Congrats Anise and I call it beginner ECF luck. It happened to me like all the time when I was new. It was really fun.
My wins have tapered off some, but like I swear certain new ECF'ers do like the YEAR of bewitchment winning LUCK and I enjoyed mine immensely.
There is some attribute you have to have, I'm not sure what it is, I want to say niceness, but man, that rules me RIGHT out, LOL, and also, Anise and I carried that contest and narrative load and I've already WON from this vendor, and frankly enjoyed the contest SO MUCH that like, I didn't even care if I won or not.
Anise was the "correct" person to win, and I hope you have MONDO success with your new flavors and stuff, and that you take to DIY like a duck to water, and etc.
Also, I won something like 3 days ago and I no longer EVEN enter contests unless it's something I want, so there is also THAT.
Plus, some people have luck in some areas, like I won a lot of stuff in contests. I also have dentures. So, like balance that OUT. Etc.
Anna