2025 World Championships Prediction Contest: $200,025 on the Line
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The 2025 World Athletics Championships are finally here. Playing in the LetsRun.com Worlds Prediction Contest is free, fun, and makes every session more exciting. Invite friends and create a group.
Worlds should be epic. Can Noah Lyles remain the king of the 100? What about the 200? The men’s 1500 could be legendary with Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, or is it the time of teenage phenom Niels Laros?
On the women’s side, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred are squaring off for sprint supremacy. And what happens to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the 400?
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The contest is simple. Pick the top 3 in all the running events from our guide. You get points for correct picks. We score everything and crown a champion. You do not need to be a hardcore expert to play. We also provide a picking guide so everyone has a chance. A 13-year-old once won our Marathon Trials contest.
What about the prizes?
Bragging rights that last a lifetime. Plus:
- Winner: three-year Supporters Club membership
- Second place: two-year membership
- Third place: one-year membership
(If you want podcasts from Worlds plus all LetsRun.com content and a super soft shirt, join the Supporters Club.)
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Perfect Ballot Bonus
$200,025 Perfect Ballot: 1 winner maximum. If more than one winner, they split the prize. Paid out equally over 10 years. A perfect ballot means picking 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the correct order for all events in the contest.
$20,025 Perfect Distance Ballot: 1 winner maximum. If more than three winners, they split the prize. Paid out if you pick the 800, 1500, 5000, 10k, and steeple perfectly.
How it works
You can change your picks up until about 10 minutes before each event is scheduled to start. You do not have to fill in all your picks at once.
Scoring
- Each person you correctly pick to finish in the top 3 = 1 point. Order does not matter for these 3 points.
- Each event winner picked correctly = +3 points.
- Each perfect podium, 1st-2nd-3rd in exact order = +2 points.
A perfect event is 8 points total. Three for the top 3, plus 3 for the winner, plus 2 for the perfect order.
Play in a group vs your friends
Create a group and compare your picks with friends, teammates, and rivals.
Rules
- One entry per person
- No computerized or mechanical entries
- Picks and login names are not private and may be displayed on our site
- If the free contest is cancelled for any reason, prizes are not awarded
- Top 3 results at the end of the meet are final for contest purposes
- Void where prohibited. Minimum age 15
- We can win our own contest
Tie-breakers: most 1st place picks, then most 2nd place picks, then most 3rd place picks, then random draw if still tied.
Get started
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You will be able to log in and check your scores during the contest. You need a LetsRun.com login to play. If you have any questions, email letsrun@letsrun.com.
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