Over 400 Steem has been Randomly Given Away!
What is This? You've just been Giving out Steem?!?!?!
A couple weeks before Christmas, I started asking random trivia questions in steemit.chat. The whole idea behind this was to give some random fun to people who hung out in the #general channel in there. I know how serious we can all get with posting, reading, commenting, voting, life, etc that I wanted to take about 15 minutes to just let everyone have a good time and for some winning some nice chunks of Steem. Each trivia prize was awarded 5 Steem, which for a while was worth between $20-$30 US...and people could win up to two of these! Not bad for a couple correct trivia answers!!
Wanting to have these 'fun and games' giveaway cover as many people as possible, I've since:
- Started rotating the trivia challenges between Steemit.Chat #general and the Trivia Discord Channel due to many people having issues getting into the chat room.
- Donated Steem to @topkpops "All Play Friday" radio show (8-10pm EST) to be prizes for runs trivia and any games she thinks of
- NOTE: This is the ONLY set time of a giveaway.
- Donated Steem to @steemsausage to run trivia for those in opposite time zones from me (Yes...I have to sleep, lol.)
- Started running impromptu 1 Steem giveaways to people watching in steemit.chat, #Whaleshares discord, #minnowSupportProject / PAL discord and #TeamGirlPowa discord. (First 3 people to type a specified number in chat.)
The Goal of all this...
...was to cause some random fun and excitement for people, outside of their Steemit posts! The responses have been overwhelmingly positive, having tons of people participating and coming back for more. However, since I don't do this at set times...people have to catch these events by either:
- seeing my announcement post 60 minutes prior to starting
- catch an announcement in chat/discords (I drop messages that we'll be starting)
- or just hang out in the chat's a lot.
This is purposely setup as a slot machine, having random occurrence with random outcome. It's the most motivating method of keeping people engaged and excited.
NOTE: Everyone has been and is free to participate. No upvoting, resteeming, comments...NOTHING...is required outside of showing up. I truly try to keep this all as fair and transparent as possible for all parties involved.
Where has the Money Gone?
At the beginning all Steem prizes were fully out of my pocket, usually giving out 10-20 Steem a week. However right around Christmas time a couple of Steemians graciously donated some larger chunks of Steem towards the Trivia Challenge prize pool. I wanted to give a HUGE THANK YOU to :
@riverhead - 500 Steem donation
@pharesim - 100 Steem donation
Click Here to View Full Spreadsheet of Awarded Prizes!
This was when I started keeping track of how much was given out as prizes and to whom. As usually I want to be as transparent as possible, especially for those who graciously donated, so it's easy to see that the Steem is being put towards it's intended purpose. All these people below were awarded 5 Steem for answering each trivia question. (There was one time I split the prize.)
| Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Name | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| riverhead | 2.5 | snrm | 5 | thehoneys | 5 | jamesgetsit | 5 | |||
| ertwro | 2.5 | carn | 5 | aunt-deb | 5 | molovelly | 5 | qpdx | 5 | |
| mel1ss | 5 | carn | 5 | steemitglass | 5 | molovelly | 5 | svemirac | 5 | |
| lemony-cricket | 5 | snrm | 5 | aunt-deb | 5 | ahmedelakehal | 5 | qpdx | 5 | |
| lemony-cricket | 5 | mykos | 5 | stelmar | 5 | pennsif | 5 | emilclaudell | 5 | |
| geekpowered | thehoneys | 5 | geekpowered | 5 | ahmedelakehal | 5 | i3utm | 5 | ||
| molovelly | 5 | pfunk | 5 | lemony-cricket | 5 | randomwanderings | 5 | daddyk314 | 5 | |
| pharesim | 5 | walden | 5 | lemony-cricket | 5 | snrm | 5 | suesa | 5 | |
| mariacaffrey | 5 | walden | 5 | gptins | 5 | lemony-cricket | 5 | gatataka | 5 | |
| areurdayle | 5 | snrm | 5 | mohit | 5 | reedracer | 5 | gatataka | 5 | |
| areurdayle | 5 | snrm | 5 | mohit | 5 | snrm | 5 | brianphobos | 5 | |
| lemony-cricket | 5 | limabeing | 5 | kryptik | 5 | fungusmonk | 5 | thehoneys | 5 | |
| mariacaffrey | 5 | thehoneys | 5 | jamesgetsit | 5 | spbesner | 5 | randomwanderings | 5 | |
| geekpowered | 5 | geekpowered | 5 | fungusmonk | 5 | greer184 |
These are the winners of the random "Type this Number" game, winning 1 Steem:
| Name | Amount | Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| bmacfoz | 1 | sanju1846 | 1 |
| vishire | 1 | nikkismom | 1 |
| bosun | 1 | thehoneys | 1 |
| matytan | 1 | matytan | 1 |
| abiramimahadevan | 1 | soulturtle | 1 |
| emmaculate | 1 | cygon | 1 |
| krazykrista | 1 | rumdancer | 1 |
| andruuu | 1 | limabeing | 1 |
| crystalpacheco30 | 1 | eaglespirit | 1 |
| julienbh | 1 | bushkill | 1 |
| thekittygirl | 1 | yandot | 1 |
| orrslaw | 1 | lost108 | 1 |
How Much Longer can this Run?
As it sits, I estimate I can keep the current frequency of 3-4 events per week, for about another 1.5 - 2 weeks. I will continue this even after the donations have been used, however I will have to reduce the frequency and total prizes paid out to a level that my personal budget can afford (I'm no whale.)
Any donations are terribly appreciated and will allow the random fun to continue at it's current level of about 100 Steem given out per week.
I was blown away by the generosity of @riverhead and @pharesim ...which just solidified why they've had my witness vote for so long.
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i never get a chance to win but trivia is always a fun ...you are very generous person...steemit need more person like you...
Amazing Fun-Ambassador Trivia Challenge, You are doing great job. How I can I participate?? @sykochica
Thank you!
All you'll have to do is drop into either steemit.chat #general channel or the trivia discord by clicking HERE. However, I do these at somewhat random times, though usually between 6-11pm CST.
But there is also @topkpops show on Friday nights 8-10pm EST where she'll give out prizes (I donate Steem towards this) or keep an eye out for @steemsausage who also runs some of the events for those in time zones opposite mine.
Thank you so much :) @sykochica
One of these days I hope I get to catch you in the chat.
You shouldn't be in the different time zone, it is just not fair! lol
Thanks for sharing and turning someones days into wonderful days :-)
Hey, don't kill me, I was trying to catch you on a chat, this is for new member (one week here )and a friend, he is working two jobs and still finding time to posts some excellent posts with his own pictures. Would you please mind and check his last post "Playing with Fire" @postar13
I really hope you don't take this as a spam, I'm just trying to help someone who deserves help ;-)
Anyone else wants to be a good sport, that would be nice also
Hehe..I understand.
That's exactly why I've been providing steem to @steemsausage to run them for those that can't make my events.
Yeah, I was just joking of course, but thanks for the info will check out :-)
Btw, I edited my post, you probably didn't see my addition, not a spam, just asking for helping new member (and my friend) that deserves a look if you want to give him one time look, I would appreciate. And you may see something you haven't see before. I haven't, it was 'wau' for me.
With such a help from a friend, I believe that I will be able to work with people who do something wonderful on their own. Thank you
Wow amazing.. posting. 👍
@sykochica You're a blessing to this platform! Thank you!
Awww, thank you! :D
It's been a good win/win seeing everyone have so much fun AND I enjoy doing these. Make use of some of the random useless trivia in my head. lol
thanks for organizing all these contest, you are really adding value to steemit and also lets us have some fun while trying to win some money
Haha you can definitely see my name on that sheet a few times :p. I can vouch that they are really fun events, and anyone that is lucky enough to catch when one is happening should always definitely participate.
The rewards are helpful to bring any minnow to the point where their vote will be worth a penny or two when they just starting out, which is HUGE when you're a little guy.
I probably wouldn't have (or taken way longer to) sign up for Discord and the Steem.it chats if it wasn't for these fun giveaways that drew me in. Now I'm glad to be in the several chat groups since it makes it easier to connect with our Steem users with similar interests!
riverhead and pharesim are so awesome to donate you that steem so you could do these random fun events! We all need to have some fun from time to time, right? Haha, keep it going:)
@sykochica thank you! :D see you soon! You will bring this community to greatness and glory! :)
You one of a kind
Hey, if I get the time I will come and hang out in the chat, not for the money, but just 'cos it's been on my steemit list for a while now.... it's just work, and life, the dishes, and the local residents' association war against the evil property management company, these things all take time, you know!
Huge thanks for everything you do. You enrich us all in many wasys
Thank you! People like you are helping this community grow and in my short time on this platform I realized that steemit family is all about helping others. If it wasn't for you older members helping and sharing the knowledge, Steemit would be another drop in the ocean of social networks. I wish you a wonderful year and thousand of successful contests and challenges.
You're all doing great things! Now checking how to join. LOL
@sykochica, I hope you can keep this up for as long as possible. You're doing such a wonderful thing here in trying to give back to the steemit community.
I have never participated, would love to.
The idea is interesting and original. Because new users are confronted with how to deal with matters, this kind of help is very welcome. Thank you for such help. I hope that I succeed in coming in, because in Slovenia and Europe we have another time
So much fun!! Thanks for everything you do!
You're a great person with great ideas.
Wow you are doing great for steemit fun it is :D
love it thanks i upvoted and resteemed you great post
wow so much has been given i would love to take part
Your generosity impresses me. Donations issued by other users maintain my faith that kindness will never die on Steemit. But most of all it amazes me how much effort and time you spend to make the presence of the other users here more interesting. Thank you.
i need to start playing this trivia too :)
you are doing your level best for a fun loving and a great steemit community all the best keep it up