The fee table

Footbillion scoring

The same question can pay £10m or £150m. It depends on the name you come up with.

How fees are assigned

Each question has its own ordered list of accepted names, from the most recognizable to the deepest cuts. The first name is worth £10m and the last is worth £150m. Names in between are spread across that range and rounded to the nearest £5m. Some adjacent names can be worth the same amount.

For example, in a list of 15 names the eighth is worth £80m. The fee reflects its position in that question’s list. It doesn’t depend on player market values, your speed, or what other people guessed that day.

What the seven symbols mean

• 🟥 £0m: Passed, timed out or no accepted answer.
• 🟨 £10m–£45m: A familiar answer.
• 🟩 £50m–£95m: A strong pick from deeper in the list.
• 💎 £100m–£150m: One of the least obvious correct answers.

How to reach £1.05bn

Your final score is the sum of seven fees. Seven maximum fees of £150m add up to £1.05bn. A fast answer or a streak earns no extra fee. There’s no need to wait for the timer to run down before you submit.

Share a score without giving answers away

A line such as 🟨🟩🟥💎🟨🟩💎 tells friends how each round went without showing the names. The date in a daily challenge link keeps the questions the same even after the next puzzle comes out.

Read the rules or try your approach on a puzzle from the archive.