Create a Contest - Resizing Rules

Last Updated: 3/7/2022

The following states the current rules about what contests can be resized. Contests that match these conditions will run even though they do not meet the number of entries for which the contest was initially designed. The resizing happens as at the time a contest goes live.

RESIZING BREAKDOWN DETAILS

Only contests created with 200 entries or fewer can be resized.

Created Contest Size
Size Down To
3-200 entries 2 entries

PRIZE STRUCTURE CHANGING RULES

If a contest is resized, it will attempt to keep the same payout structure as it was initially created to have. If that prize structure is unavailable, the next closest prize structure will be chosen. The table below describes this mapping.

Original Prize Structure
Size of Contest
Resized Prize Structure
Winner Takes All Any Winner Takes All
50/50 Even 50/50
50/50 Odd Top X Split (round down to even)*
Top 2 Win 4+ Top 2 Win
Top 2 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All
Top 3 Win 6+ Top 3 Win
Top 3 Win 4 or 5 Top 2 Win
Top 3 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All
Top 5 Win 12+ Top 5 Win
Top 5 Win 6 to 11 Top 3 Win
Top 5 Win 4 or 5 Top 2 Win
Top 5 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All
Top 10 Win 28+ Top 10 Win
Top 10 Win 12 to 27 Top 5 Win
Top 10 Win 6 to 11 Top 3 Win
Top 10 Win 4 or 5 Top 2 Win
Top 10 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All
Top 15 Win 38+ Top 15 Win
Top 15 Win 28 to 37 Top 10 Win
Top 15 Win 12 to 27 Top 5 Win
Top 15 Win 6 to 11 Top 3 Win
Top 15 Win 4 or 5 Top 2 Win
Top 15 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All
Top 20 Win 57+ Top 20 Win
Top 20 Win 38 to 56 Top 15 Win
Top 20 Win 28 to 37 Top 10 Win
Top 20 Win 12 to 27 Top 5 Win
Top 20 Win 6 to 11 Top 3 Win
Top 20 Win 4 or 5 Top 2 Win
Top 20 Win 2 or 3 Winner Takes All

*For example: If a 10 person 50/50 contest only receives 9 entries, the resized contest will pay out the top 4 entries evenly.

THINGS TO NOTE

  • Only private contests can be resized
  • The option for a contest to be auto-resized will be available in the Create a Contest flow
  • If a contest is cancelled, the contest creator will receive an email explaining why
  • Recurring contests’ settings will be based off the original contest’s settings when it was created
  • Recurring contests made before July 25th, 2018 will automatically be made resize eligible when they are auto-created