# Verifying Results

Bitcoin Lottery results are publicly verifiable using any Bitcoin block explorer.

### How to Verify a Ticket

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### Get the Block Hash

Use the block explorer on the Bitcoin Lottery home page or any public Bitcoin block explorer (e.g. [Mempool.space](https://mempool.space/)) to view the hash for the target block. 
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### Compare Hexadecimal Characters

Compare your ticket's hexadecimal string to the ending characters of the block hash and determine how many consecutive hexadecimal characters match.  
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### Apply Payout Table

Refer to the [Payouts](/crypta/bitcoin-lottery/payouts.md) section to determine how much your ticket has won based on your game type, the number of matching characters and the bet amount per ticket. 
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