70 / 30 revenue split
Your fans pay a modest $5 entry fee. You keep 70% ($3.50) of every ticket sold. We take 30% to run the platform.
Engage your superfans, boost your watch time, and keep 70% of entry fees with zero financial risk. We fund the cash prizes. You rally your community.
Per ticket
of every $5 entry goes to you
The problem
AdSense payouts swing, merch means inventory, and viewers are tired of subscriptions. Meanwhile, thousands of hours of your best work just sit there.
The solution
We turn 16 previous video thumbnails into a 32-card memory challenge. Fans clear the grid in the fewest moves and compete for two $500 cash prizes.
Your fans pay a modest $5 entry fee. You keep 70% ($3.50) of every ticket sold. We take 30% to run the platform.
Every contest pays $500 each to the two best fewest-move finishes. Time breaks ties. That $1,000 comes entirely out of our pocket.
The card faces feature thumbnails from your back catalog, putting previous videos back in front of your most engaged fans.
Look at the math
Because the prizes are fixed and funded by us, every extra entry is upside for you.
See live sales, reservations, and payouts from a sample contest.
View sample dashboardOur team selects 16 previous thumbnails, prepares the branded card set, and tests the contest. Nothing needs your review or approval.
Share the link in a video, pinned comment, Community post, or Short. Your dashboard has ready-made audio and text scripts.
We host the game, manage entries, record every move and millisecond, verify the winners, and pay both $500 prizes.
The Crowd-Unlocked launch
When you sign up, we build a reservation page for your community. Followers hold their spot for free. The moment 1,000 reservations are secured, the Entry Period opens automatically and the path to the $500 prizes is live.
Example progress. Fans see the bar fill as the community reserves.
Fans pay $5 per entry. You keep 70% ($3.50) of every ticket and we keep 30%. The two $500 prizes are funded by us every contest, whether 50 or 50,000 fans enter.
Fans turn over a 32-card grid made from 16 of your previous thumbnails. Every thumbnail appears twice. They match all pairs in the fewest moves; completion time breaks ties.
One-shot entry codes, server-controlled card reveals, private hidden card identities, and a different shuffled layout for each player. Moves and time are recorded on the server, never trusted to the browser.
Fans reserve spots free first. When your contest reaches 1,000 reservations, the Entry Period opens automatically. You don't need millions of subscribers, just a passionate community.
Your dashboard includes a ready-to-download audio example and written scripts for a video mention, description, community post, and social caption.
No. Thumb Match selects and prepares the thumbnails, runs the contest, and confirms the winners. Your only role is promoting it to your audience.
Ready to gamify your channel?
We're selecting creators for our upcoming launch cycle. Space is limited so every partner gets full promotional visibility. You promote the contest; we build and run everything else.
We'll review your channel's archive and reply with pilot dates.