Predictions let viewers bet points on what happens next on stream: will this run succeed, will you clear it in time. Opening, locking and resolving are all in your hands, and winners split the pool proportionally.
What it solves
Viewers already have opinions about what's coming — but an opinion typed into chat evaporates. A prediction turns it into a stance with something at stake: people who bet watch the outcome, and people who didn't want to know who called it. A failed attempt becomes a talking point instead of just a shame.
The lifecycle of a prediction
- Open: set the question and the options; betting begins.
- Bet: viewers pick a side from chat, wagering a number, all-in, or a percentage.
- Lock: betting closes — either on an automatic countdown or manually by a MOD.
- Resolve: pick the winning option and the system pays out proportionally.
Common misconceptions
- You can add to your side, but you cannot switch sides. After betting on A you may raise on A, but you can't move that stake to B — this is what makes a prediction meaningful. Without it, everyone jumps to the likely winner right before the reveal.
- The bet limit is per-viewer per-round, not per-bet. Existing bets and top-ups are counted together, and anything over the limit is refunded automatically rather than rejecting the whole wager.
- Once locked, no more bets — it isn't a pause. Locking is the dividing line; after it the only paths are resolve or cancel.
- Locking and resolving require MOD or above. Regular viewers can only bet, so nobody can resolve a round out from under you.
- Cancelling refunds every bet. If the question itself turned out to be flawed (ambiguous conditions, say), cancelling beats forcing a resolution.
Settings
The text below is taken from the in-app help, so it stays in sync with the actual interface.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Minimum bet | Minimum points per bet (at least 1) |
| Per-user bet cap | 0 = unlimited. Cumulative cap per user within one prediction (existing bet + additional bets combined); any excess is refunded automatically |
| Title | Max 60 characters |
| Auto-lock countdown (seconds) | 0 = manual lock only |
| Show countdown | Show the auto-lock countdown on the widget. |
| Show bet amounts | Show each outcome's total bet amount. |
Chat commands
These are the default command names; they can be renamed or given aliases in the dashboard.
!bet— Bet channel points on an active prediction (!bet number points|all|N%).!lockbet— Lock betting on the active prediction (MOD).!endbet— Resolve the prediction and pay out winners (!endbet number, MOD).
Other settings
These settings have no additional help text in the dashboard; only their names are listed here.
- Failed to toggle
- Channel points module is disabled — enable it to open a prediction.
- Enable channel points
- Bet limits
- Limits are frozen when a prediction opens — changing them mid-round does not affect the ongoing prediction.
- New prediction
- From template
- Outcomes
- Add outcome
- Auto color
- Reset color
- Save as template
- Open prediction
- Failed to open
- Template saved
- Failed to save template
- bets
- Lock now
- Resolve
- Cancel
- Open
- Locked
- Resolving
- Resolved
- Canceling
- Canceled
- No templates yet.
- Template name
- New template
- Delete failed
- No predictions yet.
- History is kept for 90 days only.
- Commands
- Go to command settings
- Show detail
- Hide detail
- No bets placed.
- Play demo
- Content
- Appearance
- Font
- Font size
- Text color
- Accent color
- Background
- Prediction messages
- Default:
- Reset to default
- Prediction opened
- Prediction locked
- Prediction resolved
- Prediction canceled
- Bet placed
- Betting closed
- Bet outcome switched
- Not enough points
- Announced in chat when a new prediction opens.
- Announced when the prediction locks (auto or manual).
- Announced when the prediction is resolved and payouts are sent.
- Announced when the prediction is canceled and bets refunded.
- Replied to a viewer after placing a bet successfully.
- Replied when a viewer tries to bet after the prediction has locked.
- Replied when a viewer switches their bet to a different outcome.
- Replied when a viewer doesn't have enough points to bet.