What's New

Recent changes and improvements to Daily Double.

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  1. July 20, 2026

    Ranked mode, ratings & pause

    new
    • Choose your game type: Normal for casual play, or Ranked to climb a competitive ladder.
    • Ranked games give every player an Elo-style rating — beat higher-rated opponents to climb faster. See where you stand on the new Ranked Leaderboard.
    • In Normal games, any player can pause and resume anytime — the clue timer freezes and picks up right where it left off. Ranked games can't be paused.
  2. July 20, 2026

    Live multiplayer

    new
    • Play head-to-head: start a game, share the join code, and up to 3 players take on the same board together.
    • Everyone gets the same 10-second window to answer each clue — no buzzer races, no advantage for a faster connection.
    • A live scoreboard updates every round, and the pick passes around the table.
  3. July 20, 2026

    Play anywhere, pick up where you left off

    improved
    • Your progress now follows your account, not just your browser — start on your laptop, finish on your phone.
    • Faster, smoother feedback: a slim progress bar, an animated score, and a subtle flash when a ruling comes in.
    • Keyboard players can now move around the board with the arrow keys and open a clue with Enter.
    • Error messages no longer interrupt with a browser popup — they slide in as a dismissable note instead.
  4. July 20, 2026

    A more mobile-friendly board

    improved
    • On phones, the board is now a tidy tap-to-expand list per category instead of a grid you had to scroll sideways.
  5. July 19, 2026

    Final Jeopardy

    new
    • Every board now ends with a proper Final Jeopardy round — one category, one clue, and a wager of anything from $0 up to your total.
    • Wagers now follow the real show's rules: any whole-dollar amount, not just round hundreds.
  6. July 19, 2026

    Fresher boards, fewer repeats

    improved
    • Clues no longer repeat a category or answer within a board — and now they avoid repeating the last week's boards too.
    • Added a loading spinner while the AI host is judging your answer.