Jackpot Raffle

[Fahad]

I am holding another raffle, this one the best of them all!

The amount of tickets you get per entry is the xth triangle number, where x is the number of credits you paid. (the formula to work out triangle numbers is (x*(x+1))/2). PLEASE USE "raffle" as the comment, as I am writing a script to track entrants, and list ticket numbers.

The first five entries get DOUBLE the usual number of tickets!
75% of the money goes to the winners!
And of course, random.org chooses the winner!
(full refund on request)

 

[noerrorsfound]

I submitted 100 credits.

 

[Zdroyd]

Ummm... I dont understand the math part, but...

I will send you 40 credits.

 

[stunna]

why should you keep 25%?

 

[deathball619]

I sent 141 credits, when is the draw?

 

[Fahad]

Stunna, it's so that I can make money. Seeing that 75% is pretty much the average win in contests, I'm sticking to it.
deathball619, shall we say Wednesday, the 13th? (as always, I may extend or shorten this). I'm glad to see you are spending all your credits on one of my raffles again!

Ticket List:
1 - 10,100 -- noerrorsfound
10,101 - 11,740 -- Zdroyd
11,741 - 31,762 -- deathball619

There are 2 more people who will get the double tickets offer. Everyone who has entered so far has received a reputation point.
Edit:
Oh, I forgot! The prize is currently 210.75 credits, this will increase as more people enter.

 

[Sohail]

Nah this wouldn't be able to beat mine
Lets see if you can beat my jackpot record xD.

 

[satheesh]

I sent 181 Credits.
Thanks.

 

[Fahad]

I'm giving up on the script. People leave comments ranging from "raffle", as they should, to "contest", which the script won't pick up on, to "sorry the .200000000001¢ was annoying..but now its fixed!", which means nothing to me at all, let alone a raffle tracking system!

Ticket List:
1 - 10,100 -- noerrorsfound
10,101 - 11,740 -- Zdroyd
11,741 - 31,762 -- deathball619
31,763 - 64,705 -- satheesh


One more person will get the double tickets offer, before I start just offering triangle numbers!

 

[satheesh]

Thanks for added me soon.

 

[Fahad]

Your welcome.
Who will be next to enter, and join this raffle?

 

[medphoenix]

(x*(x+1))/2) This is your formula right?
but you are calculating by this formula (x*(x+1))

noerrorsfound gave 100 credits, so ((100*(100+1))/2) = 10,100/2 = 5050

Okey...It doesn't matter...I sent 84 credits..

lol , If somebody send credits in decimal digits like 95.75 credits then It's very difficult for calculation (you haven't notice it in the rules)

 

[Kansy]

I think you did it so complicated.

I donated 50 credits.

Mine is simply

 

[Fahad]

medphoenix, I said that the first five entrants get double the usual number of tickets... (yes, this means Kansy misses out)
TICKETS LIST IS AS FOLLOWS!
1 - 10,100 -- noerrorsfound
10,101 - 11,740 -- Zdroyd
11,741 - 31,762 -- deathball619
31,763 - 64,705 -- satheesh
64,706 - 71,845 -- medphoenix
71,846 - 73,120 -- Kansy

THE TOTAL PRIZE IS 447 CREDITS.
And the winner, chosen by random.org, is Zdroyd
10168 was the winning number
Timestamp: 2008-03-12 16:19:49 UTC
I will leave this open for people to congratulate Zdroyd, and for confirmation of the receipt of the credits.

 

[sunils]

Congrats Zdroyd. and Fahadsadah good job.

 

[medphoenix]

Congrats Zdroyd!

It has finished quickly but nicely. fahadsadah congrats for you also. I like the equation.

 

[Fahad]

Thx, your welcome.
I'm waiting for confirmation

 

[Sohail]

This seems to be going well .

 

[satheesh]

Congrats Zdroyd.