The hot seat is open
TAKE THE
HOT SEAT
30 seconds on the clock. Three lifelines. A ladder of prize rungs with safe havens. Answer fast, climb high, and know when to walk away.
Step one
CHOOSE YOUR CATEGORY
Four seats at the table. Pick the one where you're dangerous — or the one where you need the reps.
Step two
SURVIVE THE ROUND
BEAT THE CLOCK
Every question gets 30 seconds. Let it hit zero and it counts as a miss. Fast fingers, faster brain.
THREE LIFELINES
50:50 knocks out two wrong answers. The audience votes. A friend takes your call. One use each, per round — spend them wisely.
KNOW WHEN TO WALK
A wrong answer ends the run — you keep your last safe haven ($1K, $32K). Or walk away anytime and bank what you've climbed.
Built for comebacks
WHY YOU'LL BE BACK TOMORROW
DAILY STREAKS
Play at least one round a day to keep your streak burning. Miss a day and it resets — the flame in the header keeps you honest.
XP RANKS
Every correct answer earns XP. Climb from Hello World to Script Kiddie, Merge Machine, 10x Engineer… all the way to Stack Overlord.
RUN IT BACK
Bombed a round? One tap replays the exact same setup. Grinding a weak subject is how ranks get earned.
The legends
HALL OF FAME
Top score
FIXED ROUNDS
100%
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