Weekly giveaway rules
Every week, the 3 best stories or questions left in the comments under Old Col's Gold Tips videos each win all three of Old Col's books free. It's a competition of skill. A person reads the comments and picks the winners on how good the comment is. There's no random draw, and you don't need to subscribe or buy anything to enter.
Who runs it
JS Media Pty Ltd (ABN 59 671 790 195), New South Wales, Australia.
How to enter
Leave a top-level comment under an Old Col's Gold Tips video that answers that video's question. The question is in the pinned comment. Replies to other comments don't count. Keep the story your own. Copied, offensive or spam comments aren't judged, and neither are comments with links, email addresses or phone numbers in them.
Please don't post the exact spot you dig, your claim, or anything that shows where you live. A good story doesn't need it.
When
Each week runs from Monday 12:00 am to Sunday 11:59 pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). In the US that's roughly Sunday morning to the next Sunday morning. Comments left after the week ends go into the next week.
Judging
The Old Col's Gold Tips team reads every entry and picks the 3 best and most original. The judges' decision is final.
The prize
Each winner gets one digital copy (PDF) of all three books: Old Col's Gold Starter Kit, Reading the Ground, and Stay Legal & Safe. They sell together for US$12.99. There's no cash alternative.
How winners are told
We reply to each winning comment and ask the winner to email hello@oldcolsgold.com within 14 days, with the code from our reply in the subject line. We send the books to that email address. If we don't hear from a winner within 14 days, that prize lapses.
We will never ask for your address, phone number, bank details or any other personal details in the comments. If someone does, it isn't us.
Who can enter
You must be 18 or older. Each person can win once a month at most.
Your privacy
We only use a winner's email address to send the books and answer their questions. See our privacy policy.
Good to know
YouTube isn't a sponsor of this competition and isn't involved in it. Old Col is an AI character created by JS Media. The books don't promise you'll find gold or make money.
Contact
Last updated: 9 October 2026. JS Media Pty Ltd, Australia.