diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts
index 8801e59..63b72b5 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('SPA Angular API contract smoke (host/player foundation)', () => {
       if (url === '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12/questions/77/scores/calculate') {
         expect(body).toEqual({});
         return {
-          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'scoreboard', current_round: 1 },
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'reveal', current_round: 1 },
           round_question: { id: 77, round_number: 1 },
           events_created: 2,
           reveal: {
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
index 18ff658..82fb35f 100644
--- a/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/features/host/host-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ describe('HostShellComponent gameplay wiring', () => {
       .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse(200, sessionDetailPayload('guess', { roundQuestionId: 77 })))
       .mockResolvedValueOnce(
         jsonResponse(200, {
-          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'scoreboard', current_round: 1 },
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'reveal', current_round: 1 },
           round_question: { id: 77, round_number: 1 },
           events_created: 2,
           leaderboard: [{ id: 1, nickname: 'Luna', score: 320 }],
         })
       )
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse(200, sessionDetailPayload('scoreboard', { roundQuestionId: 77 })));
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(jsonResponse(200, sessionDetailPayload('reveal', { roundQuestionId: 77 })));
 
     vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
 
diff --git a/lobby/tests.py b/lobby/tests.py
index 15deaca..4322a32 100644
--- a/lobby/tests.py
+++ b/lobby/tests.py
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ class ScoreCalculationTests(TestCase):
         self.player_two = Player.objects.create(session=self.session, nickname="Mads")
         self.player_three = Player.objects.create(session=self.session, nickname="Nora")
 
-    def test_host_can_calculate_scores_and_transition_to_scoreboard(self):
+    def test_host_can_calculate_scores_and_transition_to_reveal(self):
         LieAnswer.objects.create(round_question=self.round_question, player=self.player_three, text="Padel")
 
         Guess.objects.create(round_question=self.round_question, player=self.player_one, selected_text="Tennis", is_correct=True)
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class ScoreCalculationTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         payload = response.json()
-        self.assertEqual(payload["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["session"]["status"], GameSession.Status.REVEAL)
         self.assertEqual(payload["events_created"], 2)
         self.assertEqual(payload["reveal"]["round_question_id"], self.round_question.id)
         self.assertEqual(payload["reveal"]["correct_answer"], "Tennis")
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ class ScoreCalculationTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(self.player_one.score, 5)
         self.assertEqual(self.player_three.score, 4)
-        self.assertEqual(self.session.status, GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD)
+        self.assertEqual(self.session.status, GameSession.Status.REVEAL)
 
     def test_calculate_scores_requires_host(self):
         self.client.login(username="other_score", password="secret123")
diff --git a/lobby/views.py b/lobby/views.py
index b1464cd..7899c85 100644
--- a/lobby/views.py
+++ b/lobby/views.py
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ def calculate_scores(request: HttpRequest, code: str, round_question_id: int) ->
 
         ScoreEvent.objects.bulk_create(score_events)
 
-        locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD
+        locked_session.status = GameSession.Status.REVEAL
         locked_session.save(update_fields=["status"])
 
     leaderboard = list(
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ def calculate_scores(request: HttpRequest, code: str, round_question_id: int) ->
         {
             "session": {
                 "code": session.code,
-                "status": GameSession.Status.SCOREBOARD,
+                "status": GameSession.Status.REVEAL,
                 "current_round": session.current_round,
             },
             "round_question": {