# Jackpot

Join a shared draw, understand stake-weighted chances, fees, and recovery.

## What you are playing

Players contribute to a shared pot during an open entry window. One winner is selected, with each player's chance proportional to their contribution. The winner receives the pot after the configured protocol fee. This is a round-based shared draw, not a slot jackpot that grows indefinitely.

## How to play

1. Check the current round, currency, minimum contribution, closing time, and displayed fee.
2. Set your contribution and place the bet while entry is open.
3. Watch your confirmed contribution and chance. You can add more during the entry window; repeated entries from your address combine into one position.
4. Once entries close, wait for the draw and confirmed settlement.
5. Read the winner and payout. If the winner’s transfer is held, use the collection or release action offered by the game interface.

Your displayed chance can fall when other players add funds. It is your total contribution divided by the current total pot; the final chance is based on the pot used for the draw.

## Worked example

You contribute **10 units**, and everyone else contributes **90**.

1. **Final pot:** 100 units. Your chance is 10 ÷ 100 = **10%**.
2. **Example fee:** at an illustrative 5%, the winner receives **95 units**.
3. **Your result:** winning gives **85 profit** after subtracting your contribution. Losing costs **10**.
4. **If more money arrives:** another 100-unit contribution makes the pot 200 and your unchanged contribution worth **5% chance**.

> **Check the live fee:** 5% is used only to explain the arithmetic; it is not a fixed rule promised by this guide.

*Example amounts use generic currency units; the currency’s precision determines final rounding.*

## Practical tips

1. Read the fee and set a contribution limit before entering. Adding more increases your chance and your amount at risk; it does not make a win certain.
2. Splitting the same contribution into several entries does not multiply your chance. The illustrated winner strip is a reveal of the selected result, not a timing challenge you can stop.
3. For a fixed proportional fee and final pot, the basic expected gross return of a contribution is that contribution times the portion of the pot left after fees, apart from integer rounding. Higher contributions change exposure, not the fee advantage.

## Background

This version uses the familiar idea of a weighted prize draw: more contributed stake represents more of the chance space. That is a mechanical analogy, not a verified claim about the origin of this game. The distinctive feature here is a scheduled shared pot with chances proportional to contributions.

## Cancellation, refunds, and held payouts

1. **No contest:** fewer than two distinct entrants means no draw. After entries close, the round can be cancelled for a fee-free refund. Check that the refund itself is confirmed.
2. **Delayed draw:** cancellation after the draw is armed depends on timeout eligibility. A delay alone does not let every entrant withdraw whenever they choose.
3. **Held payment:** settlement normally attempts payment immediately. If the transfer fails, use the offered collection or release action. This does not redraw the winner.

## FAQ

### Does joining several times create several players?

No. Contributions from the same address aggregate.

### Are all players equally likely to win?

Only when their contributed stakes are equal.

### Is the displayed jackpot my potential profit?

It is a pot figure. Your net result also depends on the fee and your own total contribution.

### Is the next round guaranteed to open immediately?

Round scheduling is set by the game. Waiting for a new round is distinct from a draw in progress.


## Related

- [Game guides](/guides/)