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Wheel of Monotony Greasing Live & New Avatar!

Posted by Dave on April 15, 2026, 9:36 am NST

UPDATE, ~11:57am NST: We have also discovered a brand new avatar! Initial reports suggest it is randomly awarded after your wheel finishes spinning, in addition to your regular prize. We are still collecting data on whether or not the amount you donate matters—if you received it, let us know how much you paid in the comments!

As recently promised, an update to the Wheel of Monotony is now live that allows you to speed the wheel up!

You may now donate anywhere between 10,000 NP and 200,000 NP to reduce the 2 hour spin time for that particular spin. The maximum donation of 200,000 NP will reduce it to 48 minutes.

How much are you planning on paying to reduce your spin times? Will you get a Doost any faster!?

UPDATE: We've updated our prize guide below with all of the details on donations, and how much of a time reduction you get for each tier of donation.

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48 minutes is still plenty of time, and for 200k?? I think patience will be my virtue here, not charity

by bonju on April 15, 2026 9:44 AM NST

An avatar related to this has already leaked. Could it be that you need to donate a sufficient amount of Neopoints?

https://images.neopets.com/neoboards/avatars/ava_monotony_tick.gif

by allanmennezess on April 15, 2026 9:46 AM NST

what's a doost. lol.

by molnarc on April 15, 2026 9:55 AM NST

@molnarc: Now a link for your viewing enjoyment.

by dave on April 15, 2026 9:58 AM NST JN Staff

2 hour spins it is.

by sanisk on April 15, 2026 10:11 AM NST

....they still aren't using terms that even remotely make sense from a physics standpoint. Spin it faster, it takes longer to stop. Same thing with greasing it. Grease = less friction = longer spins.

But still, hard pass. I'll stick to 2 hour spins until the avatar is figured out, if there is a new one. Then, I'll do whatever the minimum is for that, and go back to 2 hour spins.

by dillpickles on April 15, 2026 10:25 AM NST

Um, letting the wheel spin for 2 hours is truly a neopets dot com is something everyone should experience.

Also greasing wheel = smoother spin = longer spinning?? Should be tossing sand or volcanic sand on it or something.

by princess_daisy186 on April 15, 2026 10:32 AM NST

48 minutes is still a very long time to keep the same screen up on mobile, come on XD disappointed with this one, I'm all for nostalgia but literally an impossible one to try for on mobile.

by knightwriter2010 on April 15, 2026 10:42 AM NST

I paid the minimum and how do I know how long will it take? I didn’t understand *sigh*

by ruizacosta on April 15, 2026 10:49 AM NST

Mm? "grease" in the sense it's being used- when you "grease the wheel" you bribe someone to make something go your way, it's a common enough idiom.
I don't think I'll be using this feature though, none of these things work while they're in the background and I understand it should be a high amount of np for balancing, but 48 minutes of actively leaving my screen on this single window still makes me not feel inclined to spin at all.

by mercy_graves on April 15, 2026 10:59 AM NST

its not worth it, it still takes atleast a hour after donating for the wheel to stop, and no avatar.

by vampyrefay on April 15, 2026 12:27 PM NST

I appreciate NP sink ideas but 48 minutes for 200k makes this pointless. The maximum donation should provide a spin time that a mobile user can easily keep their screen on for... like closer to 48 seconds.

by wheewhoo on April 15, 2026 12:34 PM NST

@wheewhoo - Agreed, and it always errors if you let the screen go to sleep from inactivity, so even if you can set the phone aside while it spins for an hour you'd have to turn off battery saving functions or tap it repeatedly LOL.

by knightwriter2010 on April 15, 2026 12:43 PM NST

this is a money sink for those making 100k in bank interest clearly LOL

by milkyymintt on April 15, 2026 12:44 PM NST

Oh man, still 48 minutes with a maximum donation

That doesn't sound very impressive after all.

by amethyst43217 on April 15, 2026 1:25 PM NST

a update to my previous comment. I started the wheel at 2:50pm my time and paid the minimum amount to speed up the wheel, its 4:45pm now for me and its STILL spinning and no avatar.

by vampyrefay on April 15, 2026 1:44 PM NST

I think I started spinning right as they updated the wheel because it got suuuper glitchy/laggy and took way longer than usual

and no Doost to show for it?! Whoops lol

by reckless4romance on April 15, 2026 1:49 PM NST

im spinning the wheel rn and goddamn its lagging like hell. and flickering. like my computer is actually slowing down because of this damn wheel.

by graevyard on April 15, 2026 1:57 PM NST

Donated 100k, spun for about an hour (maybe a few minutes under), got Tyrannia Petpet Garland, no avie.

by yekith on April 15, 2026 2:06 PM NST

@graevyard that happened to me too! finally while it was flickering i clicked on the wheel and it stopped spinning and sent me to the beast lmao

by reckless4romance on April 15, 2026 2:19 PM NST

<The Wheel of Monotony can't spin THAT fast! The maximum donation is 200,000 NP>

Excuse me what? Even If you spun any faster what should actually happen Is the wheel to take LONGER to stop spinning

(so exactly what am I paying for, this should actually be a backfire If they are gonna leave a message like that, which would actually be funny because the wheel Is spun by a tyrannian

)

[no offense or racism towards tyrannian pets. I like the tyrannian shopkeeper In the Tyrannian Foods T wT]

Also, the faerie slot remains useless doing nothing, really? Why not just make a random faerie give a faerie quest Instead? What a waste of slot

by maninshi on April 15, 2026 2:33 PM NST

So, you have to pay 200k everytime to reduce the time to 48 min? Or you just pay once and is permanent?

by alannjesuz on April 15, 2026 2:55 PM NST

I have 2 reports in the Avatar chat of spinning at 200k twice and getting the avvie the second time. I personally have done 1 200k with no avvie, now doing a 100k

by nyxbie on April 15, 2026 4:22 PM NST

200k and got the avatar. only spent that much because last time i spun the wheel and went to bed, it glitched out and i couldnt respin it of months.

by jadedhearts107 on April 15, 2026 5:23 PM NST

I really hope it's not ANOTHER RNG avatar... killin me smalls!

by spicyemma on April 15, 2026 5:32 PM NST

Donated 200k, I swear I landed on spot 2 (the green arrow symbol) but instead my pets were hit by a rock. I did get the avatar, though.

by figwigeon on April 15, 2026 5:34 PM NST

200k, the spin took the same amount of time as a raw spin, AND i got bonked in the head with a rock and didnt get the avatar. PUNKED!

by graevyard on April 15, 2026 5:51 PM NST

200k X 2. No avatar. No prizes.

by truevine on April 15, 2026 6:00 PM NST

I just landed on the paintbrush and got a lottery ticket prize (did not speed up at all)

by pokemonqwer on April 15, 2026 6:53 PM NST

I just don't feel 200k is worth it, to be blunt. And, the 2 hours isn't worth it for me. I have other stuff to do on my computer; I can't just open up the wheel and leave it running for 2 hours.
It's a daily I would like to do, but the options for it now are just not worth it, in my opinion.
I feel like they could have easily done a 10 or 15 minutes wheel spin and that would have been monotonous enough for the effect they wanted. 2 hours, or even that 40+ minutes is ridiculous.
Also, just to give it another test, I began the wheel spin and it keeps on flashing. The wheel disappears and comes back, over and over again.

by forever_future on April 15, 2026 7:14 PM NST

If only I could spin the wheel without it crashing 10 minutes in.

by will on April 15, 2026 8:06 PM NST

20k because im cheap. Spun for about 1.5 hours. Landed on the old faerie ability spot, but was "awarded" the old avatar which I already had. No new av.

by jbj_love on April 15, 2026 8:19 PM NST

1st time paid the full 200k price. Got the rock thrown at my head. 2nd time paid only 100k, got another rock thrown at my head AND the new avatar.

That was an easy one. But as people said now it's extremely laggy even on my high end pc for some reason, idk what they messed up this time

by bya on April 15, 2026 8:26 PM NST

I definitely agree about it being laggy, bya. I started the wheel about 2 hours, 20 minutes ago and it has made my entire computer laggy. It's affecting everything else I'm trying to do, also. I can't even watch videos on another monitor, because of the lag the wheel is causing.

by forever_future on April 15, 2026 9:05 PM NST

I got the beast twice, paid 200k for both of times and no avatar

by fleohr on April 16, 2026 12:03 AM NST

The Wheel Dang Froze on Me, why the meepits got into the code again I used 200,000 neopoints!!

by cuteturtle2 on April 16, 2026 3:26 AM NST

I donated 200,000 and received two avatars for the spin. It was my first spin as well. I don't think I've ever actually completed a full spin before.

by vanimel567 on April 16, 2026 3:34 AM NST

first time donating, 200k, got the avatar

by palladian on April 16, 2026 5:06 AM NST

Paid 50k for my first spin, (lottery ticket prize) was going to do it in increments of 50k. But after it kept stalling out on the first spin, I paid the 200k for my second. Got hit by a rock and got the avatar

by ebby2u on April 16, 2026 5:33 AM NST

First time greasing, only donated 100k and got the tick tock avatar (and lair of the beast visit)

IMO donating 200k should cut down more wait time. Donating 100k vs 200k for a 12 minute difference is laughable.

by winner19955 on April 16, 2026 5:59 AM NST

today I spun the wheel and a blackout struck. Now I am just getting the message:

An ad is already being watched in another tab. Please wait for it to finish.
Watch an ad for an additional spin.

Yesterday I spun It no problem, landed on one slot that was not the rock and got rocked as well

and despite being the only spin I did I was unable to watch ad, saying I had already spuin the will

by maninshi on April 16, 2026 6:38 AM NST

200k spin no avvie - 2nd spin glirched and wheel didn't spin, refreshing the page shows it thinks it's spinning so I'll have to wait it out *sigh*

by daughters_ofthe_moon on April 16, 2026 7:00 AM NST

200k and no avatar, only one spin

by red_tiger47 on April 16, 2026 7:19 AM NST

200k, no avatar and lair of the beast... this wheel is the worst

by seven_dead_owls on April 16, 2026 7:49 AM NST

200k, lair of the best, no avatar
200k, rock ice cream, avatar!

by samistarsyou on April 16, 2026 8:42 AM NST

Do you have to spend NP to get the avatar? Regular spins won't do it?

by kiriska on April 16, 2026 8:59 AM NST

I don't mind the cost, I hate the 2 hours cause this wheel is so glitchy.
I'm in the middle of a 200k spin.

by jeancgirl on April 16, 2026 10:26 AM NST

The wheel is so broken now... I didn't even donate and it's spinning crazy out of control

by aivielle on April 16, 2026 10:39 AM NST

"Better luck next time. Come back when you have a lot of time to kill.
Your Neopet loses half their hit points!"

no avatar
Sounds like you get the avatar when you do the 200k and get a item.

by jeancgirl on April 16, 2026 10:41 AM NST

@kiriska according to the news yesterday it seems like it is likely exclusive to 'greasing' the wheel, yes

@jeancgirl we have successfully confirmed people receiving it with donations as low as 100k, so it's entirely possible that there is no minimum donation (meaning you may be able to receive it with a 10k donation!)

by noileh on April 16, 2026 11:14 AM NST JN Staff

I donated 97,414 NP (random number of np to get an even amount) it took 1hr and 4min, no avatar, ended up in the lair of the beast and lost all but 1 HP. Rude.

by kilyco on April 16, 2026 11:29 AM NST

Paid 100k, finished in about 1hr. Landed on paintbrush spot but got sent to lair of the beast. No avatar.

by jbj_love on April 16, 2026 11:30 AM NST

Paid 20k and got the old avie (which I already had). Paid 100k and got no avie. Paid 200k and got no avie and it said I got a faerie blessing but my pet had no abilities which it does.

This wheel is a mess.

by bayou5 on April 16, 2026 12:41 PM NST

Paid 200k and got the avvie first try

by teccas on April 16, 2026 2:32 PM NST

@bayou5 The wheel used to give the old battledome abilities, that's why it says that. It was never updated.

Did 2 100k spins today, no avie. Been working fine for me on my desktop, but I don't even try to do stuff meanwhile (since it pauses if the tab is not active and I don't want it to last longer). I leave it spinning there while I use my phone.

by yekith on April 16, 2026 3:48 PM NST

Paid 100k, it took over two hours, no avatar. Considering it took so long, I'm a little concerned that it just ate my 100k and I didn't even have a chance for the avatar since it behaved like normal.

by catchinglights on April 16, 2026 6:45 PM NST

Something Has Happened!
You are now eligible to use 'Tick Tock' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!
I spent exactly 100,001NP, don't know how long it took since I afk'd to make and eat dinner.

by jaden on April 16, 2026 6:54 PM NST

Im blind asf where to donate?

by cnanonino on April 16, 2026 8:40 PM NST

@cnanonino under the wheel there will be a "spin the wheel button" and a "spin the wheel...faster!" button. choose the 2nd button and donate the amount you want before spinning!

by bya on April 16, 2026 9:27 PM NST

@bya oh hshshs found it thank youu!!!

by cnanonino on April 17, 2026 3:20 AM NST

I'm blind too lol I didn't see the option to donate, assumed it would ask if I clicked to spin.. it didn't, so I guess we're in it for the long haul with no chance of the new av, lol :/

by biediep on April 17, 2026 3:59 AM NST

Wheel has been spinning for 2 hours and 20 minutes.. I never minimized the tab.. computer is ROARING like crazy... it stopped for a minute, I clicked several times but didn't get a prize.. now it's spinning again so I guess it just froze for a bit.. This is great.....

by biediep on April 17, 2026 6:20 AM NST

Wheel has been frozen in place for 10 minutes now. Can't collect prize, can't get it to start spinning again. My entire computer is now incredibly laggy. Heck this wheel.

by biediep on April 17, 2026 6:39 AM NST

didn't pay, landed on the red codestone icon but got a lotto ticket

by worldhorizons on April 19, 2026 1:51 AM NST

Didn't know how/where to pay, so waited the full two hours to get:

"Not bad! Was your prize worth the wait?
You found an avatar! Yay!"

It was the old avatar, which I didn't have, so 'Yay!', I guess!

by thighs1 on April 19, 2026 2:17 PM NST

I've spun 5 times. Paid nothing extra each time. 2 hours per spin
1. Thought computer glitched when it was spinning crazy, so closed the screen.
2. Got food.
3. Got lotto ticket
4.Got lotto ticket
5.Got avatar

by shebamow on April 20, 2026 5:15 AM NST

Rolled twice daily (premium) since this announcement came out. Today, for the first time, I paid 100k to speed the first spin. Paid 100,001 for the second spin, and got the avatar.

Hope that info is useful to those trying to work out the magic formula!

by swimmingstar01 on April 22, 2026 8:24 AM NST

100,001 np didn't work for me, for the avatar (lottery ticket win). 200k, bird attack didn't either.

by 1donniedarko1 on April 22, 2026 1:06 PM NST

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