Gamdom King of the Hill explained: the $1M monthly race, and its math

Reviewed by J.H., Race-Value Editor · WagerRace · updated 2026-09-02

Gamdom’s King of the Hill (KOTH) is a leaderboard race that has run bi-weekly since April 15, 2026: per Gamdom’s own pages, two independent tournaments a month with a $500,000 prize pool each, one million dollars in prizes a month, plus a separate $30,000 daily leaderboard, and unusually for a wager race, Gamdom publishes both the live per-rank prize ladder and the exact points formula.

The points formula, from Gamdom’s blog: Points = Wager x (Game Edge / 0.035), where Game Edge is 1 minus the game’s RTP; Gamdom’s worked example is a $100 bet on a 98% RTP game earning about 57.14 points. Every real-money wager counts across slots, sports and Originals, lower-RTP games earn more points per dollar, and prizes are credited instantly the moment a leaderboard closes. Each bi-weekly event resets fully: no carryover, a fresh board every cycle, with the mid-month split adjusted to the month’s length.

Here is what Gamdom’s formula implies but no one spells out: because points equal your wager times the house edge divided by 0.035, your points are your expected losses divided by 3.5 cents, so every KOTH point costs about $0.035 in expected loss by construction, whatever game you pick. That makes the chase precisely priceable in a way most races are not: a $4,075 prize (the rank 11 to 17 payout on the current $500k board) is worth at most about 116,000 points of climbing, because beyond that the expected losses exceed the prize. The board we read live showed first place at $100,000, second at $45,750, third at $26,250, then $20,500, $18,000, $14,500, $10,750, $8,500, $7,250 and $5,750 for ranks 4 through 10. The standing rule survives the published math: points earned on play you were doing anyway are a free overlay; points bought by wagering more have a price tag Gamdom itself lets you compute.

Key points

Two independent $500k races a month (bi-weekly resets since April 15, 2026) = $1M monthly, plus a $30k daily board.
Published formula: Points = Wager x (Game Edge / 0.035); a $100 bet at 98% RTP earns ~57.14 points (Gamdom’s example).
The formula means each point costs ~$0.035 in expected loss, on any game: the chase is exactly priceable.
Per-rank prizes are public on the live board: $100k / $45,750 / $26,250 at the top; $4,075 through ranks 11 to 17 (read 2026-09-02).
Prizes credit instantly at leaderboard close; each cycle resets fully with no carryover.

FAQ

How do Gamdom King of the Hill points work?

Per Gamdom’s published formula, Points = Wager x (Game Edge / 0.035), where Game Edge is 1 minus the game’s RTP. A $100 wager on a 98% RTP game earns about 57.14 points. Lower-RTP games earn more points per dollar wagered, and every real-money wager counts, slots, sports and Originals alike.

How often does Gamdom KOTH reset?

Every two weeks, since April 15, 2026: two independent $500,000 tournaments a month, with the mid-month start adjusted to the month’s length so both halves are balanced. There is also a separate $30,000 daily leaderboard. Progress never carries over between events.

What does Gamdom KOTH pay per rank?

Gamdom shows the ladder live on the KOTH page. On the $500k board we read on 2026-09-02: $100,000 for first, $45,750 for second, $26,250 for third, then $20,500, $18,000, $14,500, $10,750, $8,500, $7,250 and $5,750 for ranks 4 to 10, and $4,075 across ranks 11 to 17. Prizes credit instantly when the board closes.

Is chasing Gamdom KOTH points worth it?

Gamdom’s own formula prices it: points are expected losses divided by $0.035, so a $4,075 prize is worth at most about 116,000 points of extra climbing before the expected losses exceed it. Points from play you were doing anyway are a free overlay; never wager more purely to climb.

Sources

Where the figures on this page were read, checked 2026-09-02. Terms change without notice, so treat these as the pages to re-check.

Page contributors

Jessica Hale, Race-Value Editor, WagerRace. Reads wager-race terms for a living and cares about one thing: how many players actually get paid. Ranks races by the value they return, not the headline pool.

Reviewed this page on 2026-09-02. Corrections are applied to the underlying record rather than patched into the copy. More about the team on our about page.

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