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[UPDATED: Round 2 winner is Alph, Spriggan, Tii, Zille] The Giants Lottery of Greater Ur!™

[EDIT - Round 2 winner is Alph, Spriggan, Tii, Zille]

LOTTERY IS CLOSED

Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I still need to get around to entering this!!
    Posted 15 months ago by Jia-pop Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What happens when no one wins the numbers? I mean the odds of getting all five Giants are 248232:1 against.
    Posted 15 months ago by Ustice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "What happens when no one wins the numbers? I mean the odds of getting all five Giants are 248232:1 against."

    As stated, it will roll over to the next lottery.
    If no one wins THAT lottery, a third will be held... but with only 4 "numbers."
    That's the plan at least.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Actually Ustice, the odds are much better than that at 4368:1. The order of the "numbers" does not matter. See here (http://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html).

    16! / (11! * 5!)

    Or did I make a mistake?
    Posted 15 months ago by Fleck Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fleck, I also got 4368 using this.

    Which mean, the odds are only "worth while" of playing when the prize money is over 436,800 currants. (i am a horrible salesman.)
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can't believe I totally missed this thread before, what a wonderful way to celebrate. Count me in next time I am in game.
    Posted 15 months ago by Gizmospooky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It is still on Giz - jusrt send your hard earned currants to Lord Bacon-o
    Posted 15 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Prize update: 58,169 currants.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Reminder: You only have 'til Monday, 10am to get your ticket orders in.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Prize money: 74,762 currants.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please make it more complicated so nobody wins! WTF!
    Posted 15 months ago by Broadcastic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lol I am extremely unlucky but will shamelessly throw what little amount of currants I have at the lottery anyway! (um once I get in game later 2nite)....
    Posted 15 months ago by BumbleBeez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Please make it more complicated so nobody wins! WTF!"

    Was this sarcastic? Unclear. (Oh internet, so confusing.)
    1) It's pretty simple: Send me 100 cur and the names of 5 giants, I send you a ticket, check back here to see if you've one. (Everything else is details.)
    2) If you mean I should make it actually harder to win (say add in a powerball or something)... as it is there is a decent chance no one will win. I may be running this lottery for a years trying to get rid of this cash.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Uh, wow. 74,642 currants? I think I'll be sending in a few more tickets. ;)
    Posted 15 months ago by Cupcake Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Lord Bacon-o - I need to send you some mail!  :-D  
    Posted 15 months ago by Reba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Reminder: Mail your order by tomorrow (Monday, Oct. 3), 10am Pacific Time!
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This sounds like fun, you came up with a great money making idea, congrats.
    Posted 15 months ago by xoxJulie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "This sounds like fun, you came up with a great money making idea, congrats."

    Well, one - not my idea. Not the first in game lottery (there was one four months ago). I just added the using of the 12-sider (which allows for a public drawing (rolling, whatever).

    Second, I'm not sure how much I'm actually making. I use a lot of paper and send A LOT of mail. It is time consuming (time that would probably be more profitable spent doing anything else). Not to mention the fact that my friends list is entirely out of control. (Would love if we, some day, could set up "business" mailbox addresses.)
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 200 minutes left to send in your ticket orders.

    Drawing/Rolling tomorrow!
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ONE HOUR LEFT TO GET IN YOUR TICKET ORDERS!

    Prize money is at 78,971 currants!
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you haven't mailed in your orders yet, you are out of luck!

    If for some reason you haven't received your tickets back, IM me or message me in game and I'll look into my records.

    Unless there are more straggling mail (possible), the prize money is...

    94,122 currants.

    REMEMBER: Drawing is tomorrow at 10am Pacific Time at Marypole Mount. You do not have to be at the drawing (see original post).
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Excellent! Now to sit back and watch someone else win all of my money!

    Stupendous!
    Posted 15 months ago by That Kid Tyler Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Confirmed: Prize money is 94,122 currants.

    Drawing tomorrow!

    (If there is no winner, which seems like a pretty possible out come, I will hold another lottery with only FOUR Giants/"numbers." Prize money will roll over but tickets will not. If there is no winner from that one, we'll go down to THREE.)
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ANOTHER UPDATE:

    Although it was closed, there was one late entry that I could not allow.

    So the prize money is now: 114,202 currants.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, I can't wait to get the check.  Are you going to come to my Glitchy door like Ed Mcmahon and bring me a giant check and have television cameras and a cheering squad?

    Oh wait, you have not rolled my numbers yet?  OK.  I will wait patiently.
    Posted 15 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Drawing/Rolling in little more than 3 hours.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Holy wow. Hoping that my 10 tickets give me *some* kind of advantage.
    Posted 15 months ago by That Kid Tyler Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Drawing in an hour and a half.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm going to be either cooking or eating my dinner at that time. Boo :(. Will the results be posted on here?
    Posted 15 months ago by Lucretia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes. Results will be posted here. You have until Sunday to get me your winning tickets.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • WINNING GIANTS ARE: GRENDALINE, POT, POT, HUMBABA, MAB

    I have records of most tickets (but not all quick picks).

    It appears that no one won, but double check please.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nope. I'm ready for the next lottery. :)
    Posted 15 months ago by Kai Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahhh drat I missed buying tickets before the deadline. It would have been fun to spend all my quoins for a chance at NONILIONS.  I do hope there will be another drawing.

    In the meantime, I wonder if that offer from the crown prince of IX to help him transfer funds is still open.
    Posted 15 months ago by Basium Subscriber! | Permalink
  • nope didnt win : (
    Posted 15 months ago by AtOddz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lem, Lem, Cosma, Grendaline, Spriggan, Rook
    and
    Rook, Mab, Mab, Alph, Tii

    are my tickets
    Posted 15 months ago by AtOddz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is this going to be weekly? Ooh, what fun!
    Posted 15 months ago by That Kid Tyler Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lord bacon-o... one of my tickets has 6 numbers on it heh...
    Posted 15 months ago by AtOddz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • AtOddz: DOH! Mistakes did slip through. Are any five of the six winners? If not, well, so it goes!

    TKT: I would love to make it weekly (at least until someone wins), but I also need to give enough time for people to send in orders, me send them back and then have the drawing and then see if there was a winner.  IF I take perfect records... I could do that. But that would end up being a full time job.
    Posted 15 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sorry I missed the drawing. I'll be watching for the next one.
    Posted 15 months ago by Fleck Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just woke up with my head arguing over the maths for this. I think I was completely wrong and the odds were a mere 1 in 2073 (12/5)x(12/4)x(12/3)x(12/2)x(12)
    Posted 14 months ago by Vordus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Damn. never mind. I will try again next time!
    Posted 14 months ago by Lucretia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It is looking more and more likely there is no winner.

    If no winning ticket has been submitted by Sunday, I will start a new round with 4 Giants. Watch this thread for details.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will our original tix still be valid?
    Posted 14 months ago by Xyrem Subscriber! | Permalink
  • did not win. ):
    Posted 14 months ago by Suzi Nothomemaker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • if no one wins expire the tickets and let the pot grow and grow. draw new tickets every week :D don't forget to put some indicator on the ticket so you know its for the correct week.
    Posted 14 months ago by AtOddz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • All of the tickets were marked.
    Looking more and more likely that there is no winner...

    MOVING FORWARD:
    IF there is no winning ticket submitted in the next 12 hours, the prize money roles over and new tickets go on sale tomorrow (Sunday. Oct. 9th). 
    Same basic deal as above: Each ticket costs 100c. The rolling will be live.

    HERE ARE THE CHANGES:
    - Only pick FOUR Giants/Rook.
    - You have until 12:01am (PDT) Friday, Oct. 14th to purchase tickets.
    - The drawing will be held on Friday, Oct. 14th at 2pm PDT at Unnu Slight.
    - You'll have until 12:01am (PDT) Monday, Oct. 17th to submit winning tickets.

    And due to someone already pre-buying a block of tickets, prize money is already up to 154,202 currants.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lord Bacon-o didn't even see this. I'da waited till after yours was done to do my 50,000c home lotto.

    Good luck. I like gambling too.
    Posted 14 months ago by Oaf Tobark-Gazoola Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Gazoola, no problem! Both are different. Your's is more like instant scratch tickets. Mine is more like powerball.

    Besides competition is good!
    Posted 14 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I thought MINE was a ton of work... yours is a full time job!
    Posted 14 months ago by Oaf Tobark-Gazoola Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ROUND TWO INSTRUCTION:
    THE GIANTS LOTTERY OF GREATER UR!™

    Here's how it works:
    (1) You mail 100 currants to Lord Bacon-O (me) by 112:01am PDT, Oct 14rd (next Friday). (Please do not send express mail. It is a pain for record keeping and it will not get you your tickets any quicker.) (IMPORTANT NOTE: There are fake Lord Bacon-os. Don't be scammed. Trust only in the Original™.)

    (2) In your letter, pick 4 (four) "numbers." But instead of numbers, pick from the Giants plus The Rook. (Alph, Cosma, Friendly, Grendline, Humbaba, Lem, Mab, Pot, Spriggan, Tii, Zille, Rook - Yes, sides of the 12-sided die.). "Numbers" can repeat but order is not important. If you do not pick any "numbers," you will be given random ones - HOWEVER any one individual may not order more than 5 random picks. You may buy more than one ticket with your request.

    (3) Lord Bacon-O (still me) sends you your lottery ticket with your "numbers." (If you have purchased numerous tickets, tickets are combined into one note (up to five sets per ticket.)

    (4) On Friday, Oct. 14th at 2:00 PM PDT, there will be a public rolling of the "numbers" at Unnu Slight. A lottery official (Lord Bacon-O (yep, still me)) roll a 12-side die four times.* (These numbers will also be posted here.) To win you must match all four "numbers" (again, order is not important).

    (5) You will then have until the end  Monday, Oct 17th, to mail winning ticket (note) back to Lord Bacon-O (you know who that is, right?). 

    (6) All winners will split the prize. ("Prize" is defined as at least 78.5% of all ticket sales plus 114,202c from first round.**)

    (7) If no winning tickets are submitted, prize rolls over to next drawing.

    Gambling! It's fun! It's a bad deal! But you'll do it anyway because you make poor money decisions!

    DO IT! TODAY! Or tomorrow that works too.

    * Elbow Grease ICCEH will not be held responsible for Rook attacks caused by drawing.
    ** Why 78.5%? Cost. Actually cost was less than I though because I could double up on tickets. But the whole thing is still a pain in my Glitchen rump.

    (Note: Offer not valid in Ix or Ancestral Lands.)
    (The Giants Lottery of Greater Ur™ is owned and operated by The Elbow Grease Industries Company Corporation Enterprise Holdings™.)
    (All use of ™ is Satirical™ in nature.)

    ELBOW GREASE ICCEH! "Ew! There's grease on your elbow"
    With support form The GAR Foundation.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink