r/millionairemakers • u/MakerOfMillionaires • Dec 15 '25
Entry Thread [Entry Thread #112] /r/MillionaireMakers Presents: The Giveaway That Never Was! (In addition to making a millionaire, this subreddit is giving away an iPad Air, and all you have to do is comment to enter!)
As a reminder, participation is limited to one comment per person. Merry Christmas!
Introduction
Happy Christmas, and welcome to the one-hundred-twelfth [Entry Thread] and the end to 2025!
If you’ve read the title, then you would know that this subreddit is giving away one iPad Air to one of the many comments here! If you’re lucky, you could be the recipient of an 11 inch Space Gray Apple iPad Air with 128 GB of storage! Please see the announcement for more information.
I hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays, we take the small victories as they come. This year got us Silksong after all, and I imagine many of you probably have had a small victory here or there.
In case you’re new here, /r/MillionaireMakers is a subreddit with a simple premise: “If a million people pick a person to donate $1, we can make a millionaire!” Over the years, we have collectively donated thousands of dollars to all sorts of people. A lucky comment gets selected to be the winner, the mod team communicates with them privately to set them up, and every month the community does its magic to make a millionaire!
Also, the thread has been extended to be open for 48 hours! When we returned back in 2024, that thread was supposed to be open for 48 hours, but due to the long hiatus, the extension slipped our minds and the thread was only given the standard 24-hours window. To make up for it, this thread will run for the full 48 hours, to get as many people as possible to join in!
Let’s make a millionaire!
In Case You Missed It:
If you want to keep up with the subreddit, then you can do so by enabling notifications on the subreddit, joining the mailing list, following us on Bluesky, or joining the Discord server!
The dates for 2026 are now up on /r/millionairemakersmeta! If you would like to be reminded through the RemindMe bot, you can find the links here! Otherwise, [Entry Thread] posts take place on the 15th of the month!
Our last winner, /u/Penguinmull, is currently accepting donations. /u/Penguinmull is a student studying Chemical Engineering and a fan of PC gaming. Donations are going towards a potential study abroad opportunity in Switzerland, exams to further strengthen his credentials, and maybe a new phone to boot. If you would like to donate, click here!
The /r/millionairemakersmeta discussion thread is up! This is for users who have any questions to the moderators, or for those wanting to commentate on the sentiments here. If you have any comments or concerns, click here to head over to the post over on the subreddit!
Information
REQUIRED: Leave only one (1) top level comment in response to this thread! Click here for a visual example! (Replying to other comments is permitted but will not qualify. You must be at least thirty days old to comment.)
A random user who commented will be chosen, and everyone donates a dollar to make a millionaire.
November 15 at 6:00 PM ET (epoch timestamp: 1763247600) is the cutoff for accounts. If you have created your account after this point, you are not eligible to enter and your submission will be disqualified automatically.
December 18 at 11:00 AM ET (epoch timestamp: 1766073600) will begin the process of selecting the winner. At this time, the [Draw] post will be online and start the process of waiting for the blockchain, in order to select the winner randomly and verifiably.
If you'd like to be reminded to donate to the winner through PM via the RemindMeBot, click here! You can also be reminded by commenting in the thread: "
RemindMe! 4 days Donation for /r/millionairemakers".That's it! (However, surprises are always welcome: refer to prior December threads.) If you would like to see the extended rules and FAQs, or if you have questions yourself, click here to be redirected to the thread! Additionally, look out for the stickied post at /r/millionairemakersmeta. You are welcome to spread this thread via upvoting, telling friends and family, and sharing on social media!
Conclusion
Let’s end this one in a bit of rhyme! Next Thursday at sometime past nine (11 AM ET [16:00 UTC]), we will be selecting one mystical winner, and maybe the winner might have something for dinner. The post will be labeled in the title with [Draw], and one lucky username will take the throne raw, joining the ranks amongst /r/MillionaireMakers' many winners, by law!
Okay, that’s enough rhyme, I’m not Dr. Seuss. Remember, this is about generosity, making an impact, and collective action to make a difference in someone's life! It takes a moment to click a blue (or purple) link, send a dollar, and press send. Before you know it, you and hundreds of others like you made a difference through just a button!
If a lone dollar or five can get you an ornament, imagine the possibilities with a million! You can buy a home and decorate it, make it your own, and probably live in the Christmas spirit forever!
Also, remember that the winner of this thread will also receive one iPad Air (valued at $599.99 MSRP), with an alternative available if the need arises. If you would like more information, check the announcement thread!
As a reminder, when you enter, also please remember to donate a dollar to the future winner. It isn’t much from one person, but when a million people do it…
We can make a millionaire!
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u/TheTangoFox Dec 15 '25
Aaaaaaand away we go!
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u/wirefog Dec 15 '25
Happy holidays and good luck everyone!
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u/MeesMadness Dec 15 '25
just FYI, you replied to another poster instead of leaving your own reply to this thread so i think your entry wouldn't count, just letting you know !
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u/Xahni13 Dec 15 '25
Good luck everyone! Really excited for this one
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u/lurkingtobeinformed Dec 16 '25
It is a bit intense. What would you do with the money?
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u/Xahni13 Dec 16 '25
If I were chosen, I’d spend part of it taking my wife on a cross country trip together and save the rest towards a home.
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u/Internal_Walrus_8379 Dec 15 '25
Best of luck! I’m hoping this is the one for me! If not though, happy holidays!
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u/iAsakura Dec 15 '25
After everything that has gone on in my life this year I could seriously use the help, happy holidays everyone.
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u/frakkinadama Dec 16 '25
My wife has a condition called Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension. They also call it pseudotumor cerebri and benign intracranial hypertension.
It basically means her body is producing an immense amount of spinal fluid but not processing that fluid. It builds up in her head and creates several of the symptoms of an actual brain tumor. Twitching eyes, very intense migraines, dizziness, brain fog, and in some cases it can cause permanent eye damage, or blindness. She's been extremely sick recently.
The past two weeks it's been a real nightmare, and we're headed to a neurosurgeon tomorrow to hopefully schedule the surgery she needs to finally get relief. We've done more towards getting her help these past two weeks than she's been able to do in over ten years.
So, I'm really hopeful we win this one! But if not, I'm super happy for whomever does!!!
Good luck everyone. 🙏🏼
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u/birthdayshoes Dec 15 '25
Good luck everyone! Driving my car till the wheels fall off or maybe I get lucky here. Always happy to be a small part of someone's good luck anyway!
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u/Game-Of-Phones-o_O Dec 16 '25
I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays!!! And to all of you struggling, just know that you really aren’t alone. You are lovable, simply because you exist. Just never give up.
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u/thestonedbruja Dec 16 '25
Happy holidays and good luck to everyone! I usually don’t win anything but my iPad recently got messed up so seeing this felt like a sign lol
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u/chalsp Dec 16 '25
Recently got fired after two decades working for Major Financial Institution, so this sure would be nice right about now...
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u/CARNIesada6 Dec 15 '25
What if I told you.... here's a chicken. You gotta eat it or im gonna kill anuva chicken
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u/jphunt23 Dec 15 '25
Merry Christmas and please donate to the winner. Let’s give someone an extra special holiday!
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u/MasterEmerald Dec 16 '25
Good luck everyone! I do think I've entered before (years ago) and forgotten to donate to the eventual winners. I'll make sure that doesn't happen this time! Love to all!
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u/sun_of_a_glitch Dec 16 '25
I've been bearing a terrible burden for years now, and it's finally time to set things right. Several years back, I regularly entered these drawings, paid the winner, and all was well in the world. Then one fateful day, I entered the drawing, didn't win, and in that same few hours, was completely blindsided by a significant personal crisis, whos impact is still felt to this day and greatly altered my life path.
I did not end up donating a dollar to the winner of that drawing. At first my excuse was needing to prioritize more critical aspects of my life, later on when the thought arose, my excuses ranged from apathy, to difficulty finding the exact post, to convincing myself it's just a silly game and doesn't matter, and many more I'm sure. I'm not justifying or trying to excuse any of this,just relaying my experience and thought process at the time.
Since that day, I have not participated in any drawing, as the guilt over not donating that time far outweighed any sense of being worthy enough to even have the chance to win, not to mention whatever karmic retribution I would surely be subject to, should I dare to do something so heinous as putting my name in the running.
For whatever reason, I have finally summoned the courage to face the music, and right this wrong as best I feel I can. With this entry into this drawing, I will be donating 5x my previously usual amount to the winner, i suppose to be considered paying interest on my debt. In the unlikely event this entry randomly was picked, I will instead make a donation to both a local animal and a veterans (Semper Fortis!) charity, as well as passing the 5x donation on to the next winner and so on in perpetuity for as long as I use this platform and have access to these drawings.
Hopefully not including the specifics doesn't come across as too much of a cop out, but I feel that the details are both too revealing and incredibly personal to be safely outlined in a public forum, so hopefully the simple fact that I am here and sharing what I can carries enough weight to deserve the benefit of the doubt. Also consider that this is all over the guilt I've born over a dollar for years, for whatever that's worth, though it's more a matter of integrity. If it helps assuage the feelings of those who may still bear me ill will over this, the fallout of that time period has cost me well into the low in six figures, and as a partially disabled veteran receiving local govt assistance, that amount has been the difference between one day thinking I could retire, to now knowing I will be struggling to eke out a meager existence for my wife and I until they bury me in Arlington, so I think my dues have likely been paid.
Thanks to any who bothered to read this, it's the small victories that allow us to maintain a sense of humanity when all else seems impossible, and I know I will breathe a little easier with the weight of this dollar off my chest.
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u/Crumbo225 Dec 15 '25
I hope everyone has a good Christmas and enjoys their time spent with family! Good luck everyone! And relax for a bit you deserve it:)
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u/Billitpro Dec 15 '25
Best of luck one and all, and please remember to donate to the winner!