Phunky_2003
Member
With the need to process about 100 contest entries every day, there is not really time to manually make up a paper slip and stick it in a ball cap for every one of the entries. So we do it electronically.
The total number of entries is counted and that number is plugged into a random number generator (RNG). We ask the RNG to spit out a series of RNs and use those to select the winners. We take the first RN and look at the equivalent contest entry. If it is a correct and valid entry, it is a winner. If it is not, we take the next RN and look at its equivalent entry. The process is repeated until we have two winners.
Normally the percentage of entries with correct answers is very high and we only have to actually look at a very few entries. For anyone who is interested or might actually need a RNG, here is the link to the one we use. It is quick and simple.
http://www.publishpoint.com/random_numbers.cfm?RequestTimeout=999999
The total number of entries is counted and that number is plugged into a random number generator (RNG). We ask the RNG to spit out a series of RNs and use those to select the winners. We take the first RN and look at the equivalent contest entry. If it is a correct and valid entry, it is a winner. If it is not, we take the next RN and look at its equivalent entry. The process is repeated until we have two winners.
Normally the percentage of entries with correct answers is very high and we only have to actually look at a very few entries. For anyone who is interested or might actually need a RNG, here is the link to the one we use. It is quick and simple.
http://www.publishpoint.com/random_numbers.cfm?RequestTimeout=999999