raising money for geekhack/geekhackers raffle (finished)

[goobus]

Hey bunny, since I probably will be asleep during the drawing please redraw if I win the 87u!

Also we are getting really close to the $1k mark! Look what you've done bunny

[mkawa]

 

[TLSC.wipeOut]

Raising close to $1k is amazing bunny! Great job!! I hope this community continues to grow because of such pivotal people like you!

[swill]

We are totally within striking distance of 1k.  Must...reach...1...k... 

[MOZ]

Paid for my 15 more.

[YoungMichael88]

We are totally within striking distance of 1k.  Must...reach...1...k... 

Come on guys! Don't make me get more!!!

[MOZ]

We've crossed 1k! 962 in the OP, 25 from CLiB, 15 from me, 9 from Martyr!

These are the ones that people have mentioned after paying, maybe there are more!

[AlexJP]

can i buy some more? 
 

[YoungMichael88]

And today is the day!!

[do_Og@n]

I think even get up to the $25 mark is worth it....because even if you don't win a prize you still win stickers!!!

Can't wait to see who won what tomorrow/today!

[LechnerDE]

Wow, we got to 1k?

Impressive community effort!

[Halvar]

BunnyLake is such a hero for doing this! If I even think of all the postage ...   

[mattics]

I have quickly learned that Bunny is just a stand up guy! Even if he is basically taking the money out of peoples wallets with all those awesome group buys 

How are you going to draw this Bunny? I guess you are going to have to enter everyone's name into a random name generator as many times as they have tickets... sounds fun for 1000 tickets!! You could also just randomly generate a number between 1 and the amount of tickets for each draw, then just count down to the person in the list, counting them as many times are there are tickets, so in this instance, Snoopy would be 1-5, greystroke, 6-26 etc.

[BunnyLake]

I have quickly learned that Bunny is just a stand up guy! Even if he is basically taking the money out of peoples wallets with all those awesome group buys 

How are you going to draw this Bunny? I guess you are going to have to enter everyone's name into a random name generator as many times as they have tickets... sounds fun for 1000 tickets!! You could also just randomly generate a number between 1 and the amount of tickets for each draw, then just count down to the person in the list, counting them as many times are there are tickets, so in this instance, Snoopy would be 1-5, greystroke, 6-26 etc.

i was planning on doing the second method, assigning everyones tickets a number, then randomly generating a number for each draw

op updated with current ticket sales

pretty sure we crossed 1k, really happy with that, anything else is a mega bonus now

[Neal]

I'd like to buy 30 tickets.
Hope I'm still in time.

[Melvang]

If the contractor I work for wouldn't have screwed up one of our benefits this last month I probably would have bought 100 tickets.

[BunnyLake]

last few hours for tickets people

anyone who wants to stack the odd in their favor, now is the time

[goobus]

Will you be streaming the drawing bunny?

[Flamingchook]

Count down to draw?

[BunnyLake]

Will you be streaming the drawing bunny?

most likely not, i just rebuilt a new computer and i have basically nothing set up, so there are really a couple of options, either people can take me at my word, and ill run the drawing and then post up all the winners, or, if people are not happy with that, i have no issue if someone else wants to take over the drawing and stream it

my goal here was to raise an amount of money for a few projects i wanted to help out, and we have smashed that, making people happy with some nice prizes is a bonus, so however people are happy with the draw being done, i will be happy with, i can only say that is i do the drawing, it will be just that, a drawing, whoever wins wins etc, but if someone is in a position where they wanna take the work on with the ability to stream, i would have no objection at all

[BunnyLake]

Count down to draw?

technically the draw should be in 4 mins lol, however, thats not a great time for anyone

so lets say the cutoff for tickets and therefor the draw, will be at 1pm gh time

[TLSC.wipeOut]

Exciting! I'll be out while the draw happens, hopefully I go home to something awesome xD hehe
gl everyone!

[keymaster]

I want one ticket.

[MOZ]

So this countdown is correct? http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20131018T13&p0=104&msg=BunnyLake+GH+Raffle

Approximately, that is.

[BunnyLake]

So this countdown is correct? http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20131018T13&p0=104&msg=BunnyLake+GH+Raffle

Approximately, that is.

yup pretty close

[xavierblak]

I guess I'll sneak in now. 10 tickets please. 

[HendyZone]

Bunny sir check your PayPal

[BunnyLake]

Bunny sir check your PayPal

got it sir

updated the OP

[swill]

Crushing expectations...

Current total: $1130

Edit: of course I am not counting by hand. 

Code: [Select]

#!/usr/bin/env python
if __name__ == '__main__':
    total = 0
    with open('tickets.txt', 'r') as f:
        for line in f:
            total += int(line.split(' - ')[1].split(' ')[0])
    print total


[dragonxx21]

You know what? I can cut some corners for the next week and squeeze out another $15 to make that $25 mark Payment coming in a second.

[BunnyLake]

last minute prize entry

Yihua 936 soldering station



this is on US plug and voltage and was donated anonymously 

[BunnyLake]

last minute prize entry

Yihua 936 soldering station

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this is on US plug and voltage and was donated anonymously

i think this is a very very fitting prize given the nature of what we are raising money for guys, and im very jealous someone other than me will get this

[Tarzan_]

And just a short while until the bartering and swapping begins, for everyone who got one thing, and wanted something else.

 

[BunnyLake]

hour to go guys

[SpAmRaY]

ygpm!

[BunnyLake]

so whats the plan guys, do poeple want me to draw it, or does someone else wanna take control and streak it

ill go with whatever people want

[keymaster]

The people have spoken. We want tp4tissue to draw the golden tickets.

[JPG]

I don't care since I trust you, but if someone wants to stream it would add some suspense!

[BunnyLake]

im fine to do it, i purposely havent got any ticket payments from anyone i do work with, itll be run straight as an arrow, im just not set up for streaming and im lazy lol

[SpAmRaY]

we need a geekhack raffle ball set with one of those rotating cages

[BunnyLake]

im fine to do it, i purposely havent got any ticket payments from anyone i do work with, itll be run straight as an arrow, im just not set up for streaming and im lazy lol

actually i tell a lie, i do work with flyingraccoon, if he wins everything, you can all shout rigged

[BunnyLake]

we need a geekhack raffle ball set with one of those rotating cages

group buy

[mattics]

I can't see any issue with you doing it...

... Just as long as I win something keyboard related 

[GeorgeK]

Am I too late?  If not put me down for $20 worth - $5 for each cause seems a good amount

[elttaboi]

yeah! stream it! it'll be fun :D

[danielucf]

I have streaming setup at my house for SC2.....just saying

[BunnyLake]

I have streaming setup at my house for SC2.....just saying

if you are about to stream it in like 15 mins thats cool, otherwise im happy to just do it in a couple mins

[danielucf]

I was about to drive home right now, but I won't get there for about 15-20 minutes. Up to you

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Has it begun? I need to know if I need to make popcorn...

[TheFlyingRaccoon]

I have streaming setup at my house for SC2.....just saying

if you are about to stream it in like 15 mins thats cool, otherwise im happy to just do it in a couple mins

Sooooo excited!