Frequently Asked Questions

What is Predictopus?

That eight-legged Nostradamus, Paul the Octopus may be dead, but we believe there is a clairvoyant octopus in all of you. (Yes, even those who do not eat seafood.) Predictopus is Yahoo! Cricket's attempt at allowing you to channel your inner Paul and show your cricketing expertise by making all the right predictions during every match of this series.

How to play Predictopus?

You have 1000 virtual points at the beginning. The aim is to invest these points wisely in predictions about who will win what match during the series. If your predictions turn out right, you earn more points which you can plow back in to other predictions, or get a better ranking on our leaderboard.

But that's not all - you can track the performance of your prediction based on the ever-changing odds and buy or sell them to maximize your points. Think of your predictions as stocks, and just like you can sell or trade stocks on the stock market; you can do so with your predictions.

Note that, at the end of every match the system automatically sells all predictions you have made for the completed match.

A user can invest up to 10,000 points at one go, or 2% of his available points, whichever is higher.

Here are some quick definitions to help you -

Tips

iWant to make your net worth high? Here's a simple thumb rule. Buy when the odds are low, sell when the odds go up. Buy again when the odds go down, sell again when the odds go up. In a match, as and when wickets fall or runs are hit the odds fluctuate. Keep an eye on the match, and PROFIT!

Got feedback?

We want to hear from you. Tell us what you liked about the game. Tell us how we can improve. You can either leave a comment at the bottom of this page, or send an email to cricket-feedback    yahoo-inc.com with "Predictopus" in the subject line.