diff --git a/cmd/server/games.go b/cmd/server/games.go
index 1c834d1..f474422 100644
--- a/cmd/server/games.go
+++ b/cmd/server/games.go
@@ -378,6 +378,22 @@ func (games Games) CreateEventAssignmentRotation(ctx context.Context, id string,
 	return games.createEvent(ctx, id, event)
 }
 
+func (words KillWords) Privates() []KillWord {
+	a := slices.Clone(words.Assignment.Private)
+	slices.SortFunc(a, func(a, b KillWord) int {
+		return strings.Compare(a.Word, b.Word)
+	})
+	return a
+}
+
+func (words KillWords) Publics() []KillWord {
+	a := slices.Clone(words.Assignment.Public)
+	slices.SortFunc(a, func(a, b KillWord) int {
+		return strings.Compare(a.Word, b.Word)
+	})
+	return a
+}
+
 func (prev AllKillWords) ShuffleAssignees(killer, victim, word string) AllKillWords {
 	m := prev.withoutAssignees()
 
diff --git a/cmd/server/ws.go b/cmd/server/ws.go
index 7dfc70e..c032c41 100644
--- a/cmd/server/ws.go
+++ b/cmd/server/ws.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ type inProgressMsgItem struct {
 
 type inProgressMsgItemTag struct {
 	K string `json:"k"`
-	V string `json:"v"`
+	V int    `json:"v,string"`
 }
 
 func (ws WS) inProgressMsgItems(ctx context.Context, ugs *UserGameServer, gameState GameState) ([]inProgressMsgItem, error) {
@@ -180,44 +180,44 @@ func (ws WS) inProgressMsgItems(ctx context.Context, ugs *UserGameServer, gameSt
 }
 
 func (ws WS) inProgressMsgItem(ctx context.Context, ugs *UserGameServer, gameState GameState, uid string) (*inProgressMsgItem, error) {
-	v := gameState.Players[uid]
-
-	if uid == ugs.Session.ID {
+	if isSelf := uid == ugs.Session.ID; isSelf {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	name, err := ws.games.UserName(ctx, uid)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	v := gameState.Players[uid]
+	self := gameState.Players[ugs.Session.ID]
 
 	tags := []inProgressMsgItemTag{}
-	if self := gameState.Players[ugs.Session.ID]; self.KillWords.Assignee == uid {
-		for _, private := range v.KillWords.Assignment.Private {
+
+	if hasBeenKilledWithGlobal := slices.ContainsFunc(self.Kills, func(a Kill) bool {
+		return a.KillWord.Word == self.KillWords.Global.Word && a.Victim == uid
+	}); !hasBeenKilledWithGlobal {
+		tags = append(tags, inProgressMsgItemTag{
+			K: self.KillWords.Global.Word,
+			V: self.KillWords.Global.Points,
+		})
+	}
+
+	for _, public := range v.KillWords.Publics() {
+		tags = append(tags, inProgressMsgItemTag{
+			K: public.Word,
+			V: public.Points,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if isAssigned := self.KillWords.Assignee == uid; isAssigned {
+		for _, private := range v.KillWords.Privates() {
 			tags = append(tags, inProgressMsgItemTag{
 				K: private.Word,
-				V: strconv.Itoa(private.Points),
+				V: private.Points,
 			})
 		}
 	}
-	for _, public := range v.KillWords.Assignment.Public {
-		tags = append(tags, inProgressMsgItemTag{
-			K: public.Word,
-			V: strconv.Itoa(public.Points),
-		})
-	}
-	if self := gameState.Players[ugs.Session.ID]; !slices.ContainsFunc(self.Kills, func(a Kill) bool {
-		return a.Victim == uid
-	}) {
-		tags = append(tags, inProgressMsgItemTag{
-			K: self.KillWords.Global.Word,
-			V: strconv.Itoa(self.KillWords.Global.Points),
-		})
-	}
 
+	name, err := ws.games.UserName(ctx, uid)
 	return &inProgressMsgItem{
 		Name:  name,
 		Title: strconv.Itoa(v.Points()),
 		Tags:  tags,
-	}, nil
+	}, err
 }