[1060 pot last week] Weekly FeatherCoin Lottery! Min Bet: 20 FC!

[chriswen]

Please bet in multiples of 20 FC (you can send 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, ... FC); extra will be regarded as tip
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Betting ends on Thursday May 2, 2013 23:40:00 GMT
Drawing on Friday May 3,  2013 00:00:00 GMT

April 26 Winner
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=180915.msg1946936#msg1946936

Hi!

Feathercoin seems to be off to a great start so I'm going to be hosting a lottery.  I hope everyone has lots of fun!    This thread will be dedicated to the FC Weekly Lottery.  Rounds will be 7 days long.

Rules:
When you send FC, a transaction hash is created.  This is your ticket number.  If you have bought more tickets that the second ticket will be your transaction hash a number at the end (starting with 1).
Ticket 1 = txid;
Ticket 2 = SHA256(txid1);
Ticket 3 = SHA256(txid2);

Bets sent after the drawing time will be sent back with a 5% fee.

The winner will be determined using a mixer hash.  The mixer hash is determined through a combination of 3 events.  It is very difficult to determine what these hashes will be before the drawing.
1. Block Hash of first FC block after 0:00 GMT.
2. Block Hash of first LTC block after 0:00 GMT.
3. Block Hash of first FC block after 0:30 GMT.
mixerhash = SHA256("1"+"2"+"3");
Note: no plus signs or quotations

To determine a winner all FC transaction hash ("ticket hash") will be hashed with the mixerhash added to the end.  All mixed hashes will be compared with each other.  The hash that is the lowest will be the winner.  
mixedHash = SHA256 ("ticket"+"mixerhash");

After this is done a .csv file will be posted and the winner will be announced.  You will then have 24 hours if you think that it is a fake winner or that your ticket had a lower value.  Then 98% of the pool will be donated to this winner.

I will take a 2% rake to run this lottery.

Note: I will always add 100 FC to the Pot to buy 4 tickets. (Usually this would buy 5 tickets)
Note2: The rules are very similar to bitlotto.com
Note3: The house is now only allowed to buy 1 ticket at a cost of 30 FC.

[chriswen]

Lowered minimum bet to 20 FTC.  This should keep this affordable for people who just want to try this.  And you can just send multiples of 20 FTC to get a better chance.

[chriswen]

Okay, I changed the date to next friday for the first drawing.  Sunday would have been too close.

Also, I will be paying 100 FC to buy 4 tickets for each game.  This means that your odds are a bit better! (100 FC usually buys 4 tickets)  You can see my transaction id I will be using for my tickets in the blockchain.

http://explorer.feathercoin.cc:2002/chain/Feathercoin
http://www.cryptocoinexplorer.com:5750/

[Boxman90]

Usually the organization does not partake in their own lottery.. just my 2 cents but you might want to reconsider joining yourself.

[fundamentals]

Okay, I changed the date to next friday for the first drawing.  Sunday would have been too close.

Also, I will be paying 100 FC to buy 4 tickets for each game.  This means that your odds are a bit better! (100 FC usually buys 4 tickets)  You can see my transaction id I will be using for my tickets in the blockchain.

http://explorer.feathercoin.cc:2002/chain/Feathercoin
http://www.cryptocoinexplorer.com:5750/

Why don't you instead just throw in 10 FC for free into the pot. Avoid the conflict of interest.

[psybits]

Nice initiative - now all you nees to do is set up a website for it

[blastbob]

I sent in a few tickets

[chriswen]

Hmmm, that's true lottery doesn't usually partake.  But, I'm just adding some action.

It's like this other btc raffle service that always buy 1 ticket for liquidity.  I'm not just adding liquidity, I'm also donating a bit extra to the pot.

Yeah, I'll probably add less to the pot in future draws.

[chriswen]

I sent in a few tickets

Thanks, you can also send lumps if you want.

[psybits]

I just bought 10 tickets - in it to win it 

[blastbob]

Its a donation

I "lost" my ticket id

[fundamentals]

i'm in, can't wait to win 

[chriswen]

Well,   blastbob if you win you can forward your winnings to the next closest winners.  

Note to everyone you don't need to remember you ticket id.

[robi]

in for 5 bets

[serge79]

I'm in for 20 fc !

[chriswen]

Current pot size: 920 FC

[zdarkazn]

Current pot size: 920 FC

Good luck. Rofl lottery. Lets have megapliers and power plays too. Yea? (:

[chriswen]

Betting ends in 30 mins.  Current pot is 1000 FC.

[chriswen]

Okay, so I have calculated everything.

http://pastebin.com/t7kgNNB8

Open this with excel and using Courier font would also be good.

Pot: 1060 FC
Winnings: 1038.8 FC
Lucky Blocks: FC 23267, LTC 341377, FC 23290
Mixer Hash: 2a4f855ccf49ae79c2f7864fa6614da2114e7f31e500cd4733f1e448b0d9ed0c

Winning Ticket: dcd457cad1c20919987718ca8a96373dd49ce8acee722f7463f966479d9c5bbc (1)
Winning Address: 6sCbmuy7qFFrfxnk37DtePfjiAiAqPqCAU

Check if your ticket was close! (no prizes)
2nd: dcd457cad1c20919987718ca8a96373dd49ce8acee722f7463f966479d9c5bbc (same person)
3rd: 6142b7a225b365d761a04658c1bdcd835f7bc30ad9dc8cc2e0228a8f490fa9b9 (7)
4th: 3691c9d761fe86e1d6035095aaad3575acc5d6f256ec6092667ee618aa330223
5th: bb44c76362c3ca4f7772b1920dd13ccb7170dc6b3d07e465b80727067d75f2f0 (7)

Hopefully I will be able to send out the FC tmr or maybe someone trusted can escrow.  This is because I will be gone from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.

Also, I'll be changing how many tickets the house can buy.  I have changed it to buying 1 ticket at a cost of 30 FC.  This rule will be valid for the next 2 games.  If the house somehow wins, I will first send the FC to my address (after checking period).  I will also be distributing winnings to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place if the house somehow is able to win.

Winner info: Well, the blockchain is public so here is some public info on the winner.
1. p2pool miner
2. From the giveaway thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=180180.msg1910891#msg1910891
-seems to be Stark-Fujikawa

[chriswen]

Sent 1038.8 FC to 6sCbmuy7qFFrfxnk37DtePfjiAiAqPqCAU

txid 0d559bcf07705ce9a638f816bf643ae73f68792fde5ebce21aeeae35ac45d2f4

Next round will be starting.

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