What is the Hourly Raffle?

The Hourly Raffle is a luck based “game”. It is pretty much the same like Lotto or Bingo, except for the fact that you can only choose 3 numbers out of 36.

Furthermore it’s a way to remove FG from the system, which means that the value of FG increases.


How can I play the Hourly Raffle?

Just click the Hourly Raffle button on the top right.

You can access the Hourly Raffle from every part of the forum.
You can either choose 3 numbers on your own or get them randomly chosen by the system for you.
Once you have chosen your numbers, just enter your Gold Password and press “Purchase Lottery Ticket(s)”. If you do not have a Gold Password, just press “Purchase Lottery Ticket(s)” without typing anything in there.


How much is a ticket?

Each ticket costs 5 FG. You can purchase as much tickets as you want, as long as you have enough FG.


I bought 10 tickets but the pot did not increase by 50 FG. What went wrong?

The pot only increases by 3 FG for every ticket purchased. The other 2 FG go to the site (which means that they are taken out of the system).


How can I win the Hourly Raffle?

You can win the Hourly Raffle by:

• Matching 2 numbers
• Matching the first 2 numbers in the right order
• Matching 3 numbers
• Winning the jackpot (matching 3 numbers in the right order)

A small example:

The Hourly Raffle chooses the numbers 3, 17, 28

• You would match 2 numbers if you would have chosen 17, 4, 3
• You would match the first 2 numbers in the right order if you would have chosen 9, 17, 28
• You would match 3 numbers if you would have chosen 28, 3, 17
• You would win the jackpot if you would have chosen 3, 17, 28


What are the chances of winning?

• Chances to match 2 numbers are 1:210
• Chances to match the first 2 numbers in the right order are 1:1260
• Chances to match 3 numbers are 1:7140
• Chances to win the jackpot are 1:42840

You would theoretically have a 100% chance to win the jackpot if you could afford 42840 tickets. This does not mean that you would automatically win, of course.
That’s why the Hourly Raffle is a luck based fun game.


What happens if someone wins?

If someone matches 2 numbers / the 2 first numbers in the right order / 3 numbers, the Pot just decreases by that amount.
If someone wins the jackpot, the pot will be reset to 1,000 FG.


Can someone choose the same numbers as me?

Yes, more than one person can choose the same numbers.
The FG amount will be split if more than one person with the same numbers wins.

There is a limit of 50 winners for 2 numbers, a limit of 10 winners for 2 in the right order and a limit of 2 winners for 3 numbers though.

The first persons who chose the right numbers will win if there are more winners than the limit. If there is a limit of 10 max winners but 13 winners, then the first 10 people who purchased the right tickets will win. The last 3 people will not get any FG.

The jackpot can be won by an unlimited number of persons at the same time, but it will be split by the number of winners.


What does the feature "Buy this ticket for the next X drawing(s)" mean?

This feature allows you to automatically purchase the same numbers for the next X drawing(s). It automatically purchases the exact same numbers and amount of tickets for the next X drawing(s).
It allows you to play the Hourly Raffle even when you are afk.
You could for example try your “lucky” numbers for the next 10 drawings. Just buy a ticket with your “lucky numbers #1 + #2 + #3” and enter a “10” in the "Buy this ticket for the next X drawing(s)" field.



Thanks to ~Korea~ and Whitebushido who made the original version of this sticky here.



This post was edited by Noobinator on Feb 22 2008 09:50am