diff --git a/matrixbot/callbacks.py b/matrixbot/callbacks.py
index 1ac0ab1..5f6f820 100644
--- a/matrixbot/callbacks.py
+++ b/matrixbot/callbacks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from nio import AsyncClient
 
 from config import BOT_PREFIX, MATRIX_USER_ID
-from commands import COMMANDS, metrics, check_scramble_answer, check_riddle_answer
+from commands import COMMANDS, metrics, check_scramble_answer, check_riddle_answer, record_wyr_vote
 from welcome import handle_welcome_reaction, handle_space_join, SPACE_ROOM_ID
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("matrixbot")
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Callbacks:
         await handle_welcome_reaction(
             self.client, room.room_id, event.sender, reacted_event_id, key
         )
+        record_wyr_vote(reacted_event_id, event.sender, key)
 
     async def member(self, room, event):
         """Handle m.room.member events — watch for Space joins."""
diff --git a/matrixbot/commands.py b/matrixbot/commands.py
index a548e2a..40d3f8f 100644
--- a/matrixbot/commands.py
+++ b/matrixbot/commands.py
@@ -1558,6 +1558,22 @@ async def check_scramble_answer(client: AsyncClient, room_id: str, sender: str,
 # Would You Rather (WYR)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Keyed by the poll event_id; each value: {"option_a": str, "option_b": str, "votes": {"🅰️": set(), "🅱️": set()}}
+_WYR_POLLS: dict[str, dict] = {}
+
+
+def record_wyr_vote(event_id: str, sender: str, key: str) -> None:
+    """Called from callbacks when a reaction is added to a WYR poll message."""
+    if event_id not in _WYR_POLLS:
+        return
+    poll = _WYR_POLLS[event_id]
+    # Remove sender from both buckets first (prevent double-voting)
+    for bucket in poll["votes"].values():
+        bucket.discard(sender)
+    if key in poll["votes"]:
+        poll["votes"][key].add(sender)
+
+
 async def _generate_wyr() -> dict | None:
     system_msg = (
         "You are a game host generating Would You Rather questions. "
@@ -1625,25 +1641,45 @@ async def cmd_wyr(client: AsyncClient, room_id: str, sender: str, args: str):
     resp = await send_html(client, room_id, plain, html)
 
     if hasattr(resp, "event_id"):
-        await send_reaction(client, room_id, resp.event_id, "🅰️")
-        await send_reaction(client, room_id, resp.event_id, "🅱️")
+        poll_event_id = resp.event_id
+        _WYR_POLLS[poll_event_id] = {
+            "option_a": wyr["option_a"],
+            "option_b": wyr["option_b"],
+            "votes": {"🅰️": set(), "🅱️": set()},
+        }
+        await send_reaction(client, room_id, poll_event_id, "🅰️")
+        await send_reaction(client, room_id, poll_event_id, "🅱️")
 
         async def reveal():
             await asyncio.sleep(30)
-            # Count reactions via room state — we just tally what we have
-            # Since we can't easily query reaction counts via nio without extra API calls,
-            # we announce the results and encourage re-voting awareness
-            plain_r = (
-                f"⏰ WYR Results!\n"
-                f"🅰️ {wyr['option_a']}\n"
-                f"🅱️ {wyr['option_b']}\n"
-                f"Check the reactions above to see which won!"
-            )
+            poll = _WYR_POLLS.pop(poll_event_id, None)
+            votes_a = len(poll["votes"]["🅰️"]) if poll else 0
+            votes_b = len(poll["votes"]["🅱️"]) if poll else 0
+            total = votes_a + votes_b
+
+            opt_a = wyr["option_a"]
+            opt_b = wyr["option_b"]
+
+            if total == 0:
+                result_line = "No votes — you're all cowards. 🐔"
+                result_html = "<em>No votes — you're all cowards. 🐔</em>"
+            elif votes_a > votes_b:
+                pct = round(votes_a / total * 100)
+                result_line = f"🅰️ {opt_a} wins! ({votes_a} vs {votes_b} — {pct}%)"
+                result_html = f'🅰️ <strong>{opt_a}</strong> wins! <em>({votes_a} vs {votes_b} — {pct}%)</em>'
+            elif votes_b > votes_a:
+                pct = round(votes_b / total * 100)
+                result_line = f"🅱️ {opt_b} wins! ({votes_b} vs {votes_a} — {pct}%)"
+                result_html = f'🅱️ <strong>{opt_b}</strong> wins! <em>({votes_b} vs {votes_a} — {pct}%)</em>'
+            else:
+                result_line = f"It's a tie! ({votes_a} each)"
+                result_html = f"It's a tie! <em>({votes_a} each)</em>"
+
+            plain_r = f"⏰ WYR Results!\n{wyr['question']}\n{result_line}"
             html_r = (
-                f'<font color="#a855f7"><strong>⏰ WYR — Time\'s up!</strong></font><br>'
-                f'🅰️ <strong>{wyr["option_a"]}</strong><br>'
-                f'🅱️ <strong>{wyr["option_b"]}</strong><br>'
-                f'<em>Check the reactions on the poll above to see which option won!</em>'
+                f'<font color="#a855f7"><strong>⏰ WYR — Results!</strong></font><br>'
+                f'<em>{wyr["question"]}</em><br><br>'
+                f'{result_html}'
             )
             await send_html(client, room_id, plain_r, html_r)