SCORING
The board is worth 100 points.
The moments the internet remembers most are worth the most. Here is how each answer gets its value.
How board points are assigned
First, the eight eligible moments are ranked by Internet Prominence. We then divide exactly 100 board points among them based on their relative prominence. A moment that stands out much more strongly receives a larger share of the board. Close moments receive similar values.
Board values are rounded to whole numbers. Any leftover points are given to the answers with the largest decimal remainders, which guarantees that the eight boxes always add up to exactly 100.
Board points are relative to today’s category
Board points compare the eight answers in one puzzle. They are not the same as a moment’s separate Internet Prominence value out of 100. The prominence value helps establish the ranking and distance between moments; the board converts those differences into the points you can earn today.
What is Internet Prominence?
It is our evidence-based estimate of how strongly a specific moment lives on across the internet. Model v3 looks at four signals:
In simple terms: Was the moment widely watched? Do people still revisit it? Is it strongly connected to today’s category? Did the larger game or series attract lasting attention? Those four scores are weighted and added together.
Specific moments matter most
A clip focused on the exact play or performance is stronger evidence than a full-game recap. Broad highlight videos are discounted so the popularity of an entire game is not credited to one moment.
Older moments get a fair comparison
Modern moments naturally have more social-media data. To avoid favoring them automatically, video reach is compared within a similar media era. Historical moments also receive credit when they continue to be discussed and resurfaced years later.
How the Target Score is set
We add the four highest board values, take 70% of that total, and round to the nearest whole point. This keeps the target challenging while making it possible to reach with three strong guesses. Points earned during Heat Check also count toward your final score. Heat Check begins with one extra life: the first miss uses it, and the second miss ends the run.
Evidence first, curator reviewed
The model uses saved source evidence; it does not invent popularity. Curator review determines which moments clearly fit the category and checks unusual or incomplete results. When evidence is missing, we use a disclosed conservative estimate instead of pretending the missing value is zero.