diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGameActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGameActivity.kt
index 374aa7577c0..6b259fce213 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGameActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGameActivity.kt
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ class OnThisDayGameActivity : BaseActivity(), BaseActivity.Callback {
             }
             windowInsets
         }
-
-        supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction()
-            .replace(R.id.fragmentContainer, OnThisDayGameMainMenuFragment.newInstance(viewModel.invokeSource), null)
-            .addToBackStack(null)
-            .commit()
+        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
+            supportFragmentManager.beginTransaction()
+                .replace(
+                    R.id.fragmentContainer,
+                    OnThisDayGameMainMenuFragment.newInstance(viewModel.invokeSource),
+                    null
+                )
+                .addToBackStack(null)
+                .commit()
+        }
         hideAppBarDateText()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGamePlayFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGamePlayFragment.kt
index 7e5a48def9b..4f8c0749da3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGamePlayFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/OnThisDayGamePlayFragment.kt
@@ -144,13 +144,11 @@ class OnThisDayGamePlayFragment : Fragment() {
     }
 
     private fun onGameStarted(gameState: OnThisDayGameViewModel.GameState) {
-        updateInitialScores(gameState)
         updateGameState(gameState)
         animateQuestionsIn()
     }
 
     private fun onCurrentQuestion(gameState: OnThisDayGameViewModel.GameState) {
-        updateInitialScores(gameState)
         if (gameState.currentQuestionIndex > 0 && binding.questionText1.text.isNotEmpty()) {
             animateQuestionsOut {
                 updateGameState(gameState)
@@ -364,7 +362,7 @@ class OnThisDayGamePlayFragment : Fragment() {
             mainActivity?.updateAppBarDateText(text)
         }
 
-        binding.scoreView.updateScore(gameState.answerState, gameState.currentQuestionIndex, gameState.currentQuestionState.goToNext)
+        binding.scoreView.updateScores(gameState.answerState, gameState.currentQuestionIndex, gameState.currentQuestionState.goToNext)
 
         val event1 = gameState.currentQuestionState.event1
         val event2 = gameState.currentQuestionState.event2
@@ -445,10 +443,6 @@ class OnThisDayGamePlayFragment : Fragment() {
         binding.questionCard2.strokeWidth = otherCardView.strokeWidth
     }
 
-    fun updateInitialScores(gameState: OnThisDayGameViewModel.GameState) {
-        binding.scoreView.updateInitialScores(gameState.answerState, gameState.currentQuestionIndex)
-    }
-
     fun playSound(soundName: String) {
         if (Prefs.isOtdSoundOn) {
             try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/ScoreView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/ScoreView.kt
index 16e76b0d611..11bef0e7129 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/ScoreView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/games/onthisday/ScoreView.kt
@@ -38,20 +38,12 @@ class ScoreView(
         }
     }
 
-    fun updateScore(answerState: List<Boolean>, currentQuestionIndex: Int, gotToNext: Boolean) {
-        if (currentQuestionIndex >= answerState.size) {
-            return
-        }
-        updateScoreViewAppearance(
-            scoreView = scoreViews[currentQuestionIndex],
-            isCorrect = answerState[currentQuestionIndex],
-            isAnswered = gotToNext // when false, user has not answered
-        )
-    }
-
-    fun updateInitialScores(answerState: List<Boolean>, currentQuestionIndex: Int) {
+    fun updateScores(answerState: List<Boolean>, currentQuestionIndex: Int, goToNext: Boolean) {
         for (i in answerState.indices) {
-            val isAnswered = i < currentQuestionIndex
+            // Question is answered if:
+            // 1. It's before the current question (i < currentQuestionIndex), OR
+            // 2. It's the current question AND user has submitted answer (goToNext)
+            val isAnswered = i < currentQuestionIndex || (i == currentQuestionIndex && goToNext)
             val isCorrect = isAnswered && answerState[i]
             updateScoreViewAppearance(scoreViews[i], isCorrect, isAnswered)
         }