Preseason
Commit before the data arrives
The longest-horizon predictions carry the season. Announcement-based categories close as soon as the news is official.
Rules room
Predict precisely.Score transparently.
Every category tells you what counts, what does not, and how many points are at stake. The full adjudication language remains in the official Version 2 rulebook; this is the quick field guide.
Weekly
Map the live episode
Name people, structures, positions, and counts. Picks lock at the posted Thursday deadline for that episode.
Winter reshuffle
Trade certainty for upside
Replace selected unresolved preseason predictions. A reshuffled answer is capped at 75% of its original value.
The boards
42 ways to be right.
Component scoring is capped in the database, and disputed calls are designed for a three-scorer panel.
Category board
Preseason
321
Max points
P1Departure Board15 PT
P2Season Premiere Host15 PT
P3Season Premiere Musical Guest15 PT
P4Premiere Cold Open Topic6 PT
P5Premiere Cold Open Lead Performer6 PT
P6First Former Cast Member to Host12 PT
P7First Returning Recurring Property12 PT
P8First Returning Weekend Update Character12 PT
P9First Major Alumni Cameo10 PT
P10First Non-Alumni Celebrity Cameo8 PT
P11First Newly Debuted Real-Person Impression10 PT
P12Total First-Time Hosts8 PT
P13Total Alumni Hosts10 PT
P14Cast Turnover Totals9 PT
P15Featured-to-Repertory Promotion Board8 PT
P16Episodes Featuring an Alumni Cameo8 PT
P17Most-Used Cast Member15 PT
P18Most Sketch Leads15 PT
P19Most Cold Open Appearances12 PT
P20Most Weekend Update Desk Features12 PT
P21Most Unique Real-Person Impressions15 PT
P22Breakout Performer Index15 PT
P23Five-Person Host Board25 PT
P24Season Finale Host12 PT
P25Season Finale Musical Guest12 PT
P26Double Duty Forecast14 PT
P27Opening Titles Revamp10 PT
Category board
Weekly episode
128
Max points
W1Cold Open Exact Call7 PT
W2Monologue Format3 PT
W3First Comedy Segment after Monologue4 PT
W4Impression Exact Call10 PT
W5Recurring Property Exact Call8 PT
W6First Weekend Update Story4 PT
W7Weekend Update Desk Guest8 PT
W8First Comedy Segment after Update5 PT
W9Cameo Exact Call13 PT
W10Musical Guest in Comedy6 PT
W11Final / 10-to-1 Call7 PT
W12Pretape Count4 PT
W13Episode Special6 PT
W14Wildcard Cast Member18 PT
W15The Deep Cut25 PT