diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index e144ffb..c5004f8 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ func donksforhonks(honks []*Honk) {
 			}
 		case "wonkles":
 			h.Wonkles = j
+		case "guesses":
+			h.Guesses = template.HTML(j)
 		case "oldrev":
 		default:
 			elog.Printf("unknown meta genus: %s", genus)
@@ -896,6 +898,13 @@ func saveextras(tx *sql.Tx, h *Honk) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if g := h.Guesses; g != "" {
+		_, err := tx.Stmt(stmtSaveMeta).Exec(h.ID, "guesses", g)
+		if err != nil {
+			elog.Printf("error saving guesses: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 80aeb46..749363c 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type Honk struct {
 	Mentions []Mention
 	Badonks  []Badonk
 	Wonkles  string
+	Guesses template.HTML
 }
 
 type Badonk struct {
diff --git a/views/honk.html b/views/honk.html
index 7fe5d1c..5866412 100644
--- a/views/honk.html
+++ b/views/honk.html
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ in reply to: <a href="{{ .RID }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .RID }}</a>
 {{ if eq .Honk.What "wonked" }}
 <p>
 {{ if and $bonkcsrf .Honk.IsWonked }}
-{{ .Honk.Noise }}
+{{ .Honk.Guesses }}
+<p>{{ .Honk.Noise }}
 {{ else }}
 <button onclick="return playit(this, '{{ .Honk.Noise }}', '{{ .Honk.Wonkles }}', '{{ .Honk.XID }}')">it's play time!</button>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/views/wonk.js b/views/wonk.js
index 7346e9d..2a242b2 100644
--- a/views/wonk.js
+++ b/views/wonk.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function makeaguess(btn) {
 		}
 		div.innerHTML = mess
 		if (typeof(csrftoken) != "undefined")
-			post("/zonkit", encode({"CSRF": csrftoken, "wherefore": "wonk", "what": host.xid}))
+			post("/zonkit", encode({"CSRF": csrftoken, "wherefore": "wonk", "guesses": host.guesses.join("<p>"), "what": host.xid}))
 	} else {
 		div.innerHTML = "<p><input> <button onclick='return makeaguess(this)'>guess</button>"
 	}
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 5bf0bbb..ce12c60 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1304,6 +1304,10 @@ func zonkit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		xonk := getxonk(userinfo.UserID, what)
 		if xonk != nil {
 			_, err := stmtUpdateFlags.Exec(flagIsWonked, xonk.ID)
+			if err == nil {
+				guesses := r.FormValue("guesses")
+				_, err = stmtSaveMeta.Exec(xonk.ID, "guesses", guesses)
+			}
 			if err != nil {
 				elog.Printf("error saving: %s", err)
 			}