Winners

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are you giving away?

  Fifty (50) 2nd-gen iPhone SEs, and fifty (50) Xiaomi Poco F2 Pros, skinned in Teardown.

• How do I enter?

  This giveaway spans two different social media platforms: Twitter and Instagram. Specifically:

  • Twenty-five (25) iPhone SEs are being given away via Twitter.
  • Twenty-five (25) Poco F2 Pros are being given away via Twitter.
  • Twenty-five (25) iPhone SEs are being given away via Instagram.
  • Twenty-five (25) Poco F2 Pros are being given away via Instagram.

  To enter the Twitter giveaway:

  • Follow @ZacksJerryRig on Twitter.
  • Follow @dbrand on Twitter.

  To enter the Instagram giveaway:

  • Follow @ZacksJerryRig on Instagram.
  • Follow @dbrand on Instagram.

  You are encouraged to maximize your odds of winning by following Zack and dbrand on both platforms.

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

  Of course.

• Is the giveaway open worldwide?

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

• When are you selecting the winners?

  We'll be doing so in waves:

  • Ten winners will be selected on July 18th, at 1:00 PM EDT.
  • Ten more winners will be selected 72 hours later, on July 21st at 1:00 PM EDT.
  • Winners will continue to be selected, ten at a time, in 72-hour intervals, until...
  • The final ten winners will be selected on August 14th, at 1:00 PM EDT.

  Refer to the countdown timer on this page to see when the next wave of winners will be selected.

• How will the winners be selected?

  We'll fetch a cross-section of dbrand and JerryRigEverything followers on both Twitter and Instagram, then select at random from both pools. Each week, five will be selected from Twitter and five will be selected from Instagram.

• How do we know it's truly random?

  We're using a custom Python script which was specifically programmed for this giveaway. It uses the Twitter Public API and Instagram Basic Display API to download lists of all @dbrand followers, as well as lists of all @ZacksJerryRig followers.

  Once the full lists have been loaded, the script generates two lists of IDs, one for users who exist on both Twitter lists, and one for users who exist on both Instagram lists. This ensures that the potential winner is following both @dbrand and @ZacksJerryRig on the relevant social media platform.

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

• Do I get to choose which phone I win?

  No. Phones will be assigned to winners at random.

• How will you announce winners?

  Once we've established contact via DM with the winners and confirmed their shipping details, we'll post their Twitter/Instagram handles on this page.

• How will the prizes be shipped?

  Every prize will be shipped via FedEx with tracking.

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

  Of course not. Everything is paid for by dbrand.

• If I win, can I use my existing SIM card on the device?

  Yes. Every phone we're giving away is globally unlocked and carrier-free.

• If I win, did I need to do anything once I received the device?

  Tweet out a photo tagging @dbrand and @ZacksJerryRig to verify that you've received your prize.

• If I send you dozens of emails begging for a device, will 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.

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