Contests Bot: Giveaways for Channels

Everyone wants to run a giveaway in their channel, but fairly picking a winner without drowning in comments is harder than it looks. The Contests bot handles the organizing: it collects participants, closes the contest and shows the result. 🎁

The bot's own description calls it the best for running contests in channels and chats. Here is what it does in practice.

Results on a timer or on demand

The bot picks winners at a set time, or you close the contest yourself whenever it suits you. That helps when a contest ends at night and you do not want to sit at the screen.

Manual mode is handy when you need to check conditions first or wait out an extra stage.

What you can do with each contest

• Close with results. By timer or by hand.
• Edit the contest. Fix terms or description.
• Get the participant list. See who joined.
• Finish or delete. Full control over its life cycle.
• Reroll winners. If someone did not meet your criteria or skipped the conditions.

All contests live in the main menu behind /start.

Rerolling: insurance against bad entrants

The same thing happens in every giveaway: the winner unsubscribed, never replied or turned out to be a fake account. A reroll saves you from a scandal and a manual recount.

State in the rules how long a winner has to reply. That makes a reroll look lawful, not arbitrary.

Building a fair contest

1. Describe the prize and rules in one short paragraph.
2. Name the exact date and time of the results.
3. Do not demand too much: the harder the tasks, the fewer entrants.
4. Post the result in the channel and show how you chose.

Telegram's built-in giveaways work differently: they are tied to Premium and gifts. A bot suits ordinary prizes such as promo codes, goods and services.

What organizers should remember

• Deliver what you promised. The prize must reach the winner.
• Never charge for entry. That is a lottery, not a giveaway, and lotteries need a license.
• Check your country's rules. Law may restrict prize contests.

The bot also has a news channel with updates. ✅

Who it suits

Channel owners, chat admins, bloggers and shops who want to attract subscribers with a prize. A single contest needs only a few minutes of setup.