Fees explained
Last updated 25 October 2026
What it costs to play, who gets what, and an example you can check yourself. Every payout is calculated by the public smart contract. You can verify any finished room on the home page ("Verify a round").
The short version
- BuzzPot keeps 5% of every entry fee. The other 95% goes into the room's prize pool.
- The winner also pays for their winning number. It is shown in the game before you confirm. You only pay it if you win.
- Network costs are paid in SOL to the Solana network, not to BuzzPot.
- Adding USDC to the game and withdrawing it cost nothing from BuzzPot.
What you pay, and who gets it
| What | Who gets it | When |
|---|---|---|
| Entry fee (1 to 1000 USDC, your choice of room) | 95% into the room's prize pool, 5% BuzzPot's fee | When you join a room |
| Your winning number (shown before you confirm) | BuzzPot | Only if you win the room |
| Jackpot entry (1 USDC, shown in the game) | BuzzPot. It does not go into the jackpot pool and cannot be refunded once you have a seat. | When you take a seat in a jackpot round |
| Network costs in SOL (see below) | The Solana network (fees, account rent) | With each transaction |
| Deposit and withdrawal | Nothing to BuzzPot | Network fee only |
An example
A room with a 1 USDC entry fee and 5 players:
- Five players each pay 1 USDC: 5.00 USDC in total.
- BuzzPot's 5%: 0.25 USDC. The prize pool is 4.75 USDC.
- The winner picked number 3. In this room each number step costs 0.1 USDC, so the winner pays 0.30 USDC for it and receives the 4.75 USDC prize pool: the room pays them 4.45 USDC. They paid 1 USDC to join, so their profit is 3.45 USDC.
- The other four players are out their 1 USDC entry fee and nothing more.
The price of a number can differ between rooms. The game always shows it before you confirm, and shows what a win would pay after the fee and your number.
When nobody wins
If no number is unique, nobody wins the room. The prize pool (after the 5%) is split between the Hourly Jackpot and the 12-Hour Jackpot, 50/50 at the moment. No winning number is charged.
Jackpots
To take a jackpot seat you must have played enough rooms first (shown in the game) and pay the jackpot entry fee. That fee is BuzzPot's and does not go into the pool. The pool is paid out in full to the winner: nothing is taken from a jackpot win. The pool is filled by rooms where nobody won.
Missed and cancelled rooms
- Missed: if you do not confirm your number in time, your entry fee stays in the pot.
- Cancelled: if a room does not fill in time (15 minutes at the moment), every player gets the full entry fee back, including the part that would have been the 5%.
Network costs in SOL
These go to the Solana network, not to BuzzPot:
- Transaction fees: a fraction of a cent each. About 1 USD of SOL covers hundreds of games.
- A record for each room you join: about 0.0017 SOL, paid once and kept on the blockchain (it is what lets anyone verify the room later).
- Opening a room that is not open yet: about 0.026 SOL. Rooms are normally opened ahead of time for you. When your instant-play key has to open one (for example while playing several rooms in a row), you pay it. The rent goes to whoever settles the room afterwards; your key settles the rooms it opened straight away, so you usually get it back, but not always.
- Instant play key: you send it a little SOL (about 0.02 SOL, more for several rooms in a row). What is left returns to your wallet when you turn Instant play off, and for several rooms in a row when the rooms are done.
Check it yourself
The program is public: Program on Solscan. On the home page, "Verify a round" re-reads any finished room from the blockchain and shows the pot, the fee, the winning number and the payout. Questions: message us on Telegram, @buzzpot.