Patterns worth studying.

What the corpus reveals about winning creative.

Average sentence length
14.37 vs 13.6
winners higher 55.0%
Open-loop phrases
2.0 vs 2.0
winners higher 54.0%
Word count
3704.5 vs 3656.0
winners higher 53.0%
Seconds until first product plug
591.5 vs 678.96
winners higher 47.0%
List items
7.5 vs 5.0
winners higher 52.0%

Hooks that won

“If you walked into your kitchen right now, and everything at the grocery store disappeared tomorrow, how long could you actually survive on what you have? A week? Maybe two?”question3980.2x“Stop what you're doing for the next 10 minutes, because what I'm about to share with you could save your life or the life of someone you love. Here's the truth nobody tells you. A stroke does not start the moment it happens.”warning2533.3x“We looked at chicken from 11 major US grocery chains, Walmart, Costco, Target, Aldi, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, all of it. Seven didn't hold up. Only four are actually worth the money.”bold_claim937.2x“Almost every car owner has a can of WD-40 sitting in the garage, but around 90% of them never use it to anywhere near its full potential. And here's the shocker. Mechanics quietly gatekeep the tricks that could save you thousands in repairs.”bold_claim579.1x“You measure the rice. You measure the water. The way the bag told you to. You put the lid on and you wait. And what comes out is not what you wanted.”personal_confession561.1x“Has your dog ever licked you or fallen asleep on top of you? Scientists just revealed that only 2% of dogs show these rare behaviors toward humans.”statistic493.5x

Hooks that lost

“You walk out to the pen in the morning and you can before you even reach the gate. The feed bucket rattles and only two pigs come running.”0.0x“Stop whatever you are doing right now because the dead car battery sitting in your garage or your neighbor's trash is worth more than any headlight restoration kit ever sold at AutoZone. I just restored a set of headlights so badly oxidized my mechanic told me they were beyond saving and I did it for literally $0.”0.0x“3 years ago, I pressed my brake pedal at 62 mph on a mountain descent outside Denver and the pedal sank halfway to the floor before the car finally stopped, 12 ft past the stop sign and directly into a four-way intersection.”0.0x
Data · 24 rows · niche × format matrix
NicheFormatVideosWinner share
Car hacks & reliable vehiclesAvatar monologue757.0%
Dog behavior meaning & signsAvatar monologue1173.0%
Dog behavior meaning & signsListicle explainer1258.0%
Dog feeding safety & nutritionAvatar monologue2100.0%
Engine cooling & longevity tricksAvatar monologue1100.0%
Engine cooling & longevity tricksListicle explainer10.0%
Engine cooling & longevity tricksNarrated documentary10.0%
Foods once legal now bannedAvatar monologue10.0%
Grocery brand & shopping tipsListicle explainer2259.0%
Grocery brand & shopping tipsAvatar monologue1275.0%
Grocery brand & shopping tipsNews expose560.0%
Grocery brand & shopping tipsNarrated documentary1100.0%
Longevity foods & urologist health tipsAvatar monologue1450.0%
Longevity foods & urologist health tipsNarrated documentary850.0%
Longevity foods & urologist health tipsListicle explainer20.0%
Organ failure warning signsAvatar monologue1100.0%
Organ failure warning signsListicle explainer1100.0%
Traditional cooking tricks & meat prepAvatar monologue3956.0%
Traditional cooking tricks & meat prepTutorial demo4100.0%
Traditional cooking tricks & meat prepNarrated documentary10.0%
Workplace traps & career warningsListicle explainer1100.0%
Workplace traps & career warningsAvatar monologue40.0%
Workplace traps & career warningsStory testimony10.0%
Workplace traps & career warningsNarrated documentary10.0%
Data · 24 rows · full feature table
FeatureWinner medianLoser medianDirectional P
Average sentence length14.3713.655.0%
Open-loop phrases2.02.054.0%
Word count3704.53656.053.0%
Seconds until first product plug591.5678.9647.0%
List items7.55.052.0%
Story phrases per 100 words0.010.0248.0%
Flesch readability72.4772.9648.0%
Seconds until first CTA647.4542.4252.0%
Delivers title promise fully1.01.052.0%
Words per minute157.21159.9849.0%
Hook words in first 30s87.088.049.0%
Title / first-60s alignment (embedding)0.750.7649.0%
You / your per 100 words2.652.5751.0%
Numbers per 100 words0.970.9751.0%
First-person words per 1000.690.6551.0%
Hook score (LLM 0-10)8.08.051.0%
Title-script alignment (LLM 0-10)9.09.051.0%
Pacing (LLM 0-10)6.07.049.0%
Minute promise is delivered10.09.551.0%
Seconds until title promise is restated97.2897.3650.0%
Questions per 100 words0.070.0750.0%
CTA count1.01.050.0%
Open loops (LLM)3.03.050.0%
Specificity (LLM 0-10)8.08.050.0%