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Getting to know Candy - The channel currency of Lowco

  Earning Candy Non-Subscribers earn 1 candy every 15 minutes while the stream is live Subscribers earn 3 candy every 15 minutes while the stream is live Anyone in the channel while we are offline or hosting earns 1 candy per hour For every retweet of Lowco's daily going live tweet the mods will give chat 1 candy Candy will also be given when we hit social media milestones i.e. 90 candy for 90,000 Twitch followers, 100 for 10,000 Twitter followers etc. You can earn 100 candy if we add a sound effect to our open soundboard. Submit a suggestion through our form:  https://goo.gl/forms/IGC7cJgGosSNCef03 Candy can also be given at random times at the discretion of the mods Spending Candy Betting! When a mod starts a bet there will be instructions in chat and the options for betting. Raffle giveaways! When we are running a raffle, type !tickets x to spend x candy on raffle tickets to win a game! Slot roll! Typing !slot will remove 60 candy from you (nothing will happen ...

2018 Wrap Up!

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2018 was a fantastic year for Lowco and The Looney Bin. It would take forever to go over all the amazing things that happened in the year but below are some of the highlights from 2018! Lowco Appearing on Origin PC Live Origin PC is a major company in the gaming/streaming industry and Lowco was a special guest on their talk show, Origin PC Live. Hosted by KoozyL and Luis Bolanos, Lowco discussed her career as a Twitch broadcaster as well as talked about her website, StreamerSquare . St. Jude PLAYLIVE Fundraiser - Over $35,000 Raised Lowco did another fundraiser for St. Jude and for the whole month of May, her and The Looney Bin were able to raise over $35,000! Multiple milestones were set in place to hit and the community ended up reaching all of them. Here's just one of the many awesome moments from the month! Being a Panel Guest at Guardian Con 2018 Lowco had the great honour of being a guest speaker at Guardian Con in 2018; a charity convention with the...

Paws and Stripes Fundraiser

For Veterans Day 2018, Lowco wanted to do something special for people who have served in the United States military. She decided to raise money for Paws and Stripes , a remarkable organization that pairs Veterans with shelter dogs. Paws and Stripes pays for the dogs to receive training to become therapy dogs. This gives them a substantial upgrade to their quality of life, and the veterans have a companion to help them move forward. Therapy dogs can do wonders for veterans recovering from injuries sustained in combat, or dealing with PTSD or TBI. Lowco dedicated a full week to raising money for Paws and Stripes. She encouraged her viewers to donate directly to the organization via Tiltify, which brought in $2,334. She also donated a portion of all her twitch subs and bit donations during the week, totaling an additional $191.

TwitchCon 2018 Wrap Up

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This year was a busy year at TwitchCon! Other than many meetings and parties, Lowco was also having fun with plenty of events. Once TwitchCon started, Lowco had a fantastic meet and greet at the Design By Humans booth. This was followed by being a guest on a panel discussing what life is like behind the stream . Lowco also had the wonderful opportunity during the weekend to participate in Tiltify's Top Cook Ramen Challenge . Competing against powerhouses like WorkingChef and two time winner, DomesticDan; Lowco came out on top getting first place and raising $2500 for the charity, Call of Duty Endowment! Cannot believe I won the @WeAreTiltify Ramen Cooking Challenge! Beat 2x winner @DomesticDan and picked up some money for @CODE4Vets ! Who’s doubting my cooking skills now? pic.twitter.com/ZInALNXRQH — Lowco (@Lowco2525) October 28, 2018 During the last day, a wonderful meetup was had for both StreamerSquare and her stream team, Team Catalyst . Speaking o...

Lowco Appears on 'Crossing The Streams' Podcast

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On July 30, Lowco was a guest on the 'Crossing The Streams' podcast to discuss what it is like to run her website StreamerSquare on top of being a full time streamer. Hosted by Edward Lewis and James Turner , 'Crossing The Streams' is a podcast dedicated to YouTubers, Streamers, and Gaming. In Lowco's episode, topics such as what games to stream, and what goes on behind the scenes are just a couple of the things that were discussed. For new streamers, the episode is a great look at what it takes to become a full time streamer. For everyone else, it's a great casual conversation between three individuals in the gaming industry! Listen to the episode here:

Guardian Con 2018 - 'Evolution of Streaming' Panel Guest

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Lowco had the great honor of being a guest speaker at Guardian Con 2018; a charity convention with the goal of raising money and awareness around the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It is a hospital dedicated to researching and treating kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Moderated by ProfessorBroman , Lowco discussed the evolution of streaming alongside other content creators such as Mynameisbyf , Darkness429 , and RocketBear . It was a great panel full of good advice for new, and veteran streamers alike. The group touched on multiple major topics such as: Work/Life Balance and Streaming on platforms other than Twitch Lowco has a history with St. Jude as she raises money for the hospital every year. In both 2017 and 2018 the Looney Bin has raised over $60,000 collectively. For more information, Click here to read 2018's St. Jude event recap . Click here to read 2017's St. Jude event recap .

Warframe 'The Sacrifice' Story Sponsored Stream

Lowco has a long history with Digital Extremes' Sci-Fi space ninja looter shooter, Warframe. From checking out the game years ago in her early days of streaming to reeling in massive fish in one of the studio's biggest updates, Planes of Eidolon; she has always enjoyed going back to the game to slide, flip, shoot, and loot. On June 15, 2018 Lowco took part in a sponsored stream to showcase Warframe's latest cinematic quest in the main story line. Afterwards she had a great time hanging out with her community grouping up for missions together. Below is the start of her experience in 'The Sacrifice': Watch Lowco Plays Warframe Sacrifice Quest (Part 1) from Lowco on www.twitch.tv