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re: Tea Contest
by PendulumDreams on 2009/04/19 18:42
Entries: This contest is open to everyone in the kin.
Running: From Sunday April 19, 2009 to the end of Sunday April 26, 2009.
Prizes Awarded: Winners will be determined on Monday April 27, 2009 and prizes will be distributed then.
Prizes: Since I will still be making tea during the running of this contest the exact amount of tea available isn't determined yet.
How to Enter:
1: Choose a random number between 1 and 1,000,000.
2: Send an ingame mail to Sodwaitress with your number.
3: Reply to this post with the name of the character that sent a mail to Sodwaitress.
Concerning Numbers and how prizes are awarded:
The system will select a random number between 1 and 1,000,000 and the number closest to it wins.
An example of how the system works:
Contestants and their numbers:
A: 345
B: 344
C: 1
D: 2
E: 366
F: 500,000
Random Number selected by the system: 356
E wins being 10 numbers away. A was close but 11 away.
Random Number selected by the system: 173
B and D tie. So 2 equal teas are used up on this.
Random Number selected by the system: 3
D wins. C has a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of winning so please pick numbers better than 1 and 2 and 999,999 and 1,000,000.
This is why I don't want people telling others their number. If you pick 500,000, tell someone and he picks 500,001 that has just cost you a big chance of winning. But as it's a contest you can do what you want.
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GonnhirrGonnhirrOfficer Marshal of the East-mark
Joined: 23 Oct 2008 Posts: 79
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re: Tea Contest
by Gonnhirr on 2009/04/19 19:20
my number is . . .wouldn't you like to know!
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re: Tea contest
by The Smidge on 2009/04/19 19:35
Smidgett Fleshield :D
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GaradsonKinsman
Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 3
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re: Tea Contest
by Garadson on 2009/04/19 20:47
Garadson has guessed...
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re: Hey
by Kunal_p86 on 2009/04/19 23:08
Otherwise my minstrel has sent a number.
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potsherdsKinsman Captain of the siege
Joined: 03 Jan 2009 Posts: 25
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re: Tea Contest
by potsherds on 2009/04/20 10:23
Rhien, my Minstrel has sent a # to SoDWaitress.
_________________ Sons of Durin:
Rhien - Hobbit Minstrel (Explorer)
Rhienda - Hobbit Hunter (Woodsman)
Rhiendis - Elf RK (Historian)
Rhienleas - Human Captain (Tinker)
Rhieneth - Elf LM (Yeoman)
Rhienna - Hobbit Burg (Armsman)
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TooteKinsman
Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 2
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re: tea contest
by Toote on 2009/04/20 20:25
Nice idea, Sodwaitress! Toote's has sent her number in a post to you in game.
Toote Uncommon
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KynarethFalanuKinsman
Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 3
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re: Tes
by Falanu on 2009/04/21 14:06
Falanu has answered the call ......
_________________ http://lotrosigs.level3.turbine.com/0a20b000000059fd7/01002/signature.png />
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re: Tea Contest
as well
_________________ Bragae 115 Hobbit Warden R10, Culian 115 Man Burglar R7, Dakeras 115 Man Hunter R8, Conovar 115 Captain, Bailen 115 Dwarf Champion, Lanovar 115 Elf Guardian, Pendaeric 115 Man Loremaster / Creeps on Arkenstone Vae Victis - KurtBurton War-Leader R11, Bragha Warg R10, Braghae BA R10
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re: Tea Contest
Belraene is sending a guess
_________________
Belraene~Loremaster/Tinker
Buckrondor~Hunter/Explorer
Dreamona~Burglar/Yeoman
Saelretil~Runekeeper/Explorer
Spruna~Burglar
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re: Tea Contest
by Mohadeeba on 2009/04/27 18:57
Mohana will sodwaitress a mail
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re: Tea Contest
by PendulumDreams on 2009/04/27 19:05
Contest Closed. Winners will be chosen now.
Here is the script I ran so that everyone can see how everything turned out. It was very difficult for a few people to win anything so since I had so few entries I went ahead and gave everyone 1 tea of each kind before selecting winners. So the numbers for tea all have 11 subtracted from the actual amount of tea available.
- Code: Select all
from random import randint
numbers = {100000: 'Garadson', 987654: 'Socket', 307496: 'Rhien', 461963: 'Toote', 481516: 'Otherwise', 42157: 'Belraene', 230001: 'Lanovar', 125879: 'Mohana', 400985: 'Smidgett', 463291: 'Gonnhirr', 313692: 'Falanu'}
tea = {'Green': 18, 'White': 28, 'Black': 5}
def winTea():
allWinners = {}
for contestant in numbers.keys():
allWinners.setdefault(numbers[contestant], {})
for teaType in tea.keys():
allWinners[numbers[contestant]].setdefault(teaType, 1)
for teaType in tea.keys():
print '----------'
print 'Tea Type: %s' % teaType
print '----------'
numTeaAvailable = tea[teaType]
while numTeaAvailable:
difference = 1000000
winners = []
randomNumber = randint(0, 1000000)
print 'Selected Number: %s' % randomNumber
for key in numbers.keys():
if abs(randomNumber - key) < difference:
difference = abs(randomNumber - key)
winners = [numbers[key]]
elif abs(randomNumber - key) == difference:
winners.append(numbers[key])
print 'Winners: %s' % winners
print 'Difference: %s' % difference
if len(winners) > numTeaAvailable:
# Too many winners, not enough tea. Can't award prize.
print 'Too many winners: %s - %s: %s' % (winners, teaType, numTeaAvailable)
else:
for winner in winners:
allWinners[winner][teaType] = allWinners[winner][teaType] + 1
numTeaAvailable = numTeaAvailable - 1
print '--------'
print 'Winners'
print '--------'
for winner in allWinners.keys():
print '%s: %s' % (winner, allWinners[winner])
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Tea Type: Black
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Selected Number: 522926
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 41410
Selected Number: 452678
Winners: ['Toote']
Difference: 9285
Selected Number: 252983
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 22982
Selected Number: 479155
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 2361
Selected Number: 818881
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 168773
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Tea Type: White
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Selected Number: 697841
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 216325
Selected Number: 722031
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 240515
Selected Number: 80700
Winners: ['Garadson']
Difference: 19300
Selected Number: 337991
Winners: ['Falanu']
Difference: 24299
Selected Number: 234806
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 4805
Selected Number: 542317
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 60801
Selected Number: 65861
Winners: ['Belraene']
Difference: 23704
Selected Number: 41025
Winners: ['Belraene']
Difference: 1132
Selected Number: 758014
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 229640
Selected Number: 102625
Winners: ['Garadson']
Difference: 2625
Selected Number: 464375
Winners: ['Gonnhirr']
Difference: 1084
Selected Number: 856327
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 131327
Selected Number: 228340
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 1661
Selected Number: 167581
Winners: ['Mohana']
Difference: 41702
Selected Number: 345130
Winners: ['Falanu']
Difference: 31438
Selected Number: 557865
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 76349
Selected Number: 85466
Winners: ['Garadson']
Difference: 14534
Selected Number: 20279
Winners: ['Belraene']
Difference: 21878
Selected Number: 494765
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 13249
Selected Number: 990816
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 3162
Selected Number: 176296
Winners: ['Mohana']
Difference: 50417
Selected Number: 842609
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 145045
Selected Number: 196197
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 33804
Selected Number: 447290
Winners: ['Toote']
Difference: 14673
Selected Number: 243925
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 13924
Selected Number: 894377
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 93277
Selected Number: 464496
Winners: ['Gonnhirr']
Difference: 1205
Selected Number: 367286
Winners: ['Smidgett']
Difference: 33699
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Tea Type: Green
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Selected Number: 586125
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 104609
Selected Number: 554268
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 72752
Selected Number: 987449
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 205
Selected Number: 868200
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 119454
Selected Number: 728268
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 246752
Selected Number: 558366
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 76850
Selected Number: 395746
Winners: ['Smidgett']
Difference: 5239
Selected Number: 489828
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 8312
Selected Number: 705046
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 223530
Selected Number: 748032
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 239622
Selected Number: 629234
Winners: ['Otherwise']
Difference: 147718
Selected Number: 447389
Winners: ['Toote']
Difference: 14574
Selected Number: 840801
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 146853
Selected Number: 433295
Winners: ['Toote']
Difference: 28668
Selected Number: 337376
Winners: ['Falanu']
Difference: 23684
Selected Number: 185999
Winners: ['Lanovar']
Difference: 44002
Selected Number: 282033
Winners: ['Rhien']
Difference: 25463
Selected Number: 976805
Winners: ['Socket']
Difference: 10849
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Winners
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Mohana: {'Green': 1, 'White': 3, 'Black': 1}
Toote: {'Green': 3, 'White': 2, 'Black': 2}
Socket: {'Green': 6, 'White': 6, 'Black': 2}
Gonnhirr: {'Green': 1, 'White': 3, 'Black': 1}
Falanu: {'Green': 2, 'White': 3, 'Black': 1}
Lanovar: {'Green': 2, 'White': 5, 'Black': 2}
Garadson: {'Green': 1, 'White': 4, 'Black': 1}
Otherwise: {'Green': 8, 'White': 6, 'Black': 3}
Belraene: {'Green': 1, 'White': 4, 'Black': 1}
Smidgett: {'Green': 2, 'White': 2, 'Black': 1}
Rhien: {'Green': 2, 'White': 1, 'Black': 1}
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