Day 1: "What Even Is a Prediction Market?"
My friend Sarah sent me a Discord invite with the message: "Trust me." I clicked it expecting another NFT scam. Instead I found 3,000 people arguing about whether Kelsey would get a rose on The Bachelor. I was intrigued.
Day 2: My First Pick
I placed my first prediction on Survivor. Completely based on vibes. I picked the guy with the best confessionals. He got voted out. I lost all my starter $PICKS. Great start.
Day 3: The Learning Curve
I started reading the community analysis threads. These people are INSANE (complimentary). Someone had built a spreadsheet tracking every Survivor contestant's confessional count, challenge performance, and alliance web. I felt like I'd stumbled into the CIA of reality TV.
Day 4-5: Finding My Groove
I stopped guessing and started analyzing. I read @TribalCouncilQueen's weekly breakdown. I checked the edit analysis threads. I watched episodes twice — once for entertainment, once for data.
My accuracy jumped from 20% to 65% in two days.
Day 6: The Win That Hooked Me
I correctly predicted the double elimination on Love Island AND the Casa Amor switch. The Discord erupted. People I'd never met were congratulating me. I felt like I'd won the Super Bowl.
Day 7: I'm Never Leaving
I checked the leaderboard. #412 out of 14,000 active predictors. In ONE WEEK. I'm competitive by nature and this scratched every itch. The community is wholesome, the game is addicting, and I've never enjoyed reality TV more.
If you're reading this and haven't tried it yet — what are you waiting for?