Longshot Contests — Rules & Eligibility
Last updated: 06/19/2026 These rules govern participation in contests run on Longshot (“Contests”). They form part of, and are incorporated into, the Longshot Terms of Service and should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice. Each individual Contest may also have its own posted details — entry window, format, scoring, and prize structure — and the version of these rules in effect at the time you enter a Contest is the version that applies to that entry.1. Eligibility
To enter a Contest, you must:- Be located in, and a resident of, a jurisdiction where participation is lawful. Contests are not available everywhere — see Where Contests are available below.
- Have a Longshot account created through an approved login method (a supported email or social authentication provider) with an associated wallet address.
- Not be an employee, officer, contractor, or affiliate of Longshot or the Sponsor, or an immediate family member of one, except where expressly permitted (for example, for testing) and only where doing so gives no access to non-public Contest data and no other competitive advantage.
Where Contests are available
Contests are not available in the United States. Contests are open only where participation is lawful. Residents of, persons located in, or persons ordinarily resident in the following jurisdictions are not eligible to participate in Contests or receive prizes: Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Myanmar / Burma, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe — and the regions of Ontario (Canada), Crimea (Ukraine), Donetsk (Ukraine), and Luhansk (Ukraine). Longshot may add, remove, or modify this list at any time to comply with applicable laws, sanctions programs, regulatory requirements, risk-management policies, or operational considerations.2. Your Account and Wallet
Participation is tied to your Longshot account and its associated wallet address. You are responsible for maintaining access to your account and that wallet. Longshot is not responsible for prizes that are lost, delayed, inaccessible, or unrecoverable because of user error or loss of account access.3. How Contests Work
Longshot offers both free-to-play Contests (no entry fee) and paid Contests (with an entry fee). Where a Contest has an entry fee, the fee is shown before you enter. Once you opt in and pay any required entry fee, follow the on-screen instructions to complete your entry. Each Contest’s scoring methodology, ranking procedure, tie-breaking procedure, format, question selection, schedule, and prize structure are described in that Contest’s posted details. By entering, you agree to the rules in effect for that Contest at the time of entry.4. Fair Play: Multiple Wallets and Anti-Sybil Policy
We recognize that users may legitimately control more than one blockchain wallet address. However, you may not create, coordinate, or operate multiple accounts, wallets, identities, or devices in order to gain an unfair advantage, increase prize eligibility, circumvent Contest restrictions, manipulate outcomes, or otherwise abuse a Contest. Longshot may use any reasonable method to detect fraudulent, coordinated, abusive, manipulative, or malicious behavior — including wallet analysis, blockchain analytics, behavioral analysis, account-relationship analysis, and other fraud-detection methods. Any participant determined by Longshot, in its sole discretion, to be engaging in Sybil activity, multi-account abuse, manipulation, fraud, or other malicious behavior may be disqualified, have prizes withheld, have entries voided, and/or have associated wallet addresses or accounts permanently blacklisted from future participation. All such determinations are final.5. Prizes
Prizes may be awarded as platform Bonus Credits, USDC stablecoins, or other rewards announced by Longshot. Unless otherwise specified, prizes are distributed automatically to the wallet address associated with the winning Longshot account. Certain prizes, including any cash prize over $500, may be subject to manual review, verification, or approval before they are distributed. You are solely responsible for maintaining access to the account that holds your winnings.6. Bonus Credits
Bonus Credits are awarded as prizes for certain platform activities. Currently, you can earn Bonus Credits only by placing on the prize leaderboard in eligible free-to-play Contests. How they work:- 1 Bonus Credit = 1 wrapped USDC.
- Bonus Credits can be spent only on the Longshot platform, only on the prediction markets product, and cannot be withdrawn or used as entry fees for paid Contests.
- Net winnings on Bonus Credit wagers are returned to you as regular USDC. For example: if you place a wager at 2x odds using 5 Bonus Credits, gross earnings are 5 is returned to you as USDC. That USDC can be withdrawn or re-used for new wagers.