Ivan's Balls are back. People went so ballistic the last time we couldn't resist another round.
As with any good sequel, there's a twist. You can no longer pick your size, but balls are cheaper and include guaranteed bonus rewards. Including a fully functional PVS-14 (with a custom R&D paint-job).
About the Balls
Unlike previous "Gumball" themed clearance events, Boot Balls™ are composed of regular inventory direct from our shelves. You're getting our regular products at a massive discount—all boots are Good to Excellent condition.
Each Boot Ball™ contains one (1) randomly selected pair of boots based on the published odds below. No special requests for specific boot models or size will be honored, it's all down to what the random number generator says.
In addition to the Boot Roll, there is a Guaranteed Bonus Roll included with each Boot Ball. (See the published odds below)
Please note that this is a clearance event. Returns, exchanges, and warranties are not honored on Boot Balls™.
The Boot Ball™ RNG Process
Below you will find the table of available boots, each with a corresponding percentile chance. Boot Ball™ items are determined through the following RNG system—no requests for specific boots are allowed.
Let’s say you have your eye on a particular pair of boots and want to calculate your chance of getting them, at least once, across multiple Boot Balls™. The formula for this is:
1 - ( 1 - % Chance) ^ (# of Chances)
If boot A has a 20% chance per Boot Ball™, and you purchase three Boot Balls™, here's how it would shake out. Your chance at boot A is equal to:
1 - (1 - 0.20)^3 = 0.488
In other words, your chance at boot A is 48.8%
Note: To use this formula you need to express the percentage chance in decimal form. The 20% chance in the formula above is written as "0.20" not "20."
Happy hunting and may RNGesus bless you!
Boot Roll
| Boot Type | Probability | Retail |
| Austrian Delta | 0.06% | $99.99 |
| Bundeswehr Jungle | 1.63% | $64.99 |
| Tropical Naval Board | 2.92% | $74.99 |
| KAZ 03 Alpine Ranger | 3.44% | $39.99 |
| M59 Alpine | 10.90% | $34.99 |
| KS90 Gen I | 16.97% | $59.99 |
| KS2007 | 17.20% | $89.99 |
| KS90 Gen II | 46.88% | $89.99 |
| Item | Probability | Retail |
| Custom Painted PVS-14 |
0.06% | $2,250.00 |
| Bootsak | 0.94% | $194.95 |
| Bootcrate™ | 1.25% | $125.99 |
| Zibby Broot | 4.69% | $19.99 |
| Bundie Boot | 7.81% | $5.99 |
| Zibby Boot | 14.69% | $6.99 |
| Boot Clean Kit | 23.56% | $21.48 |
| Boot Breath | 47.00% | $10.99 |
I got an aim-9 sidewinder standee, the two pack bundeswehr tank tops, and the eternally weird east german vinyl poncho. I would gamble again.
Awesome raffle, awesome prize!
Got some pretty awesome helmet liners and hats. Always seem to get a gift card in these things too. Basically free stuff from the kool kommando klub.
You don't buy the gumballs hoping for something specific. You buy them to have a good time! Or, in my case to bring confusion and then joy (in the form of 3 gondolas) to each of my kids. In these trying times, that is all that one really needs.
Got two scarves and some pants out of this, and well worth it. The cold Midwest winters won’t be so bad with the scarves, and the pants are just fantastic work pants. Very heavy duty, and comfy.
