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title: "Every prize setting explained"
description: "A complete reference of the prize panel, every prize and draw setting, every prize add-on, codes, barcodes, schedules and the Prizes tab."
url: https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/every-prize-setting
language: en
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1. [Help center](https://scratcher.io/help)
2. [Prizes and winners](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes)
3. Every prize setting explained

# Every prize setting explained

A complete reference of the prize panel, every prize and draw setting, every prize add-on, codes, barcodes, schedules and the Prizes tab.

This page lists every setting in the prize screens of Scratcher, in the order you meet them. For step-by-step guides, see [Add a prize](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/add-a-prize), [Give discount codes as prizes](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/discount-codes) and [Draw winners](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/draw-winners).

## The Prizes panel in the editor

Open it with **Prizes** > **Manage** under the game page, or **Settings** > **Draw**.

**Prizes tab**

- The table lists each prize with **Prize**, **Qty** (quantity, or **Unlimited**) and **Win %** (a percentage, "fill" for **Fill remaining**, or "dynamic" for a participant-based chance).
- **Display active periods** shows when each prize can be won.
- Each prize's **Actions** menu: **Edit prize**, **Delete prize** ("Are you sure you want to delete this prize? The related prize page will be deleted as well.") and **Create prize page**.
- **Add prize** adds an instant-win prize; **Add draw** adds a draw prize. Draw prizes have their own table with **Draw** and **Qty**.
- Under the game page in **Flow**, a prize without a page says "Prize is missing a page". A prize that uses the shared page says "This prize page uses the default prize page".

**Settings tab** (for the whole game)

- **Enable prizes** (skill games): turn off to use a **Win page** and **Lose page** instead of prizes.
- **Only allow winning once**: a person can win one prize in this game.
- **Max attempts** (Lucky Number): how many codes a person may try, 1 to 254.
- Add-on **Exceed 100% win chance**: "Let the total win chance go above 100%, useful for prizes tied to an active period."
- Add-on **Custom no-prize page**: "Show a specific page instead of the next one when a participant doesn't win a prize." Choose the **Page to show**.
- Add-on **Draw tickets**: "Give participants tickets that determine who wins draw prizes." Set the **Amount of tickets on participation** (more than 0 and at most 99).

## A prize: the Prize tab

The panel is called **Create prize** or **Edit prize** (**Create draw** or **Edit draw** for draw prizes). Its ID is shown at the bottom once saved.

- **Create new** or **Copy from existing** (search with **Search prizes**; "No prizes found" if nothing matches).
- **Name**, **Description**, **Image**, **Value** (for example $100) and **Link**, with **Open in new tab**.
- **Quantity**, or **Unlimited**. With the prize pool add-on: **Prize pool**, chosen under **Select a prize pool**, or **+ Create new**.
- **Winning chance (0-100%)**, with **Fill remaining** to give the prize all the chance that is left. Draw prizes have no win chance.
- **Redemption method**: **Discount code** or **Barcode** (or neither, for prizes you hand out yourself). Then **Type**: **Unique codes** or **Fixed code** with a **Code**.
    - For unique codes, the prize must be saved first: "You have to create the prize to add your unique discount codes." (or barcodes). Then click **Manage discount codes** or **Manage barcodes** ("Add or remove discount codes").
    - For barcodes, click **Settings** (**Manage barcode settings**).
- **Add prize** (new) or **Save prize**.

## A prize: the Settings tab

**Instant-win prizes**

- **Notify email on win**: "Send a notification email to the designated recipients whenever the prize is won". Enter the addresses separated by commas.
- **Award tickets when winning**: extra drawing tickets for winners (with the **Draw tickets** add-on).
- **Disable prize**: "This prize is disabled and cannot be won."

**Draw prizes**

- **Notify email on win**.
- **Run draw automatically**, with **Add draw period** (the prize has to be created before you can change these settings). Each period has a schedule, the **Quantity of prizes to draw** and the **Participation period to filter by (optional)**.

**Prize add-ons**

- **Direct redemption** (not for popups): "Let winners redeem this prize directly, skipping the standard redemption flow." Settings: **Last redeem type** (**Hours from prize is won** with **Hours before prize expires**, or **Specific date** with **Expiry date**), and **Recycle prize duration - Hours** and **- Minutes**. Scratcher warns that this can hand out a prize again if the delay is too short.
- **Participant-based win chance**: "Base the win chance on the number of participants so it increases as more people join." Set the **Expected participants**. "This setting is shared across all prizes on this game."
- **Custom prize page**: "Display a custom page when a participant wins this prize." Choose the **Page to show**, or keep the **Next page in campaign flow**.
- **Prize pool**: "Contribute this prize to a shared prize pool – useful for consolation prizes given to multiple winners."
- **Custom finish event**: "Set whether this prize counts as a 'win' or a 'lose'." Choose the **Event**: **None** or **Lose**. The prize list then shows "Custom finish event (lose)" or "(none)".
- **Win once**: "Only allow this prize to be won once per lead."
- **Active period** (after saving): "Limit this prize's winning phase to a specific period during the campaign."
- **Reset amount** (after saving): "Reset the number of available prizes at a set time … Make sure enough prizes or codes are available before the reset."
- **Increase win chance** (after saving): "Boost the win probability during a specific period …", with the **Win chance increase**.
- **Decrease win chance** (after saving): "Lower the win probability during a specific period …", with the **Win chance decrease**.

## Schedules

Used by active periods, resets, win chance changes and automatic draws. Click **Add period** and set:

- **Type**: **Daily**, **Weekly**, **Monthly**, **At interval**, **On campaign day**, **On campaign last day**, **On campaign end**, **On campaign start** or **On date**.
- **On**: **Campaign day**, **Date**, **Campaign start**, **First day** or **Last day**, with the **Date**, **Campaign day**, **Hour**, **Day of the week**, **Day in month (1-28)** or **Last day in month**, and the **Time of day**.
- **End after period**: a number of **Days** or **Hours**.

A schedule is summarised, for example "Daily at 09:00", "Weekly on Monday at 09:00", "Monthly on day 1 at 09:00" or "Monthly on the last day at 09:00". **Remove** deletes it after you confirm.

## Discount codes and barcodes

**Manage codes** has three tabs:

- **List**: search, **Refresh**, the **Total codes**, and for each code **Is used** and its barcode. Each code's menu: **Mark as used**, **Mark as unused** and **Delete**. A code that is redeemed or reserved for a winner can't be deleted. The totals show **Total**, **Used** and **Unused**. **Delete all codes** removes all unredeemed codes.
- **Add** > **File**: choose a **File (.csv)** (other file types give "Invalid file type"), check the **Preview of first 10 codes**, use **Skip first row** for a header, and click **Upload codes**. "The codes are being uploaded. You can safely leave this page and come back later."
- **Add** > **Manual**: type a **Code** and click **Add**.
- **Barcode** (for barcodes): **Type** (**Code 39**, **Code 128**, **Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)**, **EAN 8**, **EAN 13**, **UPC-A**, **UPC-E**), **Include code as text**, **Bar thickness**, **Height**, **Color**, **Use background color** and **Background color**, with a **Preview**.

## The Prizes tab of a campaign

Outside the editor, the campaign's **Prizes** tab is called **Campaign prizes**:

- Cards: **Prizes**, **Won prizes**, **Redeemed prizes**, **Expired prizes**, **Win rate**, **Remaining prizes**, and **Total prizes**.
- **Normal prizes**: **Prize name**, **Type** (**Codes**, **Barcode** or **Manual**), **Won**, **Remaining**, a graph, and **Edit prize**. Search the list with the search field.
- Draw prizes show the **Next draw**, with **See winners** (opens "Draw prize: name" with the winners and **Load more**) and **Edit prize**.
- **Draw winner** opens the draw dialog: choose the **Prize**, optionally **Filter by participation date**, see the **Total amount**, **Remaining prizes** and **Total participants**, choose **Draw all prizes** or the **Number of winners to draw**, and click **Draw winner**. Winners are listed, with "+ more" when there are many.

**Score and skill draws** (for the Score game) are on the **Game data** tab:

- **Draw prizes** with the **Draw job status**: **Pending**, **Running**, **Failed** (**See error**), **Completed** or **Not started**, and **View details**.
- **Draw settings**: enter the **Match results**, then **Find number of winners:**, **Minimum correct answers:** and see the **Potential winners:**. Click **Check**, then **Draw winner**. A prize can only be drawn once. Scratcher tells you if the number of winners is below 1, if there are not enough potential winners, or if the match results are not valid. Until the deadline, it says the game is still open for participants.

## A lead's prizes

On a lead's **Prizes** tab (see [Find and edit leads](https://scratcher.io/help/results/find-and-edit-leads)):

- **Add prize**: choose the **Campaign** and **Prize** and click **Create**.
- For each won prize: its status (**Won**, **Redeemed** or **Expired**), the **Code** or **Barcode**, and the actions **Resend email** ("The prize email has been resent."), **Preview email**, **Reset expiry** ("The prize redemption has been reset.") and **Delete prize** ("The prize winner has been deleted.").

Prizes and winners

- [Add a prize](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/add-a-prize)
- [Set the win chance and prize limits](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/win-chance-and-limits)
- [Give discount codes as prizes](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/discount-codes)
- [Barcodes and redeeming prizes in store](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/barcodes-and-in-store-redemption)
- [Draw winners](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/draw-winners)
- [Win and lose pages](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/win-and-lose-pages)
- [See your winners and handle prizes](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/see-your-winners)
- [Prize schedules, prize pools and other prize add-ons](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/prize-schedules-and-pools)
- [Every prize setting explained](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/every-prize-setting)

## Related articles

- [Add a prize](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/add-a-prize): Add a prize to your game: name, image, value, how many there are, the chance to win and how it is redeemed.
- [Draw winners](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/draw-winners): Draw prizes among the players by hand or automatically, use draw tickets, and see the winners.
- [Prize schedules, prize pools and other prize add-ons](https://scratcher.io/help/prizes/prize-schedules-and-pools): Give out prizes in periods, refill them daily, share stock between prizes, copy prizes and decide what counts as a win.

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