In March, Joystiq's own Vlad Cole made the following deal: "If I fail to drop 25 pounds, then I'll give $500 of my own money to one of the Joystiq readers ranked in the top 20 list at right as of June 15, 2006 (selected via a roll of the d20). In other words, I've set a goal to lose 25 lbs. If I fail to achieve that goal, then I lose $500 to one of Joystiq's most active (and valuable) contributors."
Well, June 15 has come and gone and, though Vlad is away on summer hiatus, he's asked us to keep him to his word. The results: he didn't make it. Blame Philly's unavoidable cheesesteaks, the plethora of bars, or the general lack of interest in Sony's EyeToy: Kinetic program, the results are the same. Vlad didn't drop the el-bees, so now he's going to drop a cool $500 on one lucky reader. Who's the lucky winner? Using the mathematical magic contained at Random.org, we rolled our virtual die and arrived with the number ...
... 5!
So the loot goes to Netjak's Clayton "Alkaiser" Chan, Joystiq's fifth-highest ranked commenter. With three out of twenty slots, the Netjak crew had a serious statistical advantage undoubtedly coordinated to game just such a contest. All right guys, beers are on Alkaiser for the foreseeable future. We're sure as soon as Vlad returns from his self-imposed, shame-induced exile, he'll join you for a round.
