The Great Virtual Cellar Competition — 2026
The world's first open-ledger spirits collecting contest. Real bids. Real stakes.
Every prize is calculated live — visible to everyone, every second.
How the Competition Works
Five steps. Complete transparency. Real stakes from the first dollar.
Create Your Profile & Enter the Cellar
Sign up for a Dropt Beer account. Your collector profile goes live immediately — complete with cellar display, rank history, and a public page the community can visit.
Claim Your First Certificate
Every spirit starts at $1. Unclaimed items can be picked up instantly. Your claimed certificates stack into your total cellar value — the number that determines your rank.
Bid, Match, or Outbid
Already held by a rival? Match their declared value to share the rank, or bid higher to displace them and claim the top spot. The higher you declare, the higher your cellar climbs.
Watch the Leaderboard Update Live
Every bid, every claim, every rival move — the global leaderboard reflects it instantly. You always know exactly where you stand and exactly what it costs to climb.
Hold Your Rank Through 31st December
The competition locks at midnight GMT on 31st December 2026. The top three collectors at that moment win. Between now and then: bid, defend, and climb.
Three Ways to Claim a Drink
Every certificate starts at $1. The community drives the price from there.
Buy at Base
No one holds it yet? Claim it at the default $1. You become the first holder. It's yours until someone outbids you.
Match the Price
Pay the exact current holder's value to share the rank. Both values count toward your cellar total. Neither unseats the other.
Outbid & Take Top
Declare more than the current holder to take the number one position. Your higher value pushes your total cellar rank upward.
Rankings. Fully Open. Always.
Your rank is your total declared cellar value — shown live, updated with every bid. No hidden scoring.
What You Win — Calculated in the Open
No hidden prize pool. Every dollar is accounted for on the live leaderboard. Winners receive their full declared cellar value back, plus the complete cellar value of the rival directly below them.
Champion of the Cellar
The collector in 1st place at midnight on 31st December 2026 wins back their complete declared cellar value, plus the entire declared value of whoever finishes 4th. The higher you bid and the more aggressively 4th place plays — the bigger your prize.
Master of the Ledger
2nd place receives their complete virtual cellar value, combined with the total declared value of whoever finishes in 5th place. Silver is no consolation — the prize can rival or exceed expectations depending on 5th place's spend.
The Connoisseur's Crown
Third place walks away with their entire cellar value, boosted by the full declared value of the collector in 6th place. Every position in the top six is connected. Every bid matters.
How to Win
Volume beats single bids. Spread + depth beats both. Here's how the top collectors play.
Stack Certificates
Your leaderboard value is the sum of all your declared amounts. Claiming 10 different spirits at $5 each beats one at $40. Breadth wins.
Watch & React
The leaderboard updates in real time. Monitor your rivals — when someone overtakes you, you'll see exactly what they declared and what it costs to reclaim your spot.
Target Position 4–6
Sitting in 4th, 5th or 6th means your entire spend funds a winner's bonus. Push into the top 3 — or watch 4th place fund someone else's prize.
Defend Late
Final weeks matter most. Save reserve bids for December. A last-minute surge when rivals have spent their budget can lock in your top-three finish.
No Cheating. No Black Boxes. Ever.
Complete Transparency — Built In
Every transaction, every bid, every rank change, and every prize calculation is visible to every participant in real time. Your rank is purely your declared total cellar value, shown live and updated instantly.
- Every bid and certificate claim is logged publicly on the leaderboard
- Prize amounts for all three winners are visible live throughout the competition
- The cellar values of positions 4, 5, and 6 are always public — winners can track prize growth in real time
- No admin can manually alter leaderboard positions
- Competition close time is fixed: midnight GMT, 31st December 2026 — no extensions
- Only the top 3 finishers receive a payout — positions 4–6 do not get their declared spend returned
- All prize payouts processed within 7 business days of competition close
The Rules of the Cellar
Open to all adults aged 18+, worldwide. One account per participant. Multiple accounts result in disqualification and forfeiture of all declared value.
All virtual certificates are priced at a minimum of $1. No upper limit. You may hold as many certificates as you choose.
Leaderboard ranking is determined solely by total declared cellar value across official Dropt Beer certificates. Custom drinks do not count.
Competition closes at midnight GMT on 31st December 2026. No bids placed after that moment count toward final rankings.
Only the top 3 finishers receive a cash prize. 1st wins cellar value + 4th place value. 2nd wins cellar value + 5th place value. 3rd wins cellar value + 6th place value. Positions 4–6 receive no payout.
Winners contacted within 48 hours of competition close. Prize payments processed within 7 business days via payment method on file.
All bids and transactions are logged publicly and permanently. Fraudulent transactions result in immediate disqualification.
Dropt Beer reserves the right to verify winner identity before processing prizes. Valid ID and proof of age may be required.
Virtual certificates are non-redeemable for physical goods. Competition prizes are the only cash-equivalent rewards available.
Frequently Asked
Rank is based on total declared cellar value from qualifying public certificate activity, updated as new activity is recorded. Every dollar you declare across all your certificates adds to your position.
The competition closes at midnight GMT on 31 December 2026, after which the leaderboard is locked for final placement. No last-minute bid can be submitted after that cutoff.
Prize formulas are tied to leaderboard positions and are shown transparently on this page so participants can follow live changes. 1st = your value + 4th place value. 2nd = your value + 5th. 3rd = your value + 6th.
Yes. New qualifying activity can change declared totals and positions while the competition is active. The leaderboard refreshes with every transaction.
Critically so. The values in positions 4, 5, and 6 influence the bonus components linked to the top finishing positions. The more those collectors spend, the bigger the top-3 prizes grow.
The minimum declared value for any certificate is $1. There is no upper limit — the higher you declare, the higher your cellar value climbs. Multiple certificates at high values is the most effective strategy.
You receive no payout. Your declared cellar value is used to calculate the bonus component of the winner above you. This is disclosed upfront in the rules — only the top 3 win.
Winners are contacted within 48 hours of competition close. Payment is processed within 7 business days via the payment method on file. Valid identification may be requested.
Your Cellar Won't
Build Itself.
The leaderboard is live. The prizes are growing. Every day you wait, someone else is climbing.