How to Get the Free Rust Bucket Back Bling in Fortnite
Fortnite is a gift that keeps on giving, as the game is celebrating Christmas in-game with Winterfest 2025. With quests to complete, presents to open, and even new, colorful bosses to beat, Winterfest 2025 is definitely raising the bar. On top of that, players have free rewards to unlock, and not just through the Winterfest Cabin.
Fortnite has its fair share of free rewards constantly rolling out, from a range of limited-time skins to other rewards arriving with events like Fortnitemares and Winterfest. However, the Rust Bucket Back Bling, which was originally handed out for free following a server outage in 2018, is making a return once again. Here is how to get the Rust Bucket Back Bling for free in Fortnite.
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How to Get the Rust Bucket Back Bling for Free in Fortnite
For those who missed out on claiming the Rust Bucket Back Bling back in 2018, you have a second chance to claim it again, but the offer ends fast. The Rust Bucket is one of the rewards that players can earn through the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup, awarding the first-place prize of $4,000, along with additional cash prizes for the top 100 players. Top performers can also win an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU.
To get the Rust Bucket Back Bling for free, players simply need to earn 8 points in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Solos Cup. Each elimination yields 2 points, meaning players can get the Back Bling with just 4 kills. Players can also earn placement points, with first place rewarding 60 points, 11th place rewarding 40, 21st place yielding 30, 31st place awarding 20, and 50th only offering 1 point. See below for the full breakdown:
- Placements 1–10: 1st (60), 2nd (53), 3rd (49), 4th (47), 5th (46), 6th (45), 7th (44), 8th (43), 9th (42), 10th (41)
- Placements 11–20: 11th (40), 12th (39), 13th (38), 14th (37), 15th (36), 16th (35), 17th (34), 18th (33), 19th (32), 20th (31)
- Placements 21–30: 21st (30), 22nd (29), 23rd (28), 24th (27), 25th (26), 26th (25), 27th (24), 28th (23), 29th (22), 30th (21)
- Placements 31–40: 31st (20), 32nd (19), 33rd (18), 34th (17), 35th (16), 36th (15), 37th (14), 38th (13), 39th (12), 40th (11)
- Placements 41–50: 41st (10), 42nd (9), 43rd (8), 44th (7), 45th (6), 46th (5), 47th (4), 48th (3), 49th (2), 50th (1)
When Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup Start in Fortnite?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup starts on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The cup is exclusively a Solos Cup and only runs for a few hours, with start times varying depending on your region. To participate, players need to be at least Gold Rank or higher in Battle Royale, Zero Build, or Reload Ranked, and must have participated in at least 14 tournaments in the last 180 days.
Check the competitive page on Fortnite to see when it begins in your region.