Based on my shoddy mathematical calculations, Stoot gave us a rough estimate of March 7th for the new housing update. Now, many among us are quick to yell "That's just another variation of 'soon'! I bet it won't be here until May!".
That may be right for all I know. It isn't here yet.
My suggestion for how some of us old farts with extra cash and very easily entertained minds spend a few minutes is betting! Let's bet on when the housing update comes live! Each wager will cost 5k. A wager buys you exactly one date on the real life calendar year. Feel free to purchase multiple dates, but do try to keep it to a reasonable number. I won't take more than five bids from a single glitch :P It's similar to a lottery, except the RNG is Tiny Speck itself! Isn't that fun?!
The player(s) who guess correctly will receive the total of all the money in the pot. No special percentages to me for running the show :P The whole pot. If we have more than one winner it shall be an even split. Or as close to even as we can come :)
The event is mostly transparent as there is absolutely no way for me to lie about what date the update really occurs on ;) Also, I've been here for months and I've no real motive to keep all of your money and completely and publicly ruin my reputation. So, if you trust me post your date here and send me your 5k! I promise I won't steal it, and will keep careful track of how much I have.
Please post your guess and whether or not you've paid on this post :) Also, be sure to edit your post when you DO pay :P If I don't get your currants by the 14th your wager will be considered null! So don't forget to pay!
Paying is best done through either an ingame trade, or mail :P Whichever you prefer.
(The pot will can now be found on the support site Glitchium. Including myself the pot is now at a whopping 500,000 currants! Want to get in on that? Make a wager!)
Edit: I'd like to thank everyone who's sent money so far! Your faith is refreshing :) I don't want to clog the post with my own drivel and thanks so I'm just editing the original :) It'll be easier to keep track of who picked what when I need to award prize money :)
Edit2: At the suggestion of Palindrome I added a five wager per person limit. No one's tried to be a jerk and buy every date on the calendar to guarantee a win, but as I was told it is possible :)
Edit3: Based primarily on suggestions from Hawkwell, I have updated the protocol for winning and dates of entry etc. If no one picks the correct date, the one who picked closest will get the pot. If the date is the 16th of a month and we have one guess for the 14th and one for the 18th the pot will be split.
Second, no wagers will be accepted after February the Fourteenth.
Finally, there is absolutely no restriction on dates you can wager on. Feel free to bet on October 2011, though I wouldn't recommend it.
Edit4: Funfact, there are now wagers for every single day in March.
Edit5: The support site for the auction, as well as many other awesome things, Glitchium now has this resource for keeping track of everything. Let me know if anything is incorrect for anyone :) Also let me know if you're missing~