Ok, eight entries.

8 / 2 = 4

Fourth entry was smarloc

SHA-1 of "smarloc" is 7b5e5e3f8f80ca256612477edf39f04693ba5553

First two digits are 75

75 mod 8 = 3

So the WINNER is: True___Blue.

Would anyone care to confirm or dispute, based on the original rules?  Assuming not, I will send money to True___Blue's address in 10 minutes.
 

A mere 2 minutes left...

to be clear, winner will still get paid, despite the old pro rippin' on me for being new.

Seemed like a good idea at the time...  Thanks for harshing my mellow.

Just to be clear, once the forum clock strikes 3 AM, raffle is closed and winner is decided based on aforementioned methodology.

Ouch, rough crowd.  I'm a newbie, dude.  Take it easy.  In theory at least 0.1 btc are at risk, and the winner could even leave me negative trust if I don't pay up.  What am I missing?

Remember folks, all I ask for in return is a "trust" endorsement.  28 minutes left...

Only 36 minutes left to enter.  So far, if you enter, you would have a 50/50 chance at .1 btc

srps, so far you are a guaranteed winner...

No one likes MY raffle?  I guess 0.1 BTC is too small?

Ok folks, so I need to gain trust, I guess, and this seems like a good way to do it.  Enter a bitcoin address in reply, and a winner will be chosen after 23:00 US Eastern Standard time.  I want to make the system self-verifiable, so I am proposing this as a way for everyone to authenticate the winner.  However many replies have been made (with a bitcoin address by unique members), I will divide that number by 2, and drop any remainder.  I will then select the user whose reply corresponds to that number (remember, must be a unique member with a bitcoin address to qualify), and do a SHA-1 hash of the user's name.  If there are under 10 users, then I will select the first two numbers in the hash, and count responses sequentially (circling back to the beginning if the number is larger than the number of responses) to find the winner.  If there are under 100 users, then I will select the first three numbers in the hash, etc.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: Reply with a bitcoin address for a chance to win 0.1 BTC.  All I ask in return is a positive trust rating when the winner confirms they were paid.

I like the idea of this, but wonder if there is a way to crowd source or verify the "random number" aspect of this.  Seems there should be some self-verifying algorithm, e.g., using a hash value of one of the entries....

I think I'll start a new thread and try it out.

Pictures at cisterncaylot24a.com

Good point.  Newbies spam newbies...  Having trained many new employees in my time, I actually sort of understand their logic.  Go figure...

I'm trying to do just that.  But I can't post in the marketplace yet, so you guys get first crack at any of the following:

1) 1/2 acre beachfront on Cistern Cay, Bahamas.  CisternCayLot24A.com, to be exact.  Price: 250 bitcoins
2) 1/2 acre vacant and buildable lot in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Price: 40 bitcoins
3) 1/3 acre vacant and buildable lot in Ocala, Florida.  Price: 40 bitcoins
4) 1/2 acre vacant and buildable lot in Punta Gorda, Florida.  I have four lots available.  Price: 30 bitcoins each, or we can work out a deal for multiple lots.

Thanks for reading.

Sure, consider me entered:
15fQmofYnRsXwXhZBtKLcvwJxEomZ1Y5Zy

Sort of ironic isn't it?  They actively encourage spam on this board, and I really don't understand why.  What behavior do they think they are encouraging?

I'm from DC, and am trying to become the first person to sell beachfront real estate in the bahamas for Bitcoins.  A measely 250 bitcoins and 1/2 acre beachfront can be all yours.  Any takers?  Otherwise I will wait until I am out of newbie hell and post in the marketplace, so you guys get first crack at it!

Do I understand correctly that I have to post 5 times in this forum until I can post in others?  Doesn't that encourage spam in the newbie forum?