Help needed: how to conduct a fair raffle draw using the Bitmover tool

[Floxynice]

Hello, I am Floxynice, currently running a quick naira loan on the Nigerian local board. Right now, I am hosting a raffle draw for my customers, but I’m facing some challenges since this is my first time hosting a raffle draw in this forum.

I just tried conducting a raffle with a random sample of 10 participants to get 3 winners using the Bitmover tool. Before this, the participants had picked random numbers from 1–64. Here are my observations:

• I realized that the tool did not make use of the numbers picked by the participants, only their usernames. What then is the use of those numbers? Is there any way to determine the winners while taking the random numbers picked by the participants into consideration?
• I can only process 30 participants at a time. What about participants that are more than 30?

Sorry, I have already seen the Bitmover thread but decided to make a separate thread for visibility so I can get quick responses, as the raffle is ending today. I’ll lock the thread once I get the answers I need.

[Mia Chloe]

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I've tested the tool a few times and it's a nice idea behind its use. First make sure to select a random block number from any of the latest blocks the tool automatically does the rest of it. Depending on the randomisation of the outcome of the block hash , that is how the winner is selected.

The tool is easy to use you just have to get a random recent block number from mempool.space and use it then you select how many random winners you want.

[hosemary]

• I realized that the tool did not make use of the numbers picked by the participants, only their usernames. What then is the use of those numbers? Is there any way to determine the winners while taking the random numbers picked by the participants into consideration?

The numbers determine the order in which you paste the names into BitMover's tool.

• I can only process 30 participants at a time. What about participants that are more than 30?

You can have more participants.
30 is the maximum number of winners, not the maximum number of participants.

[Obim34]

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I've tested the tool a few times and it's a nice idea behind its use. First make sure to select a random block hash from any of the latest blocks the tool automatically does the rest of it. Depending on the randomisation of the outcome of the block hash , that is how the winner is selected.

There is a max of 30 that can be filled in the toolbox, whereas he has 64 users to draw from.

I suggest he runs in batch,  in batches of 3 separately, after which the winners from each batch should be redone to get only 3 top users from the giveaway tool.

3 users from Batch 1, Batch 2, and Batch 3. A total of 9 users, then use the tool again to get the last 3 winners.

Edit: Valid from Hosemary.

[Nathrixxx]

Since there are numbers of people using the Bitmover tools for selections in their draw which we have them mostly from the games and rounds under gambling section, maybe you contact them and hear about the idea on how they go with the process, you can as well PM Bitmover himself for proper guide, while I will solicit for others that might be interested in using the same tool in the future to have a tutorial guide on how to use it, Bitmover himself may try to help in this situation or any member that have a broader idea on the procedures.

[Floxynice]

• I realized that the tool did not make use of the numbers picked by the participants, only their usernames. What then is the use of those numbers? Is there any way to determine the winners while taking the random numbers picked by the participants into consideration?

The numbers determine the order in which you paste the names into BitMover's tool.

Wow, thank you. This is just what I needed to know. My confusion started when I didn't make use of those numbers. This helped alot.

• I can only process 30 participants at a time. What about participants that are more than 30?

You can have more participants.
30 is the maximum number of winners, not the maximum number of participants.

Okay that's good. Now I think it's time to lock the thread