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First off, Happy Hive Power Up Day to all of you! I've been trying to do slightly stronger power ups than I used to do, often the minimum. I had enough liquid from a Hive buy the other day to power up 50 today.

Bringing me up to 8,660 total HP! I really am pushing myself to get to 10K, I can almost taste it! Now onto the Sunday Giveaway.

This little initiative of mine started rather small and meek over a year ago now. I recall being happy to just get six or seven entrants in the contest and I really thought the event might only last a few months, but it has grown month after month. Today's giveaway had 50 participants, I'm pretty sure that is a new record! Thank you everyone for engaging in this fun event.

Not only has the number of people playing gone up, but the prizes have as well. All five regular spin winners now receive HSBI units thanks to the support of two generous Hive members @alohaed and @beelzael . They have been adding bonus HSBI to second through fifth place winners, thanks again guys!

The contest now has more prizes than just HSBI and DUO. There is also some BBH, CCD, and UNICOIN. Typically the tokens I give out come from my own personal stack. However, @cryptounicorn420 has gifted me some UNICOINs to use in giveaways. So thank you very much @cryptounicorn420 and her @uni-coin project. Once you have one complete token it can be exchanged for an HSBI unit, and they can be earned by delegating HP to the project or by receiving 0.0025 UNICOINs from the tip bot.

For more information on CCD tokens, they are the currency from @cryptocompany created by @powerpaul . Check out the website: https://cryptocompany.ceo/

For more information on BBH, a project from @bradleyarrow please check out the post: @hive-112281

Now diving into last weeks responses, it was about choosing your ultimate dream pet. There were some great responses:

Dog

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The dog just always seems to win when it comes to pet questions. Here is a Shiba Inu, just makes you think about DOGE coin. This particular breed was chosen by @stefano.massari , but three others chose dog as their ultimate pet including @mariiale1979 , @ckjcn22 and @suisver . Thanks for participating!

Dragon

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Who wouldn't want their own personal dragon? That would very cool! A giant guard dog that won't just chase away the mailman, it will incinerate him. Thanks for this fun pick by @freed99 , @youloseagain and @neblomax .

Capybara

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This cute South American rodent species were a popular choice. They are semiaquatic in nature and are found all over South America except in the nation of Chile. They live in dense forests near bodies of water, and adapt well to living in zoos and even as pets. So maybe you really could have one as a pet! Thanks to @henruc , @okarun and @uni-coin for this recommendation as a pet!

Cat

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This domestic feline was a popular choice, as many people already have cats and would never give them up. I grew up with cats and dogs, so I like them both. They are cute and very soft! Thanks to @rainbowdash4l , @rosahermosa
and @stranger27 for picking this pet.

Horse

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Where I grew up many of the neighbors owned horses. So I learned to ride them relatively young, even though I've never owned one. They are very expensive to purchase and care for is what I understand. So no horses in my near future! Thanks for this great pick by @thisismylife , @ladyaryastark and @hafiz34 .

Tyrannosaurus Rex

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This extinct dinosaur would have been an interesting pet. Nobody would mess with you for sure if one of these lived in your front yard. The only hard part would be convincing it not to eat you. This was picked by @doombot75 and @silverd510 . Dinosaur I lumped into here as well, that was picked by @lumpiadobo and @angeluxx .

Tiger

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These are such beautiful animals, if only they wouldn't try to eat you for lunch. Tigers have been kept in captivity for thousands of years and even the most well trained ones still turn on their owners from time to time. Siegfried & Roy could have attested to that as one of their white tigers attacked Roy during a show in Las Vegas back in 2003. I would prefer to observe these beautiful creatures from a safe distance! Thanks to @florakese and @flummi97 for choosing this potential pet.

Chanchocornio

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This half pig/ half unicorn was created by the daughter of my friend @beelzael . This was his pick for favorite pet. It would be in interesting creature!

Unicorn

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We all knew it would show up here somewhere, and here it is! It would be a great pet to have. Especially with all the magical powers, I want one too! Thanks for choosing this one @uni-coin and @ladymisa .

Gizmo

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And I couldn't possibly leave out the pick by by friend @geneeverett , Gizmo from the movie Gremlins. Just don't let him have water or eat after midnight. Otherwise your house will be filled with evil gremlins!

As always I am running out of space and time so I'll sum up the last few. A goat was a pick by @thisismylife and @gatet . The unicorn of Asia, the Saola, was the pick by @tengolotodo. An elephant was the pick by @bigorna1 , and a giant squid by @gwajnberg (why not?)

@yusmelys and @sgbonus both chose an owl. @melinda010100 and @ronnie10 no longer has pets nor wants any more (I'm in that boat too) went with a goldfish. Talk about easy! @dewabrata went with the Kraken to keep all of his enemies at bay, talk about a cool pet!

A hawk was picked by @alexvan, talk about a pretty animal. Penguin was the preference of @hatdogsensei and an ostrich by @longganisan . A hummingbird was the choice of @servelle and a butterfly by @cositav .

@qwerrie had a cool idea of having his own aquarium with a coral reef and aquatic life everywhere. I would love one too! @olaf.gui could throw his shark in there and @whywhy his dolphin!

And finishing up @gratefuleveryday went with a cuddly panda bear, a wombat from @sylmarill , a zebra by @tortangkahoy , meerkats by @dailyspam , chinchilla by @vaynard86 , baby cougars by @silvertop , a robot by @blitzzzz (no mess to clean), and Willump from League of legends by @pablito.saldo .

Now for today's entry question...

What is your favorite game?

The Giveaway

I will be giving out one prize of five (5) HSBI. Second and Third prizes will be 2 DUO tokens, the token I recently launched with @bulliontools and @bitcoinman . It offers those who stake sufficient tokens daily curation on quality posts, dividends, and a tipping bot. It also helps to onboard and retain new Hive members. At the end of the post there is a link to the white paper and where to purchase the tokens. Fourth prize is 100 BBH tokens. Fifth prize will be 250 CCD tokens. To participate you need a reputation level of at least 25 and bots cannot win. And please one entry per person to make it fair to everyone.

I currently have sponsors who also kick in some HSBI units to the second, third, fourth, and fifth regular spin winners. None on the bonus spins. The sponsors can still enter the giveaway, however, if they happen to win on one of the spins they sponsor I will re-spin the wheel for another winner. You can't sponsor HSBI units to yourself!

If you would like to be placed on a weekly reminder list just let me know and I'll make sure you get tagged each week.

@hiveborgminer
@kungfukid
@stekene
@elizabethbit
@ronnie10
@whywhy
@cositav
@hatdogsensei
@yusmelys
@moonthumb
@holdeck2
@borniet
@powerpaul
@curatorcat.pal
@rainbowdash4l
@alohaed
@okarun
@bigorna1
@ladyaryastark
@beelzael
@stranger27

How to Enter

Every week this will change. I'm looking for engagement rather than just saying "I am in". There is no need to upvote or re-blog, although if you choose to do so I would appreciate it. This week's question is: What is your favorite game?

HSBI

If you are unfamiliar with the prize you can learn more here:

@steembasicincome/hive-sbi

Or check out my recent post:

https://labs.inleo.io/@thebighigg/hsbi-what-are-they-my-experience-and-a-starter-guide

Choosing the Winners

All valid entries will be placed on the Wheel of Names and I will spin it four times. The first prize will be 5 HSBI units. The second and third prize will be two DUO tokens. Fourth prize will be 100 BBH tokens. Fifth prize will be 250 CCD tokens. And since I am spinning the same wheel four times in a row it is theoretically possible for the same person to win all four prizes! Although I have yet to see it happen, maybe this week?

Deadline

One week from today which will be Sunday June 8, 2025 at 8 A.M. California Pacific Time.

Now to choose last week's lucky winners!

And the first spin!

Congratulations @bigorna1 , you won 5 HSBI units!

And the second spin!

Congratulations @rainbowdash4l , you won 2 DUO tokens from my stash, and some bonus HSBI units from @alohaed !

The third spin

Congratulations @doombot75 , you have won 2 DUO tokens from my personal stack and some additional HSBI units from my friend @alohaed !

The fourth spin

Congratulations @tengolotodo , you have won 100 BBH tokens from my stack and a 3 HSBI bonus courtesy of my friend @beelzael !

The fifth spin

Congratulations @pablito.saldo , you have won 250 CCD tokens from my personal stack and two bonus HSBI units courtesy of my friend @beelzael !

Now for some bonus spins!

As the number of entrants has gone up I've added some bonus prizes to increase the odds of people winning. These will vary week to week depending on what tokens I have or if I have some extra Hive for HSBI prizes. So here we go!

First bonus wins 2 DUO tokens!

Congratulations @uni-coin , you have won 2 DUO tokens!

Second bonus wins 1 DUO token!

Congratulations @yusmelys , you have won 1 DUO token!

Third bonus spin wins 100 BBH tokens!

Congratulations @gatet , you have won 100 BBH tokens!

Fourth bonus spin wins 250 CCD tokens

Congratulations @rosahermosa , you have won 250 CCD tokens!

And today just for fun I'll add on a fifth bonus spin to win 1 UNICOIN!

Congratulations @rainbowdash4l , you have won one UNICOIN! These can be converted into HSBI units! Two wins on the day, a lucky streak!

And a special thank you to @alohaed for sponsoring some HSBI units for second and third place!

And a special thank you to @beelzael for sponsoring some HSBI units for fourth and fifth place!

That will wrap up this week's giveaway. Please feel free to leave you entry response below, along with any comments or questions. Thank you for all of your support, it's deeply appreciated! Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy

Disclaimer:

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This is not financial advise and I'm not a financial planner. Always do research on your own before investing your hard earned money!

I am part of the management team of the DUO token

DUO token

This is a token from the Hive Onboarding Committee (HOC). It offers curation, dividends, and a tipping bot for those who stake enough tokens. The overall purpose of the token is to stack enough HP to be able to assist the HOC in onboarding and retaining new members to Hive.

Please check out the white paper: @hive-193566/duo-white-paper

You can find DUO for sale here:

https://tribaldex.com/trade/DUO
https://hive-engine.com/trade/DUO