Lottery

How the Lottery Works

Buy tickets, join the pool, and let the draw decide. Every ticket is one entry in a cryptographically secure weighted draw — more tickets means better odds — and prizes are split by rank from the total pool after the platform fee.

01

Buy a Ticket

Choose a draw — Daily ($10), Weekly ($50), Fortnightly ($100), or Monthly ($200). Your ticket price is deducted from your wallet instantly and added to the prize pool. You can hold multiple tickets to increase your chances.

02

Wait for the Draw

Each draw has a closing time. Daily draws close every 24 hours, weekly every 7 days, fortnightly every 14 days, monthly every month. A minimum number of unique participants must be reached before the draw can run.

03

Random Winner Selection

At draw time, every ticket is its own entry in a cryptographically secure draw — the more tickets you hold, the higher your chance at every prize rank. Up to three winning tickets are drawn, so a player holding several winning tickets can take more than one rank.

04

Prizes Credited

Prizes are split between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and credited to each winner's wallet instantly. You receive an in-app notification and a confirmation email. A new draw opens automatically for the same type.

How Prizes Are Calculated

Step 1

Build the Pool

totalPool = tickets × ticketPrice

platformFee = totalPool × feePercent

prizePool = totalPool − platformFee

Step 2

Split by Rank

3 winners:
   1st = prizePool × 50%
   2nd = prizePool × 30%
   3rd = prizePool × 20%

2 winners:
   1st = prizePool × 60%
   2nd = prizePool × 40%

1 winner:
   1st = prizePool × 100%

Step 3

Credit & Notify

user.balance += prize

if balance > maxWallet:
   overflow → platform

notify winner by in-app + email

More tickets = more entries, so a better shot at every rank — and since each ticket is drawn independently, a player holding several winning tickets can take more than one rank. The prize for each rank is a fixed share of the pool (50 / 30 / 20), no matter how many tickets the winner holds.

Daily

$10 / ticket

Closes every 24 hours

Weekly

$50 / ticket

Closes every 7 days

Fortnightly

$100 / ticket

Closes every 14 days

Monthly

$200 / ticket

Closes every month

Worked Examples

All examples use a 10% platform fee for clarity.

Three Winners (Standard Draw)

Daily draw · $10 / ticket · 10% fee

5 participants

Participants

NameTicketsRankPrize
Alice3 #1$54.00
Bob2 #2$32.40
Carol1 #3$21.60
Dave4
Eve2

Pool Breakdown

Total pool$120.00
Platform fee (10%)$12.00
Prize pool$108.00

Prize Split

1st50%
$54.00
2nd30%
$32.40
3rd20%
$21.60

Three winning tickets are drawn from the 12 in the pool — one possible outcome shown here. Because every ticket is its own entry, a player holding several winning tickets can take more than one rank; winners are not deduplicated by person. Prize amounts are fixed shares of the pool by rank.

Only Two Tickets Sold

Daily draw · $50 / ticket · 10% fee

2 participants

Participants

NameTicketsRankPrize
Alice1 #1$54.00
Bob1 #2$36.00

Pool Breakdown

Total pool$100.00
Platform fee (10%)$10.00
Prize pool$90.00

Prize Split

1st60%
$54.00
2nd40%
$36.00

The number of ranks equals the number of tickets drawn, capped at three. With only two tickets in the pool, just two ranks pay out and the split becomes 60 / 40.

Not Enough Participants — Draw Postponed

Monthly draw · $200 / ticket · 10% fee

2 participants

Participants

NameTicketsRankPrize
Alice1Ticket held — refund pending
Bob1Ticket held — refund pending

Pool Breakdown

Total pool$400.00
Platform fee (10%)
Prize pool

If the minimum participant count is not met at closing time, the draw is postponed. The end time is extended by the configured duration (default 24 h) and an admin notification is sent. No prizes are paid until the threshold is reached.

Lottery Rules & Limits

Ticket priceDaily $10 · Weekly $50 · Fortnightly $100 · Monthly $200
Active drawsOne per type — up to 4 running at once
Min. unique participantsAdmin-set; draw postponed if not met
Tickets per personUnlimited (optional cap per draw)
Winner selectionTicket-weighted draw (crypto-secure RNG)
Winning tickets3 (or fewer if < 3 tickets sold) — one player may win several
Prize split (3 winners)50% · 30% · 20%
Prize split (2 winners)60% · 40%
Prize split (1 winner)100%
Platform feeAdmin-set %, deducted from total pool
Wallet balance capOverflow from prize credited to platform

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