BunutanWhy fairness matters more than the prize
A giveaway is not really about the item you're giving away. It's about the hundreds of people watching who are deciding whether to buy from you next week. If one viewer posts "suki lang niya pinapanalo" under your announcement, that comment does more damage than the prize ever earned you — and you usually can't disprove it after the fact.
The fix is not to argue. The fix is to make the draw so boringly transparent that there is nothing to argue about.
1. Announce the rules before the giveaway starts
Say them out loud on the stream and pin them as a comment. Cover four things:
- The keyword. One word, easy to spell — "MINE", "SALI", "JOIN".
- The cut-off. "Comments until 9:00 PM only."
- One entry per person. Say clearly that spamming won't help.
- How you'll draw. "I'll paste all the comments into a random picker on screen."
Rules announced before the draw are rules. Rules announced after the draw look like excuses.
2. Collect the comments cleanly
After the stream ends, open the video's comment section and load all comments (Facebook hides older ones behind "View more comments" — keep clicking until the end). Select from the first comment to the last, copy, and you're done. Don't worry about the mess: extra text, emojis and timestamps are fine, because the picker only needs one entry per line.
If your comments come out in one long block instead of separate lines, paste them into Notes first and add line breaks between names.
3. Filter to the real entries
Set your keyword in the picker. Only comments containing that whole word stay eligible, so "ganda naman niyan" drops out while "MINE po sana ako" stays. It's case-insensitive, so "mine", "Mine" and "MINE" all count — never disqualify someone over capitalisation.
4. Remove duplicates
Enthusiastic viewers comment five times. If you leave those in, they get five chances and the draw genuinely isn't fair. Keep the "Remove duplicate names" box checked — it keeps only each person's first comment, using the name at the start of the line.
5. Draw, then show your proof
Press Pick a winner. Along with the name you get three things that matter: the number of valid entries, a random seed, and the exact timestamp. That trio is your receipt. Save the result image and post it in the same thread where the giveaway ran — don't just type the name.
Even better: do the draw live. Share your screen at the start of the next stream, paste the comments in front of everyone, and press the button on camera. Nobody has ever accused a seller of cheating a draw they watched happen.
6. Announce the winner properly
Tag the winner, post the proof image, and state the claiming deadline ("message me within 48 hours"). Add what happens if they don't claim it — usually a redraw, done the same transparent way.
Common mistakes
- Picking "the one who commented first" — that rewards fast internet, not luck.
- Changing the keyword mid-stream without repeating the announcement.
- Drawing off-camera and only posting the name.
- Excluding someone quietly because they've already won before — say that rule upfront.