ChosenFair Pricing Explorer

ChosenFair runs verified, tamper-proof lotteries for paid-entry programs — sports registrations, housing waitlists, recreation programs. Pick a scenario below and see what each pricing model would cost an operator.

1 Operator creates a program and sets an entry fee

2 Applicants enter — payment is authorized (held), not captured

3 ChosenFair runs a NIST-verified draw

4 Winners' holds are captured; everyone else's are voided

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Program inputs

Entry fee

Entries per draw

Winners per draw

Draws per year

Program economics

Authorized / draw

$12,500

500 entries × $25

Captured / draw

$625

25 winners × $25

Win rate

5.00%

25 of 500

Annual authorized

$50,000

4 draws × $12,500

Annual captured

$2,500

actual money operators keep

Model comparison — annual platform fee

A Annual tiered %

Tiers accumulate across all draws in the year, then reset Jan 1.

3.5% on first $15k / year

2.5% on $15k–$75k / year

1.5% above $75k / year

$49 minimum per draw

$1,400/yr

$350/draw · 2.80% effective

B Per-draw flat %

2.5% of authorized per draw, billed immediately. No annual tracking. Scales to any entry count.

2.5% of authorized / draw

No tiers, no annual reset

$49 minimum per draw

$1,250/yr

$313/draw · 2.50% effective

✓ Lowest for operator

C Flat per-draw

Fixed fee per draw by entry count. Entry fee size doesn't affect the price.

≤200 entries: $49/draw

201–500: $99/draw

501–2,000: $199/draw

2,001–5,000: $349/draw

5,000+: $499/draw

$396/yr

$99/draw · 0.79% effective

D Annual subscription

Annual commitment with a draw allowance included. Overages billed per draw.

501–2k entries: $1,200/yr — 8 draws incl.

Extra draws: $149/draw

2k–5k entries: $2,800/yr — 10 draws incl.

Extra draws: $249/draw

Venue (free draws): $15,000/yr — 50 draws incl.

Extra draws: $499/draw

Flat per-draw (C) is more cost-effective at this scale

Volume scaling — same program size, more draws/year

Draws/yr	Annual auth.	A — Annual %	B — Draw %	C — Flat/draw	D — Subscription
4 ← now	$50,000	$1,400	$1,250	$396	—
8 (2×)	$100,000	$2,400	$2,500	$792	—
20 (5×)	$250,000	$4,650	$6,250	$1,980	—
40 (10×)	$500,000	$8,400	$12,500	$3,960	—
80 (20×)	$1,000,000	$15,900	$25,000	$7,920	—

Green = lowest cost at that volume.

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