Curryillion FAQ

Curryillion is a free daily basketball trivia game. Every day there are seven prompts about NBA players, teams and stats, with 24 seconds for each. Any correct answer scores, but rarer answers score more, up to 100 points for the hidden One in a Curryillion answer.

Yes. It is free to play in any modern browser, with no download and no account.

Yes. Our homepage embeds the original game so you can play next to the guides. If the embed does not load, the Pop out button opens the game in its own window.

No. Curryillion is a fan-made game and is not affiliated with the NBA, its teams or players. This site is also independent and is not run by the game's creator.

The name riffs on "one in a zillion" and on rare-answer trivia games like Krillion, with a basketball twist. The rarest answer on each prompt is the "One in a Curryillion".

Seven prompts per day. Everyone gets the same seven.

24 seconds, like an NBA shot clock. You see the prompt alone for a few seconds before the answer box opens.

Nothing except lost time. Keep guessing until you land a correct answer or the clock runs out. There is a limit on guesses per prompt, so avoid spamming random names.

No. If your guess is close to a valid answer, the game offers the correction. Accents, periods, capital letters and "Jr." do not matter.

Yes. Unless a prompt says otherwise, "player" means any NBA player in history, past or present.

On some prompts, yes, and former team names work too.

Yes. It runs in mobile browsers. On a phone, tap Fullscreen under the game for more room to type.

Each correct answer lands on a rarity tier: Layup +10, Free Throw +25, Three Pointer +45, Half Court +70 and One in a Curryillion +100. No correct answer before the buzzer is a Brick worth 0. Read scoring explained.

700: the One in a Curryillion answer on all seven prompts.

Landing a Free Throw on every prompt is 175 and a Three Pointer on every prompt is 315, so anything above those is strong. Use our score calculator to check a result.

🟥 One in a Curryillion, 🟪 Half Court, 🟦 Three Pointer, 🟩 Free Throw, ⬜ Layup and ⬛ Brick (time ran out).

Midnight Eastern Time every day. That is 9:00 pm Pacific. The countdown under the game shows the exact time left.

No. There is one game per day so everyone plays the same puzzle.

After you finish, the box score lists every valid answer for each prompt. We publish spoiler-free hints instead of answers.

Progress is stored in your browser. Clearing site data, switching browser or device, using private browsing, or switching between the embedded game and curryillion.com can each start a fresh history.

An independent fan team that writes guides about Curryillion and embeds the game from curryillion.com. See about this site.

Yes. The game loads directly from curryillion.com inside the page. We do not ask for any personal information. See our privacy notice.