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4/ $JACKPOT
JACKPOT seemed like one of the biggest launched projects, given how many influential people posted about it.
A simple concept: lottery-style game where the pot grows and one winner takes all.
What actually happened with it:
- Got surprising buzz on X when alirezakh shared the demo — even Jesse followed and commented it. (You can still see it at @jackpotgame_; I’ll leave the quality judgment to the readers).
- Built by a freelancer, likely by dakshk.eth (based on GitHub activity and txs)
- First contract deployed Jan 30, game went live Feb 12
- Feb 17: had the 1st and the last winner — shortly after at the same day the contract was hacked and all the duns (~$150) were sent to 3 addresses, linked to the same actor
- Feb 24: 2nd contract deployed — but no successful claims from any players since.
- Neither contract was verified
- Multiple TG users reported they “won” but couldn’t claim anything.
It wasn’t just another failed project - it was the most hyped one in this list.
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