Steem Bingo — New Rules & Reward Structure
Welcome to the upgraded Steem Bingo! We've completely overhauled how rounds work, how prizes are distributed, and how every player gets rewarded. Here's everything you need to know.
🔢 How Rounds Work
Each round has a maximum of 430 tickets. Once a round fills up, it closes immediately and a new round opens — no waiting, no gaps.
Tickets per user per round: Maximum 15 tickets per user per round.
Bought more than 15 at once? No problem. Your surplus tickets are automatically carried forward into the next round(s). You don't lose them — they're pre-assigned and ready to go the moment the next round opens.
🎰 How the Draw Works
Every midnight UTC, one round is drawn — always the oldest closed round waiting in the queue.
If rounds are filling up quickly and multiple rounds are pending, they draw one per night in order. No round is ever skipped.
Numbers are drawn randomly using a Fisher-Yates shuffle across the full 75-number Bingo pool.
🏆 Win Conditions & Rewards
There are 7 outcomes per round. Prizes are proportional to how many tickets were sold — a full 430-ticket round pays out the maximum amounts shown below.
| # | Condition | Max Reward | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full House | 117 STEEM | All 24 numbers on your card (excluding FREE) matched |
| 2 | Four Corners | 60 STEEM | B1, B5, O1, O5 all matched |
| 3 | Full Row | 50 STEEM | Any complete horizontal row matched |
| 4 | Full Column | 50 STEEM | Any complete vertical column matched |
| 5 | Any 10 Numbers | 18 STEEM | Any 10 of your numbers matched |
| 6 | Life-Saver | 15 STEEM | Randomly selected from non-winning players |
| 7 | Unlucky | 0 STEEM | Randomly selected from non-winning players |
Rewards scale proportionally. If a round closes with 215 tickets (half full), all prizes are halved.
Multiple win conditions can be hit in a single round by different players.
🍀 Life-Saver & Unlucky
After all pattern wins are determined, two players are randomly chosen from everyone who didn't win a pattern:
- Life-Saver — receives 15 STEEM (at max pool). Congratulations, luck was on your side!
- Unlucky — no prize, just the title. Better luck next round!
Life-Saver and Unlucky are always two different players.
💚 Upvotes for Every Buyer
Every ticket purchase earns you an upvote on your blog — regardless of whether you win or not.
- Buy tickets → we post a comment on your latest blog post with you as 100% beneficiary → upvote follows
- The more tickets you buy (up to 15 per round), the larger your upvote target
- Upvotes build up over time — we never skip a buyer
Who does NOT receive an upvote:
- The Unlucky player — no upvote, no comment, nothing extra
Who DOES receive an upvote:
- All regular buyers ✅
- Pattern winners ✅ (they also receive a congratulations comment)
- The Life-Saver winner ✅
📊 Upvote Target by Tickets
| Tickets Purchased | Upvote Target |
|---|---|
| 1 ticket | 1.2 STEEM+SP |
| 5 tickets | 6.0 STEEM+SP |
| 10 tickets | 12.0 STEEM+SP |
| 15 tickets (max) | 18.0 STEEM+SP |
Targets are always met — upvotes may come from multiple accounts over time as voting power naturally recovers. Our VP never drops below 80%.
🔄 Summary of Key Changes
| Before | Now |
|---|---|
| Unlimited round size | Max 430 tickets per round |
| Fixed prize amounts | Percentage-based (scales with tickets sold) |
| 4 win conditions | 7 outcomes including Life-Saver & Unlucky |
| Surplus tickets lost | Surplus automatically carries to next round |
| Single draw per round | Oldest pending round draws first every midnight |
Good luck everyone! 🎱
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