Spamton Sweepstakes

The Spamton Sweepstakes logo.

> IT'S ME, THE [Number One Greatest Salesman] SPAMTON G.
> SPAMTON!!!!
> YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM [Everything]
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>  Spamton
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The **Spamton Sweepstakes**, stylized as **$PAMTON $WEEPSTAKES**, was a twenty-four hour charity/auction campaign for the Child's Play charity, hosted on the official *Deltarune* website on September 17, 2022. It was announced through the *Deltarune* Sept 2022 Status Update on *Undertale*'s seventh anniversary.

The page and dialogue is Spamton-themed with 1990s-styled clip art, and offered various themed rewards. Donation milestones unlocked reward previews that also contain links to Chapter 3 teasers, pre-*Deltarune* anecdotes, and Hidden Music Tracks.

## Rewards

As fans donated money to Child's Play, certain donation milestones unlocked additional rewards for the sweepstakes and their descriptions. Most descriptions were written with Spamton's dialogue style, some containing links that are implied to correlate with the reward. A total of 38 different prizes were listed, primarily resembling Spamton-themed items and unique Spamton versions of *Deltarune* items sold on the official Fangamer store. Winners of the prizes were randomly selected and were announced in the Fangamer Livestream.

Two additional prizes were also sporadically offered on unique milestones. It was Spamton's Q&A on the Fangamer Twitter upon reaching $150,000, and Spamton's Fate once the last milestone was reached.

## [BIG SHOT] AUCTION HOUSE

Two individual eBay auctions were also available during the Sweepstakes charity event. Each one was for a one-of-a-kind *Deltarune*-themed item with a Certificate of Authenticity. The auction proceeds were donated to Pakistan Children Relief.

* Giant Golden Berdly Statue: A physical, gold electroplated polyresin version of the Berdly statue that first appears in Cyber City in Chapter 2. It is titled "The Golden Bird" on the certificate. The stand was signed by Toby Fox.
* The Mona Spamton: An oil on canvas, colorful version of the Spamton portrait that can appear in the Snowgrave Route, though the OK hand gesture was not replicated. It is a parody of the Mona Lisa. The back of the canvas was signed by Toby Fox, and the artist, Camille Young.

## Link Maze

An assortment of 26 different links were added to the official *Deltarune* website during the event. The initial links from rotating banners and `/code/` were early teasers and indicators of what the later links in prize descriptions could contain. Certain links redirect to the other related, or unique pages.

### Rotating Banners

These are links that can appear from the rotating banners underneath the music player on the `/sweepstakes/` page. One has a chance of appearing when the page is refreshed. Waiting long enough will also cause the banner to switch to a different one.

### Noelle's blog

These are pages that are implied to be from Noelle's internet blog. The majority of these links were revealed through completed Reward milestones. Her username on these pages is "holidaygirl1225." The window tab title for these pages is "Welcome to holidaygirl1225's game secrets, glitches, and theories!"

### Prize Links

URLs that were revealed as reward milestones were reached. These consist of teasers.

### Other Links

Extra URLs, most of which were not shared or directly referenced on the `/sweepstakes/` page, though were seemingly added to the website for the event.

 deltarune.com/man/ | \* (Behind the tree.).
 deltarune.com/dess/ | \* (It's a red guitar.)
 deltarune.com/sweepstakes/credits/ | [From The Classics You've Come To Expect]!!

## Fangamer Livestream

A live stream was hosted on the Fangamer YouTube Channel to announce the winners. Winners were announced by non-canonical Spamton impostors, primarily Spamton A. Spamton (played by wayneradiotv) and Spamton B. Spamton (played by Baaulp) on September 18, 2022.

Between revealing the winners of the prizes, several skits and short cutaway gags were performed, such as Spamton A. Spamton saluting the "National Spamton", an advertisement (and later recall) of a nutritional supplemental device dubbed the "Spamton NutriNose," an animated Spamton impostor named Spamton Z. Spamton encouraging viewers to disable their antiviruses, an advertisement for a Spamton-themed album named "Ok, That's What I Think Music Is," several Spamton-themed poems, and missing posters for Wayne and Bauulp.

After the final winners were announced, the livestream was intercepted by Fangamer employees, claiming that the stream had been hijacked and that they had contacted authorities to take care of the hijackers. The stream was then shut down by the FBI (the "Fangamer Bureau of Intelligence") as Wayne claimed that he was just an actor hired by Spamton himself, forcing him to exit the recording room via a sewer. As Wayne stumbled deliriously through a neighborhood, he eventually encountered a phone and pleaded with "Spamton" to spare him before being attacked by an unseen individual and vanishing.

## Lore Reveals

Both the link maze and Twitter Q&A provided a wealth of information on *Deltarune*'s lore.

* Spamton knew Noelle before the events of Chapter 2, Noelle being the only one to read his spam mail. He sent her a digital Pipis for Cat Petterz 2 as a thank you present, which duplicated until she had to clear her save file.
	+ Before the Twitter Q&A, several users finding `/bluecircle/` and `/egg/` theorized that Noelle had accidentally created Spamton. Spamton clarified in the Q&A that he sent her the Pipis, but she isn't his "mother" in any way.
	+ Spamton likes to call Pipis "the boys."
* Spamton was originally "just a little shorter" than the Addisons, but "the Spamton method" (possibly acquiring his NEO body, or simply metaphorical) caused him to grow.
* Spamton didn't always look like he does now, and his current look is a result of "[long lasting effect on my health from] BECOMING A [Big Shot]".
* Spamton denies knowledge of who the Knight is.
* Spamton had some form of relationship with Jevil in the past, but always lost games they played together.
	+ The quote "$#&\* the ketchup kids" is a reference to a meme Tumblr post.
	+ Spamton "theoretically" cheated at one of their games once, but lost anyway.
* He is aware of Dess's existence, as Noelle always responded to his emails about a "free friend find her" scam that mentioned her. He was not able to learn anything about Dess, however.
* *Deltarune*'s element system uses pairs, examples being Puppet/Cat (Spamton and Tasque Manager's element ID 6, which some items give resistance to), Thunder/Light, Dark/Star, and Death/Scythe.
* There is a character called "Tenna" with connections to Spamton.
* Spamton mentions the existence of "THAT [Cathode's] CREW," implying the TV has a gang of Darkners working for him, seemingly to gain info about "Mike."

In addition to the lore reveals, new content has been shown off:

* Two weather-themed Darkners with currently-unknown names, designed by Nelnal. Judging by the "*WEATHER NEWS TIME!*" quote in Nelnal's artwork, they appear to be weather forecasters.

* "Shadowman," a noir-themed enemy Darkner that takes the form of a black and white silhouette of a human mobster. Sparing Shadowman seemingly requires the party to shoot hearts to literally knock their socks off, and they have two revealed attacks:
	+ Shadowman pulls out a saxophone and plays a wave of quickly moving notes at the player.
	+ Shadowman pulls out a tommy gun and fires streams of long bullets, pausing twice before reloading.
* Two sprites of Kris and Susie in cowboy outfits.
* A sprite of Susie blinking while laying on something.

## Trivia

* Sweepstakes main page:
	+ The music player on the `/sweepstakes/` page can randomly play one of the five different MIDI versions of *Deltarune* Chapter 2 songs: *midi-spamton*, *midi-spamton-battle*, *midi-bigshot\_byShinkoNetCavy*, *midi-cybers-world\_byShinkoNetCavy* and *midi-pandora-palace\_byShinkoNetCavy*. The featured song can change if the page is refreshed. When the play button is clicked, a unique dancing Spamton sprite appears on the left side of the music player.
		- Two of the MIDI versions were made by Toby Fox, and three were made by ShinkoNetCavy.
	+ When previewing a prize, the top right of the window is a price tag with the official price of the item. However, a small angel Spamton appears and immediately changes the tag to "FREE!!!!!\*" It is the sprite that can appear during any battles against Spamton if the F1 key (right stick on console versions) is pressed.
	+ The Scented Candle prize's name is a reference to the Yankee Candle brand of scented candles.
	+ The video attached to the Scented Candle popup has hidden audio which can be heard when downloading or opening it in a new tab. It appears to be a person's voice, though the audio quality is poor and the first 6 seconds are unintelligible. Roughly 6.5 seconds in, they can be heard saying: "I can't stand close to the camera, I can see... my... little reflection." This is the only video on the Spamton Sweepstakes main page to include audio.
	+ The engravings on the Heart Locket prize are a reference to Solomon from the NES Godzilla Creepypasta, whose level clear screen reads "STILL THE BEST 1973".
	+ The Fantasyship Ring or Wedding Ring prizes are a likely reference to the Thorn Ring, an item offered by Spamton in Chapter 2, described as "commemorative".
	+ The Fungible Token prize is a reference to non-fungible tokens, a form of digital ownership that is highly controversial due to its use in scams and digital scarcity. The banner in the prize's website description features artwork of a monkey, likely referencing Bored Ape Yacht Club, a non-fungible token collection.
* Link maze:
	+ The tab name for `/weather/`, `/shadowmen/`, and `/lancer/`, "You're the Annoying Now Dog!," is a double reference to YTMND (You're the Man Now, Dog) and the Annoying Dog.
	+ Noelle describing how ICE-E had winked at her in the `/icee/` URL is reminiscent of the ICE-E that winks and glitches on the monitor for the "GIASFELFEBREHBER" puzzle in Cyber Field in Chapter 2.
	+ The inclusion of the screenshot of Superbad's wikipedia article references both it and the Sweepstakes' natures as link mazes and the former's launch date of 1997: Spamton's favorite year.
	+ Noelle's blog links:
		- "Dragon Blazers" and its sequels are games that are frequently mentioned in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
			* In Chapter 1, Rudy Holiday asks if Noelle has finished "Dragon Blazers III," to which she admits to being stuck on "the Ice Palace," and has been waiting to finish the game with him. He suggests that she brings the game, and Noelle agrees and will "bring it next time!"
			* In Chapter 2, Noelle, Susie, and Berdly mention previous "Dragon Blazers" games.
			* At the end of the Chapter 2, Noelle brings her handheld console during one of her daily visits to the Hospital. She has difficulties defeating a "Silver Drake" boss.
		- On the `/code/comments` page:
			* smartgenius555's phone number is generated to always be different when the page is refreshed, though it always begins with "555."
			* The game "Minecrap" was mentioned on the page. In Chapter 2, Hacker and Spamton reference the same game.
			* Inspecting the `/code/comments` page's source reveals that both "holidaygirl1225" and "sports" are listed as "user admin," hence being able to comment after the thread is locked.
			* The users "smartgenius" and "sports" are implied to be Berdly and Jockington respectively, as Berdly acts in a smug, condescending manner and wields a halberd just as "smartgenius" does, and "sports" has a soccer ball as their profile picture, likely in reference to Jockington copying a soccer ball image 73 times for his school project.
		- The username "Mewmewqueen" on the `/catpetterz/` page is implied to be Alphys, as she has expressed fondness for "The Symptons" show and enjoys playing video games.
		- "Cat Petterz 2" is likely a reference to *Petz*. Animals in *Petz* are rendered out of multiple circles and sprites just as "holidaygirl1225" mentions on `/bluecircle/`, and on `/catpetterz/`, "holidaygirl1225" mentions that "players have been able to hex edit the game data to create brand-new pets" which is a reference to the actual practice of hexing in the *Petz* community.
		- The white egg described on the `/egg/` page is similar to the *Pokémon* series's Bad Egg, which is a glitched Pokémon egg that can be obtained from modifying the game's code. Similar to the white egg, the Bad Egg cannot be removed without a cheating device.
			* The blue circle in the `/bluecircle/` page also acts similar to a Bad Egg, as it can multiply and crash the game.
* Fangamer Livestream:
	+ Toby Fox has stated that the "Silence" ending was also created for the Fangamer Livestream. However, he considers the "Normal" ending as the better ending.
	+ The Spamton NutriNose recall skit is based on a commercial announcing the recall of a Burger King Poké Ball toy after it was determined a suffocation hazard.
	+ The songlist from the "OK, That's What I Think Music Is" skit includes *Trouble Dingle* from *Undertale*'s Sound Test room.
	+ The "CH 2 COMMUNITY VIDEOTEXT" screen at the very start of the livestream has a major snow warning at the bottom, possibly referencing Noelle and/or the Snowgrave Route.

## Notes

1. ↑ The millesimal fineness number for sterling silver.

## References

1. ↑ *But as a treat to those fans who got a little something burning in their spacious pockets, this year we're creating a specil event -- SPAMTON SWEEPSTAKES, a SUPER SPECIL prize sweepstakes / charity auction starting Saturday 12PM PDT and running for 24 hours right here on deltarune.com ! And don't worry -- it will have content for Spamton Lovers and Haters alike!* - DELTARUNE Status Update Sept 2022 (Fox, Toby, September 15, 2022.) *deltarune.com*.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *WE HAVE BEEN ASTOUNDED BY YOUR AMAZING [Genorisity]!!! I HAVE DECIDED TO DO A [Specil Q&A]!! REPLY HERE WITH YOUR BEST [Query not found] AND I WILL [the answers] WHEN WE REACH [$150,000]!!!* - @Fangamer on Twitter, September 18, 2022.
3. ↑ *More stuff I drew* - Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, December 25, 2021.
4. ↑ *!!!SPAM!!! ton ALERT! THE [My Ass] SPAMTON CANDLE SMELLS LIKE [A Soy Sauce Stained Ashtray!]* - @Wonderiffical on Twitter, November 19, 2022.
5. ↑ *YOU [Asked], I [Answer], SPAMTON [Q&A] LIVE!!! NEW ANSWERS EVERY [so often] FROM [Everyone's favorite salesman]!!! ALL IN [This thread]!* - @Fangamer on Twitter, September 18, 2022.
6. ↑ *It was months in the making but I finally received the "skeleton snow globe" as a runner-up winner of the #spamtonsweepstakes!* - @vishapslayer on Twitter, March 06, 2023.
7. ↑ *But that's not all! We will also be holding a SPECIL, anyone-can-enter CHARITY AUCTION for THE ULTIMATE 2 MERCHES, in the works since before Chapter 2 released! What could they be!? (Auction proceeds to PAKISTAN CHILDREN RELIEF to bring aid to those suffering from the floods!)* - Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, September 15, 2022.
8. ↑ *The Giant Golden Berdly and the Mona Spamton raised 34K for @pakistanchild! I'm so humbled at the immense generosity and love for these two …?* - @meeellla on Twitter, September 18, 2022.
9. ↑ *(Anything that might happen is not remotely canon. Just have fun and enjoy the show!!!)* - Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, September 18, 2022.
10. ↑ *thank you thank you thank you again to @tobyfox and @Fangamer for giving us the opportunity to work on the $PAMTON $WEEPSTAKES. we all had a blast putting it together and even more fun watching it be shown to the world. enjoy spamton. enjoy* - @wayneradiotv on Twitter, September 19, 2022.
11. ↑ *SPAMTON SWEEPSTAKES - Spamton Value Network* - YouTube
12. ↑ *send this to your ex with no context* - kuueater on Tumblr, June 24, 2014.
13. ↑ *Thanks to anyone who found them on the Secret Pages! I produced this pair for a new chapter a while back, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. (If you don't want to watch the spoilers, be warned.) #DELTARUNE* - @nelnalium on Twitter, September 19, 2022.
14. ↑ *yeah Toby and I created the MIDIs on the sweepstakes page together. The ones that weren't credited to me in the filename are his ones.* - @ShinkoNetCavy on Twitter, September 18, 2022.
15. ↑ *Kris... isn't this room strange, though?
Those blocks look like something from Dragon Blazers...* - Noelle on the first Annoying Mouse Room, Chapter 2.
16. ↑ ***Susie:** It's like when your sister gets cursed in Dragon Blazers 2.
**Susie:** Even if her stats suck, she's still your party member.
**Berdly:** S... Susie!? A REAL Dragon Blazers 2 reference...?* - Susie and Berdly conversing, Chapter 2.
17. ↑ ***Noelle:** "Silver Drake?" I've never beaten this boss before...
**Rudy:** Alright, hand it over, honey! I got this!
**Noelle:** No, dad! This is my battle!
**Noelle:** ... So, um, how about just telling me what to do?
**Rudy:** Haha, sure! How about trying Fireshock?
**Noelle:** I'd love to, dad, but the mage left the party.* - Rudy and Noelle conversing, Chapter 2.
18. ↑ *Thanks a lot for the lovely city.
It's nearly as good as the one I made in Minecrap.* - Hacker in Castle Town, Chapter 2.
19. ↑ *KID! I'M BUSY BECOMING [God]. GO PLAY [Minecrap] OR SOMETHING!
IT'S NOT MY JOB TO BE SOME KIDS' [Extra Boss]!* - Spamton in Queen's Mansion, Snowgrave Route Chapter 2.
20. ↑ *So, in return, I can let you borrow, um...
M... My home-made DVD collection of the Symptons!
Y-you know, the sitcom about the middle-class monster family.* - Alphys, if "Chalk" is selected, Chapter 1.
21. ↑ *But if you're interested, I do have a recommendation.
There's, an, FPS game podcast that helps me sleep...* - Alphys, if "Lost sleep from being Susie's partner" is selected, Chapter 2.
22. ↑ *That was the "Normal" ending, we also prepared a brief alternate ending for the "Silence" ending. However, the "Normal" ending is a lot better, so I'm glad you guys chose Freedom!!!* - Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, September 19, 2022.
23. ↑ *Burger King Pokémon Toys Recall Commercial* - YouTube