Survivor Pools – Rules

2026 Season 
Survivor Pools Rules
Join Survivor Double   |  Join Survivor Single

Survivor Double
–$25 entry fee
– An administrative fee of $1.25 will be taken out of each entry fee  
– The administrative fee goes toward the cost of running the pools
– The entry fee deadline is 11:59 PM CST on Saturday, September 12, 2026
– New for 2026: All payments and payouts are handled with LeagueSafe. 
– 10 max entries per player account
– Pick one NFL game each week
– You win, you advance to the next week
– You may not pick a team more than once
– Two losses and out
– Last one standing takes the pot
– NFL tied games count as losses
– You must pick two teams on Week 12 (Thanksgiving ), Week 14,  and Week 16 (Christmas)
– The Double and Single Survivor Pools end with the completion of the NFL Regular Season.
– Payouts will be distributed afer the regular season is complete per LeagueSafe’s policy.
– Results from early games will not be shown until after the 11 am MT deadline on Sundays

– Survivor Double Report Example

Survivor Single
–$25 entry fee
– Same rules as the Survivor Double with the following exceptions:
– Only one loss allowed instead of two
– The Survivor Single starts on Week 4
– Double Pick Weeks: Week 12 and Week 16
– The entry fee deadline is 11:59 PM CST on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Tiebreakers
1. Fewest Losses
2. No Secondary Tiebreaker – The pot will be split

Weekly Pick Deadline
– Deadline for Picks is Sundays at 11:00 am MT

Auto-Pick
– Auto-Pick will run if you miss entering a pick by the weekly pick deadline.
– Players can edit their auto-pick settings. 

Season Cancellations by the NFL
– Survivor Double
If the NFL cancels the season the pot will be split as follows:
– Players with zero losses will receive 2 Shares
– Players with one loss will receive 1 Share
– Prize Pool divided by Total Shares remaining equals Share price payout
– Survivor Single
– Once the Season starts there will be a payout
– Everyone still in the pool and not eliminated will be paid out and split among survivors

Revision History
2026
Changes Identified in Red
– All payments and payouts are now handled with LeagueSafe.
– Reduced the admin fee from $2.00 to $1.25.
– The entry fee deadline for Suvivor Double is 11:59 PM CST Saturday night prior to Week 1 Sunday kickoff.
– The entry fee deadline for Suvivor Single is 11:59 PM CST on Thursday night, October 1, 2026.
– Changed the deadline for weekly picks to Sundays at 11:00 am MT instead of kickoff of the last game of the week.
– Updated “double picks” week numbers to align with the holidays: Week 12 (Thanksgiving), Week 14, and Week 16 (Christmas)
– Removed the option to join the pool up until kickoff of the last game for Week 1.
– Changed to not show results from early games until after the 11:00 am MT pick deadline on Sundays.
– Changed Survivor Single start to Week 4 from Week 6
– Removed Week 14 double pick week from Survivor Single 
– Clarification updates