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Vegas Giveaway & Leagues start at midnight tonight - don't forget to...

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,051
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,051

    Every year, without fail, there are a few furrowed brows & occasional grumbles because players have forgotten to Opt-In.

    If you plan to get involved in Las Vegas Giveaway &/or Leagues, Opt-In whilst you remember it, if you have not done so already.


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  • SMARTGOATSMARTGOAT Member Posts: 478
    Hi @Tikay10,

    Please excuse my ignorance but how does the draw for the giveaway work? Will it draw for the top prize first then second etc. or does it start from the bottom upwards?

    Skimmed through the T&C's and only found this:

    '6. Winners will be selected at random by a computer program. '

    Thanks in advance, SG.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,051
    @SMARTGOAT

    I've no idea how it actually works, but I don't think it starts from the bottom (or the top), I have always made the assumption that it's "drawn" by a computer programme. It's only my assumption, but I rather assumed the ID for all eligible players would be in a database which is randomized & produced as a "block" of players ID's, with the top ID the winner & so on.
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  • Sky__JamesSky__James Member Posts: 451
    The code is written so that every individual ticket earned goes into the draw and then a ticket is drawn for 1st place. All the other tickets that customer earned are then removed and 2nd place is drawn and so on...
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,051
    Sky__James said:

    The code is written so that every individual ticket earned goes into the draw and then a ticket is drawn for 1st place. All the other tickets that customer earned are then removed and 2nd place is drawn and so on...

    Ahh yes, that makes much more sense. Obvious really. Thanks James.
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  • MattBatesMattBates Member Posts: 4,118
    Code? So you mean you don't have all the tickets on a bit of paper and a massive hat to pick the winners from?
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  • Angmar2626Angmar2626 Member Posts: 886
    MattBates said:

    Code? So you mean you don't have all the tickets on a bit of paper and a massive hat to pick the winners from?

    Could stream the massive hat draw live on Twitch.

    Would particularly enjoy the lengthy fumble in between each draw whilst the previous winning player's tickets are found and removed from the hat.
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  • SMARTGOATSMARTGOAT Member Posts: 478
    Sky__James said:

    The code is written so that every individual ticket earned goes into the draw and then a ticket is drawn for 1st place. All the other tickets that customer earned are then removed and 2nd place is drawn and so on...

    Thanks for the response - that makes perfect sense and is the fairest way.
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  • SMARTGOATSMARTGOAT Member Posts: 478
    Tikay10 said:

    Sky__James said:

    The code is written so that every individual ticket earned goes into the draw and then a ticket is drawn for 1st place. All the other tickets that customer earned are then removed and 2nd place is drawn and so on...

    Ahh yes, that makes much more sense. Obvious really. Thanks James.
    Thanks for the reply @Tikay10 - I thought it might be worth getting less tickets to avoid getting the smaller prizes - I was clearly overthinking things.
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