Prediction game: rules (2026/27)
3 exact score · 2 right winner + goal difference · 1 right result
£24,000: £2,000 every month (top 10) + £12,000 for the season (top 5)
VIP members score double points on matches after they become VIP
More exact scores, then the smallest goal error, then prizes shared
1. Organiser
The game is run by Adam Maer, Fő utca 40, 1. em., 1011 Budapest, Hungary. Contact: support@punditrival.com.
2. Free to enter
Entry is free. No purchase, subscription, deposit or bookmaker account is needed to play or to win. VIP members score double points on matches that kick off after their VIP membership is confirmed (no back-dating). VIP is optional: it means opening an account at our recommended partner through our link (see VIP). Every player, VIP or not, competes for the same prizes.
3. Who can play
Anyone aged 18 or over, where taking part is lawful. One account per person; duplicate accounts are removed and lose any prize. Employees of the organiser and their households cannot win. Winners must prove their identity and age before payment.
4. How to play and score
Predict the 90-minute score of Premier League matches (extra time and penalties do not count). Predictions can be changed until kick-off and lock at kick-off. The closer you are, the more you score: exact score 3 points; correct winner and correct goal difference (for example 2-1 when it ends 3-2) 2 points; correct result (home win, draw or away win) otherwise 1 point; wrong result 0. A draw scores 3 for the exact score and 1 for any other draw. A match that is postponed or abandoned scores 0 for everyone unless it is played again in the same week. Results are taken from the official final score.
4a. Pre-launch: when the competition starts
The competition and its prizes start once 200 VIP members are registered on PunditRival. Until then the game runs in pre-launch: you can register and predict, and your points are kept, but the leaderboards also show sample entries with sample scores, generated by us and changing every day, and no rankings or prizes count yet. When the 200th VIP member is registered we announce the start date on this page and on the leaderboard; from that date the tables show real players only, and the monthly and season prizes in section 5 apply to the rounds played from then on. Added on 12 November 2026.
5. Prizes: £24,000 in total
Every month, December to May (£2,000 a month, top 10):
1st £750, 2nd £400, 3rd £250, 4th £125, 5th £125, 6th £70, 7th £70, 8th £70, 9th £70, 10th £70.
Each monthly table counts the rounds played in that calendar month (UK time) and starts from zero. Rounds played in November 2026 count toward December.
End of season (each player's best 20 rounds count):
- 1st: £6,250
- 2nd: £3,100
- 3rd: £1,600
- 4th: £650
- 5th: £400
Monthly prizes total £12,000 and season prizes £12,000. Prizes are paid in pounds sterling. Changed on 11 November 2026, before the first round: the prizes moved from US dollars to pounds and from weekly to monthly, and the total (£24,000) is worth more than the $30,000 announced before.
6. Ties
Players level on points are separated by the number of exact scores, then by the lowest total goal error (the sum, over the matches counted, of how many goals each prediction was away from the real score). If still level, the prizes for the places they occupy are added together and shared equally.
7. Payment
Winners are contacted by email within 7 days of the end of a month or of the season and paid within 30 days of completing the identity check, by bank transfer or another method we agree. A prize not claimed within 60 days is added to the next prize. Winners are responsible for any tax due in their country.
8. Fair play
Automated entries, multiple accounts or any attempt to manipulate the game lead to disqualification. Leaderboard names must not be offensive. We may correct obvious scoring errors at any time; final tables are published here.
9. Changes
We will not reduce the prize money for the season once announced. Any change to these rules is published on this page with its date.