Prize Giveaway for Tb.com Members

[WE4]

We have been fortunate enough for two vendors to "donate" products for us to give away.
Thank these people when you get the chance. (Clap, clap, clap)
Thanks to them from Turbobuick.com

First item :

1) Big Al has donated a mini-starter with bolts shipped

2) SpeednV6 has donated a fuel pressure gauge set up. Tb.com will pay the shipping to the winner

Now, at first the way I was going to do this was I would have my child pick a number between 1-11,700 which is how many members we have , and whoever is ID# whatever she picked in the database would win. BUT Vbulletin has informed me that there is no where you can get this from other than to download a program and give everyone a number. So, that will not work.

SO My question is:
How can we and what kind of contest should we have? Nick and I thought about it and I can't see a way to do it and include everyone. With a raffle , tickets are sold and then picked to see who wins but this is NOT a raffle, it is a GIVE AWAY.

So then we considered a three digit lottery or a one digit lottery. I would pre mail the number(s) to someone on the board and whoever got closest would win. We will do one prize at a time and I will step up and donate something too from PTS so we will have three times to try this. Doing one at a time , we will carry it out over time so ther is always some kind of giveaway going on in that period of time.
So what we are looking for is ideas on how to both go about this and how long should each one last? 1-2 weeks, 1 month? what?
Anyway, replies are desired and as soon as we come up with a way to do this so every member has an equal chance to win, we will get started with product #1.

These are the rules I have so far that no matter what will apply.
1) No Administrator or Moderator of the board can win.
2) The answer or winning number will be premailed, in advance, to a member of choice chosen by us as a group.
3) Only one entry per member.

Let's get this rockin!!!!!!

So, any ideas how to do this ?
How would you guys and gals like to see this done?
It isn't as easy as one would think, is it?

Thanks in advance......
Bruce
WE4
Tb.com admin

 

[TurboBuckeye]

Have everyone who's interested in entering reply to this or another thread only once, you predetermine a number and that post number wins. That may not be a great idea but it's all that I've got.

 

[DCVING 6]

ask Jay how he does it on t6p.com

 

[tminer]

You could use the userid. List members by join date descending and first entry is highest userid (hover over member name & look at url).

Keep picking random userids between 1 and the highest until you get a valid one (some ids are missing, statistically should take ~1.5 tries).

You can determine member from userid with this url: http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=724 where 724 is the userid (724 is mine, used as an example).

Tom

 

[rabidcoyote97]

There is a website that I've used in the past for numbers related assistance (in my case for a rotisserie baseball draft). It's www.randomizer.org. Basically, this website mathematically selects one number out of a number range that you enter. In simple terms, its like putting 700 numbers in a hopper, and this program pulls out one for you. If you have a complete list of members available, you could assign each member a number based on alphabetical order. If the number 10 comes up, go down the list to the 10th spot and you have your winner.

I really only intended on having it known I was interested in entering the drawing, but hopefully this helps out.

 

[87grandnat]

This is how i would do it, it is alittle different but i think it is a good idea.

Have everyone that wants to try to win paypal you one dollar. With that dollar you would get a number (and it would go in order, the first person to paypal is 1, the second is 2, and so on). Then you pick a number out of the total number of entries and that person wins. I know this is more like a raffle, which you said it isnt, but if that dollar was used to put back into the site. I think everyone would do it, because not only are we getting a chance to win a prize but we are also helping the site.

Joshua

 

[turboman38]

I like the Paypal idea. I know this is a give away but a raffle at a buck a piece sounds good. the money can be used to support the board. Just my two cents.

 

[rodman99999]

That Paypal a buck idea sounds like a peach!! However it flies- count me in. Al

 

[GN owner]

I second the motion on Paypal! Only thing is what happens to those that don't have Paypal!

 

[GN owner]

I second the motion on Paypal! The only thing is now what happens to those that don't have Paypal!

 

[87grandnat]

i didnt think about that, but you could sign up, it only takes a minute and its free.

Just do the starter first, i need one of those

Joshua

 

[Haynesie]

You could always use the money from paypal to pay for the shipping, or even for a seperate prize all together if enough members sign up...

 

[87grandnat]

that is my whole thing about suggesting pay-pal, because the money can be used to be put back into the site, or like you said shipping or another prize.

Joshua

 

[turbo39151]

How about a 30 page essay about how we love our Buicks and how this site is a invaluable asset? (brown-nosing intended)...

Or the paypal thing will work too...

I just want a chance to win since I never win anything and I'm new to the site.

Just my three cents.

-Louis

 

[Googs]

I'm for the pay pal idea. I like the paid shipping and helping the board idea also.

 

[highboost]

PAY PAL IDEA SOUNDS GOOD

 

[chicagoTTA]

How about if you're username is ChicagoTTA, you win it all?

Just a thought.

 

[rodman99999]

Why didn't WE think of that?

 

[AM86]

PayPal

I think the Paypal idea is great,im in

 

[turboman38]

So has it been decided on how to do this?

I want in. Paypal works for me.