MySQL #1093 - You can't specify target table 'giveaways' for update in FROM clause

Question

I tried:

UPDATE giveaways SET winner = \'1\' WHERE ID = (SELECT MAX(ID) FROM giveaways)

But it gives:

#1093 - Yo

Answer 1

You can create a view of the subquery first and update/delete selecting from the view instead.. Just remember to drop the view after.