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Bomb Pops Series · 4 levels

Register free for Bomb Pops First Freeze · Freeroll

Climb Micro · Mid · Whale · Open freeroll first, then deposit for paid levels

Scoring & rules

Pure skill. Everyone at a table gets the same questions, in the same order, on the same clock.

How you score points

100
Correct answer

Every right answer is worth 100 base points.

+100
Speed bonus

Answer instantly for the full +100. It shrinks as the clock runs down.

x1.5
Streak multiplier

Keep answering right to build up to 1.5x on every answer.

Wrong or missed answers score 0 and reset your streak. Max per question: 300.

Clock Rating & grades

Like a QB passer rating. Accuracy counts 70%, speed counts 30%. A perfect, instant game is 158.3.

Accuracy 70%Speed 30%
S
Hall of Fame
145.6+
A
All-Pro
129.8+
B
Starter
110.8+
C
Rotation
87.1+
D
Rookie
63.3+
F
Film study
0.0+

Clock speeds

Like chess time controls. In beta, Regular (20s) is the default so everyone gets time to think. Move faster as you get better.

45s
Classic
Beginner pace. Read, think, answer.
30s
Slow
Relaxed clock while you learn the deck.
20s
Regular
Default beta speed.
12s
Turbo
For players who know the deck.
7s
Hyper
Pure reflex. Experts only.

Formats

  • Heads-Up: you against one player, 10 questions.
  • Sit & Go: 3, 6, 8, 9, 45, 90, 180-seat tables that start when the last seat fills.
  • Tournaments: scheduled start times and late registration, with no cap on players. Big fields play in stages, and the bottom half is knocked out after each stage.
  • Paid tables (coming soon) rank by most correct, then lowest total answer time. Exact ties split the prize money evenly. No random tiebreaks.

Where every entry goes

88.89%to players
  • Prize pool (players)89%
  • Instructors (teachers & course creators)3.7%
  • Platform fees3.7%
  • Community chest · marketing · promo · treasury3.7%

Players keep 88.89% of every buy-in. The 11.11% fee splits evenly three ways: Instructors / Platform fees / Community chest & marketing (cards below). Practice chips are live; cash tables use the published payouts.

Freeroll
Free
Micro
$0.035 · soon
Low
$0.088 · soon
Mid
$0.35 · soon
Degen
$0.88 · soon
Whale
$3.5 · soon

Payout tables

Each format publishes how many places pay, the % of the prize pool, and the cash amount before you sit. Prize pool = 88.89% of buy-ins. Top 3 are weighted; remaining paid places split equally.

Heads-UpPays 1
1st · 100%
3-maxPays 1
1st · 100%
6-maxPays 3
1st · 55%2nd · 30%3rd · 15%
8-maxPays 44th–4th equal
1st · 40%2nd · 25%3rd · 20%4th · 15%
9-maxPays 44th–4th equal
1st · 40%2nd · 25%3rd · 20%4th · 15%
45-maxPays 104th–10th equal
1st · 25%2nd · 16%3rd · 11%4th · 6.9%5th · 6.9%6th · 6.9%7th · 6.9%8th · 6.9%9th · 6.9%10th · 6.9%
90-maxPays 184th–18th equal
1st · 23%2nd · 14%3rd · 10%4th · 3.5%5th · 3.5%6th · 3.5%7th · 3.5%8th · 3.5%9th · 3.5%10th · 3.5%11th · 3.5%12th · 3.5%13th · 3.5%14th · 3.5%15th · 3.5%16th · 3.5%17th · 3.5%18th · 3.5%
180-maxPays 404th–40th equal
1st · 22%2nd · 13%3rd · 9.0%4th · 1.5%5th · 1.5%6th · 1.5%7th · 1.5%8th · 1.5%9th · 1.5%10th · 1.5%11th · 1.5%12th · 1.5%13th · 1.5%14th · 1.5%15th · 1.5%16th · 1.5%17th · 1.5%18th · 1.5%19th · 1.5%20th · 1.5%21st · 1.5%22nd · 1.5%23rd · 1.5%24th · 1.5%25th · 1.5%26th · 1.5%27th · 1.5%28th · 1.5%29th · 1.5%30th · 1.5%31st · 1.5%32nd · 1.5%33rd · 1.5%34th · 1.5%35th · 1.5%36th · 1.5%37th · 1.5%38th · 1.5%39th · 1.5%40th · 1.5%
Where the other 11.11% goes
11.11%

Players keep 88.89% of every buy-in. Fee never changes mid-event.

  • 3.7%
    Instructors (teachers & course creators)
  • 3.7%
    Platform fees
  • 3.7%
    Community chest · marketing · promo · treasury