WINNER ANNOUNCED!
I've never seen such a post! The giveaway post that I made for this camera had some amazing interest in it! With over 3500 views, over 700 comments, and over 600 upvotes, many people in the community jumped at the opportunity.
For those of you who don't know, I had recently bought a CANON EOS Rebel T6, but then changed my mind and decided to purchase a T7i instead. Rather than selling the other (basically new) camera, I decided to give it away to another steemian.
HOW TO PICK A WINNER?
The method for choosing a winner was one that I had determined from the beginning. In the #giveaway post I mentioned that it would be random, and random it was.
I actually spent about three hours writing out the name of everyone that entered the contest and then put the names all into a box. I was going with a random "pick a name out of a hat" method because I did not want anyone thinking that I was playing favorites or actually choosing a winner myself.
That was an insane amount of entrants for sure. Then, just to make sure that things were really, really random and that no one could accuse me of any wrongdoing, I had the tiny "Sweet Pepper" close her eyes and pick the winner for me. Here is a GIF of the actual footage.
While there were literally hundreds of entries, @dalexx was chosen as the winner! Congratulations @dalexx!
@dalexx
I'll work on getting a hold of @dalexx and setting up shipping arrangements, but soon you should be able to see some incredible photos from @dalexx taken with a camera once owned by @papa-pepper! It worked wonders for me, and I am so excited that another steemian will soon have it!
While I will most likely do other giveaways in the future, I'll have to find a better way than spending three hours writing out names! Thanks to everyone who participated though!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-dalexx-won
Until next time…
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OMG ! I can't believe my eyes that this is true... Thank you soo much @papa-pepper and your incredible supersweet luck fairy 🧚🏼♀️ for picking me. I ❤️ this close up with my name!!! I always wanted to buy me a reflax camera, no I get one from you, that's AWESOME! I will treat it like a baby for sure and show you hopefully some nice pictures here on steemit. Wow I'm really happy about this gift ...
Thanks again @papa-pepper, the luck fairy and all the people here in the comments for your wishes ! Let's see how this works here in Berlin 😃
PS @papa-pepper How can I give you my address ?
You could send me a private message in https://steemit.chat/ or else maybe I could contact you by email.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS!
I try the steemit chat...
Maybe not the best idea to give out your email to the whole world to see... but hopefully steemit community won't be toxic, congrats my man
Yeah I changed, that was...
Congratulations on your fantastic win! I am following you now. I want to see lots of great photos! lol
Congratulations and Glückwunsch! I hope we will get some great pictures of Berlin :)
You will get it 😉
Congratulations dear we hope enjoy great images and photos from your great gift from @papa-pepper who always teach us how the live we should enjoy and living in a great homesteasing life, a family life as a first place, he teach value how every family should living with a lot of love and enjoy the hard work and the humild of their life stile hard work.
Congratulations again.
Best regard @galberto.
Thank you !
So happy for you!!! Congratulations!!
Congrats. Enjoy your New camera.
Congratulations. Lucky one @dalexx
Wow this is nice, all this people actually applied for this camera. I knew we had such entries but lucky @dalex made it alive. dalexx have fun with your new camera and @papa-pepper kudos for taken your time go through this long but worth it process just to pick a winner. it is worth the wait though.
Will make a post for this to show its for real.
thanks
check my post about this giveaway, its worth sharing bro
https://steemit.com/giveaway/@charlescarter/one-big-winner-canon-eos-rebel-t6-free-giveaway-from-papa-pepper
Congratulations on winning this fabulous prize! We'll be looking forward to seeing your photos :-)
Congratulations!
To save yourself some time in the future, you can use a random comment picker tool like https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@ayobami99/how-to-use-the-steem-comment-picker-tool
Nice! Very cool, thank you!
I said i will make a post about this to tell people it for real, i just did.
check it out
https://steemit.com/giveaway/@charlescarter/one-big-winner-canon-eos-rebel-t6-free-giveaway-from-papa-pepper
Congrats Dalexx...
What a cute @littlepepper! Congrats @dalexx!!!
Awesome man. Nice give away. I make a give away but only 5 steem. Hahaha
I've been there and done that too!
congratulation @dalexx
What a noble thing @papa-pepper! Congrats to the winner and I hope they take some wonderful pictures with their new camera!!
You are a great man. You spend about 3 hours to give away randomly. That's amazing @papa-pepper. Also, Congratulations to @dalexx. Your girls is so cute. What is her name?
Yeah, I had NO IDEA that it would take me so long! We call the little one "Sweet-Pepper!"
Great name for little sweedy LOL
Have a nice day
Amazing camera from giveaway papa-pepper thank you shering this post It's enterstaining post
Congratulations, a very good chance :) @dalexx
@papa-pepper i really commend this your good work by trying to grow this great community called steemit.
May this generous act of yours visit you in hundreds of fold.
Congrats @dalexx
Congratulations to @dalexx! Excellent contest and very generous of you, @papa-pepper!
What a brilliantly steem-y idea, sir! Way to pay it forward and generate some traffic and earnings for yourself in the process. I went and checked out @dalexx ‘s page as a result (steem rules so hard for little weird moments like this where I’d otherwise never see dude’s page) and I have to say I think the RNG gods picked a worthy winner in somebody already contributing quality photography to the steem community.
Bravo.
Now give away some music equipment. Or maybe I should!! Copying best form of flattery etc etc.
Congratulations @dalexx. Papa-pepper's been very generous to you. Use that camera like crazy!
Congratulations @dalexx. Probably it will be my turn to win next time. But first need to qualify... :)
Thank you @papa-pepper for this contest. Everyone enjoyed in participating. Great job and please more SteemIt challenge to come.
You're a lucky guy @@@dalexx! Congratulations! :)
Hey @papa-pepper... I'm sure you Role Model GOD (our Father), who is the ultimate Giver! This is an amazing initiative.
I'm learning so much from this one post.
Rich Blessings to you and family mate!
Mel @coachmelleow
Wow, I am humbled to read that....
Congrats @Dalexx.... very nice work @papa-pepper i am impressed to see the process of your draw
Congrats @dalexx! I lvoe your tiny sweet pepper. She is so adorable and I love the gif of her closing her eyes and picking he winner's chit. So darn cute! May God always bless her and all of you. Ameen
Today's gonna be one heck of a day for @dalexx! Congrats dude!
Oh wow ! thats fantastic @papa-pepper ! I didnt have a chance to get in on this one , but a big congratulations to @dalexx ! This is a great you thing you did my friend ! Keep up the great work ! I just posted my 3500 followers post yesterday and mentioned you , as well as others that are great community members ! Steem On !! 😀💕✌👍
awwww, that was really sweet... the effort you put! Hats off.
Cute little-pepper too.
Congrats @dalexx, and thanks for the amazing opportunity as usual @papa-pepper.
great concept.....truly awesome.....
we are in great community...
love it
Congratulations on winner of this Awesome Camera!!!
You are just a lucky lad among 700 ...
Many are called but one is "Choose" and that is @ladexx
I rejoice with you.. and Big thanks to Legendary heart @papa-pepper for a heart of generosity.. God bless.. I made a post about this give away I will surely announce the winner to proof everyone you are a man of honour, truthful and a man after his words.. "Your Yes is Capital Yes"
Permit me to announce it @papa-pepper
I'VE did..
https://steemit.com/giveaway/@davidad/one-big-winner-canon-eos-rebel-t6-free-giveaway-from-papa-pepper#@gymbuddy/re-davidad-one-big-winner-canon-eos-rebel-t6-free-giveaway-from-papa-pepper-20180130t225524122z
Wow!! An effort for kindness.. such a big heart @papa-pepper,, more abundance to share and God bless you. Congratulations @dalexx just got lucky (more photos to come)
@ papa-pepper
Super Awesome ! well done @dalexx Christmas in January never a dull moment ,always a surprise with @papa-pepper
Congratulations @dalexx!
Congratulations to @dalexx 😊
Congratulations @dalexx! It was a fair and square battle... I am very happy for you...looking forward of seeing your future photos dear. Having a camera from someone who has been very supportive and such an inspiration in this community, is indeed and HONOR! Sir @papa-pepper BIG THANKS to you. We all do have fun in this contest. If i may add, your daughter is so adorable...little angel!
COngrats @dalexx
Wow! That’s so nice of you @papa-pepper! I’ve always wanted to have that camera and really prayed hard for it but I guess it wasn’t for me in the end. God will provide for me for sure..hehe
For @dalexx, congrats my friend! You deserve that :-) God bless you and hoping to see great photos from you!congrats again.
WTG @dalexx
@dalexx congrats!! You're so lucky! Enjoy your new camera.
@papa-pepper.That's a lot of people wanted your camera!! thank you for the 3 hours of writing.
Awesome! Congratulations @dalexx
@papa-pepper you're one of a kind!
Hallo @papa-pepper ..
I deliberately brought your blog writing to the translation into Indonesian, in accordance with your permission,
I made my blogg post into the Indonesian language.
I am an original Aceh person.
Link post :https://steemit.com/giveaway/@good-karma1/satu-pemenang-besar-canon-eos-rebel-t6-free-giveaway-dari-papa-pepper
Congrats man, actually I've set almost the same goal, to get the camera out of steemit money, hopefully I will reach it one day!
I can see that cute guy picked the right choice randomly,good one from you keep flying,nice work.
That is so generous from you. I hope the best entry wins. Thanks for helping grow this community
I love this camera and your post was amazing .
Thanks for sharing .
Namaste
You are a Steemit Legend Papa - p :)
Thanks. I'm just being me, but people seem to like it!
See, thats my point, only a legend would say that.
success always make @papa-pepper
Super generous if you! Cool idea.
Every legend never fall down...
You are steemians legend papa..
Great photography.... great season,,,,, great community...
great to share..
Fantastic and congrats to the winner. What a wonderful things to do sir.
Ha ha... an amazing selection process for an amazing gift!
I wanted random. WE got it!
This is cool my friend.
this is something fair, by the way you make a draw like this.
Thank you @papa-pepper, I am always behind you.
Permainan untuk menghilangkan sebuah Ke bosanan dalam hidup.
Papa-pepper your generosity speaks louder and clear for you, please keep up the good work.
Much love from us here. Sir