Rules of the Race
Transparent, fair, and competitive guidelines designed to help creators and founders gain genuine public reach.
Fixed 100-Day Season Cycle
Every season runs for an absolute, non-extendable duration of 100 calendar days. Day 1 starts at 00:00:00 IST and Day 100 closes strictly at 23:59:59 IST. The master clock never shifts. Anyone can enter at any moment to challenge the leaderboard.
Claiming the #1 Spotlight
To take the #1 Throne, a challenger contributes at least ₹1 more than the standing contribution of the reigning leader. Challengers may also perform jump contributions (e.g. adding ₹100 instead of ₹1) to build a protective moat against rapid takeovers.
The Top 5 Continuous Top-Up Rule
The race is not limited to the leader. Any contender currently occupying a position in the Top 5 can continuously top up their existing contribution. Top-ups add directly to their standing fuel level without resetting their reign history, enabling them to leapfrog higher and stay in contention.
Top 3 Season Challenge & Hall of Fame
When Day 100 strikes zero, the active leaderboard freezes. The Top 3 finalists achieve the Season Challenge honors. Only after the season officially concludes are these top 3 champions permanently inducted into the Hall of Fame with their final rank, tenure, and backlink.
7-Day Cool-Off & ₹10 Floor Reset
Following the conclusion of Day 100, a 7-day cool-off period takes place to spotlight the season champions. Once the cool-off concludes, the next season opens fresh with the floor contribution reset to ₹10.
Strict Content Screening & Auto-Rejection
To keep Race to One a trusted directory for creators and indie products, our automated pre-screening instantly rejects submissions linked to:
- ❌ Real-money gambling & betting
- ❌ Adult or sexually explicit content
- ❌ Crypto pump-and-dump & Ponzi schemes
- ❌ Phishing, malware, or deceptive links
- ❌ Hate speech & defamatory material
- ❌ Shorteners masking destination URLs