THE OPERATINGRULES.
Eligibility, free-entry caps, draw cadence, anti-farm policy, payout policy. Versioned and diffable. v1.0.4 · current
01 Eligibility
To enter a sweep you must: (a) connect a Solana wallet, (b) pass the eligibility check published per sweep, (c) reside in a jurisdiction not on the restricted list (see Terms), and (d) be 18 or older.
- Eligible participants are determined at sweep snapshot. typically 60 seconds before draw close.
- Wallets flagged for abuse (see §08) are excluded from the eligible set.
- Eligibility may include holding $TICK3T or participating through the free-entry lane.
02 Free-entry cap
Every sweep has a free-entry cap per wallet. The current cap is 12 entries / wallet / sweep. The protocol-wide free-entry share of sweep 0247 is shown live on Sweeps.
- Caps may be adjusted between sweeps. The current cap is always visible in-app.
- Hitting the cap doesn't disqualify. Additional actions earn season points instead.
- Caps are tracked per wallet, per sweep. They reset at sweep open.
04 Referrals
Referrals build season points and yield a diminishing entry boost. A referral is qualified when the invited wallet completes a sweep eligibility check.
- Earn
+3 entriesper qualified referral, up to 10. Beyond 10, value diminishes per the curve in Docs. - Sybil clusters (multiple wallets controlled by one entity) are detected and excluded.
- Self-referrals are zero-value and may trigger an abuse flag.
05 Draw cadence
Sweeps run on a fixed cadence. The current cadence is 1 sweep every 33-minute, 33-seconds. The next sweep opens automatically on close.
- Draw close is announced in the app and on X 10 min, 5 min, and 1 min before close.
- Maintenance pauses are rare and announced openly with at least 12h notice.
06 Winner selection
Selection uses verifiable randomness (VRF). The commit is published before close. The reveal is published after. Anyone can verify the pair.
- Each sweep selects 1 jackpot winner + 12 runner-ups.
- Selection is weighted by odds band. band cutoffs published per sweep.
- The jackpot draw has higher band bias. Runner-ups have lower band bias.
07 Payout policy
Payouts are sent in USDC on Solana, automatically, at draw time. No claim required.
- If a payout fails (invalid destination, frozen wallet, etc.), the amount is held in escrow.
- After a 72h dispute window, unclaimed amounts roll into the next sweep's reserve.
- Network fees are paid by the protocol. Recipients receive the full advertised amount.
08 Abuse & exclusion
The protocol enforces anti-farm rules to keep sweeps fair. Wallets that violate the rules are excluded from sweeps and may forfeit pending rewards.
- Sybil farms. Multiple wallets controlled by one entity to multiply free entries.
- Bot/scripted social actions, fake engagement, paid replies.
- Wash referrals, self-referrals, referral rings.
- Wallets used in known scams, exploits, or sanctioned activity.
09 Privacy & proof
SW33P publishes proof bundles per sweep but does not publish full eligible-wallet lists, raw score inputs, or scoring constants.
10 Burn-to-Boost
Users may burn $TICK3T to multiply odds for an eligible sweep or special event. The dashboard shows the selected multiplier, required burn, estimated odds improvement, and insurance state before confirmation.
- Multiplier range:
1.1xto20x. - Burns are irreversible. Always preview before confirming.
- A boost applies to one selected eligible sweep or event.
- Boost effects may be capped by event type or rules version.
- Suspicious or abusive activity can void boosts. The burn is not refunded.
- Exact cost curves and band weights are versioned in the rules manifest and may change between releases.
11 Insurance
Insurance guarantees the boost receives a draw. It does not guarantee the user wins.
- With insurance, your boost rolls forward until a draw happens.
- Without insurance, your boost is lost if the targeted event ends with no draw.
- Insurance does not guarantee a payout. The draw still follows eligibility, score, and randomness rules.
- Insurance state is committed to the proof record and visible on Proof.
12 Lucky 33
Every sweep whose number is a multiple of 33 (Sweep 33, 66, 99 ...) is a Lucky 33 event with a guaranteed draw.
- The draw still follows eligibility, score, and randomness rules.
- Boosted users are not guaranteed to win the draw.
- Lucky 33 events are designed to create regular high-attention moments for boosts, burns, and competition.
13 Milestone pot boosts
Scheduled milestone events where the pot receives an extra boost from reserves, fee routing, or milestone allocation.
- Every 100 sweeps: standard pot boost.
- Every 500 sweeps: large pot boost ("Super Sweep").
- Every 1000 sweeps: mega pot boost ("Mega Sweep").
- Exact boost sizes are mock/variable in preview mode and may be tuned per rules version.
- Boosted users can burn-target these events using the Burn-to-Boost module.
CL Changelog
- v1.0.4 · 2026-05-15 — Free-entry cap raised to 12. Quote-post score weight increased.
- v1.0.3 · 2026-04-22. Referral diminishing curve adjusted. Sybil detection thresholds tightened.
- v1.0.2 · 2026-03-30. Payout failure escrow extended to 72h.
- v1.0.1 · 2026-03-04. Initial public rules.
03 X share & social
You may earn free entries by completing verified social actions: sharing a sweep on X, reposting, quote-posting with the official tag, and joining the Discord.