Free Computer! (Giveaway video)

40 Responses (Add) | Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 8:57pm

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As promised, I gave away another computer, when we reached 20,000 subscribers on our YouTube channel! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, and to all of you who visit regularly. Don’t worry, we’ll be giving away more things in the coming weeks and months, including another computer.

The requirements were simple for this giveaway. Once we reached the 20,000 subscribers, you simply had to comply with four rules to be eligible to win:

Be subscribed to the YouTube Channel
Leave a good comment on my blog, showing you have read a post and contributed to discussion. Insipid, meaningless comments don’t count.
Be present in the chat room to win!
Must live in the US or Canada for this particular giveaway

So as usual, I began scrolling up and down the list of people present as quickly as I could. I cannot see the names list as I scroll. I always have someone on the Ventrilo server say the word “STOP”, to tell me when to stop scrolling. The people on Ventrilo cannot see the list of names either. Also, there is a second or two lag from the time they say “stop” until I HEAR them say it. Putting all these elements together, shows you that there is no “rigging” of the contests. It’s completely random.

The first name chosen this week was mats. Mats is from Norway, so is not eligible to win. The cost of shipping would be more than the computer is worth. Also, Mats would have to pay a LOT of money on import taxes, or whatever it’s called in his country. I felt so bad, so I asked him to email me, and I’m going to send him a little something else, instead.

The next name chosen was zigyzigyzat. He is subscribed to the YouTube channel, but he unfortunately did not leave a comment on the blog. Sadly, we had to pass on him and begin scrolling again.

Moving on and scrolling, the next person chosen was CashMcMogulson. He is in the US according to his IP address. However, he forgot to leave a comment on the blog. So… let’s go again!

Ianimate3D was chosen next, but was not present at the time of the drawing.

Now when I stopped again, I knew immediately that there could be a problem. My scroll stopped near the top of the list, and I immediately said that people would think it’s rigged. I asked everyone in chat and on Ventrilo what I should do. Unanimously, everyone said to show the name. When I showed the name… Kat yelled out “OH MY GOD”, because the scroll had stopped on her. Not only does Kat do some work for me on the videos I record, she also is in charge of moderating our chat room. This is why I knew some people may say it was rigged.

In order to keep things even moreon the up and up, I threw a poll up on the live feed, courtesy of Ustream.tv. Over 500 people were present, and I think pretty much everyone voted. In an overwhelming majority, around 60% of you said to give her the computer!! Kat is subscribed to the YouTube channel, has left more than one comment on the blog, and was obviously present. So Kat… congratulations!!

MESSAGE FROM KAT HERSELF

First, I would like to thank everyone who voted in favor of my getting to have the computer. It means a lot to me that you all support me, and are my friends. I am very fortunate to have such amazing friends. This computer is very badly needed, as mine is quite old and unstable. Now, it will be much easier for me to work, and chat!

I know there are some who are claiming that the contest was “rigged”. This is just plain silly. In all the time I have known Chris, I have come to know him as a man of honor and integrity. You all saw him, the same as I did, when he hesitated to even show the name he had stopped on. All of us in chat and on Ventrilo encouraged him to show the name. He even made it MORE fair by doing a poll. I completely understand why some would think that. However, I give you MY word of honor that everything was completely legitimate. I was so excited and freaked out when I saw my name on the screen that I was shaking, and had tears in my eyes. My old computer will be going to my daughters to use for school.

Again, thank you to all of you from the bottom of my heart, and to Chris for the generosity he has in giving things away every week.

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40 Comments

kamikazi4

December 28th, 2007
at 9:02pm

sweet ubuntu’s great what operating system is the computer for the next giveaway running?

Ethan

December 28th, 2007
at 9:18pm

RIGGED!, Joking chris, im sure its not, i was there watching it, like every day im watching your chat, i was hoping to win, i was not expecting there to be about 500 people there since you chat usually has only 200 - 300. It was a sigh of relief at every chance after the person not being able to win for not subscribing or commenting on blog, another chance. Congrats to Kat on winning.

mitch8ell8

December 28th, 2007
at 10:30pm

OMG..lol that was so funny… well congratz kat and ill be looking more closely next time

Johnny

December 28th, 2007
at 10:50pm

she won it fair and square. congrats kat

Connor

December 28th, 2007
at 11:07pm

Congratulations, Kat! I wish that I could have been there to watch you win! But the next day when I heard that you won I was so surprised that you won. I hope more people accept that it is not rigged!

Mats

December 29th, 2007
at 7:49am

Thank you Chris for being so nice!

I just started watching your videos just lately. And after watching the “GiveAway” i found your show very funny (and interesting)

Windows Vista Torrent

December 29th, 2007
at 9:40am

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linkinpark9812

December 29th, 2007
at 7:43pm

Yes, i was there when that happened. It was crazy that we went through all those names, but in the end, it was fun!

Kat, Congrats! You probably deserve it more than any one else (maybe even more than Chris ;)

dEM0N

December 30th, 2007
at 11:52am

I will have new PC soon too =) Congrats too you Kat!

Bananamaster

December 30th, 2007
at 1:41pm

Good to see that Chris is good enough to give away a FREE computer. And also congratulaions Kat.

ChadWorldWide

December 30th, 2007
at 7:08pm

Thats awesome that you won Kat. You deserve it. Thanks for making the chat a better place.

Danel

December 30th, 2007
at 8:08pm

Thats awesome! Congrats Kat! 7 minutes to get someone a computer?Lol, gratz. Tottally not rigged.

Andrew12

December 30th, 2007
at 8:43pm

that was a fun giveaway, i was there and it was a lot of fun i was cracking up almost all the way through it especially at the ending when Kat won… i don’t think it was rigged but i think it was unfair. it was so much fun though, i was on McInTEC’s ventrilo server and was talking to McInTEC and friends……… congratulations Kat!

sbushfan11

December 30th, 2007
at 8:49pm

As far the rules go Kat won it fair and square hands down. Congratulations Kat.

connorjt2

December 31st, 2007
at 6:59am

haha

obzcure

December 31st, 2007
at 7:38am

I think this should of been almost just swept under the rug. It’s obvious that most people weren’t gonna take kindly to this. I can kind of see why, most contests omit people who work in the company and their direct family. So to a degree it might of been more fair to disallow Kat, despite whatever votes there were. I also disagree with the whole “but she has a bad computer” or “I have a bad computer”. If you are gonna use that as logic of deserving, why not donate to charity?

blondiekat031571

December 31st, 2007
at 8:21am

That’s incorrect. First, I don’t have that kind of blog access. All I can do is post vids. Second, try checking under other names. “Kat” isn’t even my full real name! Nothing said there has to be a “recent” comment. There just had to BE one. Get your facts straight before slandering someone, and accusing them of things.

nx59650

December 31st, 2007
at 8:22am

You can search the blog and see the comments your self, stop being such a dough head

lockergnome

December 31st, 2007
at 8:23am

If “most” people didn’t take kindly to it, why did over 300 people vote in FAVOR of giving it to her? Had the majority voted the other way, I would not have. Also, there have only been a small handful of negative comments here and elsewhere, while the rest are all very positive. Hardly “most people”.

nx59650

December 31st, 2007
at 8:24am

Keep watching, there will be more and more giveaways, and you will see that is was only a coincidence

nx59650

December 31st, 2007
at 8:25am

She couldn’t see the scroll.

there is a 2-5 second delay between when she said it, and when chris heard it

chris could not see the names as he was scrolling either, so he had no control over where it stopped

It was a completely blind selection process.

nx59650

December 31st, 2007
at 8:27am

do a search, you can see more than 1 comment. You cannot change the date of a comment in wordpress, go read the documentation. What a n00b

andrew stephani (supergr33k)

December 31st, 2007
at 10:36am

As in any company, the workers or emplyees are usaully not allowed to participate in the giveaways or competitions. So to some extent i fell the giveaway was unfair but not rigged. I also dont like the way that poeple are selected(scrolling up and down) as it is not randomised enough. May be you should take a print out of the names currently on the chat rooms, cut them up and put them in a hat. Or use some randomising software.

Neverthetheless i enjoy the show and way that it fells like a community. I also like how you generously give things away.I admire the dedication you put in as you are online almost everyday and congratulations Kat.

lockergnome

December 31st, 2007
at 10:04pm

Once again people, nothing was said that it had to be a “recent” comment. There had to be a comment, period. Stop with the conspiracy theories already. There will be other big giveaways, in fact… I gave away yet another computer on New Years’ Eve! And omg! It did NOT go to an op. Enough with the silliness.

BigFreaky

December 31st, 2007
at 11:00pm

The reason I even came to Ustream.tv in the first place was because of Chris. It was an exciting new medium, and something I have wanted to do for some time, but never really found a good way to do it. Yahoo was ok but only a couple people could watch and the frame rate was terrible. Also then people had to ask to watch your video. Now being here since forever it has been a blast! I stream all the time and have meet some really cool people! Thank you Chris for showing me to a great new site!! And here is to hoping I can win a new comp!!! Rock on Chris!!

blazing619

January 1st, 2008
at 4:11am

two things people should be thankful because chris is giving a giveaway for people but no…..

second, it’s his computer he can give it to kat if he want’s to but no you freaking idiots

he chooses to give it away

nickjuly004

January 1st, 2008
at 4:49am

Congratulations to Kat I hope she enjoying your PC Chris.

I was there at the time and that was a real surprise.

owen0334

January 2nd, 2008
at 10:17am

I’m not talking about the web cam give aways. I’m talking about the big computer give aways.

Snakeyes11123

January 2nd, 2008
at 10:17am

okay Chris let me help you out. It is YOUR live stream. It is YOUR computer. So you can give it to the person who is picked, so long as they commented on the blog and have a youtube page. Kat deserves it. She does so much for you and WyldRyde. Also, The new bot PickerBot will make it a lot easier for you. How can a contest be rigged if the person doesn’t have there links ready or they have been idle? If there not ready its there own dang fault. He picked 4 ppl how the hell can It be rigged.