# 3 simple Steps to Prize Savings on Optimism

**Published by:** [PoolTogether](https://paragraph.com/@pooltogether/)
**Published on:** 2022-07-09
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@pooltogether/3-simple-steps-to-prize-savings-on-optimism

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Since its launch in 2019, PoolTogether’s premise remains strong but simple. PoolTogether is:A savings account on the blockchainThe best way to introduce people to DeFiThe best place to deposit your stablecoinsIt's simple to understand, use & explain, with a real-world economic purpose.V4 alone has given out more than 250,000 prizes to over 186,000 individual winners. That’s more than 2.6m USDC distributed! 🏆 >186k individual winners 🏆 >250k prizes 🏆 >2.6m USDC distributed Start saving with PoolTogether on Optimism in three steps today:Step 1: Enter the amountFirst, make sure you are on the Optimism network. Enter the amount of USDC you want to deposit and click on Review deposit.Step: 1 Enter amount & hit reviewStep 2: Approve USDC tokensTo deposit into the Prize Pool, you need to allow the PoolTogether protocol to access the USDC tokens in your wallet. This happens through an approval transaction to the PoolTogether Prize Pool contracts. Click on Confirm approval in the PoolTogether App and confirm the transaction in your wallet.Step 2: Approve USDC tokensThe token approval does not make a deposit yet; it simply enables the protocol to use the tokens in your wallet. This is a one-time approval process per network.Step 3: Deposit USDCThe "Deposit Confirmation" screen will automatically load after the approval transaction is completed. Click on Confirm deposit and confirm the deposit transaction in your wallet.Step 3: Deposit USDCAfter the transaction has been submitted, you will be forwarded to the "Deposit submitted" screen. You are now eligible for all future draws.Good luck, Pooler! 🍀To reflect your PoolTogether deposit, you will receive the PTaOptUSDC ticket token.Checking for PrizesNow that you have a deposit, you can check what prizes you won on the Prizes tab of the PoolTogether App. You have up to 60 days to claim a prize whenever you win. Good luck, Pooler! 🌊🏆 Follow this link for information about prizes and winning.Action StepsDeposit hereJoin our community on DiscordFollow @PoolTogether_ on TwitterGet involved in building the future of Prize SavingsHelpful ResourcesGetting ETH or USDC & ETH on OptimismA Pooler's Guide to OptimismPoolTogether User Documentation

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