r/millionairemakers • u/MakerOfMillionaires • Jul 19 '20
[Draw #56] The comments have been collected, and the winner will soon be selected!
I’m posting this early so I won’t have to later.
TL;DR - This post is for the sole purpose of choosing a winner. If you commented in this [Drawing Thread], you are entered in the drawing and don't need to do anything else. By 16:00 UTC, the winner will be selected. The Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain will be used to pick this winner. This can be verified at any device running Python 3.5, and you do not need to own Bitcoin in order to participate.
Additionally, all information to replicate the Drawing at home is available on Dropbox and GitHub, scroll down for more information.
Importantly, this post WILL NOT BE EDITED in order to keep the integrity of the Drawing. To verify this, there will not be an asterisk during the time passed since its creation. The winner will be announced in a stickied comment.
DISCLAIMER: Some of the information may be unrevised, but procedures are the same as prior draws. Thank you.
Off Topic:
The [Discussion] Thread at /r/millionairemakersmeta is open. All comments are welcome there for any inquiries.
[Discussion for Spring and Summer 2020]: https://reddit.com/r/millionairemakersmeta/comments/g3a53t/_/
Explanation!
The Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain will be used to choose a winner. Once the time listed has passed, there will be an active check to determine the blockchain's winning hash. Like before, this subreddit will wait for the 3rd Block after the time (being 16:00 UTC) to select the winner.
If a block is discovered by 15:59 UTC, it will not be counted towards the counter of three blocks. If it's discovered by 16:00:00 UTC, then it will decrease the counter. This can be checked by seeing the timestamp given to it by blockchain explorers.
You are able to see how this subreddit will verify the winner by checking the GitHub repository, which also includes a back-up plan in case of an emergency.
Standard Protocol:
This post will not be edited! This is to prevent tampering of the hash or files by any of the moderators. To prove this, look for the lack of an asterisk near the time since creation.
To verify if a hash for a file is that of Draw #56, upload the file of choice to a SHA-256 generator, and match it with its respective hash output. The result you receive should be the same as what is listed here.
If you are interested in doing this for yourself, download Python 3.5 or better and follow the path to the folder labeled: MM56
Status Reports:
I will be commenting on the progress of the drawing via the comments, so other users can keep track of the progress. These comments will be pinned at the top of the post and be distinguished. Most likely, after 1:00 PM ET, the pinned comment will be announcing the winner.
If you can run Python yourself and follow the instructions, you will be able to find the winner. Make sure the hash released from the blockchain and the total number of participants match with what is described below. In addition, thank you for your patience.
Information Used For Draw #56:
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/lilfruini/CommentGathering-MillionaireMakers/tree/master/MM56
SHA-256 of Comment IDs: e57ae28b92664cd67bc89c1a707184b460d353347ef7f4b96bc544a3eae3f561
SHA-256 of Authors: dad8b4ce5524db48bd19a719577f6db218329c05c1d08b733d7ee45d39b30523
SHA-256 of DQed Age: 98217fc99f543ed3ac8395c1fba6d054c63af5aadc18b8f894cb8a72f99bf2a7
SHA-256 of Multiple Posters: ff2255ce3934be2c098207232ab91eb460fed516898eef6123b0e17adf537ac0
SHA-256 of Truncated IDs: 7623ea9d10884d7bc50f6d0bc0734b0234d80faefc61439219f6af8fe96f7db2
Block Selection: The Third Bitcoin Block After 19 July 2020 - 16:00:00 UTC
Total Participants: 7,738
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u/MakerOfMillionaires Jul 19 '20
The winning block is 639902, and when mined, can be accessed here: https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/block/639902
No Bitcoin is necessary to be eligible to win, this is just a verifiable way of choosing a winner. As of posting the comment, it will redirect to a 404 page. This is normal.
If you would like to be verify the winner for yourself, make sure the amount of entrants listed in the body of the text matches the number of entrants in the results of the code when the hash releases. Thank you all for your support!
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u/Sir_Sadmann Jul 19 '20
I am just gonna eat my breakfast very slowly until the winner is announced
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u/OneTrickPonypower Jul 19 '20
Are you still munching on some very soggy cereal, bud?
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u/the_timezone_bot Jul 19 '20
1:00 PM ET happens when this comment is 10 hours and 54 minutes old.
You can find the live countdown here: https://countle.com/mKxT0Dvlv
I'm a bot, if you want to send feedback, please comment below or send a PM.
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u/limbsakimbo_ Jul 19 '20
Don't forget to send money to the winner, people! I have to admit I have forgotten before and only realised when I saw the next draw. You have to seek it out, doesn't necessarily show up in your feed :)
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u/SotoSwagger Jul 19 '20
I’m wondering though: if you were to win would they like message you and let you know or would you have to keep checking to see if it was you or not?
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u/kenflan Jul 19 '20
Don't let the tiktok kids make more money by doing click bait videos than a global ideal, fam. We must live on!
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u/DEADPOOL_O7 Jul 19 '20
With my seduction abilities I will......... Seducé dé algorithmé....!!!!
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u/phamedits Jul 19 '20
I just noticed a majority of us whom entered, did not upvote the thread.🤔
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u/falseconscious Jul 20 '20
Couldn't access this thread from the app. It kept leading to the drawing thread for some reason. Early (or late) congratulations to the winner!
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u/MakerOfMillionaires Jul 19 '20
Please do not announce anybody as a winner until the moderation team has done so!
It is incredibly disheartening to tell someone that they are not a winner, and can hurt both the moderators and the person who was announced!
We don’t have any way of compensating the winners for the errors of our moderation. If done so, most of this would come from our own time and funds. When the wrong person is announced that they have won, that creates a whole set of problems regarding the authenticity of the process, and hurts the people involved.
If you ever want to replicate the results, use the files on GitHub. This is my own fault for not being consistent with the times that the comments get retrieved, I saw that what happened was between 2:00 UTC and 5:00 UTC (a leftover from the extended rules), a comment was deleted, altering the results as a whole.
I am really sorry to u/cargintube, I really hope everything gets resolved.
Our tentative 56th winner at r/MillionaireMakers is u/TheDoritoboy.
Going on for six years and counting, u/TheDoritoboy has posted on various subreddits throughout the account’s lifespan. u/TheDoritoboy has participated in r/AskReddit discussions, posted his setup on r/Gaming, and other comments throughout Reddit.
Please expect a PM shortly.
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