Player guide
How to compete
Fifteen questions, twelve seconds each, and a reward ladder to ₦50,000. Here's the whole game — on all three platforms.
Step 1
Pick your door
Web, WhatsApp and Telegram all run the same game with one shared account, balance and leaderboard. Start wherever suits you — switch any time.
Web
Fastest to try — nothing to install
- Open play.whatsuptrivia.com.ng in any browser
- Create your account in under a minute
- Tap answers on screen — no typing needed
Chat-based — the original way to play
- Tap the button below to open our bot
- Send "Hi" or "Hello" to start
- Register with your name and state
Telegram
Chat-based — same bot, blue wrapper
- Open @WhatsUpTrivia_bot below
- Press START or send /start
- Register with your name and state
Step 2
Choose a competition mode
🎮 Practice Mode
- Free, unlimited rounds
- No rewards — purely skill development
- Available to users 13+
⭐ Classic Mode
- Uses 1 access credit per round
- Sponsored rewards up to ₦50,000
- 12 seconds per question
🏆 Tournaments
- Sponsored events, enhanced reward pools
- All three platforms on one leaderboard
- Watch for announcements
Step 3
Get access credits (for Classic Mode)
In the bot, type BUY; on the web, open the credits screen. One credit enters one round, credits never expire, and payment is encrypted end to end.
| Package | Credits | Price | Per credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Pack | 3 | ₦500 | ₦167 |
| Value Pack | 7 | ₦1,000 | ₦143 |
| Pro Pack | 15 | ₦2,000 | ₦133 |
Step 4
Play the round
- A question appears with 4 options (A, B, C, D)
- You have 12 seconds to answer — tap on the web, reply A/B/C/D in chat
- Correct? You climb to the next reward tier
- Wrong or timeout? The round ends — but any milestone tier you passed is yours to keep
Step 5
Spend your lifelines wisely
50 : 50
Removes two wrong answers, leaving two options. Tap the lifeline on the web, or type "50" in chat. Once per round.
Skip
Swaps the current question for a fresh one at the same difficulty. Tap Skip on the web, or type "SKIP" in chat. Once per round.
💡 Pro tip: save both lifelines for Q11–Q15, where the tiers are steepest.
The ladder
Reward tiers, Q1 to Q15
| Question | Reward tier | |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | ₦200 | |
| Q2 | ₦250 | |
| Q3 | ₦300 | |
| Q4 | ₦500 | |
| Q5 | ₦1,000 | 🔒 Milestone |
| Q6 | ₦2,000 | |
| Q7 | ₦3,000 | |
| Q8 | ₦5,000 | |
| Q9 | ₦8,000 | |
| Q10 | ₦10,000 | 🔒 Milestone |
| Q11 | ₦20,000 | |
| Q12 | ₦25,000 | |
| Q13 | ₦30,000 | |
| Q14 | ₦40,000 | |
| Q15 | ₦50,000 | 🏆 Top tier |
🔒 Milestones: reach Q5 and ₦1,000 is locked in; reach Q10 and ₦10,000 is locked in — retained even if you fall short later.
Step 6
Redeem your reward
- Type CLAIM in the bot (or open Claim on the web)
- Provide your Nigerian bank details — account name must match your registered name
- KYC verification applies to redemptions over ₦10,000
- Processing completes within 12–24 hours
⚠️ Rewards must be redeemed within 72 hours of earning them; unredeemed rewards are forfeited.
Chat commands (WhatsApp & Telegram)
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| MENU / HI / HELLO | Show main menu |
| PLAY | Start a new round |
| BUY | Get access credits |
| BALANCE | Check your credit balance |
| CLAIM | Claim your earned reward |
| PROFILE | View your profile |
| HELP | Get assistance |
| 50 / 5050 | Use 50:50 lifeline (during a round) |
| SKIP | Use Skip lifeline (during a round) |
| A, B, C or D | Answer a question |
On the web, everything above is a button — no commands to remember.
Tips for the climb
- Read carefully — 12 seconds is more than it feels
- Trust your first instinct
- Hold your lifelines for Q11+
- Warm up in Practice Mode first
- Play on a stable connection