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01-23-2018, 08:30 AM
You can win HQ, but you’ll never get that money. Probably.
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You may be a trivia buff but you're no match for company lawyers.*
A provision in viral trivia app HQ's terms of service unearthed Monday by Vox (https://www.vox.com/2018/1/22/16851342/hq-trivia-lag-scam-explained) presents a loophole for the company to get out of paying prize money to some winners.*
SEE ALSO: How I cheated and won $11 on HQ trivia (http://mashable.com/2017/12/08/hq-trivia-cheating-google/)
It was already common knowledge for players of the daily live trivia app that you needed to bank at least $20 before you could cash out. But the terms of service (https://hq.hype.space/legal/rules.html) seem to indicate that there's a time limit to accrue that amount, or your winnings get erased:
As more people play HQ, the pot often splits into amounts that fall far below the $20 threshold. Mashable managing editor Annie Colbert knows that pain: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/hq-trivia-lose-prize-money/)
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You may be a trivia buff but you're no match for company lawyers.*
A provision in viral trivia app HQ's terms of service unearthed Monday by Vox (https://www.vox.com/2018/1/22/16851342/hq-trivia-lag-scam-explained) presents a loophole for the company to get out of paying prize money to some winners.*
SEE ALSO: How I cheated and won $11 on HQ trivia (http://mashable.com/2017/12/08/hq-trivia-cheating-google/)
It was already common knowledge for players of the daily live trivia app that you needed to bank at least $20 before you could cash out. But the terms of service (https://hq.hype.space/legal/rules.html) seem to indicate that there's a time limit to accrue that amount, or your winnings get erased:
As more people play HQ, the pot often splits into amounts that fall far below the $20 threshold. Mashable managing editor Annie Colbert knows that pain: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/hq-trivia-lose-prize-money/)
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