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Leaderboard / Krystal BallIs Krystal Ball accurate? Across 16 graded calls in 5 articles, Krystal Ball scores 36% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -22.9, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.
36%
Accuracy
How often they were right.
-22.9
MissedTakes Score
Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.
16
Graded calls
across 5 articles. 3 more not yet settled.
Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.
100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology , and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
Graded calls · 16 “This dude running for governor, Mark Robinson on the Republican side, is probably gonna lose, but definitely double digits, maybe fifteen, maybe twenty.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
race: 2024-governor-nc
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
what happened: -14.8
in their words: probably gonna lose, but definitely double digits, maybe fifteen, maybe twenty
result from: wikipedia-2024-governor
who won: Josh Stein
zero credit this far off: 10
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what they counted:
margin_points
whose number: Mark Robinson
race name: 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election
days before the vote when called: 0
the naive guess: the seat's previous margin, or a tie when we do not hold it
the certified margin: 14.8 “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-mi
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Michigan
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
Election Day: 2024-11-05
the result is: certified
the party they named: Democratic Think this grade is wrong?
“this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-wi
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Wisconsin
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-pa
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Pennsylvania
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 100 -100 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-nc
election year: 2024
skill: -100
topic: elections
held going in by: Republican
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in North Carolina
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-az
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Arizona
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-nv
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Nevada
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “this map where every battleground state ultimately goes to Kamala Harris”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-ga
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Georgia
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “I do have the Kamala landslide scenario, and by landslide, I mean that she wins some level of victory in all seven of the swing states.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election
decided in the: electoral-college
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 0
difficulty: 1
the winner's party: “But yeah, I mean, Comma's not gonna win tex right exactly.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 a naive guess scored 100 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: yes
race: 2024-president-tx
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Republican
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 100
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Texas
decided in the: general
they said: Donald Trump
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01
the winner's party: Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
Election Day: 2024-11-05
the result is: certified
the party they named: Republican Think this grade is wrong?
“Is he gonna win New Mexico? Also, there is zero indication he's going to win the state of New Mexico.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 a naive guess scored 100 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: yes
race: 2024-president-nm
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Kamala Harris
accuracy: 100
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in New Mexico
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01
the winner's party: Democratic
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
Election Day: 2024-11-05
the result is: certified
the party they named: Democratic Think this grade is wrong?
“I saw people tweeting like, Oh, We're gonna win New Jersey, Like, no, you are not.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 a naive guess scored 100 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: yes
race: 2024-president-nj
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Kamala Harris
accuracy: 100
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in New Jersey
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01
the winner's party: “I mean, do I think Trump's going to win the popular vote? Probably not.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 0 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
in their words: Probably not
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 0
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election
decided in the: electoral-college
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01 “Is he going to win the state of Virginia this I would be willing to say absolutely not.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 a naive guess scored 100 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: yes
race: 2024-president-va
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Kamala Harris
accuracy: 100
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Virginia
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01
the winner's party: “at the rally last night, he said he thinks they're going to win Colorado. You are not gonna win Colorado.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 a naive guess scored 100 +0 skill
How this was scored
right: yes
race: 2024-president-co
election year: 2024
skill: 0
topic: elections
held going in by: Democratic
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Kamala Harris
accuracy: 100
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Colorado
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 7
difficulty: 1.01
the winner's party: “and the poll that one looks like pretty much it's in the bag for them based on what we've got, what I've seen right now.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 a naive guess scored 100 -102 skill
How this was scored
right: no
race: 2024-president-ne
election year: 2024
skill: -102
topic: elections
held going in by: Republican
in their words: pretty much it's in the bag for them
result from: fec-2024-president
who won: Donald Trump
accuracy: 0
baseline: 100
race name: 2024 U.S. presidential election in Nebraska
decided in the: general
they said: Kamala Harris
days before the vote when called: 11
difficulty: 1.02
the winner's party: Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
Election Day: 2024-11-05
the result is: certified
the party they named: Democratic Think this grade is wrong?
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Democratic
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
the winner's party: Republican
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Democratic
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic
Democratic
the naive guess: the party holding the seat keeps it
the party they named: Democratic