BBC Sport Launches Match of the Day Predictor Game
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- BBC Sport launched its new "Match of the Day Predictor" game, rebranding the World Cup Predictor for the club football season after its earlier success.
- Players predict outcomes of six weekly fixtures drawn from across domestic and European competitions.
- Each round starts on Friday, with the kickoff time of the first match serving as the prediction deadline for that round.
- A streak system adds one point for each consecutive round played, resetting to zero if a player misses a round.
- Players can join at any time and enter the latest round, immediately beginning to build a streak.
- For knockout games, only winner options appear (no draw choice), and submitted predictions cannot be changed once locked in.
- The game is restricted to UK users only, and after submitting predictions players can see what other participants picked.
Why it matters: BBC Sport is converting passive Match of the Day viewers into active weekly participants with a free-to-play prediction game tied to its flagship football brand. The streak mechanic rewards habitual engagement over one-off correct guesses, and the UK-only restriction keeps the product within BBC's domestic licensing footprint.
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