Awards & Conduct Policy
Effective: 7 July 2026 · Last updated: 7 July 2026
Joche Gauntlet is a merit-based skill competition operated by Joche Solutions Ltd (RC 9650706). Entry is free and open to any verified account. Joche Gauntlet does not charge a cash entry fee, so there is nothing to refund. This policy explains eligibility, how Champion Awards are handled, and disqualifications.
1. Entry and eligibility
Entry is free. Any account that completes verification (a confirmed phone number and email, an 18-or-older self-declaration, and acceptance of these terms) may hold one entry per cycle. No purchase, subscription, or membership is required to enter.
Removing or disabling your account before or during a cycle will remove your access to the challenges but will not, on its own, entitle you to any Joche Gauntlet payment.
2. Withdrawing from a cycle
You may withdraw from a cycle at any time by contacting support at gauntlet@jocheacademy.com. Withdrawal removes your submissions and leaderboard entries from the cycle. Because there is no cash entry fee, no refund is issued.
3. Champion Award
The Champion Award is a discretionary skill prize offered to the top performer of each cycle, in the amount displayed for that cycle on the challenge and homepage. Awards are paid by bank transfer to a Nigerian bank account held in the Champion's own verified name within seven working days of confirmation of eligibility.
Champion Awards are not refundable and do not roll over into future cycles.
In addition to the Champion Award, a cycle may offer a runner-up award to the second-place finisher, shown on that cycle's challenge and homepage. A runner-up award is a discretionary skill prize paid on the same terms and eligibility checks as the Champion Award, in addition to any Joche Academy access offered. It is awarded only where there is a single clear runner-up; where the top position is tied, the award is shared between the tied finishers and no separate runner-up award is paid for that cycle.
By accepting the Champion Award, the winner agrees to participate in a short video feature (approximate length and platform use to be specified) for use on Joche Gauntlet's social media channels. If the winner prefers not to participate in video, a photo and written quote may be used instead. Declining a video does not affect the winner's prize or eligibility to compete in future cycles.
4. Forfeiture and disqualification
An award may be forfeited where the Champion:
- fails to submit valid bank details within seven days of notification;
- provides bank details in someone else's name or that fail our verification checks;
- is found, after review, to have breached the Terms & Conditions (including plagiarism, multi-accounting, collusion, or scoring manipulation); or
- is otherwise ineligible under applicable law.
Where an award is forfeited, Joche Gauntlet may, at its discretion, retain the amount, award it to the next eligible participant on the leaderboard, or apply it to a future cycle. Forfeiture decisions may be appealed to gauntlet@jocheacademy.com within 14 days.
5. Score corrections
Scores are generated by an AI judge and may be adjusted by human moderators where evidence of fraud, plagiarism, or rubric error is found. Score corrections that change the Champion of a cycle will be communicated to the affected participants directly.
All scores, rankings, and Champion determinations are final. We do not operate a score-dispute or re-grade process, and disagreement with a scoring decision is not a ground for review. The only exception is a genuine technical or processing error, which you may report to gauntlet@jocheacademy.com within 72 hours of the score being posted; whether an error occurred is decided at our discretion and that decision is final.
6. Complaints
Entry is free, so there are no entry charges to dispute. If you have a concern about a Champion Award, a score correction, or a disqualification, raise it with support at gauntlet@jocheacademy.com so we can review it directly.
7. Contact
Questions about this policy: gauntlet@jocheacademy.com.