The Allocation
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One question at the foot of every issue. Answer it correctly, and early, and you climb. That is the entire game.

Season one  ·  week 6 of 14
Season standings
13 players
#ReaderStreakLast issuePoints
1AvidAllocationReaderCollector—049
2Monaco IVCollector1—36
3OxfordCollector—034
4ashvinCollector1—13
4Member11313
4HughCollector——13
4Member——13
8Member—012
9MemberCollector——10
10MemberCollector——0
10Member——0
10Member——0
10Member——0
All-time
13 players
#ReaderStreakLast issuePoints
1AvidAllocationReaderCollector—049
2Monaco IVCollector1—36
3OxfordCollector—034
4ashvinCollector1—13
4Member11313
4HughCollector——13
4Member——13
8Member—012
9MemberCollector——10
10MemberCollector——0
10Member——0
10Member——0
10Member——0
The scoring
Highest tier only  ·  not cumulative
Correct, received withinPoints
Six hours13
Twelve hours12
Twenty-four hours11
Before the next issue10
Wrong0

The clock starts when the issue is sent, not when you open it. The maximum speed bonus is deliberately smaller than the base score — a blind guess at four options averages under four points, while knowing the answer twelve hours later earns twelve. Being right is worth more than being quick, and it is meant to stay that way.

Past questions
  1. Issue 6 · Thursday, October 29The labels on the wine jars in Tutankhamun's tomb recorded what?The answer: A, The vintage, the estate and the winemaker · 33% right
  2. Issue 5 · Thursday, October 22During Prohibition, bricks of grape concentrate came with a warning. What did it describe?The answer: B, How the juice could turn into wine · 40% right
  3. Issue 4 · Thursday, October 15In 2019, twelve bottles of which wine were sent to spend 14 months aboard the International Space Station?The answer: B, Petrus · 67% right
  4. Issue 3 · Thursday, October 8In 1954, the mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape banned what from the village's skies?The answer: D, Flying saucers · 50% right
  5. Issue 2 · Thursday, October 1When Sassicaia first went on sale, with the 1968 vintage, it was legally classed as what?The answer: B, Table wine · 72% right
This week · Issue 7

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