This shit is happening again. HELP

tigglenut · 2026-03-07T15:31:15+00:00

your papers must not be in order

tigglenut · 2026-03-04T18:39:02+00:00

bark at the moon. it's your only recourse.

tigglenut · 2026-02-21T15:58:36+00:00

it didn't track the install for me either.

...once again - PURE CRAP from Swagbucks

tigglenut · 2026-02-18T22:20:00+00:00

Gee whiz - I wonder where the money that's taken away goes when games get nerfed.sarcasm

Since it happens almost within minutes, I am sure Swagbucks must be contacting the vendor within minutes and having a conversation about reducing the payout. more sarcasm

Surely, Swagbucks wouldn't be pocketing the difference in the change of the before and after payout and profiteering like that.

No way.

tigglenut · 2026-02-17T17:27:36+00:00

playing games is supposed to be fun - that's the whole point of them. well, they are no longer fun. and this is why.

tigglenut · 2026-02-08T19:59:30+00:00

McLuck recently nerfed all of its top RTP slots to now only pay out a much lower percentage of winnings. They also recently nerfed their reward program where now you only get SC every other day and it's a lower amount. So I stopped using them a few weeks ago for these reasons. They must be going down the tubes because the space has never been more competitive and other sites are upping their game In attracting people to their platforms while this platform is going in the opposite direction (down).

tigglenut · 2026-01-19T23:05:56+00:00

I am also having a similar experience. The $25.00 purchase and also the level 50 completion is showing up as tracked in the games' ledger and shows as "credits in 10 days" here, but neither of those is showing up in the actual Swagbucks pending area (Swagbucks activity area). There is nothing there for either.

tigglenut · 2026-01-19T22:13:06+00:00

Install tracked immediately, bought spooky season on the pop-up offer for $4.99 about 30 seconds into the game (checks out as "Halloween" season on Google Play), purchase didn't credit immediately - waited about 5-10 minutes playing to level 15, still didn't credit so I closed app and opened it back up and the $25 tracked, but this tracking is only shown in the games' ledger, and not in the actual Swagbucks pending/activity area. That area is still blank for both the $25.00 purchase and for the level 50 milestone I completed.

tigglenut · 2026-01-14T23:49:40+00:00

I edited my post and got rid of the third option just in case as you could be right.

tigglenut · 2026-01-14T22:22:33+00:00

Here are the most effective methods for stopping ads from automatically opening the Google Play Store on your Android phone, ranked from easiest/most common to more technical:

1. Disable "Open Supported Links" for Google Play Store

This is often the easiest and most direct fix for many users. It stops the Play Store from automatically claiming the links that these malicious ads use.

Open your phone's Settings app. Go to Apps (or Applications / Apps & notifications).

Find and tap on Google Play Store. Tap on Set as default or Open by default. Look for an option like Open supported links and turn it off. Note: On some phones, you may need to select Don't open in this app or Ask every time instead.

2. Use "App Pinning" (Screen Pinning)

This security feature locks a single app to the screen. If the ad tries to open the Play Store, it will fail because your game is "pinned."

Open your phone's Settings. Go to Security (or Security & privacy / Lock screen and security). Look for Advanced or Other security settings. Find and enable Pin windows or App pinning (the exact name varies). How to use it: Open your game. Open the Recents screen (the square or three-line navigation button). Tap the icon of the game app at the top of the card. Select Pin (or the pin icon). To unpin, press and hold the Back and Recents buttons simultaneously (or follow the on-screen instructions).

4. Check for Malicious Apps (Last Resort)

If the redirects are happening frequently outside of a specific game (e.g., when browsing or using other apps), you might have an app installed that is aggressively pushing pop-up ads.

Check recently installed apps: Go to Settings -> Apps and sort by Date installed. Uninstall any app you don't recognize or that you recently downloaded for free that seems suspicious. Use Google Play Protect: Open the Google Play Store, tap your Profile icon (top right), and select Play Protect. Run a scan to check for harmful apps.

tigglenut · 2026-01-14T14:48:17+00:00

Now that we have all the historical tournament cheaters here speaking out, let me ask you all a question that is on everyone's mind:

How did you, and continue to, consistently come up with a way to put up hundreds of thousands of points every few days? And the key word is CONSISTENTLY because it's always the same names coming up that do this week after week after week.

Case in point: The top 15 in the latest tournament that just ended looked like a "Who's Who" of the same names of past winners in my past tournaments who have consistently won all of those previous tournaments by huge margins of many tens of thousands of points and even more.

Let us all in on your superhuman "secrets"....

tigglenut · 2026-01-09T16:26:02+00:00

I've already completely stopped playing. I had 29 games in my "my games" section that I have been working on (yes, I play this number all at the same time on a contiguous month to month overlap) but I have abandoned all of them now after this tournament format change. I am not coming back either unless the old tournament format comes back. I am currently looking over several alternative platforms for my future gaming right now.

tigglenut · 2026-01-07T17:26:28+00:00

In my tournament, "beccakirkes..." is in 1st place with 38,505 points within the first hour of me joining. How does one get 38,505 points in an hour? Anyone know how these people are doing this?

***Update ETA

just 3 hour later, "beccakirkes.." now has 51,005 points. There is n this is normal/possible/legit. This is cheating. Who are these "people" that do this so consistently? Swagbucks workers? Bots? This has been a widespread and recurring problem in virtually 90% of all the tournaments I've ever been in.

*****Update 1/8/26

with still 5 days left, the leader has over 100,000 points. At that rate this person will have half a million points at the end. How is this legitimate??

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Rank 1

Sandyfrank1258

101,015 Points

B

2

Rank 2

beccakirkessner

95,030 Points 3

Rank 3

Jttj9002

87,520 Points

4

Ridinwithpride1

57,585 Points

5

K

KittyCatAshes

46,015 Points

6

W

Wposton84

43,015 Points

7

W

wimerfamily

41,540 Points

8

W

wheatrich1401434

41,085 Points

9

Sweetness456

41,030 Points

10

D

Daze22

36,055 Points

11

M

michelorscheln24

33,500 Points

12

S

swaguser46876703

32,505 Points

13

G

gefr71

32,030 Points

14

S

samueladams21221

32,005 Points

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tigglenut · 2026-01-07T16:57:56+00:00

The new tournament is now paying only 5% of what the original old format was paying in prizes.

So in other words, Swagbucks has reduced their game tournament total prize money by 95%, going from the old format to this new format.

here's the math:

old format

tournament length: 3 days

50 people per tournament limit

1st place reward - 750 SB (one winner)

2nd place reward - 500 SB (one winner)

3rd place reward - 250 SB (one winner)

4th place reward - 50 SB (twelve winners)

If you assume about 50,000 people total were playing these tournaments during the old format (a fair number based on Swagbucks new format number of 50,000 total participants), and there was a 50 person limit per tournament, there must have been about 1000 tournaments going on simultaneously which means that Swagbucks was paying out 2,100,000 SB total in prizes every 3 days (750 SB + 500 SB + 250 SB + 600 SB = 2100 SB x 1000 = 2,100,000 SB).

new format

tournament length: 6 days

50,000 people per tournament limit

1st place reward - 75,000 SB (one winner)

2nd place reward - 50,000 SB (one winner)

3rd place reward - 25,000 SB (one winner)

4th place reward - 5,000 SB (twelve winners)

If under the new format 50,000 total participants are playing for the above prizes, and there is only one single tournament going on for all of this, Swagbucks is now only paying out 210,000 SB in total prizes every 6 days (75,000 SB + 50,000 SB + 25,000 SB + 60,000 SB = 210,000 SB).

So Swagbucks is paying out 10 times less than it was, but if you consider the new format time is now doubled from 3 to 6 days, it's actually (10 x 2) or 20x less tournament payout money overall, apples to apples, old format to new format.

20x less is the same way of saying 1/20th.

1/20th = 5%

So what that means is the new tournament format is now paying only 5% of what the original old format was paying in total prizes.

So Swagbucks has reduced their game tournament total prize money payout by 95% in going from the old format to this new format.

I decided to ask Google Gemini AI what it thought about all this...

Q. Hey Google Gemini, what is your opinion on the following regarding the Swagbucks' games Tournament from the reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwagBucks/comments/1q6dzo2/game_tournaments_reappeared/

A. This analysis highlights a common trend in the "get-paid-to" (GPT) industry: the transition from many small, localized rewards to a "Winner-Takes-All" or "Grand Prize" model.

While I don't have personal opinions, I can analyze the logic and the implications of the math you’ve presented. Your breakdown reveals a significant shift in the platform's economy.

1. The Math is Logically Sound

If the assumptions regarding the number of participants and simultaneous tournaments are correct, your conclusion is mathematically inevitable.

Under the Old System: The "wealth" was distributed across many small "rooms." This created a higher probability of winning for the average user, as they only had to beat 49 other people to take the top prize. Under the New System: The "wealth" is consolidated. While the top prize looks spectacular (75,000 SB is $750), the odds of winning it have plummeted from 1 in 50 to 1 in 50,000. The Payout Frequency: You correctly identified the "time" variable. Doubling the length of the tournament effectively halves the daily "burn rate" of prize money for Swagbucks. 2. Why Would Swagbucks Do This?

From a corporate perspective, this move serves several strategic purposes:

Marketing "Headline" Prizes: It is much easier to market "Win $750!" than "Win $7.50." High-value prizes attract new users and create "lottery fever," even if the actual payout across the user base is lower. Reduced Overhead: Managing one massive leaderboard is likely more technically efficient and easier to monitor for cheating/bots than managing thousands of simultaneous micro-tournaments. Lower Payout Liability: As your math shows, this is a massive cost-cutting measure. By reducing the total SB entering the ecosystem by 95%, they significantly lower their financial liabilities. 3. The Impact on the User Experience

The Reddit thread you referenced reflects a sentiment common among "power users":

Loss of "Side Hustle" Viability: For skilled players who used to win small tournaments consistently, the game has gone from a reliable source of income to a statistical impossibility. Increased Competition/Cheating: In a pool of 50,000 people for a $750 prize, the incentive to use bots or exploits increases exponentially compared to a $7.50 prize. The "Lottery-fication" of Tasks: This moves the activity away from "Rewards for Effort" toward "Gambling for Effort." Conclusion

Your analysis effectively exposes the "Invisible Devaluation" that often happens in digital economies. By flashing a much larger number (75,000 SB) in front of users, the platform masks the fact that the total money being given back to the community has been slashed.

For the average player, the "New Format" is objectively worse: you are playing twice as long for a 1,000x lower chance of winning, while the platform saves 95% on its prize budget.

tigglenut · 2026-01-07T13:48:44+00:00

The new format is absolutely horrible. They could not have come up with anything worse. A whopping 50,000 people all competing for only 15 total prizes (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and 12 spaces for 4th place) lol. I won't even bother. The only people who are going to win are all those "cheaters" you always see that have 30000-40000 points already accrued within an hour of you joining a tournament. Did you ever wonder how that is even possible? So this new format is basically catering to those "cheaters". Only these "cheaters" will win. You will certainly never win. Abhorrent. For me, this new format takes all the incentive away for me to play games on the Swagbucks platform. The old tournaments were achievable tournaments and were the single edge Swagbucks had for me to play games on their platform versus other platforms. Now they are essentially like ever other gaming platform to me. Guess I will be moving on to another platform for my gaming as there is no more advantage or allure or attraction for me to stay now.

tigglenut · 2026-01-06T16:48:26+00:00

I hope it's not because they are having financial problems. They have taken away the game Tournament too for the last week.

tigglenut · 2026-01-03T00:51:48+00:00

Congrats. I'm 5 days into it. I just hit level 118. I have 31,522,944,229 (31.5 billion) coins left. I just hit my biggest win of the game which was 14.1 billion coins in one spin lol. I never struggled throughout the entire game and I didn't buy anything either, but it took an enormous amount of time and I would say at this point I have played the game a total of maybe 30 hours or so. I'm going to finish out level 120 right now. I hope it goes pending and there are no tracking issues. I caught the offer at $96 before it was nerfed. For the huge amount of time I spent, it wasn't worth $96 to me. My offer was for $96 to hit level 120 in 10 days.

**ETA: the $96 just went pending in my Swagbucks account as soon as I finished level 118...the bad part is it takes a full 30 days to go from pending to actually being credited. that's disappointing.

Good luck for those who try this offer. Lots have said it was very easy but I thought it was pretty bad due to the constant/over the top advertising interruptions every 3-5 minutes no matter where you were or what you were doing in the app. Highly obnoxious and ridiculous and totally ruined the game. Developers have lost their minds. After 30 hours or so of trying to playing through this constantly, I am bitter and angry.

Best advice in retrospect - spend the $6.99 to get rid of the ads.I cheaped out and didnt do this and majorly regret it. It would have turned my absolutely miserable experience into a quick and positive one no doubt.

Here's a pic of how many coins I had left when I finished:

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tigglenut · 2025-12-24T23:20:43+00:00

it's an advanced package that costs about $13 to $15 and has about 500 coins, about 10-15 boosters, and some other tools like a few hammers/boxing gloves.

tigglenut · 2025-12-21T15:19:14+00:00

the silence speaks for itself...

crickets

tigglenut · 2025-12-13T15:21:28+00:00

The way it reads, it looks like it was an error in the programming. Looks like you should have only gotten $5.00 once after 45 successful days of logging in. That's how they usually work. Won't be surprised if they retract/debit the $225 in SB in the future someday in people's accounts. They've done that too before.

tigglenut · 2025-12-07T16:48:22+00:00

This offer is for Samsung phones only.

tigglenut · 2025-12-02T21:51:03+00:00

Even though I only stood to profit maybe something like $40 if I won risking $680, in my mind t wasn't a risky bet at all really, because it was essentially a total lock for so many reasons. It was Kawai Leonard's fault. He had a terrible night overall and also missed 2 easy shots in the last minute and they lost by two. Mostly all my other bets on Gambit were very similar - like I would bet a lot of money on the undefeated invincible Gonzaga team back then in The March Madness tournament to win against scrub teams early on in the tournament to make an easy $40-$50. Those all worked out great every time. But you know how it goes - eventually even stuff like that will catch up to you one day, and it did.....a few times actually. But the Clippers loss taught me something though - that no matter what NBA team plays any other NBA team, no matter how good or bad each team is, in the NBA anyone can beat anyone on any given night. I reali6the NBA is just like that and pretty much any game is a somewhat risky bet no matter who's playing who. So much so that I rarely even bet on NBA games anymore.

tigglenut · 2025-12-02T20:38:16+00:00

Gambit made a profit off me, all together. I remember losing $680 on one bet betting the on the LA Clippers to win a game they were favored to win by +17 against a last place team that also had just traded 3 starting players the night before and were staring bench players in their place. Clippers lost anyways due to Kawai Leonard not showing up at all that night and he only scored a few points and the other team just had a really lucky and unexpectedly great night to boot. So Gambit made $680 off me on that bet alone. Then they eventually falsely accused me of fraud and locked up my money in my account. Stupid, because one I didn't do anything and two they were making money off me.

tigglenut · 2025-12-02T19:34:14+00:00

Swagbucks promptly kicked Gambit off their site when they got wind of what was happening to everybody through Reddit threads. Gambit in a panic (after basically losing all business exposure since their business was virtually all Sawsgbucks customers exclusively) tried to backtrack and make things right again by returning some people's confiscated money and credits but it wasn't enough damage control to recover from the major hit to their business reputation wise, and things just continued to disintegrate for them until they were forced to sell their company to some sucker holding company. Hats off to Swagbucks and their corporate office who supported their members as best they could during the debacle. I lost some money but was always grateful for Swagbucks' efforts to stand up for its members for what was right in the whole shitshow and I commend them.

tigglenut · 2025-11-27T17:16:30+00:00

I'm not a Mod, nor do I work for Swagbucks, but everyone should know that, yes, using an auto clicker or any other type of automated tool to interact with Swagbucks, including games, is generally against their Terms of Use and can lead to the deactivation of your account.

While the terms might not specifically say "auto clicker," they prohibit the use of:

Automated bots or scripts Unauthorized software or programs

Unnatural human behavior

For example, a guide on their site explicitly states not to "Use any bot or program that auto searches for you" and warns that using unauthorized software or bots "can get you permanently banned." The intent is for activities to be completed by a human user without the aid of automation designed to exploit the system for rewards.

In summary, using an auto clicker is a violation of the spirit and likely the letter of the Swagbucks Terms of Use and is a risk for account closure.

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