FAQ

What is hunchers.com about ?
What type of challenges Hunchers.Com offers ?
I am interested in one league only
I just got here while others already have thousands of points
Can I post a hunch after the game has started ?
How is the score calculated ?
What is that 'pitch' feature ?
What sports will come next ?

What is hunchers.com about ?

hunchers.com is about predicting the results of sporting events.
You compete against your fellow Hunchers to see who better predicts the results of the games.

What type of challenges hunchers.com offers ?

hunchers.com is about predicting real-world-games.
Presently three types of challenges are offered: End result, Half Time and Under/Over.
You may place a Hunch as late as 2 minutes before the game starts.

I am interested in one league only

Never worry! hunchers.com keeps member scores for each league separately

I just got here while others already have thousands of points

Never worry! hunchers.com runs monthly competitions as well

Can I post a hunch after the game has started ?

Send $100 to the webmaster and he will arrange for that :)

How is the score calculated ?

There is the 'Base Points' which is presently 10 points for a full game and 5 points for Half-Time or Under over
If you hunch right the winner (or the 1,2,x in games that can be drawn) you get (0.6 + Accuracy*0.4)*Base_Points*Risk
If you do not Hunch correctly you lose 'Base Points'
Accuracy measures how far from the correct score your Hunch is. it varies between 1 and 0
Risks is between 1 and 10. It measures the per cent of Hunchers that hunched the same way you did. If everybody hunches the same way, the risk factor is 1. If you are the only one who hunched that way, the risk (which you took in hunching this way) can grow up to 10.

What is that 'pitch' feature ?

Your pitch is the area in which you can express yourself.
This is where you can provide your professional analysis of why did you predicted in a certain manner and impress your fellow Hunchers.

What sports will come next ?

American Football, Hockey. We also think of having Tennis & Baseball.