<p>The payout method in p2pool is based on <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=39832" rel="nofollow">PPLNS</a>. In this method, every share is rewarded for each block found within the next N shares. Depending on the exact value of N and the luck in finding blocks by the pool, this can mean several blocks.</p>

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2013-08-31T20:57:45.287Z
2013-08-31T20:57:45.287Z
Meni Rosenfeld
<p>I was mining in a LTC P2Pool pool and found a share.<br>
As I understand it, if the conditions outlined in <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/12797/why-is-my-p2pool-share-not-payed-out">this answer</a> would have been satisfied, I should have received a payout from the next block found by the P2Pool network. As a matter of fact, It seems I <a href="http://explorer.litecoin.net/address/LW9y3UiicfRPBZcniMrCrVhHnR2ygnWVe9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">received</a> a payout from the next <em>six</em> blocks (from 414890 to 415003).</p>

<p>I failed to find the rationale behind this. Could you please enlighten me?</p>

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Why am I getting payouts from 6 blocks with only 1 share found with a LTC P2Pool pool?
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# Why am I getting payouts from 6 blocks with only 1 share found with a LTC P2Pool pool?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-30)

I was mining in a LTC P2Pool pool and found a share.  
As I understand it, if the conditions outlined in [this answer](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/12797/why-is-my-p2pool-share-not-payed-out) would have been satisfied, I should have received a payout from the next block found by the P2Pool network. As a matter of fact, It seems I [received](http://explorer.litecoin.net/address/LW9y3UiicfRPBZcniMrCrVhHnR2ygnWVe9) a payout from the next *six* blocks (from 414890 to 415003).

I failed to find the rationale behind this. Could you please enlighten me?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-08-31. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The payout method in p2pool is based on [PPLNS](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=39832). In this method, every share is rewarded for each block found within the next N shares. Depending on the exact value of N and the luck in finding blocks by the pool, this can mean several blocks.


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