Joker tips

The joker lets participants mark one tip per round as their “joker pick”. A correct joker tip is worth double points. An incorrect joker tip scores zero — same as any other wrong pick.

Enabling jokers

1. Go to Admin → Competition → Settings → Scoring
2. Toggle Joker tips on
3. Choose when participants can set their joker:
   • Any time before round lock — participants can change their joker up until the first fixture locks
   • Before first fixture only — joker must be set before the round’s first game starts (no late changes)

How participants use jokers

On the tipping page, participants see a joker icon next to each fixture. Clicking it designates that game as their joker for the round. They can change it to a different fixture at any time before the deadline.

A participant who doesn’t set a joker for a round simply doesn’t get the bonus — unused jokers don’t carry over.

Jokers and weighted fixtures

If a participant uses their joker on a fixture that’s already worth 2 points, a correct tip earns 4 points (2 × 2).

Joker strategy and engagement

The joker mechanic significantly increases engagement because it creates a strategic decision each round. Participants who might otherwise feel certain rounds are “already lost” stay invested when they have a joker to play.

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Tip

Show the joker distribution in the round summary email — which fixture most participants chose as their joker adds an interesting talking point and encourages participants to check results.

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Note

Joker tips are visible to hub admins in round analytics. They are not shown to other participants during a live round (you can configure post-round visibility in competition settings).