Zous's PMOG Lottery!

UPDATE 7/2/09:

Round 31 has 9 players and 27 wagers so far!

Here's how it works:

You place a Wager on a Number in the range I specify. When the round ends, I'll use http://random.org/integers/ to choose the lottery numbers. Of the money wagered, only 2% (rounded down to the nearest 10 ZB) will go to me to pay for the crates and other items. The rest of the pot will be split amongst the winners.

Number of Draws refers to how many numbers I'll generate. If it's 1, then whoever has that 1 number will take the pot. If it's 2, then the pot will be split, 2/3 to first place number, 1/3 to second place number. If it's 3, then it'll be 4/7 to first place, 2/7 to second place, 1/7 to third place. And so forth...

As to how specifically to wager, how much a wager is, and how many numbers will be chosen, follow the rules listed with the current round (it might change over time).

Any questions, just ask!

Round 31

This round we're gonna try something a little different.

The Range dropped precipitously, and the Multiplier went up! So 1st place will win 3x what 2nd place wins, who'll win 3x what 3rd place will win!

Care to try your luck?

Incoming Pot: 5000 ZB

Range: 1-25

Maximum number of wagers: 3 per person

Price per Wager: 50 ZB

Number of Draws: 3 Numbers Chosen

Place Multiplier: x3

Drawing: Monday, July 6th @ ~11 PM UTC

How to wager:

1) Go to PMOG @ Zousware, the home of the Lottery

2) Log in using your PMOG credentials. This is completely private and my policy is for your password only to be used for the validation itself. Once validated, I keep no record of your PMOG credentials.

3) Choose "Games", followed by "Lottery", and then "Wager".

4) Enter Numbers for Wagers you would like to place, assuming you have the ZousBucks to place them. If you have no ZousBucks, go to The PMOG@Zousware Bank Topic to find out how to deposit DP and Pings into your ZousBucks Account.

5) After entering your Wagers, sit back and relax while you wait for the drawing. You can always return to the Wager page to change the numbers you entered or enter more Wagers!

6) Once you win ;) your winnings will be automatically deposited into your Bank Account and will be ready for immediate withdrawal.

Go Forth and Wager!

Something I forgot to say, if no one wins, then the Pot will roll over to the next drawing! I won't just keep it ;)

Also, numbers can be chosen multiple times by one person or by multiple people. The difference is that if that number gets chosen for a prize, those who chose that number split the winnings

Current Wagers:
Pixielo - 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, 42
Dtr - 6, 12, 26, 32
Green - 13, 35
Wormw00d - 1, 3, 25, 31
Tekkguy - 1, 10, 20, 25
Starryice - 5, 9, 12, 17, 22, 30, 31
Typhon - 2, 4
Tocarde - 14
Ellavemia - 4, 11, 79

I WIN!!!!!!!!!

Wagers:

Pixielo - 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, 42
Dtr - 6, 12, 26, 32
Green - 13, 35
Wormw00d - 1, 3, 25, 31
Tekkguy - 1, 10, 20, 25
Starryice - 5, 9, 12, 17, 22, 30, 31
Typhon - 2, 4
Tocarde - 14
Ellavemia - 4, 11, 79
Christopherhegg - 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 28
Bakester14 - 41, 42

Dang, I'll really need to make a better way to keep track of this :P

Wagers:

Pixielo - 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, 42
Dtr - 6, 12, 26, 32
Green - 13, 35
Wormw00d - 1, 3, 25, 31
Tekkguy - 1, 10, 20, 25
Starryice - 5, 9, 12, 17, 22, 30, 31
Typhon - 2, 4
Tocarde - 14
Ellavemia - 4, 11, 79
Christopherhegg - 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 28
Bakester14 - 41, 42
Greyarea - 9, 24, 29, 38, 40
Rakysh - 7, 8, 9

Check your profile zous! I've made a bet...

Dynamicadam, I did not receive your crate :(

Dynamicadam, I just had to restart Firefox, I got your numbers

Ellavemia, It was brought to my attention that one of the numbers you chose was outside of the 1-42 range for this drawing. It had completely slipped by me. As such, I have returned to you 50 DP and removed that number from your picks (the number was 79)

Current Wagers:
Pixielo - 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, 42
Dtr - 6, 12, 26, 32
Green - 13, 21, 27, 35
Wormw00d - 1, 3, 25, 31
Tekkguy - 1, 10, 20, 25
Starryice - 5, 9, 12, 17, 22, 30, 31
Typhon - 2, 4
Tocarde - 14
Ellavemia - 4, 11
Christopherhegg - 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26, 28
Bakester14 - 41, 42
Greyarea - 9, 24, 29, 38, 40
Rakysh - 7, 8, 9
Snocrsh - 19, 33
Dynamicadam - 3, 5, 9, 11, 28, 30

The drawing will be in just over an hour!

Numbers have been drawn, I am currently calculating winners and winnings!

The first place number was 15!

The second place number was 34!

Here's the screenshot from random.org: http://img217.imageshack.us/my.p...

sorry about that, I didn't realize I was still logged in as that account.

That account is one I created for future lottery rounds. A place where you can drop the DP you want to wager. The funds will be held in escrow by the Lotto_Bank account until it is time to deliver the winnings.

But the above is true, the numbers were 15 and 34, I just need to calculate the winners and such :P

62 wagers were placed

Making a total of 3100 DP donated

This means that, once I subtract my 2%, that leaves the overall pot at 3040

2/3 of this goes to the 1st place winners!

The only person to chose the number 15 was...

Pixielo!

She wins 2030 DP!

The second place winners split the other 1/3 of the pot...

Unfortunately, no one chose number 34!

So, 1010 DP gets rolled over into the next lottery pot!

Information about the next drawing will be posted later today. Thank you to all of the players, I hope to expand on this system! Watch for more lotteries and improvements to the system!

Congratulations Pixielo!

when does the next one happen??

Awesome! And for those you of you who laughed at me using the LOST numbers...well, I only needed one. : P

And I honestly really don't need the dp, so I'm passing it on for the next round of competition! Woohoo! More winning!

Yeah - if you kept that money, bad luck would start anyways. remember what happened to Hurley

Ok, so there you have it, all 3040 DP will rollover into the next lottery round!

I'll post the next round hopefully within the next few hours.

Ok, I lied, this system needs a little more work to get it all correct.

Tomorrow I'll post and begin taking bids. For now, just know that the next drawing will be Friday at 6 PM. Same rules.

I'll explain more tomorrow.

Please do not leave me any crates until I explain the changes to the Lottery System.

grrrr, always with the last minute changes from work

We'll see, this has been delayed until tomorrow...

Ah Phooey, I'll implement the site for the round after this one :D

Round 2:
Incoming Pot: 3040 DP
Range: 1-42
Drawing: Friday, March 28th @ 6 PM EDT

How to wager:
Leave a crate with your monies on Lotto_Bank's profile ( http://pmog.com/users/lotto_bank ).
DO NOT leave your wager on my personal profile, if you do I cannot guarantee your wager will be accepted.
Tell me what numbers the wager is for either in the crate message or a pmail message to the Lotto_Bank player.
I will not be posting here to verify, instead you will receive a pmail message from the Lotto_Bank player telling you what you have been registered for.

Any questions? Wager away!

Also, no more than 8 wagers a person
sorry, but I have to draw the line somewhere

I pick the same numbers.

7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, and 42.

Starryice - 5, 9, 12, 17, 22, 30, 31 - Crate being left now :)

Double Entendre: 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 18, 21, and 37 - Depositing the crate right now!

6,9,11,35 - i deposited the crate last night, but wanted to post here for fun. :)

I'm also picking 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 33, and 42. I know luck when I see it.

I picked the winning numbers

4, 12, 16, 19, 29, 23, 33