The Daily Riddle

The Daily Riddle was a daily game on the Harry Potter Wiki Discussions Board created by CHT64. The answer to each riddle was always something related to the Wizarding World. The first person to correctly answer a riddle received a point to their Hogwarts House. If said House was five points ahead, the point went to another house of the person's choice.

With the beginning of the first season, the Hufflepuffs were winning by a long shot, with Gryffindor in second place. Then, the Ravenclaws came and pushed the lions down into third. The Daily Riddles are the main reason behind the rivalry between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, (and the reason this wiki was created).

However, as shown in one of the longest riddles, Ravenclaws and Gryffindors can work together. Melx100 (a Gryffindor), Littlebluebubble (a Ravenclaw), and Thesewingsaremadetofly (a Ravenclaw) collaborated to find the answer, and a point each was given to Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.

A full record of these riddles can be found at the List of Daily Riddles.

Rules
At the very first riddle, there were only three established rules:
 * Every day I will post a new riddle for you to figure out. The answer could be a character, object, place, event, etc.
 * You can only guess once per riddle
 * I will be posting every day at 9:30 am PST

However, this evolved over time, with new rules being added and the original rules being altered. During the fourth season, the rules were how they are listed below:


 * You can only guess once per riddle (doesn't apply to five-riddle specials)
 * A new riddle is posted every day at 9:40 am PST
 * The first person to answer correctly will get a point to their house
 * Don't look up anything to help you answer
 * You can only score three points every week (resets Sunday)
 * If a house is winning by 5+ pts, the extra points they receive will be given to another house of the solver’s choice
 * Click here for more details (this leads to a document which is viewed anonymously)

Season 1 (1–100)
The very first riddle was posted on June 24th, 2020, and the season ended on October 5th, 2020. These riddles were much easier and simpler compared to the ones seen in later seasons, sometimes even rhyming.

The Ravenclaws ended up winning the season by eight points.

Leaderboard
Ravenclaw: 37

Hufflepuff: 29

Gryffindor: 27

Slytherin: 17

Season 2 (101–200)
Riddle #101 was posted on October 6th, 2020, and the season ended on January 21st, 2021. This season, new rules were established, such as the five-point limit (If a house is winning by 5+ pts, the extra points they receive will be given to another house of the solver’s choice) and the ability for users to suggest a riddle, first thought up by Melx100. The posting time was also changed to 9:40 am PST, which changed starting Daily Riddle #184.

The Ravenclaws won for a second time, this time by a smaller margin of three points.

Leaderboard
Ravenclaw: 37

Gryffindor: 34

Hufflepuff: 24

Slytherin: 22

Season 3 (201–300)
Riddle #201 was posted on January 22nd, 2021, and the season ended on May 1st, 2021. This season introduced yet more difficult riddles and obscure subjects, as well as saw more teamwork happen in order to solve them. Ravenclaw won yet again, but with Gryffindor and Hufflepuff close behind.

Leaderboard
Ravenclaw: 32

Gryffindor: 30

Hufflepuff: 29

Slytherin: 27

Season 4 (301-400)
Riddle #301 was posted on May 2nd, 2021, and the season ended on August 9th, 2021. During this time, users other than CHT64 were able to post riddles of their own making. This season oversaw many increasingly creative riddles, though the subjects weren't always very obscure. It was the first season that ended in a tie, with Ravenclaw and Gryffindor ending with fifty points each. It was also the final season of daily riddles.

Leaderboard
Ravenclaw: 50

Gryffindor: 50

Hufflepuff: 8

Slytherin: 6

Daily Riddle #1
Daily Riddle #1 was a very simple riddle, answered by Aryan S Bhardwaj of Hufflepuff house. The answer turned out to be Kreacher.

Daily Riddle #21
Daily Riddle #21 was the first riddle to introduce a new rule "You can only score four points for your house every week (resets Sunday)". This had been discussed in the previous riddle as a result of Aryan S Bhardwaj continuously answering riddles the fastest and was created with the intent of giving others a chance to score points as well.

Note: With the beginning of the second season, the limit was lowered to three points.

Daily Riddle #35
Daily Riddle #35 was by far the longest active riddle during that time, spanning approximately four hours in length before the answer was revealed to be Mrs Norris, setting a record that held for months to come. It had actually been correctly guessed by Bookdog11 sometime near the beginning; however, this answer was deemed to be invalid as Bookdog11 had already guessed that day.

As the riddle progressed, nobody else even became close, and four hours later, the decision was ultimately made to reveal the answer and give the point to Bookdog11.

Daily Riddle #50
Daily Riddle #50 was the very first example of a five-riddle special, which occurred about every twenty-five riddles after that. Users were allowed to guess twice.

Daily Riddle #142
Daily Riddle #142 was the first riddle that was based on an idea from someone other than CHT64. It was suggested by Melx100 and the answer turned out to be Celestina Warbeck.

Daily Riddle #160
Daily Riddle #160 was the first riddle to introduce the following rule: "If a house is winning by 5+ pts, the extra points they receive will be given to another house of the solver’s choice." This had been suggested by NoahNightchaser in the previous riddle to even out the leaderboard, given that Ravenclaw was thirteen points ahead of the house in second place at the time.

Daily Riddle #164
Daily Riddle #164 was one of the first riddles about a subject that had only been mentioned in a Pottermore article. Suggested by Eaglewarrior33, the answer to this riddle was revealed to be Gamp's Old Gregarious when it was finally answered by Melx100. At the time, this riddle also contributed to Eaglewarrior33's reputation of suggesting very difficult ideas and led to many more riddles about things solely mentioned in Pottermore.

Daily Riddle #235
Daily Riddle #235, created by LectorMagnificus, was one of the longest riddles ever, taking 6 hours and 34 minutes to answer. At the time, this had broken the record of the longest riddle (a record that it held for nearly a month), as well as the record of the most hints given. It currently holds the record for the most replies on a single riddle (785). Finally, the answer turned out to be the rune Eihwaz, and the point was given to Slytherin. The riddle included many confusing hints with double meanings, such as the fact that a rune was technically a character and could be consumed.

Daily Riddle #261
Daily Riddle #261, again created by LectorMagnificus, took the record of longest daily riddle yet again. It took a total of 7 hours and 7 minutes before being answered by a joint effort across houses, with the final answer—the Gordian Knot—being discovered by Thesewingsaremadetofly. Since users from both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had collaborated to answer this riddle, a point was given to both of the aforementioned houses.

Daily Riddle #270
Daily Riddle #270, made on April 1st, had been suggested by Melx100 around mid-March. The answer turned out to be Bacon, which had been brought up as an inside joke for April Fools' Day, referencing the conversation that had happened in the Eihwaz riddle. Taking 6 hours and 42 minutes, this was the second-longest Daily Riddle at the time (narrowly beating Eihwaz by eight minutes). The answer was submitted by Thesewingsaremadetofly, giving credit to LectorMagnificus.

Daily Riddle #285
Daily Riddle #285 was unique in the way that it was the first riddle whose answer does not have a designated wiki article. It was thought up by Eaglewarrior33, and after no less than five hours, the answer was revealed by Littlebluebubble and LectorMagnificus to be the Hogwarts motto, Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus.

Daily Riddle #300
Daily Riddle #300 was not only unique in the fact that it was a five-riddle special, but it was the introduction of the rule that you can make a riddle and post it yourself, allowing CHT64 to guess as well.

Daily Riddle #325
Daily Riddle #325, the subsequent five-riddle special, was created completely by Eaglewarrior33. The subjects of the five riddles were well-known, but the riddles were worded difficultly, and in the end it was 8 hours and 42 minutes before the final riddle was answered. #325 also marked the beginning of Eagle's inactivity on Fandom, with the school year coming to an end.

Daily Riddle #375
Daily Riddle #375 was a five-riddle special created completely by LectorMagnificus with the intention of beating Eagle's record for the longest five-riddle special. It took 9 hours and 28 minutes for the riddles to finally all be figured out, and included a hidden acrostic in the answers.