External Live Jackpot Displays
Jackpot External Display Categories
There are 3 basic ways for an external site or device to incorporate a live jackpot total for a Tap5050 hosted raffle:
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iframe tag
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animated javascript ticker
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data feed​
IFRAME TAG
This method essentially embeds a simplified TAP 5050 slideshow website within another website in order to provide a live display of the current jackpot.
<iframe src="//slides.tap5050.com/draw.php?923" style="
width: 300px;
height: 340px;
margin-top: 0 !important;
margin-left: 0 !important;
margin-bottom: -2px !important;
margin-right: 0 !important;
border: none !important;
"></iframe>
This provides a square on the hosting webpage that is actually a Tap5050 slideshow. Here is an example:
SIMPLE CUSTOMIZATIONS
This IFRAME supports some simple customizations. You can:
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Display your Jackpot: configure the <IFRAME> to display your jackpot,
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CSS modifications: adjust the size of the backgroud container or add a variety of borders by modifying CSS values, and
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Toggle Gradient: add or remove the background gradient color.
DISPLAY YOUR JACKPOT
To display your specific jackpot you simply replace the slideshow number in the code supplied. For example, if your slideshow number is 626, you would replace 923, used in the example, with 626. //slides.tap5050.com/draw.php?923 becomes //slides.tap5050.com/draw.php?626.
CSS ADJUSTMENTS
The CSS within the IFRAME allows for several customizations. This might take some trial and error but can allow you to fit within the desired look and feel of an existing web page.
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- width: This controls the width of the <IFRAME> and the text will adjust to fit the new width
- height: This extends the height of the <IFRAME>. No changes will be made to text positioning.
- margin-bottom: This can be used to remove some of the background to better center the text.
- border: This accepts the <width> <style> <color> controls for borders as detailed at https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_border.asp.​​​
TOGGLE GRADIENT
To remove the gradient add greenScreen=1& to the URL in the <IFRAME> code as follows:
<iframe src="//slides.tap5050.com/draw.php?greenScreen=1&923" style="
width: 300px;
height: 340px;
margin-top: 0 !important;
margin-left: 0 !important;
margin-bottom: -2px !important;
margin-right: 0 !important;
border: none !important;
"></iframe>
COMPARISON OF BACKGROUNDS
No Gradient Background
Gradient Background
ANIMATED JACKPOT TICKER
To include an animated jackpot ticker to a site, the following javascript can be added:
<script>var eventID = 923;</script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//slides.tap5050.com/flodo/flip.css" />
<div class="clearfix"><div class="counter-wrapper"><div class="currencyPrefix" style="display:none;">$</div><ul class="flip-counter default" id="jackpotFlipCounter"></ul></div></div>
<!-- Counter script -->
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//slides.tap5050.com/flodo/js/flipcounter.js">
</script><script type="text/javascript" src="//slides.tap5050.com/flodo/jackpotFlip.js"></script>
<!-- Counter styles -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//slides.tap5050.com/flodo/css/style.css"/>
CUSTOMIZE JAVASCRIPT
BASIC CUSTOMIZATION
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To display your specific jackpot, you simply replace the slideshow number in the code supplied. For example, if your slideshow number is 626, you would replace 923, used in the example, with 626. <script>var eventID = **923**;</script> becomes <script>var eventID = **626**;</script>.
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ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION
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It is possible to call a different style sheet entirely, either to supplement or replace the existing CSS. Simply, add another call to a CSS stylesheet after <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//slides.tap5050.com/flodo/css/style.css"/>.
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ADD MORE DETAILS ABOUT CUSTOMIZATIONS HERE. IT IS A BIG TOPIC. CSS IS LONG AND COMPLEX
DATA FEEDS
We provide a number of data feeds in a variety of formats to allow stadium/arena equipment provide a live jackpot feed with their own custom graphics. These can also be used to provide websites with the live jackpot results but require webmaster for that site to be in charge of formatting etc.
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We have a number of different XML feeds. Many switchers are particular about how they want their data formatted so although the formats are very similar we have a few variants on how we tag the relevant information. Currently, we have the following feeds:
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​Atom 2.0 Compatible XML Feed
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XML Feed 1.0 <jackpot> is jackpot <winningticket> is winning ticket
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XML Feed 1.1 <description> tag contains jackpot total
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XML Feed 1.2 with RSS file
ATOM 2.0 COMPATIBLE
This feed is compatible with the Atom standard for XML RSS feeds. It can be called using:
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https://slides.tap5050.com/atom.php?EID=922
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This results in XML formatted as follows:
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss xmlns : atom="https://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Tap 50:50</title>
<description>Tap 50/50 RSS feed</description>
<link>https://tap5050.com</link>
<lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:44:23 CST</lastBuildDate>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:44:23 CST</pubDate>
<ttl>1</ttl>
<atom: link href="https://slides.tap5050.com" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
<item>
<title>50/50 Jackpot - $126,550 - Winner gets half! - Winning #ffc-194133</title>
<link>https://slides.tap5050.com/atom.php?EID=923</link>
<guid>https://slides.tap5050.com/atom.php?EID=923</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:44:23 CST</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
Jackpots and winning numbers are embedded within the tags but won't be displayed unless they have a current value.
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<title>50/50 Jackpot - $126,550 - Winner gets half! - Winning #ffc-194133</title>
XML FEED v1.0
This feed uses <jackpot> to display the current jackpot and <winningticket> to display the winning number if one has been selected. This feed is called by using the following URL:
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https://slides.tap5050.com/drawinfo.php?923
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This returns a feed formatted as follows:
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<event eventID="93741">
<eventName>Edmonton Folk Fest - 2025 50/50 Cash and Prizes Raffle</eventName>
<jackpot>126,550</jackpot>
<winningticket>ffc-194133</winningticket>
</event>
XML FEED v1.1
This feed uses <description> to display the current jackpot total and does not display a winning number even when one has been selected. This feed is called by using the following URL:
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​​https://slides.tap5050.com/drawjackpot.php?923
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This returns a feed formatted as follows:
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<event eventID="93741">
<eventName>Edmonton Folk Fest - 2025 50/50 Cash and Prizes Raffle</eventName>
<description>126,550</description>
</event>
XML FEED v1.2
This feed uses <link> to display the current jackpot total and to display the winning number when one has been generated. This feed is called by using the following URL:
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http://slides.tap5050.com/bug.rss?EID=923
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This returns a feed formatted as follows:
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Tap 50:50</title>
<link>http://tap5050.com</link>
<description>Tap 50/50 RSS feed</description>
<item>
<title>Edmonton Folk Fest - 2025 50/50 Cash and Prizes Raffle</title>
<Link>$126,550</link>
<comment>$0</comment>
<description>ffc-194133</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
CAUTION
For a feed to provide current data, the following need to occur:
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a slideshow needs to be created that points to the current Event ID, and
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the slideshow with that Event ID must be loaded in a web browser in order to trigger the polling of our raffle server.
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The feeds are designed for one winner. Multiple winners are not supported at this time.