BIGO LIVE is a live streaming app that has absolutely skyrocketed in popularity among young Singaporeans.

The demographic that is most entrenched in it appears to be those in their early teens.

And this is where things get problematic.

Raffle

Take the example of this guy called "Hedley" who conducted a Bigo Live session.

He was holding a raffle contest for the latest Yeezy 350 V2 Oreo, which if you're wondering, is this:

A pair of these shoes retails for around $300, but prices can more than double on sites like Carousell.

So, when a raffle for one of these shoes comes about where each participant only needs to pay $28, chances are, youths who really want but can't afford those inflated prices will participate.

Well, one YouTuber, Sheeple, posted a video detailing some inconsistencies he picked up while watching Hedley's live streams.

It's a long clip, but the crux of his issue with Hedley appears to be what constituted a "ball swap".

Before we get on to the supposed inconsistencies, let's run through the game's sequence.

Here's Hedley announcing the giveaway on his Instagram account:

He would be using the stereotypical ping pong ball raffle.

Why not a number generator?

Hedley says it is very easy to rig the system using a generator.

Live stream

According to Sheeple, the live stream started at around 3am.

Hedley wrote down the numbers of the people participating in the raffle on ping pong balls.

There were a total of 24 participants, each one putting in $28.

Eventually a winner, number 10, was called.

Imperfect 10

Here's the number 10 ball as he wrote it, before he placed it in the box.

Here he is taking the winner out.

Here it is side by side.

Now, we have to be clear, this does not mean Hedley was cheating, it could be some weird angle induced shot.

Drop the ball

But another peculiar thing happened during the stream.

While shaking the ball out, the winning ball dropped on the floor.

He then proceeded to go off-screen for about 10 seconds to look for the ball.

That's right, no one who was watching the stream could see what he was doing during those 10 seconds.

And he came back with a slight juxtaposition.

Now, we are not saying he switched the balls, but in Hedley's own word, these things are "easy to rig".

And when the audience is made up of a demographic who might not be used to, or mature enough to always see through, sleights of hand, there could possibly be a fundamental problem with carrying out these type of streams.

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