2.2.1. Betting pool with single-answer multiple choice.
2.2.2. Betting pool with sports prediction answer.
2.3.1. Display questions on certain dates.
2.3.2. Display a summary of answers.
1. Introduction.
Cool Tabs lets you create and customize an online betting pool to challenge your users to make their predictions about a sporting event or any other occasion.
You can enable the participant ranking to show the users with the most correct predictions and reward them, or run a draw among all participants.
As explained below, this type of campaign can be set up in two ways:
Quiz type with different answer options, from which the participant has to choose one. You can see how this type of betting pool looks in the Oscars Betting Pool demo (quiz type).
Quiz type with a sports prediction answer, in which the participant answers by filling in a numerical or text response. You can see how this type of betting pool looks in the Sports Prediction Betting Pool demo.
2. Step by step.
2.1. Create the campaign.
First, you need to create your campaign and configure its basic settings. Is this your first time creating a campaign with Cool Tabs? The following tutorial shows you how to configure the basic sections of a campaign, along with other recommended settings, to ensure it works properly and to maximize results.
How to get started creating a campaign: basic settings.
If you have any questions during the process, you can contact us at help@cool-tabs.com.
2.2. Configure the quiz.
Go to the "Quiz" section of the campaign editor to start configuring the different questions or predictions.
You must check the "Quiz with points for correct answers" option. This lets you set the correct result for each question once the campaign and the corresponding event are over, so points are assigned to the participants who guessed correctly. You can then run a draw among all participants, or only among those who guessed correctly.
If you don't want to assign points because you don't plan to run a draw only among correct guessers, you can check the "I don't want to assign points or categories to the answers" option.
Next, you'll need to add and customize the quiz questions. Type the question in the corresponding field. If you'd like, you can add a description, and if answering that question is mandatory, check that option.
To configure the answers, there are two options: a single answer among several options, or a sports game forecast answer.
2.2.1. Betting pool with single-answer multiple choice.
This answer type is the most commonly used when creating betting pools about award ceremonies, top scorers, etc.
In the "Answers" tab, configure the answer options. Select the "Single answer multiple choice" option, then write in the answer options.
Leave the score field empty. Once the results are confirmed, you'll be able to edit the campaign and assign a score to each option: 0 points if it's an incorrect answer, or at least 1 point if it's the correct one.
In the "Design" tab, you can include an image to accompany the answer. The optimal size is 300 × 168 px. You can also display a video instead.
2.2.2. Betting pool with sports prediction answer.
This option is ideal for sports competitions, where users are encouraged to predict match results. With this answer type, the participant only has to write their prediction, filling in the answer numerically or with text, depending on the configuration you choose.
In the "Answers" tab of each question, configure the answer options. Select the "Sports game forecast" option. Since points will be awarded for guessing correctly, set the points you'll distribute for each correct prediction. In our example, 1 point.
By default, the "force numerical answer" option is checked, so the participant will only be able to answer using numbers. If you want participants to be able to give a text answer, uncheck this option. You can also limit the answer so the user cannot type more than one character.
Add the answer options.
Once the event is over, you'll be able to set the correct result so that points are assigned to the participants.
In the "Design" tab, you can add an image. By default, any image you upload is scaled to 300px.
If you have any questions, you can check the tutorial How to create a betting pool with a sports game forecast.
2.3. Other settings.
2.3.1. Display questions on certain dates.
If your campaign has different stages, or you only want to display certain questions during a specific period, activate the "This question will only be displayed on certain dates" field, found in the "Advanced" tab of each quiz question.
This is useful, for example, when setting up predictions for a World Cup, which can last for weeks, with several matches played on each matchday. This ensures that once a match has started, participants can no longer change their prediction.
2.3.2. Display a summary of answers.
You can enable an option so that, when participants submit their entry, they can see a summary of the answers given by other participants.
This means that once a participant submits their entry with their chosen answer or answers, they'll see a chart showing which answer options were selected by the other users.
To enable the answer summary, see the tutorial How to display a summary of answers chosen by all participants.
Below is an example of how the final screen with the answer summary looks in a betting pool with several questions. In this case, it's displayed as a content carousel.
3. Other specifications.
The Cool Promo and Cool Promo White Label applications, included in the Gold and Diamond plans respectively, are the ones that let you set up a betting pool campaign.
You can also create a betting pool with the 7-day free trial, which lets you test any of our plans.
If you have any questions during the process, don't hesitate to contact us at help@cool-tabs.com.
4. Related Content.
How to access the URL of your campaign to publish it.
How to create a Trivia or a Knowledge Quiz.
How to create a Personality Test.
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