SPORTS PICKERHow it works
Start a pool in your name
Pick the NFL, college football or the Super Bowl, add your logo and colors, and name it after your place.
Put the join code on every table
Print the QR flyer for tables, the bar and the front door. People join in seconds from their phone, free.
Award prizes people pick up in person
A $25 bar tab for the weekly winner and a bigger prize for the season champ. Winners come in to collect, and they bring friends.
Ways to use it
Weekly bar-tab prize
The top score each week wins a bar tab or appetizer. It is small, it is every week, and it brings people back on your slowest nights too.
Super Bowl squares party
A free squares board for the big game, with prizes every quarter. Fill the board, fill the bar.
Leaderboard on the TV
Share the live standings link and put it on a screen. Nothing starts conversations like seeing your name in third place.
Listed for everyone nearby
List your pool under "Near you" so fans within 50 miles find it on Sports Picker and see your name.
Specials for players
Run a players' special on game day: show the pool on your phone for a drink or wing deal. That is your promotion, not a condition to play.
March Madness and more
Keep it going after football with a March Madness bracket, an NBA or NHL pool, or a golf pool for the majors.
Keep it free and friendly
No purchase necessary
Never require a purchase or a drink to enter or to win. Anyone can join from their phone for free.
Post official rules
Use the official rules template for prize pools: who can enter, the prize, how ties break and how to claim it.
Prizes, not pots
Give prizes from the house, like a bar tab or a gift card. Do not collect entry money or run a pot.
Every pool includes
Live scores
Results and standings update every few minutes during games.
Trash talk chat
Each pool has its own chat with stickers, GIFs and @mentions.
Reminders
Email and phone notifications before picks lock.
Works on any phone
Add it to your home screen like an app. Nothing to download.
Talk to us
Running a sponsored or corporate pool, a fundraiser, or just want ideas? Tell us a little about your group and we will get back to you, usually within one business day.
Questions
How many people can play?
Up to 150 players in a pool with a Pool Pass. Run more than one pool, like one per night or per sport, with Commissioner Pro.
Can I run it for more than one location?
Yes. Run a pool for each location, or one pool for all of them with co-commissioners at each spot.
Will other ads show up on my pool?
Add "ad-free for everyone" to your pool ($10) and nobody in it sees other ads. Pro commissioners' pools are always ad-free.
From the blog
How Bars and Restaurants Use Pick'em Pools to Fill Seats on Game Day
Weekly bar-tab prizes, a Super Bowl squares party and a live leaderboard on the TV: practical ways a free pick'em pool brings regulars back every week.
For businessGift-Card Prizes: How Local Businesses Turn a Pick'em Pool Into Repeat Customers
Why a gift certificate is the best prize for a sponsored pool, how to choose the right pool to sponsor, and how to get seen by local fans all season.
For businessHow to Run a Sponsored Pick'em Contest: Prizes, Official Rules and No Purchase Necessary
A plain checklist for businesses running a prize pool: keeping it free to enter, writing official rules, choosing prizes, and handling winners.