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6/10

Curses Field Guide

A research assistant for sports trivia writers and podcasters that delivers sourced lore, timelines, and ready-to-cite quotes on every famous sports jinx.

Target user

Independent sports writers and podcasters producing long-form content about sports folklore and cursed teams

Features
  • Searchable lore library with citation-ready summaries of every documented curse, hex, and championship drought
  • Source-quality scoring so creators know which legends are historian-verified vs folklore vs marketing myth
  • 'Angle finder' that suggests narrative hooks (75-year arc, last-living-player angle, crossover with politics) per curse
  • Export to script/outline format with built-in fact-check checklist before publishing
Why now

Independent sports creators on YouTube, Substack, and TikTok are racing to cover the breaking Mayo curse before the moment cools — they need verified lore fast.

Signals · overall 6/10
Demand
5/10

200+ DE searches is modest but creator demand follows news spikes; one viral curse story generates dozens of derivative podcasts/videos.Which Teams Have I Cursed Over the Last 10 Years? - YouTube

Whitespace
7/10

No dedicated research tool for sports folklore creators today — most rely on Wikipedia plus Google searches.Which Teams Have I Cursed Over the Last 10 Years? - YouTube

Monetization
5/10

Creators will pay for a credible research shortcut; modest subscription pricing with team-seat plans is plausible.Which Teams Have I Cursed Over the Last 10 Years? - YouTube

Longevity
5/10

Content cycle is event-driven (curse breaks, anniversaries); usage will pulse rather than run steady.

Feasibility
8/10

Editorial plus LLM summarization with citation linking is straightforward; main effort is curating the source corpus.

sportgeschichte · 200+ searches · DEGoogle Trends · 2026-07-28 (1d ago)