Let's play a game...
Phil used to run a "guess the next difficulty" thread that would give bonus BTC to whoever correctly guessed the upcoming difficulty correctly. We're going to do something similar here.
The game is this:
Guess the percentage of expected shares at which the pool hits the next block.
The prize:
2
BTCThe catch:
You must actively be mining on the pool to qualify.
The closest guess to the actual percentage will be the winner. If there is a tie, the prize will be divided equally amongst the winners. As mentioned, you must be mining on the pool to qualify. I don't care if you have a single USB stick or a 10PH farm, you must be actively submitting shares to the pool.
There are no limits to how many times you can guess; however, each guess absolutely
MUST be 10% or more than your previous one. You can have exactly 1 active guess at any given time. If the shares percentage goes past your guess, you then have the choice to leave it as is, or make a new guess. The new guess must be at least 10% higher than your previous guess.
Example:
Miner guesses 37.6%. The pool exceeds 37.6%. Miner can now leave guess alone, or create a new guess at 47.6% or higher.
Remember, it's closest to the actual percentage that wins. So, if you guess 37.6%, the pool passes 37.6% and you change to 47.6%, but the pool solves the block at 37.61%... well, you should have kept your original guess
As an added bonus - if you are not only the person who guesses correctly, but you are also the block finder, you will receive an additional 1
BTC. That's right - there's 3
BTC total up for grabs.
So, point your miners here. Point your rentals here. Make your guesses and win some coins!