Help: Pool Administration Functions -> Pool Features

The following provides a brief description of some of the configurable options for each Pool Format.  Our Pool Configuration Wizard make the process of configuring these options a breeze.

Pick 'Em Format

  • Pool Duration
    Allows you to define the start and end weeks of the pool.  Want to start a pool into a season?  Not a problem: simply define the start week as the league's current week!
  • Days of Week
    Allows you to pick which days of the week you want your pool to play.
  • Pool Deadline
    Allows you to define a weekly deadline for picks to be made.
  • Straight Up / Point Spread
    Allows you to have the pool played straight up or against the spread (for NFL/CFL pools only).  Playing straight up requires participants pick the winner of each game where playing against the spread requires them to pick the winner of each game against a given spread.
  • Number of Games
    Allows you to specify the number of games to pick each week.
  • Best Bets
    Allows participants to score extra points by selecting one game per week as their most confident pick.
  • Join Notifications
    Allows you to be notified automatically when participants join your pool.
  • Automated E-mail Reminders
    Allows participants to be sent automated e-mail reminders, to help preserve Office Pool Junkie's #1 Pool Commandment: "Thou shalt not forget to make thy picks!"
  • Message Board
    Allows participants to post messages - let the trash talk begin!
  • Entry Fee
    Allows you to define how much it will cost to play in your pool.  You can also manage the collection of your pool entry fees through OPJ!
  • Admin Fee
    Allows you to define an optional admin fee that will automatically be deducted from pool funds when calculating prizes.
  • Weekly Winners
    Allows you specify the number of weekly winners that will be declared.  An optional tie-breaker can also enabled.
  • Weekly Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for weekly winner(s).
  • Final Winners
    Allows you specify the number of final winners that will be declared.
  • Final Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for final winner(s).

Confidence Format

  • Pool Duration
    Allows you to define the start and end weeks of the pool.  Want to start a pool into a season?  Not a problem: simply define the start week as the league's current week!
  • Days of Week
    Allows you to pick which days of the week you want your pool to play.
  • Pool Deadline
    Allows you to define a weekly deadline for picks to be made.
  • Straight Up / Point Spread
    Allows you to have the pool played straight up or against the spread (for NFL/CFL pools only).  Playing straight up requires participants pick the winner of each game where playing against the spread requires them to pick the winner of each game against a given spread.
  • Number of Games
    Allows you to specify the number of games to pick each week.
  • Join Notifications
    Allows you to be notified automatically when participants join your pool.
  • Automated E-mail Reminders
    Allows participants to be sent automated e-mail reminders, to help preserve Office Pool Junkie's #1 Pool Commandment: "Thou shalt not forget to make thy picks!"
  • Message Board
    Allows participants to post messages - let the trash talk begin!
  • Entry Fee
    Allows you to define how much it will cost to play in your pool.  You can also manage the collection of your pool entry fees through OPJ!
  • Admin Fee
    Allows you to define an optional admin fee that will automatically be deducted from pool funds when calculating prizes.
  • Weekly Winners
    Allows you specify the number of weekly winners that will be declared.  An optional tie-breaker can also enabled.
  • Weekly Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for weekly winner(s).
  • Final Winners
    Allows you specify the number of final winners that will be declared.
  • Final Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for final winner(s).

Survivor Format

  • Pool Duration
    Allows you to define the start and end weeks of the pool.  Want to start a pool into a season?  Not a problem: simply define the start week as the league's current week!
  • Days of Week
    Allows you to pick which days of the week you want your pool to play.
  • Pool Deadline
    Allows you to define a weekly deadline for picks to be made.
  • Strikes
    Allows you to define the number of strikes (i.e. number of incorrect picks allowed before being eliminated).  If you enable Strikes, you can also elect to have them included (as part of the initial entry fee) or optional (meaning eliminated participants will have to rebuy to keep playing in the pool).  You can also elect to specify a week where Strikes are prohibited (meaning if participants picked incorrectly past this selected week, they'd be eliminated even if they hadn't incurred any strikes yet).
  • Repeat Pick Prevention
    Allows you to prohibit participants from picking a team they've already picked.
  • Join Notifications
    Allows you to be notified automatically when participants join your pool.
  • Automated E-mail Reminders
    Allows participants to be sent automated e-mail reminders, to help preserve Office Pool Junkie's #1 Pool Commandment: "Thou shalt not forget to make thy picks!"
  • Message Board
    Allows participants to post messages - let the trash talk begin!
  • Entry Fee
    Allows you to define how much it will cost to play in your pool.  You can also manage the collection of your pool entry fees through OPJ!
  • Admin Fee
    Allows you to define an optional admin fee that will automatically be deducted from pool funds when calculating prizes.
  • Final Winners
    Allows you specify the number of final winners that will be declared (currently limited to 1).
  • Final Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for final winner(s).

Bracket Format

  • Pool Deadline
    Allows you to define a deadline for picks to be made.
  • Point Distribution
    Allows you to define the number of points awarded for each correct prediction in each round.  You can also elect to award extra points for correctly predicting upsets as well as bonus points for correctly predicting series lenghts (for NHL and NBA only).
  • Bonus Points
    Allows you to award bonus points for correctly predicting the number of games each series will be won in (for NHL and NBA pools only).
  • Join Notifications
    Allows you to be notified automatically when participants join your pool.
  • Automated E-mail Reminders
    Allows participants to be sent automated e-mail reminders, to help preserve Office Pool Junkie's #1 Pool Commandment: "Thou shalt not forget to make thy picks!"
  • Message Board
    Allows participants to post messages - let the trash talk begin!
  • Entry Fee
    Allows you to define how much it will cost to play in your pool.  You can also manage the collection of your pool entry fees through OPJ!
  • Admin Fee
    Allows you to define an optional admin fee that will automatically be deducted from pool funds when calculating prizes.
  • Final Winners
    Allows you specify the number of final winners that will be declared.  An optional tie-breaker can also be enabled.
  • Final Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for final winner(s).

Squares Format

  • Squares Limit
    Allows you to limit the number of squares a participant can pick.
  • Join Notifications
    Allows you to be notified automatically when participants join your pool.
  • Automated E-mail Reminders
    Allows participants to be sent automated e-mail reminders, to help preserve Office Pool Junkie's #1 Pool Commandment: "Thou shalt not forget to make thy picks!"
  • Message Board
    Allows participants to post messages - let the trash talk begin!
  • Cost per Square
    Allows you to define how much it will cost participants to purchase squares.
  • Admin Fee
    Allows you to define an optional admin fee that will automatically be deducted from pool funds when calculating prizes.
  • Final Prizes
    Allows you to define the prize distribution for each quarter (or half for NCAA pools).


   NHL WEEK 24:  Fri. 7PM
2010/03/12
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
1
3
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Fri. 7PM
2010/03/12
Tampa Bay
Washington
3
2
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Fri. 7:30PM
2010/03/12
Minnesota
Buffalo
3
2
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Fri. 7:30PM
2010/03/12
N.Y. Rangers
Atlanta
5
2
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Fri. 8:30PM
2010/03/12
Los Angeles
Dallas
2
1
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Fri. 10PM
2010/03/12
Nashville
Anaheim
1
0
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Sat. 1PM
2010/03/13
Chicago
Philadelphia
2
3
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Sat. 4PM
2010/03/13
Florida
San Jose
3
2
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Edmonton
Toronto
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Boston
Montreal
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
New Jersey
N.Y. Islanders
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Phoenix
Carolina
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Buffalo
Detroit
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
St. Louis
Columbus
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Sat. 10PM
2010/03/13
Ottawa
Vancouver
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Sun. 1PM
2010/03/14
Philadelphia
N.Y. Rangers
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Sun. 1PM
2010/03/14
Washington
Chicago
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Sun. 3PM
2010/03/14
Nashville
Los Angeles
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Sun. 3PM
2010/03/14
Colorado
Dallas
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Sun. 5PM
2010/03/14
Toronto
N.Y. Islanders
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Sun. 5PM
2010/03/14
Phoenix
Atlanta
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Sun. 5PM
2010/03/14
Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
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Sun. 6PM
2010/03/14
St. Louis
Minnesota
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Sun. 8PM
2010/03/14
San Jose
Anaheim
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Sun. 10PM
2010/03/14
Calgary
Vancouver
   NBA WEEK 20:  Fri. 7PM
2010/03/12
L.A. Clippers
Charlotte
98
106
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Fri. 7PM
2010/03/12
Cleveland
Philadelphia
100
95
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Fri. 7:30PM
2010/03/12
Indiana
Boston
103
122
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Fri. 7:30PM
2010/03/12
Chicago
Miami
95
108
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Fri. 8PM
2010/03/12
Washington
Detroit
87
101
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Fri. 8PM
2010/03/12
New York
Memphis
112
119
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Fri. 8PM
2010/03/12
San Antonio
Minnesota
103
85
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Fri. 8PM
2010/03/12
Denver
New Orleans
102
95
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Fri. 8PM
2010/03/12
New Jersey
Oklahoma City
102
104
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Fri. 8:30PM
2010/03/12
Utah
Milwaukee
87
95
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Fri. 9PM
2010/03/12
L.A. Lakers
Phoenix
102
96
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Fri. 10PM
2010/03/12
Portland
Sacramento
110
94
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Detroit
Atlanta
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Sat. 7PM
2010/03/13
Orlando
Washington
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Sat. 8PM
2010/03/13
Denver
Memphis
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Sat. 8:30PM
2010/03/13
New York
Dallas
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Sat. 8:30PM
2010/03/13
New Jersey
Houston
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Sat. 8:30PM
2010/03/13
L.A. Clippers
San Antonio
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Sat. 10:30PM
2010/03/13
Toronto
Golden State
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Sun. 1PM
2010/03/14
Indiana
Milwaukee
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Sun. 3:30PM
2010/03/14
Boston
Cleveland
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Sun. 6PM
2010/03/14
Philadelphia
Miami
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Sun. 6PM
2010/03/14
Charlotte
Orlando
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Sun. 7PM
2010/03/14
Utah
Oklahoma City
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Sun. 9PM
2010/03/14
New Orleans
Phoenix
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Sun. 9PM
2010/03/14
Toronto
Portland
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Sun. 9PM
2010/03/14
Minnesota
Sacramento

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