Splash Sports survivor guide

Splash Sports runs several large NFL survivor contests each season, from a $5 entry to $1,000. The 2026 contests we track drew 98,619 entries between them. Most have double-pick weeks where both picks must win, so planning for those weeks matters more than in a standard pool.

The 2026 Splash survivor contests

Contest	Entry	Entries	Double-pick weeks	Alive
The Big Splash	$100	33,334	3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	11,202 alive after leg 2
The Wave	$25	22,223	3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	7,496 alive after leg 2
The Ripple	$5	22,223	3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	7,706 alive after leg 2
The Survivor World Championship	$1,000	20,839	9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16	7,953 alive after leg 2

From PoolCrunch's published pick data, last harvested 2026-09-22. Alive counts are as of that harvest.

Double-pick weeks

The Big Splash has double picks in weeks 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. That is 26 teams over the season, leaving 6 of 32 unused. In the Splash seasons we track, every entry that split a double week, one pick winning and one losing, was eliminated. Treat both picks as must-win.

Our double-pick guide covers how to plan for them.

How a full Splash season played out

The Big Splash $2.5M NFL Survivor (2025) started with 16,337 entries at $150 each. 4 were left after leg 17.

Week	Entries still alive
Week 1	16,337
Week 4	11,783
Week 6	4,400
Week 9	2,109
Week 11 (double)	961
Week 12 (double)	789
Week 13 (double)	537
Week 14 (double)	334
Week 15 (double)	24
Week 16 (double)	18
Week 17 (double)	12

How The Big Splash started

Week 1 picks across all 33,334 entries:

Team	Entries	Share	Vegas win chance	Result
JAX	9,165	27.5%	78.5%	Won
LAC	7,487	22.5%	79.8%	Lost
PIT	7,242	21.7%	71.8%	Won
LV	2,826	8.5%	59.9%	Won
DET	2,281	6.8%	73.9%	Won
PHI	1,509	4.5%	69.5%	Won

Plan your Splash entries. In Pools, add a ready-made Splash contest with its real field size, double-pick weeks and Week 1 picks, then let the Strategy optimizer plan the season. Weekly pick data for every contest is on Public pools.

Quick answers

Does Splash Sports survivor have double-pick weeks?

Most of its big NFL survivor contests do. The Big Splash has them in weeks 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Both picks must win.

What happens if one pick wins and one loses in a Splash double week?

The entry is eliminated. In the Splash seasons we track, every entry that split a double week went out.

How many people play Splash Sports survivor in 2026?

The 4 Splash survivor contests we track drew 98,619 entries in 2026.

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