The 2025-2026 Pro Football Survivor contest is a set of four (4) pools taking place over the course of the regular season, weeks 1-18. Each contest is separate, has their own entry fee, and payout structure. Learn more about Pools.
Each week contestants will select one NFL team that must win or tie their game. If the team a contestant selects on a given week loses, the contestant is eliminated from the Pro Football Survivor Pool.
This article does not contain all Terms and Conditions related to the DraftKings Pro Football Survivor Pools Contest.
For complete eligibility requirements and offer details, please review the Terms and Conditions for the DraftKings Pro Football Survivor Pools Contest.
Getting Started:
- Enter a 2025-2026 NFL Survivor Pool*
- Pro Football Survivor 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 selection every week.
- AZ, CO, D.C., IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, VT, 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 18
Quick Rules
- All picks for the week will lock at 1:00 PM ET on that Sunday with no exceptions.
- If you select a team playing in a game scheduled prior to 1:00 PM ET on the Sunday of a given NFL week, contestants may make or modify their selection until the start time of the selected team’s game.
- No bye weeks. Each player will have to make their picks weekly from week 1 to week 18.
- Each contestant can only pick each NFL team one time during the whole season.
- After any week, if only one entry remains, that entry is determined the winner and wins the entire prize pool.
- In the event of a Tie within any given game, both teams will be marked as a Win.
- An NFL week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. 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.
- After any week, if only one contestant’s entry remains, that contestant is determined the winner and wins the entire prize pool.
- If all entries are eliminated before the end of the season, all survivors from the previous week will split the entire prize amount.
- If multiple entries survive the entire season, all survivors will split the entire prize amount evenly.
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 | Max Entries Per Customer |
| $10 | $1,000,000+ | 150 |
| $100 | $100,000+ | 100 |
| $1,000 | $1,000,000+ | 100 |
| $10,000 | $100,000+ | 3 |
*Pro Football Survivor Pools are available in the following jurisdictions: AZ, CO, D.C., IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV, WY.