How to do Discord giveaways: the MEE6 route, the Whatnot route and the rules
Setting up a Discord giveaway with MEE6 takes the Premium plan and a short run of dashboard steps, because the Giveaways plugin is not available on the Free plan. The plugin is enabled under Engagement & Fun, then New Giveaway collects the channel, prize, message, end time, winner count and roles. That is how to do Discord giveaways with MEE6; Whatnot giveaways run up to five minutes and need official rules when they are promotions.
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Host a giveaway on Discord with MEE6: dashboard to publish
Learning how to do Discord giveaways with MEE6 comes down to one plugin and one form. The organiser enables the Giveaways plugin in the Engagement & Fun category of the server dashboard, then uses the New Giveaway button to start the first one. A Discord giveaway winner bot of this kind is configured through that form: it takes the end date and time, the number of winners and the roles allowed to participate.
The first four fields come first. The organiser selects the channel where the giveaway is posted, names the giveaway, types the name of the prize and writes the giveaway message. The message is where the organiser's written terms go.
The other requirements follow: the end date and time, the number of winners and the roles allowed to participate. A role restriction is an eligibility rule built into the setup, and the end date and time is the closing time entrants see.
Save and Publish are different actions. Save keeps the progress without publishing the giveaway right away, so an organiser can edit the form and publish later.
Run a giveaway on Whatnot: the five-minute window and the draw
A Whatnot giveaway is short. Giveaways can run up to five minutes, which is the window users have to enter, and the seller either draws a winner early or waits for the time limit, at which point the winner is drawn automatically. An organiser planning to run a giveaway on Whatnot plans around a window measured in minutes.
The start differs by device, and both begin in the livestream. On mobile, the seller taps the Store icon, then the Giveaway tab, then a listing, and then Start on iOS or Start Giveaway on Android. On web, the seller selects the Giveaways tab in the left panel, clicks Product Actions and selects Start Giveaway.
Short windows leave little room for corrections. The official rules are the written record of entry, prizes and odds, and the automatic draw at the time limit means there is no further step between the clock and the winner.
What a Discord giveaway announcement has to state
Discord giveaway ideas change the prize; the checklist stays the same, and the guidance for organisers keeps it short.
Each line is a single sentence in the announcement and answers a dispute in advance. An age requirement settles who can enter, a geographical restriction settles where entrants can be based, a list of who cannot enter settles disqualification before it is needed, and a stated drawing method settles how the winner was chosen.
The documented form has fields for the end date and time, the number of winners and the roles allowed. An age requirement, a regional limit or a drawing method belongs in the giveaway message, since no field for them is listed in the steps.
- Eligibility requirements, including any age requirement for entrants.
- Entry requirements: what an entrant has to do to be in the draw.
- The giveaway's duration, from the opening to the end date and time.
- Geographical restrictions, meaning where entrants can be based.
- Anybody who cannot enter, named in advance.
- How the winner will be drawn, in plain words.
Official rules on Whatnot: seven items and a free alternative
Whatnot requires official rules for each promotion giveaway, and the rules cover seven items: who is eligible to enter, how to enter, a description of the prizes, how winners will be selected, an odds statement, how prizes will be distributed and a timeline of key dates and times.
The promotion must also be administered as the official rules state, including the award of all prizes. The rules are a commitment as well as a notice: a seller who posts a prize description or a drawing method has to deliver that prize and use that method.
If a contest or giveaway for buyers makes a purchase the way in, Whatnot requires a free alternative method of entry.
No separate Mr Beast Whatnot giveaway rules appear in the pages checked, and the obligations named there fall on the seller who runs the promotion: post official rules, then administer the promotion and award the prizes as those rules state.
Other tools for the same job: Gleam, SweepWidget and ScopliDrop
Gleam's documentation recommends creating a competition, adding terms and conditions, defining eligibility and entry rules, confirming the prize details and the winner count, and then saving the campaign. The order is terms, eligibility, prize, save, which follows what the Discord guidance asks for in the announcement.
SweepWidget's steps start with a new giveaway, the prize details and the start and end dates. For a Discord entry method, the organiser enters the server name, pastes the Discord invite link and sets the point value for that entry. SweepWidget also recommends turning on Google reCAPTCHA to stop automated entries, the one control against fake entries named among the tools covered here.
ScopliDrop's documentation requires the Manage Server permission, then points to Giveaways, New Giveaway, an announcement channel, and a choice to publish or schedule for later.
This page states no plan or price for these three tools. What can be compared here is the requirement each one names: a server permission, an invite link, or terms and eligibility written first.
Legality, platform rules and doubtful entries on the Discord and Whatnot routes
Legality is settled by the law where the giveaway runs and by the organiser's published rules; neither Discord's setup screens nor Whatnot's streaming tools settle it. A contest that charges for entry is the standard way a free giveaway becomes an unlawful lottery in many jurisdictions, which is why official rules carry the words 'no purchase necessary' and why Whatnot's rules ask for a free alternative method of entry. A lawyer, not a vendor's help page, confirms whether a particular promotion complies.
Platform rules and the organiser's rules split the work. Whatnot's rules set what official rules must contain and require the seller to administer the promotion as written; the Discord guidance sets what the announcement must state, including who cannot enter. Disqualification follows from those written lines: an entry is removed because a stated condition was not met, and a condition nobody wrote down gives the organiser nothing to point to.
For fake entries, the material checked names one control: SweepWidget's Google reCAPTCHA setting, which it recommends for stopping automated entries. The other routes are silent on it here, so on the MEE6, ScopliDrop and Whatnot routes the defence is the rule itself: a written ban on automated or duplicate entries, a role or eligibility limit, and a check of the winner before the prize is announced. No page checked claims that any route catches every fake entry, and this page makes no such claim either.
| Route | Requirement stated | How it starts | Control stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEE6 on Discord | Premium; not on Free; one server per subscription | Enable the Giveaways plugin, then New Giveaway | End time, winner count and roles set in the form |
| ScopliDrop on Discord | Manage Server permission on the server | Open Giveaways, then click New Giveaway | Announcement channel; publish or schedule |
| SweepWidget Discord entry | Plan not stated in the pages checked | Create a giveaway, add prizes, set dates | Server name, invite link, point value; reCAPTCHA option |
| Whatnot livestream | Official rules for each promotion giveaway | Mobile: Store, Giveaway, Start. Web: Giveaways, Product Actions, Start Giveaway | Up to five minutes; early or automatic draw |
| Gleam competition | Plan not stated in the pages checked | Create a competition, open the Setup tab | Terms, eligibility, entry rules, prize and winner count, then save |
Procedure
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Confirm the MEE6 plan and the server
MEE6's Giveaways plugin requires Premium and is not on the Free plan. A Premium subscription covers a single server, so each server that runs giveaways needs its own.
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Enable the Giveaways plugin and open New Giveaway
In the server dashboard, open the Engagement & Fun category and enable the Giveaways plugin. Once it is on, the New Giveaway button starts the first giveaway.
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Choose the channel, name the giveaway and the prize
Select the channel where the giveaway will be posted, name the giveaway and type in the name of the prize.
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Write the giveaway message with the requirements in it
Create the giveaway message. It is the text entrants read, so it carries the eligibility, the entry requirement, the duration and how the winner will be drawn.
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Set the end time, the winner count and the roles
Complete the other requirements: the end date and time, the number of winners and the roles allowed to participate.
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Save, then publish when the text is final
Select Save to keep progress without publishing, so edits can be made and the giveaway published later, or publish once all required fields are complete.
Readers ask
How to run a giveaway on Whatnot?
A seller starts a Whatnot giveaway from the livestream, through the Store icon on mobile or the Giveaways tab on web. The giveaway runs up to five minutes, and the seller can draw a winner early or let the time limit draw one automatically. A promotion giveaway also needs posted official rules.
How to host a giveaway on Discord?
With MEE6, an organiser enables the Giveaways plugin, clicks New Giveaway, fills in the form and saves or publishes; the plugin requires Premium. The form takes the channel, the giveaway name, the prize, the message, the end date and time, the number of winners and the roles allowed to participate. Premium applies to one server.
Which other tools can host a giveaway on Discord?
ScopliDrop and SweepWidget are the two named for Discord in the pages checked. ScopliDrop needs the Manage Server permission, then Giveaways and New Giveaway, an announcement channel, and publishing or scheduling. SweepWidget adds a Discord entry method from the server name, the invite link and a point value.
How to host a giveaway on Twitch?
The material checked for this page covers Discord and Whatnot and has no Twitch documentation, so it gives no Twitch steps. A Twitch giveaway needs the platform's own rules read first; the general requirements here (eligibility, entry, duration and the drawing method stated in writing) carry over, but Twitch's specific rules are not covered.
Does a Whatnot giveaway need official rules?
Yes, for a promotion giveaway: Whatnot requires the seller to post official rules. The rules must state who is eligible to enter, how to enter, the prizes, how winners will be selected, the odds, how prizes will be distributed and the key dates, and the seller must administer the promotion as they state.
What must a Discord giveaway announcement state?
The guidance for Discord giveaway organisers says to state the eligibility requirements clearly, with age requirements, entry requirements, geographical restrictions and anybody who cannot enter as examples, along with the duration. It also says to state how the winner will be drawn.
Notes and sources
- help.mee6.xyz. help.mee6.xyz/en/articles/710936-mee6-free-vs-premium-plans-comparison.
- help.mee6.xyz. help.mee6.xyz/en/articles/619569-mee6-giveaways-plugin-for-discord.
- help.mee6.xyz. help.mee6.xyz/en/articles/619569-mee6-giveaways-plugin-for-discord.
- help.whatnot.com. help.whatnot.com/hc/en-us/articles/11329417780365-Giveaways-Overview.
- help.whatnot.com. help.whatnot.com/hc/en-us/articles/14349906179597-Giveaway-Rules-and-Requirements.
This page is not legal advice; that comes from a lawyer or attorney licensed where the giveaway runs. It cannot cover Twitch, because the material checked has nothing on it, it states no plan or price beyond the requirements each vendor names, and it teaches no way around entry checks.
Woobox's user terms require entrants to agree to the organiser's official rules, so any limit on bought or incentivised votes depends on the particular contest. Walmart's Associate Talent Search rules prohibit paying for votes and let Walmart void fraudulent votes or disqualify the entrant. The platform's terms and the organiser's rules are two documents, and a disqualification is decided under the second.
Woobox lists three warning signs of bought votes: many votes from one IP address, votes from people in different countries and regular voting intervals. Award Force says its platform detects and blocks automated or scripted voting and rate-limits rapid voting. Ordinary participation is uneven in time and independent in origin, so it shows none of those patterns; this describes how checks read a count and is not a method for passing one.
In the United States, the FTC says a sweepstakes cannot require a purchase to enter, and California says a sweepstakes must offer a way to enter without cost. Those rules concern sweepstakes entry, not votes: whether a contest allows paid votes is written in its own rules, and ViralSweep even lets organisers configure Pay to Vote. Contests whose rules bar outside votes are refused, and so are political ballots.
Once voting closes, a refund applies where votes ordered for a contest never appear in the count the contest itself displays. ViralSweep says its protections may silently flag and block a vote, and Woobox says votes from IP addresses it has flagged as fraudulent do not count even when the voter appears to have succeeded, so the displayed count is the test. An organiser's ruling or a disqualification is never refunded, and neither is an account ban such as the permanent one Gleam says a breach of its terms may bring.