Comments on: 4th of July Contest Winner

By: 439.2

439.2 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:58:36 +0000

This is the follow-up thread to the contest.

By: BoredGirl

BoredGirl — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:46:43 +0000

16 I win!

By: JeremyPlo

JeremyPlo — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:51:16 +0000

I’m 22. You?

By: BoredGirl

BoredGirl — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:01:40 +0000

I think I might be younger Jeremy

By: Joe Vandal

Joe Vandal — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:58:45 +0000

Whoooops! I must admit an error, small yet significant.

John McGimpsey pointed out that Excel’s INT function actually rounds down to the next integer, not up or down to the nearest integer like I thought.

So the function I used =INT(RAND()*29) would return whole numbers 0-28, never reaching 29. He pointed out a better function would have added one, as in =(INT(RAND()*29))+1

The contest selection was still randomized, though, so I feel confident the selection process was fair, if flawed by that tiny bit.

I do appreciate his help in pointing that out, and I’m sorry if my mistake upsets anyone.

We need smart people like that running our government, people who understand complicated formulae. 8^)

By: JeremyPlo

JeremyPlo — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:35:58 +0000

Nevermind, I don’t want to be a good sport. YOU SUCK!

Just kidding.

This site is slow lately, so I’m trying to spark some drama. Call it a character flaw.

Oh, and just to confirm my suspicions, am I the youngest dude here?

By: vote4change

vote4change — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:12:36 +0000

Crongrats and well done.

By: JeremyPlo

JeremyPlo — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:09:28 +0000

Congrats!

By: Cookie Fanz

Cookie Fanz — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:49:22 +0000

Way to go girl!!! Get some Elvis music rockin’ on that new mp3 player. And a shout out to your husband whith all the smarts!!!

By: Ok4Now

Ok4Now — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:44:42 +0000

Congratulations Carol! I think it’s great that you were wise enough to judge this was not a scam, but a real contest. I hope if you’re not already registered you will be and sometime tell us both about your experience in receiving this flier at the parade and what it was like to win.

Please tell 5-10 of your friends about this site, as that is how it will grow. Also, if you know of local businesses that want to be profiled, either list them in the chat or e-mail Joe. I think the businesses are featured for a while at no cost, for a period of time, but am not sure of the details. Joe, please help me on this one – how businesses are featured and the cost.

Anyway, congratulations. I hope you have a wonderful experience with your Sony MP3.