[cditty]

By chance did you try the query that FireFly gave me?

PHP Code:

$newmember=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT userid,username,userid*0+RAND() AS randNum
                                        FROM user
                                       WHERE userid<>$daybits[1]
                                         AND (usergroupid=5
                                          OR usergroupid=6
                                          OR usergroupid=7
                                          OR usergroupid=2)
                                       ORDER BY randNum
                                       LIMIT 1"); 


FireFly, any thoughts about my last question? ie....use an image on the MOTD's posts. Something like the birthday hack?

Chris