All of this is new to me. Somehow this whole episode passed me by and I knew nothing about it. Time permitting I will take a look at what Spiroll is/was and how Royse777 fitted in to the equation but if there was something untoward going on at the time why was not picked up by others?
If (and it is an "if") Royse777 was participating in scam conduct by colluding with a business to fool forum members, then that is unacceptable conduct.
Anyway, to me, it was all a setup. Royse knew full well that Spiroll's account was participating in the contest he was managing, and he awarded the prize to that "Alt account", even though it "Did not win it."
If the Spiroll couldn't even pay a 50$ Prize for a mere contest but use alt to win a competition by editing their own posts.