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Schedule Survivor

Free · $100 prize1 alive of 1 entered

Pick one game a week. Both teams in that game are used up — you can never pick either again. If your game lands in the top half of the week’s slate by combined points, you survive; bottom half, you’re out. You lose when your game busts, when you miss a pick, or when you simply run out of teams. The skill is managing your 32 teams against the weeks ahead so you never get boxed in. Last player standing wins the $100.

Official Rules & scoring →Pool & graveyard →Strategy: which teams to burn early? →
Free entry, $100 to the last player standing.

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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