A Pair of Socks
For the first night of Hanukkah, we sent everyone socks.
150,000 people signed up to receive eight mystery gifts in December. Every few days, we’ll reveal the gifts on this site. Read the FAQ if you’re flummoxed.
Also, we’ve hidden a puzzle in this year’s gifts. Go to hanukkah.lol to join.
Night One
Night Two
A Pair of Socks
For the second night of Hanukkah, we sent everyone socks.
Night Three
A Pair of Socks
For the third night of Hanukkah, we sent everyone socks.
Night Four
An Investment
For the fourth night of Hanukkah, we invested your dollar into the Cards Against Humanity US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund.
Night Five
Chicago Public Media
For the fifth night of Hanukkah, we gave everyone’s money to WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR station, and made 150,000 people NPR members for one year. One tiny step toward keeping Americans from getting even dumber in a time when public funding for education, arts, and culture is at a historic low. Read more about it here
Night Six
A Week Off
For the sixth night, we gave our overseas printer a week of paid vacation. Read more about it here.
Night Seven
Picasso
For the seventh night, we purchased Tête de Faune, an original 1962 Picasso, and now you get to decide what happens to it.
Night Eight
Short May You Reign
For the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, we declared 150,000 people king of the for-real castle we bought in Ireland. Read more here.
