On PEE.CHAT Battle Camera, winner takes all describes one thing: what happens to tips. While two battlers face off live in timed rounds, viewers can support a side with tips in PCASH, BTC or PCHAT. Those tips do not go straight to anyone. They are held in escrow until the battle is over. When the result is final, the winner takes the pot, minus a 2% fee. If the battle ends in a draw or is cancelled, every tip is refunded to the person who sent it. This page explains the rule step by step: what escrow means, what happens to your tip from the moment you send it, when it comes back and when it does not, and how to tip with a clear head. It describes how the money moves and nothing more: no result and no gain is promised.

The winner-takes-all rule in plain words

The rule has three parts.

Escrow. A tip sent to support a side is held in escrow while the battle runs. Escrow means set aside: until the result is known, the tip does not reach either battler.

Winner takes all. When the last round ends and the result is final, the winner takes the pot, which is the total of the tips sent during the battle, minus a 2% fee. Nothing is shared out with the other side.

Refund. If the battle ends in a draw or is cancelled, there is no winner. In that case every tip goes back to the person who sent it.

That is the whole rule, and it covers tips only.

What happens to your tip, step by step

Here is the path of one tip, from the audience's side.

First, create a free account. It comes with a wallet, and you need some PCASH, BTC or PCHAT in it to tip.

Next, open the Battle Camera page, choose a battle that is live and watch both cameras for a moment.

Then pick the side you want to support, choose a currency and send your tip. It goes into escrow, not to the battler.

While the rounds run, vote and chat. Voting is free, with or without a tip.

When the last round ends, the result is final. If one battler wins, the winner takes the pot minus the 2% fee. If it is a draw, your tip comes back to you.

Draw or cancelled: when every tip comes back

A battle has a winner only if one side finishes ahead. If both sides finish level after the last round, the battle is a draw. With no winner there is no pot to collect, so every tip is refunded to the person who sent it, whichever side it supported.

A cancelled battle follows the same rule. If a battle never reaches a result, the tips held in escrow are all refunded.

A refund is not a safety net for a lost battle, though. When one battler wins, the pot goes to that winner, so a tip for the side that lost is not returned. Keep that in mind before you send a tip, and send only what you are happy to give.

Tip and battle with a clear head

For viewers: a tip is an optional way to support a battler, separate from your vote. It comes with no promise of any kind. You never need to tip to have your say, because voting is free and the votes cast during the timed rounds help decide the result.

For battlers: the pot depends entirely on what the audience chooses to send. It can be large, small or empty, and PEE.CHAT promises no income and no value for any coin. A win still counts on the leaderboard, whatever the pot.

One more distinction: a battle can also be set as paid to watch. That revenue is separate from the tips, and the two battlers share it.