Observed arrival · 2026-11-11
The Wrong'un Index
A changing leaderboard of people covered by The Upshot podcast, scored across six “wrong’un” traits.
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✦Pretty
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◎Niche
◉Human
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- The Upshot listeners and sports-story followers
- Worth noticing
- Six traits contribute up to 80 points, while airtime adds up to 20; the top-ranked figure is set to 100.
Field notes
The scoring model combines six traits (up to 80 points) with airtime (up to 20), sets the top-ranked figure to 100, and expresses other scores as a share of that score. Readers can switch among All-time, Form, Movers, and Full table views, with windows including 30 days, 90 days, and 12 months; the page says each new story reshuffles the table.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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