FAQ
Can I lose money?
Only one way inside the game: holding a ticket through a burn that takes it. Every other path out is profitable or neutral — exiting in any window pays more than the ticket cost; a cancelled game refunds 99% of your ticket (everything but the lottery's 1%). That's the entire deal: you're paid to leave, you risk to stay.
Beyond the game's own math, the usual caveat applies: this is experimental on-chain software, and smart contracts carry risk. DYOR — verify the contract yourself, play only with what you can afford to lose, and treat nothing here as financial advice.
What are my odds of winning the whole game?
With one ticket among N sold and nobody ever exiting: 1/N — same as any fair lottery. Exits improve it for those who remain (fewer claimants stay in the race). Unlike any fair lottery, you also get ~7 chances along the way to leave with a profit instead.
Is buying more tickets better?
It's linear: 10 tickets = 10 independent entries, 10× the exit value, 10× the win odds, capped at 100 per wallet per game. There's no bulk bonus — and no bulk penalty.
Why didn't the game start the second the countdown ended?
Because on a blockchain something off-chain has to send the transaction. A Keeper does it automatically, usually within a second or two of the game being ready. (How a game runs itself.)
I exited late and some tickets stayed in. Why?
Large exits split across several transactions, and the window closes on a block count. Transactions that missed the deadline simply failed (costing only their network fee) — the tickets they carried are still alive and face the next burn. Exit earlier, or in smaller chunks. (Details.)
What happens if everyone exits?
The final burns finish off whoever remains, the game ends with no winner — but the jackpot isn't lost. It splits 50% into the next game's jackpot (so the next game starts richer) and 50% into the champions tournament pot. The exiters all left with guaranteed profit; the pot they left behind seeds future prizes. (Money flows.)
Can the team rug?
Read On-chain & non-custodial for the full picture. Short version: funds sit in program vaults nobody holds keys to; payouts are atomic; revenue withdrawal is hard-wired to one address; pausing can't touch running games; and the randomness is committed before it's revealed. The contract is the custodian.
What chain, what wallet, what do I need?
Solana. The game lives in a Telegram Mini App (@burnbolabot) — a wallet is created for you on first login (exportable any time), you top it up with SOL and play. Direct contract interaction is possible for the technically inclined; the app is just the comfortable way.
Where do I watch games and results?
The app shows live games and full game history; the channel @burnbola announces openings, lock-ins, and winners; and every event is independently visible on Solscan.
Recovering a non-SOL token sent by mistake
This wallet is built for SOL only — the app shows and moves SOL, nothing else. If you (or an exchange) accidentally send a different token (USDC, USDT, any other SPL token) or an NFT to your address, it isn't lost, but the app can't move it for you.
To get it out, take your wallet into a full Solana wallet app:
- In BurnBola open menu → Export key and copy your private key.
- Import that key into Phantom, Solflare, or Backpack (each has an "import private key" option).
- There you'll see every asset the address holds — send the stray token wherever you like.
WARNING
Keep your private key secret and never share it. To avoid this entirely: only ever send SOL to your BurnBola address.