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Earn by Backing the Prize Pool
Anyone can back the prize pool and earn yield on dollars, in dollars, by taking on variance!
Think of it like being the house, you fund the prizes and receive mathematical edge from every ticket sold. Over time, the math favors you, and the more tickets sold, the more you're likely to earn.
How Backing the Prize Pool Works
First a quick, high-level refresher on the Megapot protocol:
Now, here's how backing the prize pool works:
Understanding the Return Profile
Backers have a mathematical edge, for every dollar of tickets sold, they expect to earn approximately 12.5 cents after prizes are paid as compensation for taking on the variance of any single drawing.
As of June 25, 2026, the share of the edge accruing to Backers changed from ~20 cents to ~12.5 cents per dollar of tickets sold, with the difference redirected into larger prize payouts.
Over hundreds or thousands of drawings, this edge compounds and trends toward expected returns.
Ultimately, it pays to stay in the pool over the long-term. Every outcome probability is known ahead of time and constantly working in the backer's favor.
For a more technical discussion of the return profile and to run your own profit simulations check out our Jupyter Notebook.
