Raffle! Win Big Prizes! (And help fund LPF!)

[Trevor]

I built a script for Glenn that'll use PHP's (robust) rand() function to pick the winner list. Each time a winner is selected, a ticket is subtracted from their count. If they have zero tickets after that, they're removed.

Raffle Script

Paste in the list of buyers (with no trailing spaces after their ticket count...), submit, and you get the list. I'll PM the source to Glenn in case he wants to use it I guess.

-Trevor

 

[Monco]

HERE'S THE POLL ! ! !

http://laserpointerforums.com/f44/buy-avery-b-day-gift-extra-raffle-money-45805.html

 

[phoenix77]

Sic semper tyrannis.--------- Trevor AKA JOHN WILKES BOOTH rob j/k

 

[scopeguy20]

Hey winners (and would be's) I posted the draw on the 1st post! Congratulations! Best Wishes! -Glenn

Remember, there are some prizes that are upgradable so if you get one contact the donor for any request to upgrade!

 

[Monco]

this is why i hate randomization programs sometimes.... i had almost the same chances of winning as tech_junkie but he won 4 and i got nothing LOL LOL LOL

 

[phoenix77]

Hey Glenn, Did you keep the ten spot I gave your daughter, so she'd pick my name for the GRAND PRIZE not the 42nd ??? JUST JOKING, GLENN you've done a WONDERFUL JOB with this raffle, CONGRATULATIONS, & CONGRATULATIONS to ALL WINNERS. We've built up a nice pile of cash for LPF & AVERY. WELL DONE TO ALL..............rob

 

[Jaseth]

120$ for... nothing. yay

Not to bust your balls or anything Glenn, and I know you are completely honest.. but could you have mistakenly put 4 tickets in for me instead of 40? There are 399 tickets in total, out of which I have 40. That means I have 10%. The possibility of not winning anything until the.. 60th prize or something around that number.. is close to 0.

 

[Trevor]

this is why i hate randomization programs sometimes.... i had almost the same chances of winning as tech_junkie but he won 4 and i got nothing LOL LOL LOL

This can happen with regular randomness too... :thinking:

Did he do it by hand or by computer?

-Trevor

 

[FireMyLaser]

Schweeet! I won! :san:
Nice one, Dave!


Good job Glenn! :topic:

 

[phoenix77]

@ Jaseth, not nothing buddy, think of how much you' ve helped our Forum & AVERY, GOOD JOB to you pal !!!!!!!!! rob

 

[scopeguy20]

Paper tickets a bowl, and a 15 y/o girl to pull the tickets, which had numbers per a LPF name list I made list, so she didn't know even the forum name of the ticket holder. Truly a fair and random method. -Glenn

 

[Elektrotechniker]

$3 for nothing. yay LOL just joking. Congratulations to all the winners.

 

[Tech_Junkie]

Sorry but...

Thank you ALL!!!

 

[nikokapo]

Ironical that I'm studying Probability & Statistics right now





Now...you...YOU...WINNERS!

This is a robbery, everybody stay calm, just hand Niko the prizes and nobody will (most probably) get hurt....'mmkay?

 

[ReNNo]

3USD for 7mW 635 nm diode.
Cool

 

[Tech_Junkie]

The only problem is I have just calculated the propability that I did not win something until almost the 60th prize, and it is close to 0%. Are you sure you didn't make a mistake with the number of tickets you included for me Glenn? No offense but.. this outcome is near impossible.

Aww come on now, dont be that way. Do you want my Senkat diode?