King of the Hill Sports gets fans to make predictions during live games and matches

You can now make a buck (or more) off telling your buddy that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is going to toss a touchdown pass on the next play.

Valentine & Winthrope Holdings has launched its King of the Hill Sports app on iOS to let people make predictions during live sports events. It’s a “second screen” game that’s all about getting bragging rights with your sports knowledge. And you can make real money doing it.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.