: Rules

Rules

Pick the winner of one NFL game each week (no point spreads) without selecting the same team more than once during the season.
If your team wins, you advance. If your team loses or ties you are eliminated.
Entrants are grouped into 35 member leagues. 10 leagues form one division.
The last survivors Overall and in each grouping are declared our prize winners.
Results are posted on our website each week. Also, after week 4, monthly updates are mailed out to all survivors without valid email addresses.
The Survival Games runs through the entire NFL regular season.

* See Mid Season Overview Below!

If multiple entrants are eliminated from their grouping in the same week or survive until beyond the final week, our tiebreaker formula is used.
To break ties, we add up the accumulated points from the margin of victory from all your winning picks, minus the margin of defeat from any of our losing picks.
The entrant with the highest point total is declared the winner.
Example: If the team you select wins 24-10, you add 14 tiebreaker points. If the team you select loses 10-7, you subtract 3 tiebreaker points.

You may select teams playing on Thursday through Saturday, but must submit your pick prior to kickoff time of the game involving your team.
The final deadline each week is noon ET on Sunday.
Failure to make a valid pick prior to the Sunday deadline will result in you receiving the default selection–the road team on Monday night. If the Monday night road team is a team you previously had selected, you will receive a loss.

Note–On weeks when no Monday night game is scheduled, the Sunday night game will be used as the default selection

Three ways to submit your picks:
- Internet
- Phone: (800) 384-9694
- FAX: (989) 662-9827

OVERALL CHAMPION	$25,000
Division Winners (350 Member Divisions)	$2,000
Division Runnerups (350 Member Divisions)	$1000
League Winners (35 Member Leagues)	$300

League and Division prizes are GUARANTEED.
The $25,000 grand prize is based upon 2,500 entries.
This Overall prize will be prorated higher or lower than $25,000 based upon the actual number of entries received.
Any additional entries not fitting evenly into one of the 350-team divisions or one of the 35-team leagues will be added to an existing division or league. The prize money in this larger division will be increased proportionately.

Early Bird Entry – (Entry Deadline Aug. 14) – $45

Single Entry – (Entry Deadline Sept. 12) – $50

Additional Entries – $45

The Mid Season Survival Game runs from Week 5 (Oct. 11) until the end of the regular season!
In the Mid Season Survival Game 100% of the prize money is paid to the last overall survivor.
There are no league winners.
There are no division winners.
There is no wild card winner.
This pool will be a one-winner-take-all competition.

OVERALL CHAMPION – $10,000

The $10,000 award will be prorated higher or lower based upon the actual number of entries received.
80% of all of the entry fee money received will be paid out to the grand prizewinner.

Single Entry – $30

Two Entries – $50

The deadline to sign up is Saturday, Oct. 5th!
All other rules for the Mid Season Survival Game are consistent with the Survival Game rules stated previously..