Schedule Survivor
Free · $100 prizePick one game a week and outlast the pool — Schedule Survivor is free to enter, pays $100 to the winner, and grades every week from real final scores.
Schedule Survivor is MockSlate’s free $100 survivor contest for the 2026 NFL season. Pick one game each week before kickoff; both its teams burn for the rest of the season. Finish in the top half of the week’s slate by combined points to survive. Entries are open now — first picks lock at Week 1 kickoffs in September.
How it works, in three lines
- Pick one game each week from the full slate — both its teams burn for the season, never usable again.
- Your game survives if its combined score lands in the top half of the week’s slate — bottom half and you’re out.
- Sixteen picks burn all 32 teams — manage them so you never get boxed in. Outlast the pool to take the $100.
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See Over the Slate →Schedule Survivor FAQ
How is Schedule Survivor different from a normal survivor pool?
You pick games, not winners. Each week you pick one game before it kicks off; you survive if it lands in the top half of that week's slate by combined points. Both teams in your pick are burned for the rest of the season — so the real skill is managing your 32 teams against the schedule ahead.
How do I get eliminated?
Three ways: your game finishes in the bottom half of the week by combined points, you miss a pick deadline, or you run out of legal games because every matchup involves a team you've already burned. A postponed game also eliminates you — your pick is locked, and if the league doesn't play it, that's the risk you took.
When do picks lock?
Per game, at kickoff. Every game card locks the moment that game kicks off, so you can still pick a Sunday-night game after the early games have started — but never a game already in progress. You can change your pick any time until your chosen game kicks off.
Who wins?
The last player standing wins the $100. The game ends when the pool empties — if the final survivors all fall in the same week, the winner is whoever's picks scored the most combined points across the whole season.
Is it really free?
Yes — free to enter, no purchase necessary, one entry per person. Standard contest entry applies: an account, an 18+ confirmation, and rules acceptance.
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