September Contest: Guess Spam Count - Win a Copy of Armadillo Run Game!
September 18th, 2006 by JuusoPosted in Contests
Guess SPAM - 5 people will win free copy of Armadillo Run game
Good deeds sure bring you good rewards! I received a gift from makers of Armadillo Run. Total of 5 free copies of their game - and as I’m too busy with my business, I have no time to play… so I thought you might enjoy it
The idea of the contest is simple:
Guess what will be the TOTAL number (including ALL, not just NEW) of SPAM caught by Spam Karma at GameProducer.net. The SPAM count will be checked in the end of September..
Point being: the idea is to guess the TOTAL amount of Spam - not just the SPAM I would receive in September. so that means the spam count cannot be 400 or 6000 … as it’s already past that. I would also recommend to check out these figures:
- The current number is 9181 and within the last hour, there’s been 7 spam messages.
- EDIT: The current number is now 9215 (in 10 hours and 45 minutes there’s been 42 spam messages). This is the last number I’ll be giving, so the faster you guess, the better chances you have to win the game
To make the guessing fair, I let all of you who made comments 1-15 to change your guess if you want. (But then of course your first guess is deleted)
The rules are also simple:
Rule #1: Guess one number, and comment to the blog entry.
Only one comment per person, and don’t try to cheat by using multiple email addresses, spambots or anything - I’ll do an extensive IP search check-up on email domains in the end, and anybody who tries to cheat leaves empty handed. In the end of the month (September 30, 2006 - 23:59 GMT) I’ll check the all time total spam count and five (5) lucky ones who guessed most close get the free copy of Armadillo Run game.
Rule #2: If there’s a tie - the one who GUESSED FIRST wins
That simple. The faster you guess, the better chances you have.
Rule #3: Include your email address in your reply
Be sure to include your email address in your reply, otherwise your comment does not count. Your email won’t be used in any other purpose than to tell you if you have won. The point of the SPAM contest is not to get you SPAM - but to get you a game. :)
Now - let the contest begin!
September 18th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
11480 spams
:)
September 18th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Hi,
I guess you receive 14789 spam comments by end of the month.
Cu,
Johannes
September 18th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
14823
September 18th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
19600. :)
September 18th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
12036 Spam Messages
September 18th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
13656.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:00 am
15536
September 19th, 2006 at 12:44 am
11247
September 19th, 2006 at 1:05 am
14998September 19th, 2006 at 1:42 am
10050
September 19th, 2006 at 1:44 am
15301
September 19th, 2006 at 3:24 am
15301September 19th, 2006 at 3:25 am
I mean… 15302
Schlecht must have used the same math as I did. :)
September 19th, 2006 at 4:55 am
I guess 11,400.
Jason
September 19th, 2006 at 5:03 am
14690
September 19th, 2006 at 7:42 am
16,000
(Would I be disqualified if I guessed high like 100,000 and then pointed a spambot at you? :) Just asking. I’d disqualify me.)
September 19th, 2006 at 7:45 am
@Tom: ARGHHH :)
Yes - I would disqualify everything that even *smells* like cheating.
PLUS: I’d point a spambot at you ;)
September 19th, 2006 at 8:13 am
10415
September 19th, 2006 at 9:00 am
14500
September 19th, 2006 at 9:27 am
I’ll try 10500…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:33 am
10112
September 19th, 2006 at 9:41 am
10,400
Vedran
September 19th, 2006 at 9:44 am
10500 seems close enough.
September 19th, 2006 at 10:05 am
14550
September 19th, 2006 at 10:42 am
I’d guess 14,444
September 19th, 2006 at 11:24 am
10227 spams. :)
September 19th, 2006 at 11:28 am
13897 :)
September 19th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
I think it will be 15342
September 19th, 2006 at 12:39 pm
NEW GUESS: 12954
September 19th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
My guess is: 10449
September 19th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
My guess: 11000
September 19th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
13473
September 19th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
16500
September 19th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
10,340
September 19th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
10455
September 19th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Message Count Guesstimate: 17438
September 19th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
11855
September 19th, 2006 at 6:16 pm
3500
September 19th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
100000
September 19th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
15670
September 19th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
I’ll keep my old answer: 10050
September 19th, 2006 at 9:54 pm
12235
September 20th, 2006 at 12:30 am
I think not too much about 5000 unwanted messages
September 20th, 2006 at 12:47 am
I’m also keeping my old guess, 14690.
September 20th, 2006 at 3:39 am
9900
September 20th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
10338
September 20th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
59432
September 20th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Hello,
my new guess is:
71342
September 20th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
21480
September 20th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
I guess that will be about 9540 :D
September 20th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
i think about 800.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
I think 10002 spams
but it is only a speculation:)
September 20th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
15843
September 20th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
10931!
September 21st, 2006 at 12:54 am
My guess is 10300.
September 21st, 2006 at 1:19 am
15360
September 21st, 2006 at 8:52 am
10928
September 21st, 2006 at 10:53 am
16,429
September 21st, 2006 at 12:08 pm
15000. Wish me luck!
September 21st, 2006 at 3:25 pm
10,045 spams
September 21st, 2006 at 8:18 pm
10442
September 22nd, 2006 at 1:14 am
September 19th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
My guess: 11984
September 22nd, 2006 at 1:42 am
I will say: 28940
September 23rd, 2006 at 4:37 pm
10353
September 24th, 2006 at 5:33 am
10183
September 25th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
20000 spams!!! :)
September 27th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
10701
September 28th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
My guess: 1324 spam mails.
September 29th, 2006 at 11:52 am
10333
September 29th, 2006 at 11:59 am
10823.
September 29th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
13843
September 29th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
10280 vote from Tuna!
September 29th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
11347
September 30th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
17501
October 1st, 2006 at 12:06 am
11000
I like the contest (:
October 1st, 2006 at 1:15 am
My guess is 10,215. Am I too late?
October 1st, 2006 at 9:37 am
10655
October 1st, 2006 at 10:53 am
17331
October 1st, 2006 at 11:33 am
12345
October 1st, 2006 at 1:43 pm
10888
October 1st, 2006 at 2:09 pm
13625.
October 2nd, 2006 at 12:50 am
10241
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:18 am
17993
I don’t know if a last minute guess counts, but hey. :)
October 2nd, 2006 at 10:10 am
October guesses: sorry guys, you are bit too late - contest ended on September, so… better luck next time! :)