Video reach
Views on official or verified clips, compared within a similar media era.
Source: YouTube Data APIHOW SCORING WORKS
How we score memories.
Internet Prominence estimates how strongly a moment lives on online, using evidence from views, lasting recall, and event interest.
Four signals. One score.
Model v3 combines measured signals with a review of how well the moment fits the puzzle.
Long-term recall
Does it keep resurfacing years later in retrospectives and historical references?
Evidence: dated, saved sourcesCategory fit
How directly does this specific moment answer today’s prompt?
Method: consistent curator reviewEvent interest
Sustained Wikipedia attention around the game, series, or event.
Source: Wikimedia APIEvidence you can trace
Measured signals use saved source links, collection dates, and verification records. Missing evidence stays provisional—not invented.
Some puzzles use curator-reviewed scores while evidence collection is incomplete. Those scores are identified in the game.
How board points are assigned
We rank the Top 8 by prominence, then divide exactly 100 board points among them. Stronger moments earn a larger share; close moments earn similar points.
Prominence / 100The moment’s estimated online recognition.
Board pointsWhat you earn for finding it in this puzzle.
See the scoring method
From evidence to prominence
Each signal scores 0–100 and is weighted as shown above. Example: 70 × 30% + 80 × 30% + 90 × 25% + 60 × 15% = 76.5. The displayed score uses a fixed benchmark across categories and is capped at 100; the category leader is not automatically assigned 100.
Keeping comparisons fair
Video reach uses one representative upload, not a sum of duplicate clips. Broad compilations receive less weight than the exact play. Event interest uses median monthly pageviews to reduce short-lived spikes. Very recent moments can receive a range because long-term recall is not yet established.
How certain is the score?
Verified evidence determines confidence: complete coverage is high confidence, at least 80% is medium, and less is low. Curators check category fit, source quality, and overlapping answers. Incomplete evidence is kept provisional.
Board points are relative to today’s category
The eight values are rounded to whole numbers. Leftover points go to the largest decimal remainders, so the board totals exactly 100.
Score 60 to pass
Three strikes end your game. Reach 60, then choose whether to chase a perfect 100.