One in a Krillion is the game's 100-point top tier, worth 1,000 meters of dive depth. Our saved sheets show the exact answers assigned that tier for a prompt and date. They do not reveal how many players picked each answer, and the top gem is not always the objectively least familiar one.
How the top tier is chosen
The official FAQ says rarity methods vary by question. It also explains why the top gem can seem less rare than some Deep Cuts: once rarity becomes hard to distinguish, the creator considers whether the answer is fun to land on. The tier is a curated 100-point assignment, not a published player percentile.
What the saved record shows
Through 2026-10-17, this site has saved 94 dated sheets covering 658 prompts and 826 top-tier answer entries. 18 of those prompts list no 100-point entry. The counts describe prepared rosters; they cannot tell you a player's chance of landing the tier. See every saved top-tier answer by date.
Four different paths to 100 points
- Novotny on September 2's chess-term prompt sat above 363 listed Deep Cuts.
- Ophicleide on August 24's brass-instrument prompt received the top tier while trombone, trumpet and tuba were Plankton.
- Jordan on August 22's Indian Ocean coastline prompt received the top tier; Australia and India were Plankton in that saved sheet.
- Miracle fruit on August 29's fruit prompt was the sole top-tier entry above 759 listed Deep Cuts.
Each example is a past assignment for one wording and date. None proves the cause of the creator's decision or a repeatable path to 100 points. For an editorial selection of dated cases, read memorable top-tier examples.
What the September 28 sheet adds
Dive #75 shows how different kinds of answers can share the top tier. The saved sheet includes Lettish for a language name ending in -ish, Inuit snow goggles and Velarium for things used to block the sun, and GRiD and OLPC for laptop brands. Historical wording, artifacts and product history all appear, which fits the official note that a satisfying answer can matter as well as raw familiarity.
These examples document the curator's published result; they do not prove that a different Deep Cut was more common among players. The public roster contains tiers, not player-submission counts.
Read one result from start to finish
On September 28, prompt 2, the question asks for a language whose English name ends in -ish. The saved entry Lettish is in the 100-point group. That gives you three separate facts to preserve: the spelling, the exact constraint, and the dated tier assignment. It does not establish a score for a different language question.
If you cannot find a candidate in the roster, check the spelling and prompt first. The official FAQ acknowledges missed sources; an absent entry is not conclusive proof of an invalid real-world answer. Use the missing-answer checks before interpreting the result.
Can you use these examples while playing?
They can broaden the categories you consider. First check whether a candidate actually satisfies the current prompt, then compare your result with that date's sheet. Answer Lookup searches saved assignments; it is not an official validator for a new or absent answer. The game's public FAQ does not state a numerical top-tier threshold or confirm an origin story for the tier's name, so we do not infer either from these records.
Frequently asked questions
How many points is One in a Krillion worth?
100 points, the highest fixed score for one accepted answer. At ten meters per point, that is 1,000 meters. Seven such results would add up to the theoretical 700-point maximum.
Is the top-tier answer always the objectively rarest?
No. The official FAQ says the gem is not chosen on rarity alone: after a certain depth, it also considers which answer is satisfying or fun. Public saved rosters do not give player-submission odds.
Can I find a One in a Krillion answer for every prompt?
Not in every saved roster. Open the dated sheet to see whether that prompt listed a 100-point answer. A missing top-tier entry does not measure how many people played or what anyone guessed.