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title: "Prize Categories & Baskets"
description: "You build baskets in the **Prizes** area. The order is always the same: **categories first, then baskets inside them.** ## 1. Create your categories Categories group your baskets — think *“Family Fun”* or *“Date Night.”* Drag to reorder them; the…"
url: "https://chance2win.org/research-library/prize-categories-baskets/"
updated: "2026-08-26"
category: "Prizes & Baskets"
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# Prize Categories & Baskets

You build baskets in the **Prizes** area. The order is always the same: **categories first, then baskets inside them.**

## 1. Create your categories

Categories group your baskets — think *“Family Fun”* or *“Date Night.”* Drag to reorder them; the order you set here controls how they appear on the public page.

![Prizes area — category list with drag-to-reorder](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BSK-Prizes-area-%E2%80%94-category-list-with-drag-to-reorder.png)
Prizes area — category list with drag-to-reorder

## 2. Create a basket and assign its category

For each basket, fill in:

- **Prize Name** and **Heading**
- **Description**
- **Tickets Required** — the minimum number of tickets it takes to enter this basket (see [Basket Allocation Rules](/#basket-allocation-rules))
- **Display Tickets Required** — what supporters see for that requirement
- **Number of Winners** — use this for baskets that draw more than one winner
- **Status** — Draft or Published
- Up to **three images**

![Create / Edit Basket form with all fields and image slots](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BSK-Create-Edit-Basket-form-with-all-fields-and-image-slot.png)
Create / Edit Basket form with all fields and image slots

## 3. Publish only complete baskets

Draft baskets stay hidden from the public page. A Draft basket with no tickets against it can still be published or deleted before launch. Before you open sales, verify the **public order**, the **minimums**, **visibility**, and **Prize Reports**.

  **Image rule.** Basket images accept **PNG and JPEG only, up to 2 MB each**. Other file types — PDF, DOC/DOCX, SVG, oversized, renamed, or corrupt files — are rejected and must never leave a broken attachment behind. Never upload private documents as images.

Build your first category and basket, then preview the public page before adding the rest. — The Chance2Win Team

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