CAG Fund for Child's Play 2009 Charity Raffle - $42,810 Raised - Winners Posted!

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Congratulations to the entire CAG community as we beat our goal of $40,000, raising a whopping $42,810! Thanks to all who participated including our great corporate sponsors Play-Asia, Telltale Games (Tales of Monkey Island), Capcom (Dark Void), and Blueberry Muffin Tops Cereal.

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In 2008, CAGs raised over $32,000 (up from $27K in 2007) for Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. This year, let's see if we can hit $40,000 before the year is through.

For every $5 donated via PayPal through the CAG ChipIn system, you will receive one entry into a raffle to win a $500 Amazon Gift Certificate or other great prizes! Last year, the CAG Community donated some really cool and generous prizes and I'm sure the tradition will continue this year. I expect the prize list to grow and grow until the very end of the fundraiser.

You must donate through the ChipIn system or your raffle entry will not register. Use any of the ChipIn links in this post or the widget below. Just click the "ChipIn" button to donate. Donations are accepted via PayPal and go directly to Child's Play. ChipIn tracks our donations as a group, but the money is immediately deposited into Child's Play's PayPal account.

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If you would like to add a small version of the above widget to your forum signature (see example in my signature below), please use this code:
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About the Child's Play Charity




 Winners:
If your username is listed below after the "->" contact the prize donor (listed in parenthesis next to the prize) via the CAG private messaging system. Be sure to include your full name and mailing address if your prize cannot be delivered electronically.


Prize donors:
If you like you can take the initiative and contact your winners first. Thanks so much for supporting this fundraiser!




This Year's Prizes, Donors & Winners



 Corporate Donations

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$500 Amazon Gift Certificate - EliCrossbow




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$300 Play-Asia Gift Certificate - Groovetron3050
:360: 2 x Tekken 6 [Collector's Edition] - leftwing1018, egrudzin





:pc: 10 x Tales of Monkey Island Seasons
Lawkan
tedvan
LimpDaddy
robbway
CaseyRyback
ikoul
Frog Ribs
segami_fo
GLOCKGLOCK
sales@royal***media.com




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2 x Dark Void Statues - Kfoster1979, zerowolf15




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1 Case of Blueberry Muffin Tops Cereal - mzbagel





 CAG Community Donations
Physical prizes will likely not be able to be shipped internationally

  1. :ds: DS Lite (Metallic Silver) Bundle with Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Club House Games, Starwars: The Complete Saga, Dragon Quest IV, Chrono Trigger, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Arkanoid, Space Invaders Extreme, and a Taito Paddle Controller (Justden) -> wakawakawa
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    Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime w/Trailer (Justden) -> stoned99
  3. :360: 6 x 1600 Microsoft Point Cards (shrike4242) -> Xiasis, comic0guy, aclayton, Whitefeet, ShadowSage, sickle
  4. :360: Assassin's Creed II (shadoz19) -> willy***@hotmail.com
  5. :360: Prince of Persia & The Bigs (shadoz19) -> tcrie**@attbi.com
  6. :wii: 2,000 Point US Nintendo Points Card (Unclebob) -> Lawkan
  7. :360: Rock Band 2 (morph3us) -> Droogs
  8. :360: Dead Space (Mr_hockey66) -> PyrosMagus
  9. :360: Tomb Raider Anniversary (Mr_hockey66) -> adolescent
  10. :360: Lost Planet (Mr_hockey66) -> powrslave007
  11. :ps3: LittleBigPlanet (only1monkeyk) -> rawk47
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    Slacker Portable Personal Radio 4GB (only1monkeyk) -> dknight567
  13. :ps3: Pure (dv8mad) -> krimtcw
  14. :360: Batman: Arkham Asylum (GameDealDaily - drfrielgood) -> UncleBob
  15. :360: Condemned 2 (mer71) -> UberJim
  16. :wii: Real Heroes: Firefighter + BONUS [3 copies available] (roland13x) -> diggah, Baron O Hell, mn102594
  17. icon1.gif
    $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card (drktrpr1) -> hockey0707
  18. :360: You're In the Movies/Live Vision Camera Bundle (jgressley) -> 4est
  19. :ds: Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations and Command & Destroy w/ mystery PC game, "Resistance is Futile If < 1 ohm" t-shirt, and mystery Woot shirt (Hbomb5) -> e_no****@yahoo.com
  20. icon4.gif
    Samba de Amigo (Wii), Knights of the Old Republic 2 (PC), 2 mystery PC games, "Resistance is Futile If < 1 ohm" t-shirt, and mystery Woot shirt (Hbomb5) -> Baron O Hell
  21. :ps3: Godfather 2, Need for Speed Undercover, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground w/ mystery Woot shirt and "I'd Rather Be Gaming" t-shirt (Hbomb5) -> kube00
  22. :ps2: Devil May Cry 5th Anniversary Collection, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie UMD (carpwrist) -> The Great BM
  23. icon5.gif
    Justice League: Superman & Batman Comic-Con Exclusive Mini Brass Paperweights (FrankTheFrowner) -> qubd
  24. :360: Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (dkl415) -> flyers241
  25. :ps2: Kingdom Hears II, Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy III (djfp) -> shawnbarr
  26. :ps3: Madden 09 CE, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Nascar '09 (bsesb2003) -> xepherys
  27. :360: Tomb Raider Underworld, 007 Quantum of Solace, Star Wars the Force Unleashed (bsesb2003) -> big moo pie
  28. :dvd: Heroes Season 1, The Dark Knight, Iron Man (bsesb2003) -> qubd
  29. :pc: Street Fighter IV (xGunCrazyx) -> PyrosMagus
  30. :360: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Danimal) -> FlyingMonkeyRex
  31. :ds: Scribblenauts (youruglyclone) -> whataboutbob?
  32. :ps3: Saints Row 2 Collector's Edition (kube00) -> kingcrono1
  33. :360: Project Gotham Racing 3 (pogipinoy27) -> Greatscot
  34. :360: 0D Beat Drop (louiedog) -> zsgamer
  35. icon4.gif
    Frodo in Orc Armor & Sam in Orc Armor Gentle Giant Busts (Prophet Five - ComicsInfinity.com) -> JJNismo
  36. :ps3: SOCOM Confrontation (ufskenney) -> umcthomas
  37. :ps2: PS2 Game Bundle (BigBizzee) -> Hbomb5 [hiddenlist]
    God of War II
    Onimusha 2
    Onimusha 3
    Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
    Beyond Good and Evil
    Bully
    Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition [/hiddenlist]
  38. :xbox: Xbox Game Bundle (BigBizzee) -> warnervon [hiddenlist]
    Second Sight
    Prince of Persia Warrior Within
    Gun
    Tomb Raider Legend
    Blitz the League
    Juiced
    Dead or Alive Ultimate Collection
    Bloodrayne
    Demon Stone: Forgotten Realms[/hiddenlist]
  39. :ps2: Final Fantasy X-2 & :360: PGR 4 (sbarbermisier) -> Pilon69
  40. :dvd: Coraline & School Rumble Volume 1 (the_punisher) -> FlyingMonkeyRex
  41. :ps3: Reflex: Mx vs ATV & Saints Row (loserboy) -> jer7583
  42. icon4.gif
    Ghostbuster Slimer Edition BONUS ITEMS ONLY, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops PSP custom body armor, and a Prey Limited Edition Pewter figurine. (Walt Jay) -> psychobrawler
  43. :360: Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition Stick (yuchiro) -> BladeZ
  44. :pc: Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One Digital Copy(dacool561) -> Mr_Vanderbilt
  45. :psp: Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice & Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (BladeZ) -> havoksend
  46. :pc: Aion: Collector's Edition (G-Nitro) -> jkg2k3
  47. :ps3: Lego Rock Band (The Great BM) -> mrs. shipwreck
  48. :ps2: Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1&2, Heavenly Guardian (jayntampa) -> muddbunny167
  49. icon4.gif
    6 Games (sadikyo) -> dazex [hiddenlist] :ps3: NBA 2008
    :pc: Spore Creature Creator
    :ps2: Medal of Honor Vanguard
    :ds: Puzzle de Harvest Moon
    :ds: The Rub Rabbits
    :gba: Tales of Phantasia [/hiddenlist]
  50. 3 Games (groundskeeper) -> DriverJZ [hiddenlist]:ps3: Battlefield Bad Company: Gold Edition
    :ds: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
    :360: Devil May Cry 4: Collectors Edition[/hiddenlist]
  51. :psp: Secret Agent Clank (polishpride212) -> Regian
  52. :ds: Blue Dragon Plus (marlboro2) -> devilmaycry218
  53. :360: Call Of Duty Classic (deliveryboy15) -> ramatut4001
  54. :ps3: Call Of Duty Classic (jkanownik) -> MasterHyjinx
  55. :pc: Shadowrun (bones56) -> soccerstud652
  56. :360: Fable II Limited Collector's Edition (toocool17 - www.gameorigin.com ) -> wakasm
  57. :ps3: Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (Jim Beam) -> youruglyclone
  58. iconamazon.gif
    $5 Amazon gift card (Ch33pSh33p) -> khd**@yahoo.com
  59. :ds: Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (xtreme_Zr2) -> Anhmeister
  60. :360: Xbox Live Subscription 12 + 1 Month Card (Quest1962) -> rsra13
  61. :ps3: Saints Row 2 (WormFOODx) -> Trakan
  62. :pc: 1x Digital copy of Half-Life 2: Episode One, Dark Forces (Sealed in a jewel case) and all OEM Sleeve: Hitman 2, Soldier of Fortune II Double Helix, Command and Conquer Red Alert, Command and Conquer Red Alert The Aftermath (yeah-yeah) -> SnooganstheJew
  63. :ps3: Saint's Row 2 (jimijumper) -> Rothgar24
  64. :ds: Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles (jimijumper) -> ladai***@bsu.edu
  65. :pc: World of Goo (jimijumper) -> branvan
  66. :pc: The Orange Box & Crysis (Greggy_D) -> Zak71296
  67. :ps3: RockBand 2(jwargand) -> okonkwo
  68. icon4.gif
    The Sims 3, Halo 3 ODST Sarge firefight, and Ractchet and Clank: A Crack in Time power package (J Bling Blang) -> hockey0707
  69. :360: 12 Month Xbox Live Gold Card (maxim2boobles) -> mjheim@***.com
  70. :wii: Pikmin (willc23) -> kenjimeadu
  71. :br: A Scanner Darkly, Turning Point Fall of Liberty (PC) (heatdolphins45) -> egrudzin
  72. :pc: SimCity Societies (XxFuRy2Xx) -> Ronin317
  73. :pc: Shattered Horizon -via Steam (oxidative) -> LuckBringer
  74. :360: Fight Night Round 4 (Kezmer) -> theloserboy
 
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Hey guys, good job. I brag every year about this gaming site I go to how we donate a shit ton of money and I wasn't disappionted this year. Happy New Years all and go CAG!!!!
 
Quick question: How does Cheapy do the raffling? Is there a site where you just throw all the names in and spits out a random name?
 
Not going to get into specifics, but even if you don't win, the contribution is not fully deductible. It is computed based on an "expected value." As a really easy example, if I make a $100 donation and I get a ticket into a raffle with only 100 other people, and the winner gets a $5,000 shopping spree, I am deemed to receive fair market value of $5,000, multiplied by my 1% chance of winning (FMV of $50). My donation is reduced by this $50 to get to a net tax-deductible charitable donation of $50. I am not saying that people don't deduct the $100 all the time when "purchasing" raffle tickets (which is exactly what we are doing), I am just saying that if the IRS came in, they would take your # of tickets, divide it by the total number of tickets (presumed to be $42,710 divided by $5/ticket), add up their determination of the FMV of all the prizes available, and multiply your % of tickets by the FMV to arrive at the non-deductible portion of your donation.

Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but I figured I would just let everyone know the honest-to-goodness tax treatment of the situation. Excellent cause, and I gladly donated to it, if only for all of the money I have saved over the past few years. The least I can do to repay everything this site has done for me.
 
If that's the case, I don't think it will impact many people much if at all. My donations made up .25% of the total, and throwing out a likely very generous value of the prizes at $5000, leaves me with a FMV of $12.50.
 
[quote name='bobo2k4']Quick question: How does Cheapy do the raffling? Is there a site where you just throw all the names in and spits out a random name?[/QUOTE]

I imagine he writes names down on little slips of paper, puts them in an enormous top hat, and draws the winners randomly.

Old school, yo.
 
[quote name='jonac13']I imagine he writes names down on little slips of paper, puts them in an enormous top hat, and draws the winners randomly.

Old school, yo.[/QUOTE]Yeah, but Mrs. Cheapy has to stand on a ladder to hold the enormous top hat over his bald head so he can't peek.
 
[quote name='bobo2k4']Quick question: How does Cheapy do the raffling? Is there a site where you just throw all the names in and spits out a random name?[/QUOTE]

He takes all the emails from donators and puts them in a huge excel spreadsheet, for each 5 bucks u get another line in the spreadsheet, he then uses random.org to pull the number and whoevers email is on that line wins, thats how he has done it in the past atleast

Example
Donor 1 donated 15 bucks
donor 2 5 bucks
donor 3 10 bucks

1 [email protected]
2 [email protected]
3 [email protected]
4 [email protected]
5 [email protected]
6 [email protected]
 
[quote name='Ecto311']It isn't hard to contribute considering all the cash saved on games from this site. Just think if everyone kept a record of all they saved from this site in a year and donated half.[/QUOTE]

well, i figure i dont save any money with this website. i end up spending way more than i probably ever would if I didnt find all these deals all the time, lol.
 
Actually, super programmer john created a program which does the entire raffle automatically. I'm just waiting on ChipIn to provide me with the list of contributors.

The list is so large, I can't just get it off their site in the usual way.

Thanks for your patience!
 
[quote name='CheapyD']The list is so large, I can't just get it off their site in the usual way.[/QUOTE]

Don't you just love having this problem?:applause:
 
[quote name='CheapyD']Actually, super programmer john created a program which does the entire raffle automatically. I'm just waiting on ChipIn to provide me with the list of contributors.

The list is so large, I can't just get it off their site in the usual way.

Thanks for your patience![/QUOTE]

I know another super programmer that goes by John. Is he from MI?
 
[quote name='MrBoss']I know another super programmer that goes by John. Is he from MI?[/QUOTE]

bo
no, he is british, look for bad teeth and bad body odor
 
[quote name='MrBoss']I know another super programmer that goes by John. Is he from MI?[/QUOTE]He's British.

The raffle has been drawn. I'm in the process of posting up the winners...it may take awhile as their are about 100 of 'em ;)
 
Wow! I can't believe I won! And one of the Play Asia bundles too (Tekken 6 Bundle)! Thank you Cheapy! Congrats to all the other winners!!! :D
 
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[quote name='Swoxx']He takes all the emails from donators and puts them in a huge excel spreadsheet, for each 5 bucks u get another line in the spreadsheet, he then uses random.org to pull the number and whoevers email is on that line wins, thats how he has done it in the past atleast

Example
Donor 1 donated 15 bucks
donor 2 5 bucks
donor 3 10 bucks

1 [email protected]
2 [email protected]
3 [email protected]
4 [email protected]
5 [email protected]
6 [email protected][/QUOTE]

Hey random.org seems kind of cool. I'm going to have try it on my phone when I get the chance. Then I can just book mark it and use as needed. Sad but true I use the coin flip app a lot on my touch.
 
Yeah, no e-mail for me :cry:. I think super programmer John just created a program that picked him each time. He is a super programmer :D.
 
Only the big prize winners have been notified so far...the complete list will likely go up at some point tomorrow.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']Only the big prize winners have been notified so far...the complete list will likely go up at some point tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

Who did the Blueberry Muffin Tops Cereal go to?! TELL US!

~HotShotX
 
[quote name='HotShotX']Who did the Blueberry Muffin Tops Cereal go to?! TELL US!

~HotShotX[/QUOTE]You laugh, but I'm kind of hoping for that one.
 
I won one, I just don't know what yet. I rarely win anything, so this should be good...Whatever it is, it will be coming back twofold when I donate for next year's drive.
 
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Whoever does win the Blueberry Muffin Tops Cereal must do one of 2 things:

1. Invite us all over for breakfast (and have breakfast with the creepy ones that actually show up).

-OR-

2. Post pictures of them having breakfast (BBMTC) with either the real Wombat or a life-size cardboard cutout of him.

~HotShotX
 
It's the 13th of the month, and NOTHING yet Cheapy?? Damn man? You need some help on this, throw me the list bro, I'll get this thing done!
 
Sorry suckers, I am the proud owner of a case of BBMT cereal now. I have a feeling my wife and kids will eat it all before any CAGs can get at it ;)

I wonder how much Kinko's will charge for a life-sized Wombat printout for the breakfast photo...
 
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[quote name='mzbagel']Sorry suckers, I am the proud owner of a case of BBMT cereal now. I have a feeling my wife and kids will eat it all before any CAGs can get at it ;)[/QUOTE]

I refuse to believe it until I see the list of winners :nottalking:


:D
 
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[quote name='freeorelse']Hope I didn't win because I had an old email address in mine. But the main thing is the Kids won![/QUOTE]

Wait...don't you have to sign in to paypal using your email address???
And isn't that the email they used for the raffle?
I'm confused :???:...how did you have an old email?
 
I used my gf's email because I had some problems with ebay/paypal a few years back with people doing chargebacks causing my email to get blocked..

But cheapy emailed me! woo!
 
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