The 2025-2026 NFL Season-Long Paid Pick ‘Em contest is a set of four (4) pools taking place over the course of the regular season, weeks 1-17. Each contest is separate, has their own entry fee and payout structure. Earn points each week throughout the regular season by selecting NFL point spreads for a chance at the contest prize pool! Learn more about Pools.

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For complete eligibility requirements and offer details, please review the Terms and Conditions for the DraftKings 2025-2026 NFL Season-Long Paid Pick ‘Em Pools Contest.

Getting Started:

• Enter a 2025-2026 NFL Season-Long Paid Pick ‘Em Pool*.
• NFL Season Long Pick ’Em Pools are available in the following states, please note you must be physically located in one of these states to enter a pool and to make your selections each week.
  • AZ, CO, D.C., IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY.
• Entries will close at 1:00 PM ET on 09/07/2025 and late entries will not be accepted.
• View existing entries.
• When: Week 1 to Week 17.

Quick Rules:

• Contestants must make five (5) selections each week with the exception of their one (1) bye week where they do not have to make any picks.
• Contestants must make eighty (80) total selections over the first seventeen (17) weeks of the 2025-2026 NFL regular season. No selections may be made for week eighteen (18)
• One (1) Bye Week must be taken where no picks are made. If you do not take a Bye Week prior to week 17, your Bye Week will be automatically taken for Week 17.
• In the event a Contestant makes fewer than five (5) selections in a week or fewer than eighty (80) selections in the first seventeen (17) weeks of the 2025-2026 NFL regular season, the Contestant will receive zero (0) points for the unselected games.
• All picks for the week will lock at 1:00 PM ET on that Sunday with no exceptions.
• An NFL Week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. Point spreads for the Contest are released on Wednesday and will not change once posted.
• Any pick made on a team playing in a game scheduled prior to 1:00 PM ET on the Sunday of a given NFL Week can be modified until the start time of the selected team’s game, after which time that pick will lock.
• Each correct selection is worth one (1) point.
• Each incorrect selection is worth zero (0) points.
• In the event the selected team’s game is delayed or postponed to a later week of the regular season or the selected team’s game is canceled, the selection will be counted as a Loss.

Entry Fee and Prizes

Each contest's entry fee and prize pools are detailed in the table below. Please note that all prize pools will grow as more customers enter.

Entry Fee	Guaranteed Prize	Top Prize	Max Entries Per Customer
$5	$25,000+	$5,000+	150
$50	$100,000+	$15,000+	150
$500	$500,000+	$150,000+	100
$5,000	$100,000+	$50,000+	5

 

Guaranteed prizes and payout for each entry fee level are broken down as following:

$25K+ NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em Pool Pay Table 

$5 Entry Fee Level - $25,000 in Total Guaranteed Prizes. For complete information, see the Contest Details.

Finishing Position	Percentage of Prize Pool	Minimum Prize
1st	20%	$5,000
2nd	10%	$2,500
3rd	4%	$1,000
4th	2%	$500
5th	1%	$250
6th - 7th	0.6%	$150
8th -12th	0.4%	$100
13th -22nd	0.2%	$50
23rd - 102nd	0.1%	$25
103rd - 1347th	0.04%	$10

 

$100K+ NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em Pool Pay Table

$50 Entry Fee Level - $100,000 In Total Guaranteed Prizes. For complete information, see the Contest Details.

Finishing Position	Percentage of Prize Pool	Minimum Prize
1st	20%	$20,000
2nd	10%	$10,000
3rd	5%	$5,000
4th	2%	$2,000
5th	1%	$1,000
6th - 7th	0.5%	$500
8th - 10th	0.3%	$300
11th - 20th	0.15%	$150
21st - 100th	0.125%	$125
101st - 586th	0.1%	$100

 

$500K+ NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em Pool Pay Table

$500 Entry Fee Level - $500,000 in Total Guaranteed Prizes. For complete information, see the Contest Details.

Finishing Position	Percentage of Prize Pool	Minimum Prize
1st	20%	$100,000
2nd	10%	$50,000
3rd	5%	$25,000
4th	3%	$15,000
5th	2%	$10,000
6th	1.5%	$7,500
7th - 8th	1%	$5,000
9th - 12th	0.5%	$2,500
13th - 20th	0.4%	$2,000
21st - 45th	0.3%	$1,500
46th - 105th	0.25%	$1,250
106th - 249th	0.2%	$1,000

 

100K+ NFL Season-Long Pick ‘Em Pool Pay Table

$5,000 Entry Fee Level - $100,000 in Total Guaranteed Prizes. For complete information, see the Contest Details.

Finishing Position	Percentage of Prize Pool	Minimum Prize
1st	50%	$50,000
2nd	20%	$20,000
3rd - 5th	10%	$10,000

 

*NFL Season Long Pick ’Em Pools available in the following jurisdictions: AZ, CO, D.C., IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY