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 lengths (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 18:  Fri. 7:30PM
2012/02/03
N.Y. Islanders
Ottawa
2
1
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Fri. 7:30PM
2012/02/03
Winnipeg
Florida
1
2
|
|
Fri. 8PM
2012/02/03
Los Angeles
St. Louis
0
1
|
|
Fri. 9PM
2012/02/03
Chicago
Calgary
1
3
|
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Fri. 10PM
2012/02/03
Columbus
Anaheim
3
2
|
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Sat. 1PM
2012/02/04
New Jersey
Philadelphia
6
4
|
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Sat. 1PM
2012/02/04
Pittsburgh
Boston
2
1
|
|
Sat. 2PM
2012/02/04
Washington
Montreal
3
0
|
|
Sat. 3PM
2012/02/04
Vancouver
Colorado
3
2
|
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Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Los Angeles
Carolina
1
2
|
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Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Toronto
Ottawa
5
0
|
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Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Florida
Tampa Bay
3
6
|
|
Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Buffalo
N.Y. Islanders
4
3
|
|
Sat. 8PM
2012/02/04
St. Louis
Nashville
1
3
|
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Sat. 8PM
2012/02/04
San Jose
Phoenix
3
5
|
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Sat. 8PM
2012/02/04
Minnesota
Dallas
1
2
|
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Sat. 10PM
2012/02/04
Detroit
Edmonton
4
5
|
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Sun. 12:30PM
2012/02/05
Boston
Washington
4
1
|
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Sun. 1PM
2012/02/05
Philadelphia
N.Y. Rangers
2
5
|
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Sun. 1PM
2012/02/05
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
2
5
|
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Sun. 2PM
2012/02/05
Winnipeg
Montreal
0
3
   NBA WEEK 7:  Fri. 7PM
2012/02/03
Washington
Toronto
89
106
|
|
Fri. 7PM
2012/02/03
Miami
Philadelphia
99
79
|
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Fri. 7PM
2012/02/03
Cleveland
Orlando
94
102
|
|
Fri. 7:30PM
2012/02/03
Minnesota
New Jersey
108
105
|
|
Fri. 7:30PM
2012/02/03
Milwaukee
Detroit
80
88
|
|
Fri. 8PM
2012/02/03
New York
Boston
89
91
|
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Fri. 8PM
2012/02/03
Phoenix
Houston
81
99
|
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Fri. 8PM
2012/02/03
Memphis
Oklahoma City
94
101
|
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Fri. 8:30PM
2012/02/03
Indiana
Dallas
98
87
|
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Fri. 10:30PM
2012/02/03
L.A. Lakers
Denver
93
89
|
|
Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
L.A. Clippers
Washington
107
81
|
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Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Philadelphia
Atlanta
98
87
|
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Sat. 7PM
2012/02/04
Orlando
Indiana
85
81
|
|
Sat. 7:30PM
2012/02/04
New Jersey
New York
92
99
|
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Sat. 7:30PM
2012/02/04
New Orleans
Detroit
87
89
|
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Sat. 7:30PM
2012/02/04
Dallas
Cleveland
88
91
|
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Sat. 8PM
2012/02/04
Houston
Minnesota
91
100
|
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Sat. 8:30PM
2012/02/04
Chicago
Milwaukee
113
90
|
|
Sat. 8:30PM
2012/02/04
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
96
107
|
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Sat. 9PM
2012/02/04
L.A. Lakers
Utah
87
96
|
|
Sat. 9PM
2012/02/04
Charlotte
Phoenix
89
95
|
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Sat. 10PM
2012/02/04
Golden State
Sacramento
106
114
|
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Sat. 10PM
2012/02/04
Denver
Portland
97
117
|
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Sun. 12PM
2012/02/05
Memphis
Boston
80
98
|
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Sun. 1PM
2012/02/05
Toronto
Miami
89
95

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