diff --git a/src/Api/InterfaceControllerProvider.php b/src/Api/InterfaceControllerProvider.php
index c2f43c0..ca01064 100644
--- a/src/Api/InterfaceControllerProvider.php
+++ b/src/Api/InterfaceControllerProvider.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class InterfaceControllerProvider implements ControllerProviderInterface
 
             $http_origin = $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'] ?? null;
             if ($http_origin == "https://emotionhero.com" || $http_origin == "http://emotionhero.com")
-            {  
+            {
                 header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: $http_origin");
                 // header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://emotionhero.com");
                 header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, OPTIONS");
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class InterfaceControllerProvider implements ControllerProviderInterface
 
             $http_origin = $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'] ?? null;
             if ($http_origin == "https://emotionhero.com" || $http_origin == "http://emotionhero.com")
-            {  
+            {
                 header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: $http_origin");
                 // header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://emotionhero.com");
                 header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, OPTIONS");
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ class InterfaceControllerProvider implements ControllerProviderInterface
                     $hit = $hitRepo->getClosestHitWithImage($emotion, $i);
                     $img = "data:image/x-icon;base64,".$hit->getFeatureImgAsString($feature);
                     $score = $hit->getEmotions()->getEmotionScore($emotion);
-                    $percentage = sprintf("%.0f %%",$score);
+                    // $percentage = sprintf("%.0f %%",$score);
+                    $percentage = sprintf("%.0f",$score); // use :after to append % character
                     $blocks[$position] = [
                         'hit_id' => $hit->getId(),
                         'img_data' => $img,
diff --git a/src/Models/Hit.php b/src/Models/Hit.php
index dc0cb7e..094e13e 100644
--- a/src/Models/Hit.php
+++ b/src/Models/Hit.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
  *          @ORM\Index(name="imgJoy", columns={"hasImage", "joy"}),
  *          @ORM\Index(name="imgSadness", columns={"hasImage", "sadness"}),
  *          @ORM\Index(name="imgSurprise", columns={"hasImage", "surprise"}),
+ *          @ORM\Index(name="targetScore", columns={"target", "score"}),
  *          })
  * @ORM\Entity
  * @ORM\Entity(repositoryClass="EmotionHero\Models\HitRepository")
@@ -190,14 +191,14 @@ class Hit
         $this->score = $score;
         return $this;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @return boolean
      */
     public function hasImage() {
         return (bool) $this->hasImage;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @param bool $hasImage
      * @return self
@@ -206,9 +207,9 @@ class Hit
         $this->hasImage = $hasImage;
         return $this;
     }
-    
+
     public static $FEATURES = ['brows','nose','mouth_left','mouth_right'];
-    
+
     /**
      * @param string $feature
      * @return string|false false if not exists
@@ -218,11 +219,11 @@ class Hit
         if(!in_array($feature, static::$FEATURES)) {
             throw new \Exception("Invalid feature!");
         }
-        
+
         return realpath(__DIR__ . "/../../files/hits/".$feature) ;
     }
 
-    
+
     /**
      * @param string $feature
      * @return string|false false if not exists
@@ -230,12 +231,12 @@ class Hit
      */
     public function getFeatureFilename(string $feature) {
         $dir = $this->getFeatureDirname($feature);
-        
+
         return $dir . '/'.$this->getId().'.jpg';
     }
 
 
-    
+
     /**
      * @param string $feature
      * @return string|null
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ class Hit
         if(!file_exists($filename)) {
             return null;
         }
-        
+
         $contents = file_get_contents($filename);
         $string = base64_encode($contents);
         if ($string === false) {
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ class Hit
         }
         return $string;
     }
-    
+
 
 
 }
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ class Expressions {
         if(in_array($expression, $expressions)) {
             $this->$expression = $value > 100 ? 100 : $value;
         }
-        return $this;    
+        return $this;
     }
 
     public function getExpressionScore(string $expression){
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@ class Expressions {
     /**
      * Get difference between two expressions objects
      * Get only for those that can be used in 2nd person
-     * 
+     *
      * @param  Expressions $expressions To compare wiht
      * @return array                   Key: expression, value, diff
      */
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ class Expressions {
         }
         return $diffs;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @param string $expression
      * @return string
@@ -912,29 +913,29 @@ class Points{
     /** @ORM\Embedded(class="Point", columnPrefix="point_33")  @JMS\SerializedName("33") */
     private $point33;
 
-    
+
 
     /*
-     * A full list of facial landmarks from Affectiva docs 
+     * A full list of facial landmarks from Affectiva docs
      * http://developer.affectiva.com/fpi/
-     * 
-     * 0   Right Top Jaw   
-     * 1   Right Jaw Angle     
-     * 2   Tip of Chin     
-     * 3   Left Jaw Angle  
-     * 4   Left Top Jaw    
-     * 5   Outer Right Brow Corner     
-     * 6   Right Brow Center   
-     * 7   Inner Right Brow Corner     
-     * 8   Inner Left Brow Corner  
-     * 9   Left Brow Center    
-     * 10  Outer Left Brow Corner  
-     * 11  Nose Root   
-     * 12  Nose Tip    
-     * 13  Nose Lower Right Boundary   
-     * 14  Nose Bottom Boundary    
-     * 15  Nose Lower Left Boundary    
-     * 16  Outer Right Eye     
+     *
+     * 0   Right Top Jaw
+     * 1   Right Jaw Angle
+     * 2   Tip of Chin
+     * 3   Left Jaw Angle
+     * 4   Left Top Jaw
+     * 5   Outer Right Brow Corner
+     * 6   Right Brow Center
+     * 7   Inner Right Brow Corner
+     * 8   Inner Left Brow Corner
+     * 9   Left Brow Center
+     * 10  Outer Left Brow Corner
+     * 11  Nose Root
+     * 12  Nose Tip
+     * 13  Nose Lower Right Boundary
+     * 14  Nose Bottom Boundary
+     * 15  Nose Lower Left Boundary
+     * 16  Outer Right Eye
      * 17  Inner Right Eye
      * 18  Inner Left Eye
      * 19  Outer Left Eye
@@ -951,9 +952,9 @@ class Points{
      * 30  Upper Corner Right Eye
      * 31  Lower Corner Right Eye
      * 32  Upper Corner Left Eye
-     * 33  Lower Corner Left Eye 
+     * 33  Lower Corner Left Eye
      */
-    
+
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of point_0y.
@@ -1300,9 +1301,9 @@ class Points{
             $this->{"point".$nr} = new Point($x, $y);
         }
         return $this;
-        
+
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @return array[Point]
      */
@@ -1313,7 +1314,7 @@ class Points{
         }
         return $points;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Fits points within a 100x100 scale
      * @return array[Point]
@@ -1325,13 +1326,13 @@ class Points{
 
         $minx = min($xs);
         $maxx = max($xs);
-        
+
         $miny = min($ys);
         $maxy = max($ys);
-        
+
         $sizex = $maxx-$minx;
         $sizey = $maxy-$miny;
-        
+
         $scale = max($sizex, $sizey); // divide by largest diff.
 
         //used to center the face within the square:
@@ -1342,10 +1343,10 @@ class Points{
         foreach($points as $i => $point) {
             $x = (($point->getX() - $minx) / $scale) * 100 + $diffx;
             $y = (($point->getY() - $miny) / $scale) * 100 + $diffy;
-            
+
             $normalised_points[$i] = new Point($x, $y);
         }
-        
+
         return $normalised_points;
     }
 }
@@ -1363,25 +1364,25 @@ class Point{
      * @var float Facial landmark
      * @ORM\Column(type="float")
      */
-    private $y;   
+    private $y;
 
     public function __construct($x, $y)
     {
         $this->x = $x;
         $this->y = $y;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @return float
      */
     public function getX() {
         return $this->x;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * @return float
      */
     public function getY() {
         return $this->y;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Models/HitRepository.php b/src/Models/HitRepository.php
index 73048e2..93f461e 100644
--- a/src/Models/HitRepository.php
+++ b/src/Models/HitRepository.php
@@ -7,27 +7,41 @@ use EmotionHero\Tools\Position;
 class HitRepository extends EntityRepository
 {
     /**
-     * 
+     *
      * @param \EmotionHero\Models\Hit $hit
      * @return Hit The hit that is considered better than the given one (used for hints)
      */
     public function getBetterHit(Hit $hit) {
-        // we want only the slightly better hit...
-        $query = $this->_em->createQuery(
-         "SELECT h, SUM(h.score) as HIDDEN totalScore FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.target IN (:targets) GROUP BY h.game HAVING totalScore > :score ORDER BY totalScore DESC"
-         )
-        ->setMaxResults(1)
-         ->setParameters([
-             'score' => $this->getTotalScoreForHit($hit),
-             'targets' => $this->getTargetSetForTarget($hit->getTarget()),
-         ]);
-        $betterHit = $query->getOneOrNullResult();
+      $targets = $this->getTargetSetForTarget($hit->getTarget());
+      if(count($targets) > 1) {
+          // we want only the slightly better hit...
+          $query = $this->_em->createQuery(
+           "SELECT h, SUM(h.score) as HIDDEN totalScore FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.target IN (:targets) GROUP BY h.game HAVING totalScore > :score ORDER BY totalScore DESC"
+           )
+          ->setMaxResults(1)
+           ->setParameters([
+               'score' => $this->getTotalScoreForHit($hit),
+               'targets' => $targets,
+           ]);
+          $betterHit = $query->getOneOrNullResult();
+        } else { // run a faster query if there's just on target (no grouping needed)
+          // we want only the slightly better hit...
+          $query = $this->_em->createQuery(
+           "SELECT h FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.target = :target AND h.score > :score ORDER BY h.score DESC"
+           )
+          ->setMaxResults(1)
+           ->setParameters([
+               'score' => $this->getTotalScoreForHit($hit),
+               'target' => array_shift($targets),
+           ]);
+          $betterHit = $query->getOneOrNullResult();
+        }
 
         return $betterHit;
     }
-    
+
     /**
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $emotionField
      * @param float $score
      * @return Hit
@@ -38,12 +52,16 @@ class HitRepository extends EntityRepository
             throw new \Exception("Invalid emotion!");
         }
 
+        $scoreMin = $score < 0.1 ? 0 : $score - 0.3;
+        $scoreMax = $score < 0.1 ? 0 : $score + 0.3;
         $query = $this->_em->createQuery(
                 // add BETWEEN so we can use _some_ keying to improve performance.
-            "SELECT h, ABS(:score - h.emotions.$emotionField) as HIDDEN distance, RAND() AS HIDDEN lala FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.hasImage = :has AND h.emotions.$emotionField BETWEEN :score - 2 AND :score + 2 ORDER BY distance ASC, lala"
+            "SELECT h, ABS(:score - h.emotions.$emotionField) as HIDDEN distance, RAND() AS HIDDEN lala FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.hasImage = :has AND h.emotions.$emotionField BETWEEN :score_min AND :score_max ORDER BY distance ASC, lala"
          )
          ->setParameters([
              'score' => $score,
+             'score_min' => $scoreMin,
+             'score_max' => $scoreMax,
              'has' => true,
          ])
 	->setMaxResults(1);
@@ -84,4 +102,4 @@ class HitRepository extends EntityRepository
                 ])
                     ->getSingleScalarResult();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}