GOOD TO KNOW · LUCKYCOMMENTPICKER
How to run a fair comment giveaway.
Fairness starts with a defined entry pool. A random picker cannot repair unclear rules, missing comments, or a list that gives some people more entries than promised.
1. Define the rules before entries open
Write down the prize, entry deadline with timezone, number of winners, eligible audience, and how a replacement winner will be chosen. Tell entrants whether duplicate comments create extra entries. LuckyCommentPicker gives each username one entry.
2. Match your rules to evidence you can check
This version checks comment text and timestamps. Uploaded lists are organizer-supplied. Draws use retrieved top-level comments; completeness is unverified. It does not verify likes, shares, follows, age or location. If your giveaway depends on those requirements, complete a separate documented review before treating anyone as fully eligible.
3. Review the import before drawing
Inspect the total imported comments and the eligible, excluded and unverified counts. A missing timestamp cannot establish that an entry arrived before a deadline. A comment without the required hashtag is excluded. A second qualifying comment from the same username is counted as a duplicate.
4. Freeze the pool
LuckyCommentPicker locks a copy of the rules and eligible entries before selecting winners. Search and table display filters do not change the pool. Its random selection uses Web Crypto with rejection sampling to avoid modulo bias, then removes each winner from the remaining choices.
5. Preserve the result and any replacement draws
Download the JSON draw record before closing this tab. It includes the pool, rules, SHA-256 fingerprint and every round in this session. Later rounds exclude earlier winners. Print the result if you want a simpler record to share.
A local file can be edited after download, and a new session can produce another draw. The record is not tamper-proof or independently certified. For stronger assurance, announce your draw procedure in advance and record the session.
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