What "Provably Fair" Actually Means — And Why It Matters

"Provably fair" is one of those phrases that gets thrown around a lot in the crypto and gaming space. But what does it actually mean? And more importantly — how do you verify it yourself?

The Problem With Traditional Competitions

Most traditional prize competitions ask you to trust them. They say the draw was fair, they publish a winner's name, and you just have to take their word for it. There's no way for a third party to verify the draw wasn't manipulated.

How PrizeWoo Does It Differently

Every PrizeWoo draw uses RANDOM.ORG's Signed Random API. Here's the exact process:

• When a competition closes, we call RANDOM.ORG's API
• RANDOM.ORG generates a random integer using atmospheric noise (true randomness, not pseudo-random)
• The result is cryptographically signed by RANDOM.ORG using their private key
• We use that random number to select the winning ticket
• The full signed response is published on the competition results page

How to Verify Any Draw

You can independently verify any PrizeWoo draw by:

• Going to the competition results page
• Copying the signed random data
• Pasting it into RANDOM.ORG's verification tool
• RANDOM.ORG will confirm the signature is genuine and unchanged

If the signature is valid, it proves that: (a) RANDOM.ORG generated the number, and (b) PrizeWoo didn't modify it.

We don't just say we're fair. We prove it.