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#106 (zoobc.how, 2026-10-26 20:44 UTC) → #136 (zoobc.how, 2026-10-26 21:37 UTC): Seed article updated

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That is all. The score is not an input of [[the-draw|the producer draw]], and it does not enter the weight of blocks in [[fork-choice]].
 
+ > [!example] **Example.** Two active nodes have scores of 90 % and 30 %. They have exactly the same chance to make the next block. Over time the 90 % node can expect about three times the 30 % node's lottery income. With 80 % against 40 %, the first node is twice as likely to win each lottery draw.
− > **Example.** Two active nodes have scores of 90 % and 30 %. They have exactly the same chance to make the next block. Over time the 90 % node can expect about three times the 30 % node's lottery income. With 80 % against 40 %, the first node is twice as likely to win each lottery draw.
 
![Two panels: in the producer draw the 90 % and 30 % nodes have equal slices (1 : 1); in the coinbase lottery their slices are 3 : 1. The score moves rewards, not block production.](consensus-014.svg)
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