Winners

Frequently Asked Questions

• What did you give away?

  Twelve (12) Xbox Series X consoles, skinned in Triple Black ICONS, and twelve (12) PlayStation 5 Disc Edition consoles, featuring our all-new matte black PlayStation 5 Faceplates.

• How would I have entered?

  All you needed to do was follow @dbrand and @MKBHD on Twitter. That was literally it.

• I already follow both of you! Was I still eligible?

  Yes.

• Was the giveaway open worldwide?

  As long as we ship to your country, you were eligible.

• When did you select the winners?

  Two winners were drawn on January 1st, at 1:00 PM EST. One received an Xbox Series X and one received a PlayStation 5 Disc Edition.

  Winners continued to be drawn, two at a time, in 48-hour intervals, until all prizes were given away.

• How were the winners selected?

  Randomly, from a cross-section of both @dbrand and @MKBHD followers.

• How did we know it was truly random?

  We used a custom Python script which was specifically programmed for this giveaway. It uses the Twitter Public API to download a list of all @dbrand followers, as well as a list of all @MKBHD followers.

  Once the full lists were loaded, the script generated a list of IDs which existed on both lists. This ensured that the potential winner was following both @dbrand and @MKBHD.

  From this pool of unique account IDs, random entries were picked using a randomly generated seed based on the NumPy project. These random picks were the resulting winners.

  For every subsequent winner selection, the script ran again. This triggered the Twitter Public API follower IDs fetch again. The script downloaded the newest followers and kept going until it reached the followers which were downloaded during the previous run. This saved us from having to download a list of several million followers every time a winner was selected – while also ensuring that everyone was included and had an equal chance of winning for each random draw.

• Did winners get to choose which console they won?

  No.

• How did you announce winners?

  Once we'd established contact via Twitter DM with the winners and confirmed their shipping details, we posted their Twitter handles on this page.

• How were the prizes shipped?

  Every prize was shipped via FedEx, with tracking.

• If I won, will I need to pay anything to receive the prize (shipping costs, duties, taxes, etc.)?

  Of course not. Everything was paid for by dbrand.

• If I won, do I need to do anything once I receive the console?

  No, but the winners are encouraged to tweet out a photo tagging @dbrand and @MKBHD to verify that they've received their prize.

• If I sent you dozens of emails begging for a console, did it improve my odds of winning?

  No. Please stop. We never acknowledge or reply to any emails asking to be picked as a winner. Selection is 100% random.

• How did you get your hands on these consoles?

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