NFL Winners Pool - Survivor Pool Rules

Pick one team each week that you think will Win (for Winners Pool) or Lose (for Losers Pool)
If the team you pick has died, you get eliminated from the pool
You can be let back in (if your Pool Admin allows)
You are not allowed to pick the same team twice (even if you are let back in)
Ties count as a win or loss (depending on your Pool Admin setting)
Pool ends when there is one player left who survives the longest!

Your picks are posted on the Player Home screen and Standings screen.
It is your responsibility to verify that the pick you made is the correct one.
Teams that you have already picked will automatically be removed from the remaining week gameboards.

You must have your pick in BEFORE THE START of the FIRST Thursday or Sunday regular season game depending on your Pool Admin's setting.
The "Week" begins and ends accordingly with NFL Football schedule.

The Default Pick is your pick if you forget to make one or leave your pick blank.
Your Pool Admin will have the Default Pick setting either turned "ON" or "OFF". Pay attention to this setting and read the next bullet points.
1. If your Pool Admin has this setting turned "ON". If you leave your pick blank (or forget to make a pick) and the week has BEGUN, you haved missed the deadline. Your pick will then be turned over to the default pick and will be determined by what picks you have already made for the season versus the order of the default picks posted.
2. If your Pool Admin has this setting turned "OFF". If you leave your pick blank (or forget to make a pick) and the week has BEGUN, you haved missed the deadline. Since you have made no pick and your Pool Admin has Default pick turn "off" you are eliminated from the pool.
Default picks will be based on the spreads taken from USA Today Live Odds web page.
When there are point spread ties, the order posted on Past Survivor Default Picks will be the order your default pick will be determined.
Depending on your Pool Admin setting, your Default Pick may be the most favorable or least favorable team from the list.

If your Pool Admin has "Let Me Back In" to the pool, the teams you have selected that have died will remain as your picks and you cannot pick them again.
The deadline to "Let Me Back In" is 1 hour before the first game of the Week. You must let your Pool Admin know that you want back in so the can mark you back as ALIVE.

The following all depends on how your Pool Admin wants to run their own pool but here are the general rules for surviving into the Playoffs:

Your Pool Admin must have the setting "Pool can Extend into Playoffs" = ON
In the event there is more than one player still ALIVE after Week 17, the remaining players will continue to pick into the playoffs.
You can pick for all playoff teams on the board going into the playoffs as if a new season has started.
In the event that a player doesn't have a pick left in the playoffs, they are eliminated from the pool. For example, if you pick the Cardinals in the wildcard and the Texans in the AFC championship and they both go to the Superbowl you will have no pick going into the Superbowl therefore you are dead.

Emailed picks are generally not accepted. It is your Pool Admin discretion to accept an emailed pick. You should always use the website to make your pick.

The pool ends when there is one player left that has survived the longest!
In the event when there is more that one player that has survived the longest after a death, then the pool admin will decide whether to end the pool now or mark the players back to alive to continue on.

Your Pool Admin has the right to review all disputes on a case-by-case basis and will be final authority on all decisions affecting the contest with the goal being to keep it fair and fun for all!