Maybe @Irishbliss is a friend. It just looked like a mirror account with his first post linking to yours. I got to give you the benefit of the doubt, because I don't like making accusations I can't prove. If i'm wrong, than I seem like a jerk.

If you go for a 2.50 sbd payout, than perhaps lower it to 1.50 and spend 1.00 sbd on resteemed promotions to get more people to play. It isn't interesting, unless you get at least 5 contestants.