Mega Contest week: how the prize pool and the ₹1 entry tie together
· Come newsroom
Why the entry stays at ₹1
The Mega Contest is the fantasy cricket format most Come members end up joining at least once a week. The mechanic looks unusual on the surface: a flat ₹1 entry for unlimited entries until you win, and a published prize pool that scales with the field.
The reason the entry stays at ₹1 is to remove the size-of-stake decision. You are not asked to choose between a ₹10 single entry and a ₹50 multi-entry; you are asked to keep playing the format until one of your line-ups wins. The fantasy voucher included in the welcome bonus applies directly to this entry fee, which is why the welcome bonus table on the promotions page shows a fantasy voucher line in addition to the cash bonus.
Prize pool calculation
Prize pool calculation runs against the published entry count. Each entry adds ₹1 (less the platform fee disclosed inside the app), and the total is split across the top finishing positions. The breakdown is visible in the contest card before you commit, so you can see what your target finish is worth before the match starts.
Two practical details matter for new members. First, the prize pool is capped on each contest - once the cap is reached, additional entries join the next contest in the queue rather than inflating the current pool. Second, the published split is final; the platform does not retroactively redistribute funds if fewer entries settle than the cap. Reading the contest card before entering is the only way to confirm the live pool.
Leaderboard settlement
Settlement happens at the end of the match. Points update ball by ball, and the final leaderboard closes at the end of the second innings or the official end of the match. If two entries finish on the same points, the tie-break rule (first to reach the highest points) decides the ranking. The prize is credited to the Come wallet within minutes of settlement.
The Mega Contest settlement timestamp is published in the contest history screen. Members who participate in multiple contests across a week can audit the credit timing against the official end-of-match record. The settlement log is downloadable from the profile section.
Practical advice for first-time members
For new members, the practical advice is simple. Use the welcome fantasy voucher on a single Mega Contest first, treat the ₹1 entries as a learning cost and only scale once you have watched a full contest settle end to end. The format is the easiest way to understand how Come scores fantasy cricket without committing serious money up front.
The cap mechanic means that scaling too quickly can push you into a different contest bracket with different settlement timing. Members who joined the same Mega Contest week consistently ended up on the same settlement cycle, which is the easiest way to learn the rhythm of the format.
How this fits the wider Come fantasy lineup
Mega Contest sits between the single-match fantasy entries and the season-long fantasy pools. It is the format members use most when they want to test a line-up across one full match without committing to a season. The Daily Race rewards run on top of Mega Contest winnings, so members who play Mega Contest during the week also pick up Daily Race position rewards independently.
Reading the prize pool before you enter, understanding the cap mechanic, and pacing entries across the week are the three habits that separate a member who treats Mega Contest as a learning format from a member who treats it as a serious bankroll channel.
Reading the contest card before you enter
The contest card is the live record for a single Mega Contest. It shows the current entry count, the published prize pool, the cap, the published split, the platform fee and the time until entry closes. Reading it for thirty seconds before you tap Join is the highest-leverage habit for any member who plays the format more than once a week.
Three numbers matter most. The current entry count tells you whether the contest is early or late in its lifecycle. The published prize pool tells you what the top finish is worth at this moment. The cap tells you the ceiling - if the cap is close, the next contest in the queue will be the one with the larger published pool. Reading all three numbers together is what separates a member who joins at the right moment from a member who joins a half-filled contest and waits an hour for the field to fill.
How platform fee and net entry interact
Each ₹1 entry is reduced by a published platform fee before it joins the prize pool. The fee is the same number for every entry, every contest, every week - it is not a variable. The published prize pool is already net of the fee, which means the number on the contest card is exactly what gets split across the top finishers.
This is the practical reason the welcome fantasy voucher is a single number rather than a percentage. The voucher credits the entry fee directly, so a ₹30 voucher covers thirty ₹1 entries without you needing to do the arithmetic. Members who upgrade to the VIP tier receive a higher weekly voucher, and the contest card still shows the same fee structure - the upgrade changes how many entries the voucher covers, not the fee per entry.
Joining mid-week vs. opening day
The Mega Contest opens with a smaller field on day one and a larger field by the end of the week. The prize pool grows proportionally with the field, but the share you are competing for shrinks as more entries join. Members who joined on day one competed for a larger share of a smaller pool; members who joined on day five competed for a smaller share of a larger pool.
There is no objectively right answer, but there is a right answer for your goal. If you are learning the format, day one is the lower-pressure entry - the field is smaller and the top finish is more achievable on a single line-up. If you are testing a line-up you have already validated, day five gives you a larger pool against a sharper field. Pick the day that matches the line-up you are bringing to the contest.
Tracking settlements week over week
The settlement log in the profile section keeps a per-contest record of every Mega Contest you have joined. Each row shows the contest ID, the entry timestamp, the position finished, the points scored and the credit amount. The log is downloadable as a CSV, which makes it easy to track your week-over-week hit rate without screenshotting the wallet.
Members who treat Mega Contest as a serious bankroll channel usually review the log on Sunday, calculate the hit rate for the week, and decide whether to scale entries up, hold steady or scale back for the week ahead. The log is also the cleanest way to detect any pattern in your line-ups - which contests you hit, which contests you missed, and which matches you would have been better off skipping.
Frequently asked questions
Does the welcome fantasy voucher work on Mega Contest?
Yes. The voucher credits the entry fee directly. A ₹30 voucher covers thirty ₹1 entries on any Mega Contest slot in the queue.
What happens if the contest cap is reached before I enter?
Your entry joins the next Mega Contest in the queue. The published prize pool, cap and split reset for the new contest. You can see the queue order on the lobby page.
Can I enter the same Mega Contest more than once?
Yes. The format is built around repeated entries until one of your line-ups wins. Most members enter two to five times per contest, then scale up once they have watched a full cycle settle.
For the latest updates from the Come newsroom, subscribe to the RSS feed or read the full feed.
Bottom line for members
The Mega Contest is a single-match fantasy format with a flat ₹1 entry, a published prize pool capped at a target, and settlement at the official end of the match. New members use the welcome fantasy voucher on a single entry, learn the rhythm over a full contest cycle, and only scale the volume once the timing is familiar.
The format rewards members who read the contest card before entering, who pace entries across the week, and who treat the Daily Race as a separate income channel running on top of Mega Contest winnings. The combination of fantasy line-up skill and disciplined pacing is what separates members who play Mega Contest as a learning format from members who treat it as a serious bankroll channel.