Quarter Chance Lottery

[illilli]

Seeing this new Forum category inspired me to come up with a simple little lottery game that I have named the Quarter Chance Lottery. (That's because you have a 25% chance to win). The rules are simple:

1. The game will consist of a fixed number of players in multiples of 4 (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, etc.) This game will have from 12 to 16 players depending on interest.

2. Each player will send in two cigars valued between $4 and $8. I suppose you can exceed $8 if you want to, but that is not required OR rewarded. You may send two of the exact same cigar or two different cigars.

3. Each player sends in $1 to cover shipping costs to the winners.

4. I will not be participating in this lottery because I wouldn't feel right if I won it, even though my lotto facility runs a "clean" game.

5. Once I have received all cigars, we will select the winners. For a 12 person game, there will be 3 winners and 4 winners for a 16 person game. Winners will be selected by using a blind list and draw. I will send a randomly ordered list to a non-participating third party person. Another non-participating third party person will pull the winning numbers from a hat containing all the numbers from 1 to the number of players. The winner drawer will post the the winning numbers and afterwards, the list holder will post the list. I will verify the list is the same order as what I sent and we will all be surprised together as we compare the winning numbers to the names on the list.

6. I will then randomly assign the 2-cigar sets to each Lot until it reaches 8 cigars. If the cigars you sent in come up for your winning Lot, I will re-roll for a different 2-cigar set. The bottom line is that you will not be receiving the cigars you sent in, if you are one of the winners.

7. I will send each winner their 8 Cigar winning lottery package.

8. In the event you sign up, but cannot play for some reason, a replacement will be selected.

9. Once 8 players sign up, I will send my address to all players and subsequent players. We will play with 8 players at a minimum.

Here is the list of players so far:

1. mauied1101
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Arturo Fuente Hemingway Best Seller (5 x 43-55)
Bolivar '05 Toro (6 x 52)

2. Bkcloud114
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Carlos Torano Virtuoso Forte (5.5 x 56)
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work Of Art (4 7/8 x 56)

3. Newfie
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Onyx Reserve Lonsdale (6.625 x 44)
CAO Cameroon Belicoso (6 x 54)

4. Bassfever
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Rocky Patel Vintage Torpedo - 1990 (6.1 x 52)
Ghurka Legend Aniversario (6 x 60)

5. Cabaiguan Juan
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Cabaiguan Coronas (5.625 x 46)
Cabaiguan Coronas (5.625 x 46)

6. Desert Rat
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Padron 1964 Imperial (6 x 54)
Tatuaje Reserva J21 (5 x 50)

7. drew_goring
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Padron 1964 Pyramid (6.875 x 42/52)
Ghurka Ancient Warrior Robusto (4.5 x 52)

8. Shagaroo
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CAO Italia Ciao (5 x 56)
Padron 3000/5000 Maduro (5.5 x 52/54)

9. slcraiders
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Belmore Torpedo (6 x 52ish)
Diamond Crown Maximus Robusto #5 (5 x 50)

10. Dickson
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5 Vegas Gold Toro (6 x 50)
Don Diego Playboy Robusto (5 x 50)

11. Spocimp
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Romeo y Julieta Anniversario Robusto (5 x 52)
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chiselito (5 x 44)

12. Lopaka
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Romeo y Julieta Anniversario Belicoso (6.125 x 52)
Indian Tabac Petite Belicoso Maduro (5.5 x 53)

13. WOXOF
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Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story (4 x 48)
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature (6 x 47)

14. heftysmokes
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Padron 1964 Principe Maduro (4.5 x 46)
Ashton Cabinet Selection Belicoso (5.25 x 52)

15. sweet_yamz
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Romeo y Julieta Clemencau en Tubos (6 x 50)
Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Sungrown (6.7 x 50)

16. Lopaka
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Gran Habano VL Gran Churchill (7 x 50)
Padron 6000 (5.5 x 54)

Sign up by posting a reply to this thread. Good luck!

[Newfie]

Newbies allowed to play??

If so, count me in. Also, if I'm in, I'll send a Fiver in case I win to cover expenses.

[illilli]

Newbies allowed to play??

If so, count me in. Also, if I'm in, I'll send a Fiver in case I win to cover expenses.

Newbies are not only allowed to play, I encourage them to play. This is a great chance for a newbie to get right in there and prove themselves.

As for those of you that live in Canada or other parts of the world. Only send a dollar. IF YOU WIN, then we'll work something out with regards to the extra shipping. I am a firm believer in what goes around comes around, so I'm not too worried about paying that extra shipping for our fine non-US brothers. I mean you are already paying more to play by sending your sticks in, so it will all wash out in the end.

So, you are IN!

[Bassfever]

Count me in

[Newfie]

KEWL!!!

Please PM me your address.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

illilli, count me in. Let me know ehn and where to send the cigars and $.

[Desert Rat]

Ok I'm in.

[illilli]

Glad to see a lot of you newbies getting in here! As I see your name I update post number 1 of this thread by adding you to the list.

I also wouldn't mind seeing some of you old FOGs joining up either, so step right up!

[drew_goring]

May as well count me in...sounds cool.

[Newfie]

snip....As for those of you that live in Canada or other parts of the world. Only send a dollar. IF YOU WIN, then we'll work something out with regards to the extra shipping. ....snip

You're gonna take ANYTHING I send ya, and you're gonna like it!!!

Thanks for starting this Pal. (NOTE: Still need your addy!!)

[illilli]

You're gonna take ANYTHING I send ya, and you're gonna like it!!!

Thanks for starting this Pal. (NOTE: Still need your addy!!)

I will send the addresses once I get 8 players. I changed the rules while you weren't looking.

[Newfie]

Oops!!

[Shagaroo]

I will hop in this one....

[jaewing]

Maybe I missed something or just not had enough coffee today . . . but how are the winners selected?

[illilli]

Maybe I missed something or just not had enough coffee today . . . but how are the winners selected?

I will look at the list of players and decide based on who has the coolest name and avatar. I have a 25 point scale.....

Truely, it will be a blind list and draw. I will send the randomly listed names to a trusted FOG and another trusted FOG will draw numbers out of a hat. The number drawer will post the winning numbers and the list holder will post the list afterwards. I will verify that the list is in the same order as what I sent. Then we will all be surprised at the same time as we read the list and winning numbers.

I mean I could just draw the numbers out of the hat, but the above way adds to the drama and it adds to the player's confidence that it is a clean game.

[slcraiders]

Count me in to, illlllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllll lllllllliiiiiiiiiiiii.

The 25% odds are even better than the NCAA tournament this year.

[Dickson]

I humbly ask to be counted.

If LSU wins this weekend, I win the pool at work.

[mauied1101]

The 25% odds are even better than the NCAA tournament this year.

I seriously wonder how much I would have won if I just bet $1 on George Mason for every game they've played thus far. CRAZINESS.

Props for the game illillillillillilli. You da palindrome!

[illilli]

I humbly ask to be counted.

If LSU wins this weekend, I win the pool at work.

You are IN!

Here is the list of players so far:

1. mauied1101
2. Bkcloud114
3. Newfie
4. Bassfever
5. Cabaiguan Juan
6. Desert Rat
7. drew_goring
8. Shagaroo
9. slcraiders
10. Dickson
11. Spocimp
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

I'd love to get to that sweet 16 number...

Sign up by posting a reply to this thread. Good luck!

[Spocimp]

I am in adn excited!!