When there's money involved people don't tend to keep it fair play and hoping for that is a bit naive I think, but this is another story. What I meant to highlight with my comment is that this game is not much of a clean game but a lottery as there are tons of options and you cross your fingers to get it right. Additionally, people are bias and can say that you favour someone since there's no way to tell which word you initially set for the contest. Don't want to make a big deal of of this one, I really enjoy playing your games and will continue to do it.
Just my 2 cents.