How scoring works
Predict the score of each match. The closer your guess, the more you score, and the deeper into the tournament, the more every pick is worth. Here is the whole system.
The basics
Scan the code at Lantern Harbor, add your name and number, then predict the score of any match before it kicks off. You can pick from your phone anytime, so you do not have to be at the bar to play. Every pick locks the moment that match starts.
Points for each match
| You got | Points |
|---|---|
| The exact scoreBoth numbers right. | 3 |
| The goal differenceRight margin, wrong score (a correct draw counts here). | 2 |
| The resultRight win, draw, or loss, wrong margin. | 1 |
| None of the above | 0 |
A correct draw counts as the right goal difference, since you nailed the margin, so it is worth 2.
Later rounds count for more
Group games are worth their face value. Once the knockouts begin, every match is multiplied, all the way up to the Final.
So an exact score worth 3 points in the group stage is worth 18 in the Final. The race is never over until the last whistle.
A few examples
| Your pick | Final | You score |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2–1, group game | 3 |
| 2–1 | 2–1, Round of 16 | 9 |
| 1–0 | 2–1 | 2 |
| 2–1 | 3–1 | 1 |
| 2–2 | 0–0 | 2 |
Penalty shootouts
If a knockout ends level and goes to penalties, it is scored at the full-time score, so it counts as a draw on your prediction. But if you backed the team that went through to win, you still earn points for calling it, worth a correct result for that round.
Example: you pick France 2–1, it finishes 1–1 and France win on penalties. Your scoreline missed, but you called France through, so you still score (a correct result, multiplied by the round).
Season-long calls
Through the group stage you can make two long-range picks: the Golden Boot (the tournament's top scorer) and the Winner. They lock when the group stage ends, before the Round of 32, and pay out at the very end. A correct call adds a bonus on top of your match points. Lantern Harbor sets how big that bonus is.
Show-up bonus
At Lantern Harbor while a match is on? Check in from the bar for a +2 bonus — every game you're here for counts, and big matches (Gillette games and Lantern Harbor's teams) pay +3. It counts on Lantern Harbor's leaderboard only. The South Shore board stays pure prediction, so showing up never changes it.
Weekly race
Each week of the Cup is its own fresh leaderboard, so a strong week can win you something even if you joined late. This week's prize at Lantern Harbor: 100. The season-long champion is still whoever tops the overall board at the end.
Games at Gillette
Five group games are played locally at Gillette Stadium. They're flagged in your picks, and the sharpest call on each one gets a shout — and 10 from Lantern Harbor.
The boards
- Lantern Harbor leaderboard — everyone playing here, check-in bonuses included. This is the one on the big screen.
- Sharpest Picker — the best predictor at Lantern Harbor, with show-up bonuses set aside, so skill stands on its own.
- South Shore — the top predictors across every bar in the game. Prediction points only.
- Since you joined — join partway through? A board that counts only the matches after you arrived, so you always have a fair race.
- This week — a fresh weekly leaderboard that resets each week, so a late start can still win a week.
Breaking a tie
Level on points? Whoever has played more matches ranks higher. Still tied? It is alphabetical by name.
Full terms are on the official rules page. Back to the game →