Ok Lord, sent money for 5 tickets:) Glad this is happening again, if it goes well you should try and make this a regular thing. If you need help, I'd be glad to:)
Have you hought about making a Lottery of Ur group?
People who have already bought tickets: I wasn't thinking and meant to send you physical notes... but didn't. You will get your REAL tickets soon. Sorry for the confusion.
I think the "public" draw is to hold himself accountable and to prove he's not trying to weasel money out of anyone. It would otherwise be far too easy for him to keep all the money and say "Yeah...sorry guys. I definitely rolled 5 Spriggans, and none of you picked that. So..."
"I think the "public" draw is to hold himself accountable and to prove he's not trying to weasel money out of anyone. It would otherwise be far too easy for him to keep all the money and say "Yeah...sorry guys. I definitely rolled 5 Spriggans, and none of you picked that. So...""
Exactly right. I got the idea when saw that the dice "announces" to everyone what you roll.
It would still be easy for me to cheat people. "Oh, turns out that there were 712 winners. Your share is 3 currants. Please play again."
But I wouldn't do that. ELBOW GREASE! Grease you can trust!
"How do we mail the winning ticket back? When I sent my message, I don't have any record of it (or am I missing something?)"
I will mail you a ticket (which is just a note - piece of paper - with your picks). To claim the prize, you have to send that to me after the winners are rolled.
But, yes, when you send me your message with your currants, you are trusting me to send you a ticket back. (If you have not received a reply yet, you will soon. This is time consuming and I'm also playing. *Grin*)
"So you'll roll the die 5 times? Meaning repeats are allowed (like Tii, Tii, Rook, Rook, Grendaline would be valid)?"
Yes. you are correct. Order is not but repeats are completely possible.
TKT - great link. I will hereby publicly announce my geekiness. I have a master's degree in statistics. I will be entering this lottery as soon as I can get into the game (at work, no flash games, sigh). Do what I say, not what I do.
Kookaburra, welcome to the club. We've been waiting patiently for your arrival. I hope this goes somewhere where the GNB failed. Also, the rules of the lottery should state that we should say the prize amount is a Nonillion, regardless of the real amount.
Will the drawing be occurring at 10 in the morning or evening (a.k.a. 22:00)? I want to assume that it means morning, but either way is an inconvenient time for me, unfortunately. I know lotteries are a waste of money from a logical standpoint, but I can't resist the fun of a social gathering. Is there any chance that subsequent lotteries will take place at various times, or maybe on weekends? Also, thanks Lord Bacon-o; this is a really cool idea (if not profitable :P)!
This looks amazing, I hope I can find some time to get into the game and submit my lottery giants today.. one question Lord Bacon-o, what happens if there is no winner? Does the money get rolled over to the next lottery?
ETA: Whoops, totally missed the final clause. Ignore me :P