Running a Stars giveaway starts with one bulk purchase: decide the total pool of Stars needed, pay with TRX, then send Stars individually to each winner's username after the payment confirms.
1Add up the Stars needed across all giveaway winners into one total.
2Pay that total in a single TRX transaction rather than many small ones.
3Break the total back down per winner for distribution.
4Send each winner's share of Stars to their username.
5Verify delivery without having paid a separate fee for every winner.
Pros
+ Winners don't need to pay for their own Stars.
+ Organizer keeps full control over the size of the pool.
Cons
− The full TRX cost falls on the organizer, not the winners.
− Distribution still takes manual entry per winner.
A card payment for a time-sensitive giveaway still has to clear a payment processor before Stars can go out; TRX on TRON settles directly, which matters when distribution has to happen while an event is still live.
TRON confirmation speed for TRX is what determines how quickly Stars can start going out to winners once a live giveaway wraps up.
Can I ask winners to pay for their own Stars instead?+−
That's possible, but most organizers find it simpler to cover the whole pool in one TRX payment rather than coordinating payment from every winner.
Does the organizer need anything from the winners before paying?+−
Just their Telegram usernames — the TRX payment itself doesn't require any information about the winners.