The 2011 Christmas Livestreams, also called the Yogscast Christmas Goat Giving Special, were the first annual charity livestreams, where Lewis, Simon, Duncan, Sips, and many others streamed a number of games over the course of December. The aim of the livestreams was to raise money for Oxfam's 'Give a Goat', where goats were sent to third-world nations in Africa to support families and villages. The broadcasts officially started at 7PM GMT and lasted around 6 hours. On the main channel, there was a series of daily "calendar videos" to accompany the streams.
Donations were handled through JustGiving. All revenue earned from Justin.tv (Now Twitch.tv) was donated as well. In March of 2012, The Yogscast was named JustGiving's Most Popular Fundraiser of 2012 for their work.[1]
The livestreams were broadcasted out of Hannah & Lewis' basement throughout the month.[2] Sips became more popular and eventually began making his own videos on his channel. By the end of December, Sips had amassed a total of 25,000 subscribers, much to Simon and Lewis' surprise.
Over the course of the 2011 Christmas livestreams, a total of £62,328.69 ($96,755.94[3]) was raised from 3,615 generous donations.[4] A grand total of £66,040.30 ($102,514.55) was donated including Yogscast revenue and Gift Aid.
2011 Event Guide[]
Date | Event |
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Saturday 3rd | OpenTTD with Lewis, Duncan & Sips |
Sunday 4th | Anno 2070 with Lewis, Duncan & Sips |
Monday 5th | Saints Row The Third with Hannah & Tinman |
Tuesday 6th | Serious Sam 3 with Simon, Lewis, Duncan & Sips |
Wednesday 7th | Worms Reloaded with Simon, Lewis, Duncan & Sips |
Thursday 8th | Trine 2 with TotalBiscuit |
Friday 9th | Call of Duty with Tinman |
Saturday 10th | DEFCON: Everybody Dies with Duncan, Sips & Daltos |
Sunday 11th | Demigod with Simon, Lewis, Duncan, Sips & Tinman |
Monday 12th | Dota 2 with Lewis, Sips, Rythian & Hannah |
Tuesday 13th | Star Wars: The Old Republic (Early Access) with Peva |
Tuesday 13th | Saints Row The Third |
Wednesday 14th | Star Wars: The Old Republic (Early Access) with Lewis & Sips |
Thursday 15th | Flatout 3 & other terrible games |
Friday 16th | Star Wars: The Old Republic (Early Access) with Peva |
Friday 16th | Cobalt with Simon, Lewis & Sips |
Saturday 17th | Insect Armageddon with Simon & Lewis |
Sunday 18th | X-COM: UFO Defense with Lewis |
Monday 19th | Hannah & Friends |
Tuesday 20th | Magicka with TotalBiscuit |
Wednesday 21st | Star Wars: The Old Republic with Simon, Lewis & Duncan |
Thursday 22nd | Terraria with The Creatures |
Friday 23rd | Minecraft with Jesse Cox |
Tuesday 27th | Dig-N-Rig with Lewis & Sips |
Wednesday 28th | Dungeons of Dredmor with Lewis & Tinman |
Thursday 29th | Lewis plays Random Games |
Friday 30th | Lord of the Rings: War in the North with Hannah & Duncan |
Saturday 31st | OpenTTD with Simon, Lewis, Sips & Rythian |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120512045256/http://www.justgivingawards.com:80/finalists-list.php
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqzYRz3rd2g&feature=youtu.be&t=4m46s
- ↑ Historical monthly average GBP/USD exchange rate on December 31st, 2011 17:00 UTC of 1.55235 according to OFX
- ↑ https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/yogscast2011 JustGiving Donation Page