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# Reward Examples

## Example 1: 100-Forecast Market

| Item        |         Value |
| ----------- | ------------: |
| Forecasts   |           100 |
| Entry fee   |  10 USDT/USDC |
| Reward pool | 900 USDT/USDC |

### Winners

Top 51 participants win (51% of 100).

| Group          | Positions | Count | Reward Type                 |
| -------------- | --------- | ----- | --------------------------- |
| Rankers        | 1–3       | 3     | Power-law (largest rewards) |
| Bucket Winners | 4–51      | 48    | 1.4x–1.6x entry fee         |
| Non-winners    | 52–100    | 49    | No payout                   |

### Bucket Winner Rewards

With a 10 USDT/USDC entry fee:

* Position #4 (best Bucket Winner): \~16 USDT/USDC (1.6x)
* Position #27 (middle): \~15 USDT/USDC (1.5x)
* Position #51 (last Bucket Winner): \~14 USDT/USDC (1.4x)

Total bucket pool: 48 winners × \~15 USDT/USDC average = \~720 USDT/USDC

Remaining \~180 USDT goes to the 3 Rankers via power-law distribution.

## Example 2: 15-Forecast Market (Minimum)

| Item       |         Value |
| ---------- | ------------: |
| Forecasts  |            15 |
| Entry fee  |  10 USDT/USDC |
| Prize pool | 135 USDT/USDC |

### Winners

Top 8 participants win (51% of 15, rounded).

| Group          | Positions | Count                               |
| -------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Ranker         | 1         | 1 (only 1 Ranker for markets < 100) |
| Bucket Winners | 2–8       | 7                                   |
| Non-winners    | 9–15      | 7                                   |

## Example 3: 1,000-Prediction Market

| Item        |           Value |
| ----------- | --------------: |
| Predictions |           1,000 |
| Entry fee   |    10 USDT/USDC |
| Prize pool  | 9,000 USDT/USDC |

### Winners

Top 510 participants win (51% of 1,000).

| Group          | Positions | Count            |
| -------------- | --------- | ---------------- |
| Rankers        | 1–10      | 10 (1% of 1,000) |
| Bucket Winners | 11–510    | 500              |
| Non-winners    | 511–1,000 | 490              |

### Bucket Winner Rewards

* Best Bucket Winner (#11): \~16 USDT/USDC (1.6x of 10 USDT/USDC)
* Last Bucket Winner (#510): \~14 USDT/USDC (1.4x of 10 USDT/USDC)

Total bucket pool: 500 × \~15 USDT/USDC average = \~7,500 USDT/USDC

Remaining \~1,500 USDT/USDC distributed among 10 Rankers with steep power-law curve.

## Cancellation Example

If only 8 predictions are submitted (below the 15-prediction minimum):

| Item                | Result              |
| ------------------- | ------------------- |
| Market status       | Cancelled           |
| Refund per user     | 100% of entry fee   |
| Gas fees for refund | Covered by platform |

All 8 users receive their full entry fee back automatically.

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## Related Pages

* [Reward Overview](/forecast-platform/rewards/overview.md)
* [Rankers](/forecast-platform/rewards/rankers.md)
* [Bucket Winners](/forecast-platform/rewards/bucket-winners.md)
* [Reward Simulator](/forecast-platform/rewards/reward-simulator.md)