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How to prove a giveaway was fair
Draw with a picker that saves the list of entries before it makes the random seed, and publish the result page. Ours lists your rules, every entry, the winners, the seed and a fingerprint of the list; anyone can re-run the math in their browser and get the same winners, and every draw on the same post is listed, so drawing again until a friend wins would show.
Updated November 14, 2026
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A fair draw needs every comment, and this post has more than 1,000. Export its comments with replies off, then press Pick winners from this file on the export page: the same rules, drawn from all of them.
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Step by step
Publish the rules before the draw
Entrants should know the deadline and what counts as an entry before anyone wins.
Draw on the picker
The entries are saved first, with your rules; then the server makes the seed and the winners come from it.
Share the result page
Put its link in the announcement, a pinned comment or your bio. It shows the rules, entries, winners, seed and fingerprint.
Let anyone check
The page has a check button that re-runs the draw in the browser from the saved entries and seed. The JSON download has the same data for anyone who wants to check it elsewhere.
Why this convinces people
- The seed can't be chosen to suit the list, because the list is fixed before the seed exists.
- Every draw saved for the same post shows on the page, so a quiet re-draw can't be hidden.
- Entrants can search the entry list for their own name and see they were in it.
Other habits that help
- Say the draw time in advance and draw then.
- Use backups in the order they were drawn, and say so if the first winner didn't reply.
- Contact the winner only from your own account, and say publicly that you never ask winners for payment or card details.
Questions
Is a screen recording enough?
A recording shows a wheel spinning, not that the list was complete or the result wasn't re-done. A page with the entry list, seed and draw history can be checked by anyone afterwards.
Can entrants check they were in the draw?
Yes. The result page lists every entry by name, so anyone can search it for their own.