Just out of curiosity. I haven't won any yet, even though I've entered tons, and I was wondering if it was the same couple people who keep winning

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There is someone who has won 4 times already. A random draw is a random draw ;-)

1 decade ago
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or is it a flaw in the system?
dun dun dun

1 decade ago
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Maybe the system prefers a special colour.

Note: There was a hint regarding the person in the above sentence :D

1 decade ago
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blue lol but thankfully ive won atleast once

1 decade ago
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cough cough

im really surprised im one of the top winners here. i usually have rotten luck. maybe it has something to do with entering like 200 different giveaways.

1 decade ago
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ehh ive entered a bunch too but i havent been as fortunate as you

1 decade ago
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you have entered 141 contests tho

1 decade ago
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Indeed.

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141 or not, so freaking what. I entered a billion before the restriction (thank god that is in place, my conscience is too weak!). I've won once so I have no complaining, but I'd like to think that even if I hadn't won anything I'd still be happy for the guy. I hope wins 4 more tomorrow.

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200 was an exaggerated approximation. plus i removed my entries to a lot of contests.

1 decade ago
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Wow, they're so lucky! I really want to win one. :P I'm hoping to buy a pack soon when I get paid so I can start contributing. But I don't get paid till next week.

1 decade ago
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Right on! Good luck, good of you to want to contribute when you can.

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I think with the new point system there will be many more with several game won....

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Updated Stats:

1 decade ago
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Looks genuine enough to me :D.

1 decade ago
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0 Wins - Everyone else

1 decade ago
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The 4 Wins guy cough just went up to 5 Wins ... seems pretty odd to me :/

1 decade ago
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yeah its fucking bullshit!!! This site needs more rules, like win once a week or something... and the people that keep winning, there has to be something going on there.. its fucking BULLSHIT!!!

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umad or ujelly? uboth?

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Oh, he just won the Deathmatch Classic one. So now its 6.

1 decade ago
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He entered with points for this one, and he didn't already own it so I have absolutely no problem with him winning it. :p

1 decade ago
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Would it be possible to have real-time winner stats on homepage?

1 decade ago
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Definitely possible, maybe I can work it into the footer.

1 decade ago
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im one of 16 :D

1 decade ago
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Update those stats please, would like to know how many individuals have entered a contest without wining a game as well.

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Stats updated.

1 decade ago
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Him: 5 wins, 233 games in steam profile
Me: 0 Wins, 9 games (most of which I either got for free or are free mods)

Sadface :(

1 decade ago
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My parents are dead guys, cut me some slack. And I won three Portals, trying to get that situation fixed at the moment...

1 decade ago
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Now we have a certain 6 winner.....

1 decade ago
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Another win for BlueLegion, 6 wins, WTF?!?

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I have entered 84 giveaways so far, around 40 were for portal and another 35 for half life 2 and the rest for misc ones life hl2 episode 1.... so far no wins... I am just hoping the program used to select users at random isn't ignoring my username because it has all these numbers :D Otherwise, I am sure that the giveaway winner selection is pretty random (the stats state it pretty obviously).

1 decade ago
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dude, it's got nothing to do with your user name. just relax.

1 decade ago
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Check my name, I just won.

1 decade ago
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I've one 2, but only one of those counts because the second was from something in the comments of a giveaway. It seems pretty random to me. Hopefully you will win one soon, good luck.

1 decade ago
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Never won anything so far. Eventually everyone will.

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hope so

1 decade ago
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i have won 1 =(

1 decade ago
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lol, YOU POOR GUY!

1 decade ago
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how many have you won?

1 decade ago
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I've won one, haven't gotten it yet though (fingers crossed!).

But yeah, it's pretty awesome to win one, some people haven't won any.

1 decade ago
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true, what did you win out of intrest

1 decade ago
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Oh, sorry I thought that would show on my profile but it doesn't. I won Freedom Force, supposed to be a classic so I'm excited for whenever the guy sends it to me.

1 decade ago
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I haven't won one yet :(. Though I've sponsored 2 giveaways :)

1 decade ago
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I really wish this site had a down vote feature so I could vote this comment down.

1 decade ago
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There really needs to be a feature that automatically removes you from all giveaways for the same game when you win one. I just saw a user who I will not name win his THIRD copy of Portal.

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+1

1 decade ago
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...and said nameless user already had Portal to begin with :(

1 decade ago
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Ah yes, you are correct.

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Hey I'm trying to get people to stop throwing you under the bus and here you are trying to take someone with you? :)

Just out of curiosity, if someone gifts you a game that you already own, does it then just sit with you as a giftable game or is it lost in ether of the internet?

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im really not trying to take someone with me. im just trying to show: hey, im not THE bad guy. at least, not the only one.
i really appreciate you trying to defend my head though.

as for the gifts, they arent lost. i can forward the email to anyone else for him/her to accept. i forwarded some to my girlfriend and im keeping one for my uncle's birthday. (im trying to avoid giveaways for games i already own now, but with 189 games on my acc, theres not too much else to get ;D just kidding, theres still plenty of stuff to get. i really want to win a copy of terraria for my GF though)

oh and in case i get the uncensored version of a game i have censored, i can contact steam support to remove my censored copy so i can claim the uncensored one. im trying to do that with HL1 anthology

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You get to keep the email, but you can't actually redeem the gift.

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I know enjoyslongwalks irl, he's just as surprised as everyone else that he is winning so often. He didn't already have Portal when he entered the giveaways, cause he was pretty stoked. I'm sure he can just put the extras back into the giveaways.

Srsly, everybody is getting so butthurt that they are not getting games for free. Its not Hax or anything, its probably just a flaw in the randomizer or something.

And plus, its not like valve doesn't use every chance it gets to give you Portal for free. If you don't have it yet, then you aren't paying enough attention to steam to begin with.

1 decade ago
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Does he really enjoy long walks irl?

1 decade ago
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I do. I'm talking with one of the fellows that I won a Portal from, He's saying that he can't revoke and when I try to redeem I get a gift acceptance error. If someone knows some way he can get his game back I'd really appreciate the help.

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If you do "check gifts and passes" from the steam menu, is it listed there?

1 decade ago
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The guy won my Fortix have already won 3 games including mine.
Is there something wrong with the randomness of drawing on this site?

1 decade ago
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nope. its purely chance.

1 decade ago
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I dunno. Seems a bit strange.

1 decade ago
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Randomness usually does.

1 decade ago
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I've one two, Counterstrike, and HalfLife 2 episode 1.

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Now that there is the point system, everyone has a bigger chance to win. Meaning people cant sign up for everything anymore.

Instead one in thousand, there is mostly one in hundred.
Increase of chance is about 0.9% WOW!

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it still seems strange to me that so many people have one twice or three times already while others not even once

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Well, there's a thing called the law of large numbers. There's only been 394 giveaways at the moment, which isn't 'that' much. Once there are more giveaways, the anomalies, like people winning multiple giveaways, should even out. However, the point system sort of messes this up because people can join giveaways with low points and low entries to maximize their wins... Not that I disapprove of the point system, I think it's great.

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Indeed.

1 decade ago
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having a lower amount of giveaways has nothing to do with some people winning multiple times compared to everyone else not winning at all

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Ok, this is FUCKED UP!!! Blue Legion has just won his 6th game just a few min ago... in an entry that had 100 people in it. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON. There should be no reason he should be winning with 99 other people that haven't won a fucking thing!!!!!

1 decade ago
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he is up to something we need to investigate!!!!

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lol, I saw it, I was on that giveaway. I don't think the site is rigged but I do think there must be something wrong with the random algorithm, It's like a pattern repeating over and over again.
PS. I'm not bashing the site, I think it's wonderful, already won one and I'm grateful.

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exactly the algorithm is not working or the creators/moderators of this site dont know what the fuck their doing!!!!

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If the pattern is an identical loop which you're assuming then he would've won every single entry, which he hasn't. You don't need to investigate shit, he's almost won the same as me if you look at it with a win:entry ratio.

You can't mess with RNG, so don't even try, sir!

EDIT: Ok maybe our ratios aren't that similar, but are very similar to a lot of people. But I'm sure if there is a algorithm flaw it'll has been checked and fixed.

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See my response here.

1 decade ago
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Really? That's........ bullcrap?

1 decade ago
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I won 2 times :p

1 decade ago
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Nice! It'd be cool if I win, sometime. I'm not really positive on that though.

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Closed 1 decade ago by xVehemencityx.