Financial Times Alphaville Announces Winner of Creative Charts Quiz Competition
On April 20, 2026, the latest charts quiz from Financial Times Alphaville presented three fictional charts, inviting readers to interpret them. Emil Lundh emerged victorious, with impressive entries associating Chart 1 with AI hype, private credit, US inflation, and ube popularity. Ryan Hardenbrook and Carson Brooks mentioned looksmaxxing, while Oliver Fletcher humorously suggested chart-maxxing. Chart 2 sparked various theories, with five participants tying it to Alphaville. Emil Lundh and Jeffrey Liu pinpointed Anthony Cheng as the red bubble, while Rajesh Dheenathayalan connected it to financial media habits. For Chart 3, personal interpretations flourished, with Rajesh winning for his startup survival probability submission. Emil Lundh will receive a winner's tee, and the quiz will return on Friday.
Key facts
- The Financial Times Alphaville published a creative charts quiz on April 20, 2026.
- The quiz featured three fictional charts based on made-up data.
- Entries were judged on creativity, wit, topicality, pith, and reinforcement of judges' priors.
- Emil Lundh was announced as the first-time winner.
- Notable submissions included interpretations about AI hype, private credit, US inflation, and ube popularity.
- Oliver Withers submitted a mocked-up personal spending chart.
- Rajesh Dheenathayalan's entry on startup survival after Forbes 30 Under 30 features was a favorite.
- The winner will receive a tee and the quiz returns on Friday.
Entities
Artists
- R. T. Pritchett
- Roula Khalaf
- Ryan Hardenbrook
- Carson Brooks
- Oliver Fletcher
- Emil Lundh
- Jeffrey Liu
- Anthony Cheng
- Rajesh Dheenathayalan
- Pearse Murphy
- Mathew Rude
- Matviy Yudin
- Ange Isnard
- Lukas Freund
- Oliver Withers
Institutions
- Financial Times
- Alphaville
- British Library
- Forbes
- Polymarket