Randomize Bot: Fair Giveaways

Running a giveaway in a channel so that nobody suspects a trick is harder than it looks. Randomize Bot, with a die in its name, calls itself a contest bot for Telegram and takes on the random choice of winners. 🎲

Four commands cover the whole giveaway

Control rests on a short set of commands from the bot's profile.

• /start opens the menu.
• /new_lot starts a new giveaway.
• /my_lots shows your giveaways.
• /my_channels shows your connected channels.

A lot here means the giveaway itself, each with its own terms and its own list of participants.

Why random choice matters

When a winner is named by hand, subscribers often assume the organiser picked a friend. Suspicion damages a channel's reputation more than having no contest at all.

When the draw is done by a bot, you can honestly say the winner was chosen at random. That removes questions and saves you from explaining. ✅

How a typical bot giveaway runs

Check the exact buttons against the guide the author linked in the bot's profile. The general logic is similar across such services.

1. Send /new_lot and describe the prize.
2. Connect the channel or chat where the giveaway will run. The bot usually needs admin rights for that.
3. Set the terms: how many winners and when results are drawn.
4. Publish the post with the entry button and wait for the end.

What to put in the rules to avoid arguments

State the deadline, the number of prizes and how you will contact the winner. If subscriptions to channels are required, list them in the post up front.

Say right away what happens if a winner does not respond, for example drawing a new one after a day. Without that rule a giveaway can stall. 📝

Organiser mistakes

The most common mistake is changing the terms after the start. People who joined under the old rules feel cheated.

The second is promising a prize and never sending it. The bot picks a winner, but you must deliver the gift. Save a screenshot of the result and post it in the channel.

Attracting genuine participants

Giveaways attract prize hunters who subscribe and leave at once. To keep real people in the channel, choose a prize tied to its topic rather than plain cash or a gadget.

A cooking channel might give away a knife set, a gaming channel a gift card. Such a prize draws people who truly care about the subject.

Do not hold giveaways too often. Subscribers get used to waiting for a prize and lose interest in ordinary posts. Once a month or two is usually enough.

Who it suits

Owners of small channels who need a simple draw, and people who run contests often and want all giveaways in one place through /my_lots. The bot is well known, with millions of monthly users according to Telegram. 🏆