Wow God has been faithful and we are here for episode 8 of the contest in which we will also update you about the results of the just concluded episode 7. **To our sponsors and consistent upvoters in the persons of @lukestokes, @sircork, @surpassinggoogle and numerous others who I will not be able to mention their names, we are gratefulπππ. Thanks for supporting this initiative meant to enhance the experiences of steemians and rewarding hardworking witnesses.
Participation in this contest is once; you are not allowed to participate again if you have ever participated before otherwise the essence of this contest is defeated.

Supporters so far
Witnesses @lukestokes [witness name: @lukestokes.mhth], @sircork [witness name: @noblewitness], @surpassinggoogle [witness name: @steemgigs], @teamsteem and @pfunk

Inactive witnesses for episode #8 that you must not vote
Inactive witnesses are any witnesses between 1st to 100th position who are not actively producing blocks at the time of composing the current episode. It does not mean they will remain inactive indefinitely. For this episode, those whom we found to be inactive include:
@wackou @roadscape @bitcoiner @arhag @steempty@datasecuritynode @theprophet0 @witness.svk @kushed @cyrano.witness @au1nethyb1
Please note that voting inactive witnesses attracts outright disqualification since they are not active at the time of composition of this contest.

Contest aims
The primary aims of this contest, amongst other things, are:
To increase witness voting consciousness of steemians as well as their knowledge of the roles witnesses play in ensuring stable ecosystem.
This contest is targeted at ensuring continuous increase in the witness voting engagement rate occasionally published by @lukestokes. This is currently put at 32.88%

Witness votes delivered episode by episode
First episode delivered = 270 witness
Participants: @adoore-eu @ijele @princefizzy @hendeca8 @donaldpete @marpemusic@kidops @yura81
Winners: @adoore-eu @princefizzy and @kidops
Second episode delivered = 101 witness votes
Participants: @gutzygwin @bco @adjes-eu@lilcyphereu
Winners: @adjes-eu and @bco
Third episode delivered = 101 witness votes
Participants: @eunireal1 @bularji @desmoniac @lavanyalakshman @simplicitytech
Winners: @eunireal1 @burlarj and @desmoniac
Fourth episode delivered = 148 witness votes
Participants: @vickyrich @mfctanzim@tayorex @tayorex @barath15 @khusairi @wizardAve @darnhiel
Winners: @vickyrich @mfctanzim and @barath15
Fifth episode delivered = 127 witness votes
Participants: @quality-dev @alanwalker0 @blacktitan @bhavyalakshman @princefizzy @ranjith35 @darnhiel
Winners: @wealthinme @alberteinstein0 @aidenpearce
Sixth episode delivered = 147 witness votes
Participants: @quality-dev @alanwalker0 @blacktitan @bhavyalakshman @princefizzy @ranjith35 @darnhiel
Winners: @quality-dev @blacktitan @alanwalker0
Seventh episode delivered = 84 witness votes
Participants: @project-a @sola3097 @boomi @ttay
Winners: @project-a @sola3097 @ttay

Total witness votes delivered since inception
978

Total prizes awarded so far
30 sbd; 30steem

Announcing the winners of the #7 episode
In the just concluded #7 episode, we had 4 participants. Of this 4, first and second positions are tied at 42 valid votes by @project-a and @sola3097 while @ttay came third with 38 valid votes
With respect to first and second positions, what I will do now, is to add their prizes and divide it by two and award them. I think that's better. So we have 3sbd plus 2sbd gives 5sbd.5sbd divided by 2 gives 2.5sbd. So @project-a and @sola3097 gets 2.5sbd each while @ttay gets 1sbd!

Episode #8 of the contest
We will be neutral regarding your choice of witnesses to vote. We do not canvass for votes for particular witness. This contest is for you to select witnesses and cast your votes for them.
How to vote for witnesses
Click this link in the page that opens, you will see a list of top 50 witnesses. If your choice witnesses are among the 50, click on the corresponding upvote icon to vote. If they are not among the top 50, scroll down and you will see a box similar to the below image. Type in the name of your choice witness and vote.
The rules of the contest and how to submit your entry
You must RESTEEM this contest to reach wider audience.
You must vote for at least 20 witnesses (you can vote for the maximum 30 allowed witnesses if you have reasons to).
Visit https://steemd.com/@urusername(substitute @urusername with your Steemit username). Scroll down and you will see the all the list of all the witnesses you voted for. Screenshot/snapshot it.
In not more than 60 words, state the roles witnesses play in sustaining steem blockchain as a reply comment to this contest article; and upload the screenshot/snapshot of your chosen witnesses under your comment.
Invite your friends to come and upvote your comment.
All your chosen witnesses must be active at the time of choosing them.
Voting proxies attract outright disqualification.
NB: the contest comes to an end next week Sunday
Goodluck.
Yours truly,
@eurogee
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