diff --git a/lobby/tests.py b/lobby/tests.py
index 081fa1c..2a64f4f 100644
--- a/lobby/tests.py
+++ b/lobby/tests.py
@@ -788,6 +788,68 @@ class CanonicalRoundFlowTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual([entry["nickname"] for entry in payload["scoreboard"]], ["Luna", "Nora", "Mads"])
         self.assertEqual(payload["reveal"]["correct_answer"], "Shakespeare")
 
+    @patch("lobby.views.sync_broadcast_phase_event")
+    @patch("lobby.views._resolve_scores")
+    def test_session_detail_promotes_zero_score_event_reveal_to_scoreboard(self, mock_resolve_scores, mock_sync_broadcast):
+        self.client.login(username="host_canonical", password="secret123")
+        self.session.status = GameSession.Status.GUESS
+        self.session.save(update_fields=["status"])
+
+        round_config = RoundConfig.objects.create(
+            session=self.session,
+            number=1,
+            category=self.category,
+            points_correct=5,
+            points_bluff=2,
+        )
+        round_question = RoundQuestion.objects.create(
+            session=self.session,
+            round_number=1,
+            question=self.question,
+            correct_answer="Shakespeare",
+        )
+        LieAnswer.objects.create(round_question=round_question, player=self.players[0], text="Marlowe")
+        LieAnswer.objects.create(round_question=round_question, player=self.players[1], text="Chaucer")
+        LieAnswer.objects.create(round_question=round_question, player=self.players[2], text="Austen")
+
+        mock_resolve_scores.return_value = ([], [
+            {"id": player.id, "nickname": player.nickname, "score": player.score}
+            for player in sorted(self.players, key=lambda player: player.nickname)
+        ])
+
+        guess_targets = ["Shakespeare", "Shakespeare", "Shakespeare"]
+        guess_responses = []
+        for player, selected_text in zip(self.players, guess_targets, strict=True):
+            guess_responses.append(
+                self.client.post(
+                    reverse("lobby:submit_guess", kwargs={"code": self.session.code, "round_question_id": round_question.id}),
+                    data={"player_id": player.id, "session_token": player.session_token, "selected_text": selected_text},
+                    content_type="application/json",
+                )
+            )
+
+        self.assertTrue(all(response.status_code == 201 for response in guess_responses))
+        self.assertEqual(guess_responses[-1].json()["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.REVEAL)
+        self.assertEqual(ScoreEvent.objects.filter(session=self.session, meta__round_question_id=round_question.id).count(), 0)
+
+        detail_response = self.client.get(reverse("lobby:session_detail", kwargs={"code": self.session.code}))
+
+        self.assertEqual(detail_response.status_code, 200)
+        payload = detail_response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(payload["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["phase_view_model"]["current_phase"], GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD)
+        self.assertTrue(payload["phase_view_model"]["readiness"]["scoreboard_ready"])
+        self.assertEqual(payload["reveal"]["correct_answer"], "Shakespeare")
+        mock_resolve_scores.assert_called_once_with(self.session, round_question, round_config)
+        mock_sync_broadcast.assert_any_call(
+            self.session.code,
+            "phase.scoreboard",
+            {
+                "leaderboard": payload["scoreboard"],
+                "current_round": self.session.current_round,
+            },
+        )
+
     @patch("lobby.views.sync_broadcast_phase_event")
     @patch("lobby.views._resolve_scores")
     @patch("lobby.views.GameSession.objects.get")
diff --git a/lobby/views.py b/lobby/views.py
index 804404d..4146cb5 100644
--- a/lobby/views.py
+++ b/lobby/views.py
@@ -247,13 +247,6 @@ def _maybe_promote_reveal_to_scoreboard(session: GameSession) -> GameSession:
     if current_round_question is None:
         return session
 
-    has_round_scores = ScoreEvent.objects.filter(
-        session=session,
-        meta__round_question_id=current_round_question.id,
-    ).exists()
-    if not has_round_scores:
-        return session
-
     with transaction.atomic():
         locked_session = GameSession.objects.select_for_update().get(pk=session.pk)
         if locked_session.status != GameSession.Status.REVEAL: