Thank you Candie Apple for correcting me... 10k is not the biggest lotto ever. So, the minimum has been raised to 20k! Come and get your tickets by IMming Darwin Appleby in-world, 500 dollars a ticket, 20k minimum jackpot. _____________________ Touche.
Candie Apple Senior Mumbler Join date: 1 Apr 2003 Posts: 477	08-26-2003 05:59 Actually I just remembered that the biggest lottery was a million dollars. Really. It happened. It's true. Heh
Dionysus Starseeker Mostly Harmless Join date: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 764	08-26-2003 10:16 I heard it was 50 billion... yeah... I was there... it was cool _____________________ Life beyond Second Life? Nah... "...you will get as many answers as people you ask." -- Kenichi Chen hehe... yep
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-26-2003 10:21 LOL _____________________ Touche.
RisingShadow Fallingbridge Registered User Join date: 1 Aug 2003 Posts: 149	08-27-2003 15:18 I dunno, I think that the largest "drawing" was the sword in the stone thing in Darkwoods for 100k. I'm just upset that it was won so quickly, I wanted to get in on it _____________________
Oneironaut Escher Tokin White Guy Join date: 9 Jul 2003 Posts: 390	08-27-2003 15:28 The Darkwood Sword in the Stone thing was already won? Wow, all that happened while was not able to get inworld. Wasn't Ama doing that? And if so, Ama, you broke now? Chance is a cruel mistress.
Oneironaut Escher Tokin White Guy Join date: 9 Jul 2003 Posts: 390	08-27-2003 15:32 Oh, duh. . . just read the results of the Darkwood thing in another post. Way to dodge a bullet, Ama!
Ama Omega Lost Wanderer Join date: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 1,770	08-27-2003 16:25 I'm in the process of setting up a second in a long series of very similar contests, with very similar prizes. But thats not the point of this thread. When is your drawing held Darwin?
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-27-2003 16:51 Drawing is when everyone gets a chance to buy their ticket. Since only 2 people have bought tickets yet, that may be a while. ALSO: Note that this is a progressive jackpot, and chances are no one will win the first drawing. The jackpot will keep growing. Also note that you can rollover tickets for up to 3 drawings. _____________________ Touche.
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	08-27-2003 18:55 Could you supply a bit more of what the actual mechanics of the lotto be? Like the rules? I really don't think I would hand over $500 for a ticket for something I have no clue what the odds are, the mechanics, etc.
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-27-2003 19:35 Well tickets are 500 dollars. You don't actually get anything, you're just entered as a random 5 digit string in a notecard. When it's drawing time, an outside app I made in C# will randomly draw one of these random strings. If one of these random strings is you, you win the jackpot. If you get 3 or 4 of these digets, you win the weekly prize (My calculations say that there will be at least one winner of these a week. A lot of thought went into this actually), which will be exactly 10% of the jackpot. While it may not sound like much, the first drawing will have a weekly of 2k, and later ones will have a weekly of much more. Probobly up to 15k as a weekly prize. That's about it for the mechanics. The odds depend on how many people play, so they vary from drawing to drawing. _____________________ Touche.
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	08-27-2003 19:59 Does the C# program generate 1 of the issued numbers or does it generate just a random 5 digit number, ,if someone's ticket matches, they win, if not, no one wins? If it is a random string, which would explain the continious pot, it would not be based on the number of players, but rather 1/100000, assuming your starting at 0. Also, what percent cut are you taking from the pot each week for maintenance? God, I am starting to sound anal... maybe I need to become a lawyer...
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-27-2003 20:08 The C# prog, run convienently on my laptop, makes the 5 digit number. If no one's matches, then no one wins... the Jackpot. But if someone still has 3 or 4 numbers from the winning combo (remember, it doesn't have to be in the same order) they win 10% of the jackpot. This doesn't take away from the jackpot, note, this is simply a way of measuring how much I give. I told a few people how I would be taking the cut, but I'm revising that. I'm simply taking 10% of amount of money I make from ticket sales. This means that when there's a weekly winner, I make no profit. _____________________ Touche.
RisingShadow Fallingbridge Registered User Join date: 1 Aug 2003 Posts: 149	08-29-2003 13:39 Soo, when is the first drawing? _____________________
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-29-2003 16:04 When I get some more tickets. _____________________ Touche.