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# 8 March Contest

💶 Prize pool – €5000\
📅 Contest period: 8–22 March\
🏁 Start: 8 March, 01:00 (Moscow time)

To participate in the contest, you need to click the “Join” button in your [dashboard](https://ton.place/dashboard).\
The “Join” button will appear on the dashboard on 6 of March. Participation cannot be canceled after clicking the button.

The contest position is determined by the total income from gifts in the "8 March" section on Ton.Place starting from 8 March at the moment the button is clicked until the end of the contest. Income from battles is not counted. The ranking updates every 15 minutes.

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No one will see a model’s income on the contest page.\
A model becomes visible to other users on the [contest page](https://ton.place/leaderboard) only after entering the top 50.

The prize pool is distributed among 50 places:\
1st place — **€1000**\
2nd place — **€600**\
3rd place — **€450**\
4th place — **€300**\
5th place — **€250**\
6th place — **€180**\
7th place — **€160**\
8th place — **€140**\
9th place — **€120**

10th–15th places — **€80**

16th–50th places — **€40**

You can track the prize distribution and your current position on the [contest page](https://ton.place/leaderboard).\
Prize money will be credited to the models’ balances by April 1.\
The contest results will remain available after its completion.