Summer really came this year.

TL;DR - This post is for the sole purpose of choosing a winner. If you commented in the [Drawing Thread], you are entered in the drawing and don't need to do anything else. By 16:00 UTC (less than an hour as of posting this), the winner will be selected. The Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain will be used to pick this winner. This can be verified at any device running Python 3.7, and you do not need to own Bitcoin in order to participate.

Additionally, all information to replicate the Drawing at home is available on Dropbox, scroll down for more information.

Importantly, this post WILL NOT BE EDITED in order to keep the integrity of the Drawing. To verify this, there will not be an asterisk near the time passed since its creation. The winner will be announced in a stickied comment.

DISCLAIMER: Some of the information may be unrevised, but procedures are the same as prior draws. Thank you.

Off Topic:

If you’re wondering about the fan art contest, the [Discussion] Thread should have all of the information necessary. All comments are welcome there. Sorry for the delay.

[Discussion #44]: https://old.reddit.com/r/millionairemakersmeta/comments/cg0dc7/wow_i_forgot_about_this_sorry_discussion_44/?

Explanation!

The Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain will be used to choose a winner. Once the time listed has passed, there will be an active check to determine the blockchain's winning hash. Like before, this subreddit will wait for the 3^rd Block after the time (being 16:00 UTC) to select the winner.

If a block is discovered by 15:59 UTC, it will not be counted towards the counter of three blocks. If it's discovered by 16:00 UTC, then it will, simple. This can be checked by seeing the timestamp given to it by blockchain explorers.

You are able to see how this subreddit will verify the winner by checking the Dropbox folder, which also includes a back-up plan in case of an emergency.

Awareness for Fairness:

This post will not be edited! This is to prevent tampering of the hash or files by any of the moderators. To prove this, look for the lack of an asterisk near the time since creation.

To verify if a hash for a file is that of Draw #44, remove the first two lines, and upload the file to a SHA-256 generator. The hash you receive should be the same as what is listed here.

If you are interested in doing this for yourself, download Python 3 and follow the path to the text file here: MM44\Drawing\OfficialMM44IDs.txt

(Also, I changed the folder name to be much more concise. Less time spent writing the folder name is more time spent getting this post out to you.)

No Stream:

There won't be a stream today. Frankly, I don’t know how to stream on an iPad.

Instead, I will be commenting on the progress of the drawing via the comments, so other users can keep track of the progress. Additionally, I may use screen capture to record the video, and create an unlisted upload on YouTube that is of the winning draw.

Information Used For Draw #44:

Dropbox Folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r4ph4hz734xr6yr/AABbpDiKairx7GoOxnj6PvRSa?dl=0
SHA-256 (hash.online-convert.com): 9b8d8720467ff34fb99874944b8bb89bc87b57cdd4ee885a830c7f4356b2a7a4

Python PRAW Code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sh2p64i3c8z8jro/(ALTERED) MM Comment IDs Retrieval via PRAW.py?dl=0
Python Selection Code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qa1ypti0dgt6sfg/MillionaireMakersDrawingCode.py?dl=0
Comment IDs' Text: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qyokmk8toi0eowg/OfficialMM44IDs.txt?dl=0

Block Selection: The Third Block After 21 July 2019 - 16:00:00 UTC
Total Participants: 5,769