Sweepstakes calculators

Five tools, each of which shows its formula, states its assumptions, and names the point at which it stops being able to answer honestly.

Which one you want

Choosing a calculator by the question you are asking.
If you are askingUse
How much do I have to stake to clear this?Playthrough
What will that wagering cost me on average?Expected balance
What does this package cost per redeemable Sweeps Coin?Package value
Which of these offers is least expensive?Compare scenarios
How far do real results scatter around an average?Variance explorer
How likely am I to clear this requirement?No tool here answers that. It needs the game’s full payout distribution, which is almost never published. See methodology.

Method versions

Every figure the site publishes cites the method and version that produced it. A version changes whenever the numeric output could change for the same inputs; wording-only edits do not bump it.

Calculation methods currently in use.
MethodVersionComputes
playthrough1.0.0Convert a balance and a playthrough multiplier into the amount that must actually be staked, including the effect of partial game contribution.
expected-balance1.0.0Estimate the average balance remaining after a stated amount of wagering, under an explicitly simplified model.
package-value1.0.0Express what a coin package costs per Sweeps Coin, how much of an uplift it represents over the normal amount, and what those coins cost once a wagering requirement is applied.
scenario-comparison1.0.1Apply one identical model to several package-and-playthrough scenarios so the differences between them are attributable to the inputs rather than to the method.
variance-simulation1.0.0Show how widely results spread around an expected value, by repeatedly simulating a deliberately simple model game whose mathematics are fully stated.

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