# Have you noticed changes in slot allocation?

**URL:** https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521
**Category:** Operate a Stake Pool
**Created:** [25 March 2024 10:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521 "2024-03-25T10:59:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![kirael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/kirael/32/58113_2.png) [@kirael](https://forum.cardano.org/u/kirael)
#### Post date: [25 March 2024 10:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521/1 "2024-03-25T10:59:18Z")

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Hello there o/

Slot allocation has been extremely fluctuating since epoch 465 for my pool FRADA, with a lot of “bad luck” for 5 epochs :

epoch 465 : 9.2M stake / only 3 slots  
epoch 467 : 9.5M stake / only 5 slots  
epoch 470 : 8M stake / only 1 slot !  
epoch 471 : 6.9M stake / only 4 slots  
next epoch 475 : 4.8M stake / 0 slot !!

I mean… 1 slot for 8M, 0 slot for 4.8M… what are the odds ?

Everything is working fine. BP, relays, KES is good etc.  
I updated my nodes to 8.9.0 3 days ago, and i wonder if it has something to do with the 0 slots allocation i get from leaderslot calculation for next epoch…

This is so frustrating. Delegators are of course leaving my pool and i can’t blame them…  
I know it’s luck based, but i can’t help wondering if you (small spos) have noticed a change as well …?

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### Author: ![Zyroxa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/zyroxa/32/17790_2.png) [@Zyroxa](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Zyroxa)
#### Post date: [25 March 2024 11:08 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521/2 "2024-03-25T11:08:12Z")

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Imo its simply bad luck.

Here you have the chances for a pool with around 4,2m stake :  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/cardano/original/3X/e/8/e82e4f792c31c9215e20490d443dffff2ea2ae2d.png)

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### Author: ![kirael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/kirael/32/58113_2.png) [@kirael](https://forum.cardano.org/u/kirael)
#### Post date: [25 March 2024 11:13 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521/3 "2024-03-25T11:13:40Z")

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Yes… and it’s the same for 1 slot with 8M…

But i mean, so much bad luck in a 10 epochs window… This is SO frustrating… ☹

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### Author: ![WomenPOOL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@WomenPOOL](https://forum.cardano.org/u/WomenPOOL)
#### Post date: [27 March 2024 21:07 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/have-you-noticed-changes-in-slot-allocation/129521/4 "2024-03-27T21:07:46Z")

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Not to be spiteful but try three blocks in 51 epochs… We’ve lost a substantial amount of money already, compunded by trying to put some money aside to apply to good causes.

While there are bigger issues in the world, in the SPO one - it’s tough.