Good luck and may the best minter win
Topic: [Race is over!] Mint Race #5: Win a KnC Jupiter 550 GH/s ASIC device! - page 4. (Read 18052 times)
October 31, 2013, 08:12:00 PM
And the race is on!
Good luck and may the best minter win
Good luck and may the best minter win
October 31, 2013, 06:46:59 PM
Awesome news. I just hope I can find the block.
October 31, 2013, 04:17:20 PM
Also is there a list of all the shares I submit? A place to follow the lowest share so far?
We'll just look at the BTC blocks that are generated. That cuts it down to just a few of the lowest hashes, so we don't have to look at each and every one.
October 31, 2013, 04:13:15 PM
Thanks for the explanation
Also is there a list of all the shares I submit? A place to follow the lowest share so far?
Also is there a list of all the shares I submit? A place to follow the lowest share so far?
October 31, 2013, 04:05:48 PM
Then why does CGMiner shows the highest share as the best one?
Isn't this one 445 million?
Isn't this one 445 million?
cgminer is calculating the difficulty equivalent of the hash value. A small hash or target value yields a high difficulty.
Try the links to prior mint races, you can see the hash values that won.
October 31, 2013, 03:49:25 PM
Is this the opposite of finding a block? Lowest vs highest share?
No, the smallest hashes are always best.
To find a block you must find a hash that is below the current target. As the difficulty goes up, the target goes down, making it more difficult to find a hash that is below the target.
To win the race you must find a hash that is below the hashes of the other miners in the race.
I believe this dance was inspired by Bitcoin mining: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_%28dance%29
Then why does CGMiner shows the highest share as the best one?
October 31, 2013, 03:24:33 PM
Is this the opposite of finding a block? Lowest vs highest share?
No, the smallest hashes are always best.
To find a block you must find a hash that is below the current target. As the difficulty goes up, the target goes down, making it more difficult to find a hash that is below the target.
To win the race you must find a hash that is below the hashes of the other miners in the race.
I believe this dance was inspired by Bitcoin mining: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_%28dance%29
October 31, 2013, 03:15:11 PM
Is this the opposite of finding a block? Lowest vs highest share?
Is there a list of all the shares I submitted?
I found a block today
Is there a list of all the shares I submitted?
I found a block today
October 31, 2013, 12:35:43 PM
Thanks, BTC Trinkets! I've added the lapel pins in the first post.
If it takes a while for a fully BFL-compatible firmware to become available, then maybe I should add a workaround for them.
*Any plans on updating bitminter java client to support MrTeal's BFL-based Chilis?
If it takes a while for a fully BFL-compatible firmware to become available, then maybe I should add a workaround for them.
October 31, 2013, 09:59:27 AM
Btctrinkets.com is throwing in two lapel pins for the runner up spots:
October 31, 2013, 08:39:48 AM
I've got a 0.01% chance of winning, so bring-it-on!
October 31, 2013, 04:25:05 AM
So, let's see, if I'm currently ~0.058%, yeah likely to never win but what the heck it's nice to know that at least I have a shot
*Any plans on updating bitminter java client to support MrTeal's BFL-based Chilis?
*Any plans on updating bitminter java client to support MrTeal's BFL-based Chilis?
October 30, 2013, 11:10:03 PM
Woohoo, my chances are wayyyyyyyy better this time....
Got about 0.8% vs the 0.001% or something I had at the tail end of the GPUs
Got about 0.8% vs the 0.001% or something I had at the tail end of the GPUs
October 30, 2013, 08:31:29 PM
Haven't found a single block during the last year of mining. My luck for a block find is long overdue, maybe I'll manage to grab the race prize in the same go, but that'll be stretching it.
With only 20 GH/s, I think I will also never find a block. 
that goes for me too, i had all my set-up stolen and only just got back online with what little iv managed to buy. good luck to those who are in the running for 1st though
wow, how did you get it stolen?
October 30, 2013, 08:30:26 PM
It's like lottery, the more tickets you hold the greater are the odds of winning. Holding more tickets means you paid more for them. So it's fair that your chances are greater. You can solve a block even CPU-mnng, if you are very very lucky.
I see you're point. 
October 30, 2013, 07:39:47 PM
It's like lottery, the more tickets you hold the greater are the odds of winning. Holding more tickets means you paid more for them. So it's fair that your chances are greater. You can solve a block even CPU-mining, if you are very very lucky.
October 30, 2013, 07:04:18 PM
How is this fair for the smaller miners? I have never gotten my name on a block.
October 30, 2013, 06:37:09 PM
Haven't found a single block during the last year of mining. My luck for a block find is long overdue, maybe I'll manage to grab the race prize in the same go, but that'll be stretching it.
With only 20 GH/s, I think I will also never find a block. that goes for me too, i had all my set-up stolen and only just got back online with what little iv managed to buy. good luck to those who are in the running for 1st though
October 30, 2013, 06:05:49 PM
Haven't found a single block during the last year of mining. My luck for a block find is long overdue, maybe I'll manage to grab the race prize in the same go, but that'll be stretching it.
With only 20 GH/s, I think I will also never find a block. 
October 30, 2013, 06:04:21 PM
Wow!
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