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Most walkthroughs here include a working example pool — a real PikSheet pick sheet on a made-up season. Click around freely; nothing you do is saved and no account is needed.

Pool type walkthroughs

• Pick'emPick a winner in every game. Includes a live example pool with a commissioner view.
• High 5Pick a fixed number of games each week instead of the whole slate. Best record wins.
• Best BetPick every game, then star your most confident calls for bonus credit.
• ConfidenceRank every pick by how sure you are. The surer you are, the more a miss costs.
• MarginOne team a week, no repeats. You bank their margin of victory — or eat it.
• SurvivorOne team a week, no repeats, one wrong call and you're out. Last entry standing wins.
• Touchdown CallsCall the players you think will score. Includes a live example with real rosters.
• One and Done FantasySet a full fantasy lineup every week, but use each player only once all season.
• Slate Pick'em (NHL)Pick N games from the commissioner's weekly NHL slate, ranked for points or one point a pick.
• Bowl Pick'emPick every bowl game and the College Football Playoff on one sheet, with more points for playoff games. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
• CFP Pick'emPick every College Football Playoff game round by round, with more points for each later round. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
• NFL Playoff Pick'emPick every NFL playoff game round by round, from Wild Card weekend to the Super Bowl. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
• NFL Playoff BracketFill out all 13 NFL playoff games before Wild Card weekend, with the Divisional round reseeded from your own picks.
• NFL Playoff Power RankingRank all 14 NFL playoff teams once; each team earns its rank for every game it wins.
• CFP BracketFill out all 11 College Football Playoff games before the first round, with more points for each later round.
• CFP Power RankingRank all 12 College Football Playoff teams once; each team earns its rank for every game it wins.
• CFP SurvivorPick one College Football Playoff team each round, with optional ATS picks using posted CFP lines. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts.
• NFL Playoff SurvivorPick one NFL team each playoff round, from Wild Card weekend through the Super Bowl, with optional ATS picks. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts.
• NBA SurvivorPick one NBA team from the games the commissioner chose each Monday-to-Sunday regular-season week. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts; team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.
• NBA MarginPick one NBA team from the games the commissioner chose each regular-season week and score its margin, with no elimination. Team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.
• NHL SurvivorPick one NHL team from the games the commissioner chose each Monday-to-Sunday regular-season week. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts; team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.

Running a pool

• Picking for someone elseFill in a member's picks for them, and what you can't do.
• When picks lockThe four lock modes, and how auto-pick fills the gaps.
• Members, entries and invitesInviting people, managing entries, and co-commissioners.
• Entry fees and paymentsThe payment ledger, and how it differs from PikSheet's own fee.
• Settings, locking and closing a poolWhat you can still change once the season starts, and how a pool ends.

Looking for something else? The FAQ covers billing, lock modes, and commissioner duties.