The block in which the above post is included has a merkle root of e481bf76f90975023612a1b285214456e5bb77ec.
To find the winner we:
- Convert the merkle root into base 10:
e481bf76f90975023612a1b285214456e5bb77ec = 1304543370809404999627548638503015781185460336620. - Compute the residual after dividing by the number of tickets: 1304543370809404999627548638503015781185460336620 mod 969 = 709.
- This is the winning ticket, held by @mattclarke.
Congratulations!