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Originally Posted by nhreplay
I wanted to take a moment as go back to the “instant” prizes that are supposedly random, just like the replay month prizes are supposed to be randomly chosen by software on a computer.(Side note-Random is only as good as the software that’s written to do it which we will get into below)
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I'm not sure specifically how the replay instant prizes are set up, but...for other online instant contest things, there are some tricks to it. Many of the 'random' instant prize items are just given out on a time interval. Think of it as a box that you are unlocking. You play...you get what's in the box at that moment. A prize is added to the box at some random interval, and the next person who opens the box gets the prize.
Let's say you have 12 prizes to give away for the day. The computer will put a prize in the box every 2 hours...give or take some random time adjustment.
If you play at noon...you're competing with thousands of other people, and the likelihood of you getting in at just the right moment is pretty low. Someone is checking every few seconds. Try that again at 4am, and there is much less competition, so your chances go up because that prize box may not have been opened in a very long time.