About Lightning Lottery
What is Lightning Lottery?
Lightning Lottery is a provably fair lottery system built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Players can purchase tickets using Lightning payments and winners receive instant payouts directly to their Lightning address. No accounts required, no waiting for withdrawals.
How It Works
Buy Tickets
Enter your Lightning address and pay the invoice. Each ticket gives you a unique randomly-generated number for the draw.
Wait for the Draw
Draws happen on a regular schedule. Watch the countdown and see the pot grow as more players join.
Win Instantly
When the draw happens, a winning ticket is selected using cryptographically secure random number generation. The winner receives the pot automatically via Lightning!
Provably Fair
Our lottery uses cryptographically secure random number generation (CSPRNG) from Node.js's crypto.randomBytes() module to ensure completely unpredictable results.
- Ticket numbers are randomly generated (not sequential)
- Winner selection uses 8 bytes of cryptographic randomness
- No one can predict or influence the outcome
- All draws are logged and verifiable
Technical Details
Payments
- • Lightning Network (LNbits)
- • Instant confirmations
- • No minimum withdrawal
Security
- • CSPRNG for all randomness
- • Nostr authentication (optional)
- • Open source codebase
Draws
- • Automated on schedule
- • Instant winner notification
- • Automatic payout retry
Transparency
- • Public winner history
- • Verifiable ticket numbers
- • Clear fee structure
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an account?
No! You can buy tickets with just a Lightning address. Optionally, you can log in with Nostr to track your tickets and auto-fill your details.
How do I receive my winnings?
Winnings are sent automatically to the Lightning address you provided when buying tickets. Make sure your address can receive payments!
What happens if payout fails?
We automatically retry failed payouts. If it continues to fail after multiple attempts, a new winner is drawn to ensure the pot is always paid out.
What is the house fee?
A small percentage of the pot goes to operating costs. The exact fee is shown before each draw and the winner receives the pot after fees.