Pool Rules

Weekly Pool

Each week constitutes a new pool. You may play as many or as few weeks as you like but you are allowed only one entry per week. Each entry costs Ł5.00 fantasy, which goes into the pot paid to that week's winner(s).

To enter, fill in the entry form by making your pick for each game. The goal is to pick the winning team. You can also pick a game to end it a tie. However, tie games are relatively rare in the NFL.

You will also be asked to guess the total points scored in the Monday Night Football game (or whatever the last scheduled game of that week is). This will be used as a tiebreaker.

The winner for each week will be the player with the highest score. In the event of a tie, the player who guessed closest to the actual point total of the tiebreaker game will win. Should any players still be tied after applying the tiebreaker, the pot will be divided equally among those players.

For the tiebreaker, it does not matter if your point total is over or under the actual score total. It is only the difference that counts.

Scoring

Your score is simply the number of games you correctly picked.

Making and Changing Weekly Entries

When filling in an entry form, you do not have to make a pick for each game. All that is required is that you enter a point total for the tiebreaker. This is helpful if there are early games scheduled for a given week (games played on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday). You may make your picks for these games beforehand and complete the rest later.

Locked Games

Games are automatically locked out on the entry form according to their scheduled date and time. Early games are locked at the start of the individual game. All remaining games (including any Monday night games) are locked at the scheduled start time of the first Sunday game.

Times displayed on the schedule are Eastern.

You may change your pick for any game up until the time that game is locked. You may also change your tiebreaker point total up until the time that all entries are locked on Sunday.

You can delete your entry, if desired, provided no games for that week have been locked.

Entries must be completed on time. Once a game is locked, you may not change your pick for it. If you did not make a pick for a particular game, it is counted as a loss. If you submit a partial entry and either forget or are unable to complete it, you are still responsible for the entry fee.

The Administrator may make exceptions for extenuating circumstances on an individual basis. By participating you agree to abide by the above rules and accept any decisions made by the Administrator.

If you have trouble accessing the site, logging in or otherwise completing your entry, please contact the Administrator for help.

Margin Pool

This pool is separate from the weekly picks pool. If you choose to participate, you must enter during the first week. The entry fee is Ł10.00.

The pool runs over the entire regular season. Each week, you must pick one team among those playing that you think will win its game. You can use each team only once.

The goal of the margin pool is to pick the team you think will win it's game by the greatest scoring margin. If your team wins, the point difference is added to your total. If your team loses, the point difference is subtracted from your total.

If you do not make a pick for a given week, it counts as a loss and your point total will be deducted using the greatest losing margin among all games for that week.

Whichever player scores the most points at the end of the regular season wins the pool. In the event of a tie, the number of correct picks will be used as a tiebreaker. Should two or more players still be tied, those players will split the pot equally.

Making and Changing Margin Picks

As with the weekly pool, you may make or change your pick for the margin pool up until all games for that particular week are locked. If you pick a team playing an early game, you cannot change that pick once that game is locked. Likewise, you cannot pick a team whose game has been locked.

You can make your picks in advance for upcoming weeks. Note, however, that when you make a pick, that team is no longer available for use in other weeks. So if you later decide you want to use that team in a different week, you'll first need to change or delete the existing entry for it.

Site Map

You must be logged in to access most pages.

Home
This is the first page displayed after you log in. Check here for news, announcements and updates regarding the pool.

Message Board
Do some trash talking, speculate on which team will win the Super Bowl or just share your thoughts with your fellow players. You can always edit or remove your posts if you say something you later regret.

Note that the Administrator reserves the right to remove any posts deemed inappropriate, so please play nice. Also note that old posts may be removed periodically to save space.

Weekly Pool

Entry Form
Make or edit your picks for the current week. You can also make picks in advance for upcoming weeks using the links provided. See above for details on entering picks.

Results
This page shows each player's picks, tiebreaker and score for a given week. Note that picks made by other players are hidden from view until those games are locked. The Administrator may view all picks, however, regardless of their lock status.

Game scores are updated by the Administrator, who should have them entered by late Monday night or early Tuesday morning of each week.

You can sort this display by score or other fields by clicking on the column header. Click on the same column header again to reverse the sort order.

Results for each week's pool are generated automatically so once all the scores are in, the winner(s) will be shown here.

Summary
Here you will find a list of the winners for each week's pool. Click on a week number to view the results page for that individual week.

You can also find statistics showing each player's overall performance in the weekly pool. Many of the columns in this display are sortable as well.

Margin Pool

Entry Form
Make or edit your pick for the margin pool. You can also make picks in advance for upcoming weeks using the links provided. See above for details on entering picks.

Standings
Here you can find the current standings of all players in the margin pool. Once the pool is concluded, the winner(s) will be listed as well. As with other pages on the site, you can sort the display in various ways.

Schedules

Weekly Schedule
This page let's you view the schedule week-by-week. By default the current week will be displayed but you can jump to any week using the links at the bottom of the page. The display includes scores when available.

Team Schedules
You can view any team's schedule here by selecting its name from the drop-down list. Again, scores are displayed when available.

Standings
This page displays the current standings for all NFL teams. From here you can click on a team name to view its schedule.

My Account

Account History
Lists all credits and debits on your account along with your current balance. Note that Eastern Time is used when logging the date and time of transactions.

Entry fees for each pool are automatically charged to your account once the pool starts. Any payments you've made should be recorded by the Administrator when received.

Winnings are to be paid out in full each week, so they are not automatically credited to your account. However, if you have an any outstanding debt, the Administrator may first deduct the appropriate amount from your winnings and record it as a payment.

You can also make arrangements with the Administrator to have all or part of any winnings credited to your account if you wish to pay in advance for upcoming weeks.

If you find any discrepancies on your account, please report them to the Administrator as soon as possible.

Pool Winnings
Displays a list of the pools and amounts you have won (if any). You'll also find your overall winnings/losses here.

Edit Profile
Here you can update your personal information. For your protection, the data is encrypted and can only be viewed by you and the Administrator.

It is intended to allow the Administrator to contact you. For example, if you want your pool winnings paid by check, provide your full name and mailing address in your contact information.

You can also choose to receive email notifications for different events, such as news announcements, scheduling changes, game updates, etc.

Change Password
You can use this form to change your password. If you've forgotten your password, contact the Administrator and you will be issued a new one.

If you are inactive for several minutes, your session may timeout. When this happens, the next time you try to access a page you will automatically be sent back to the login page. Just sign in again and you may then continue with whatever you were doing.