Entry Lives determine how many losses a participant can sustain before being eliminated from a Survivor contest. Here's how to configure them and what to do if settings need to change mid-contest.
What Are Entry Lives?
Each Entry Life gives a participant one additional loss before elimination. Lives are tracked independently per entry — if a player has multiple entries, each entry has its own lives.
1 Life — eliminated after the first loss (standard Survivor)
2 Lives — can sustain one loss; eliminated after the second (one "mulligan")
3–5 Lives — progressively more forgiving; maximum is 5 lives
How to Configure Entry Lives
Entry Lives are set during contest creation. To configure them:
Go to Create a Contest
Select your Survivor format
Set the number of Entry Lives in the contest settings
Editing window: Entry Lives are fully editable before any entries are submitted. After entries are made but before the contest starts, changes can still be made up to 48 hours before the first game (24 hours for Daily Survivor contests). After that, they are locked.
What Happens After the Contest Starts
Once the contest begins, Entry Lives are locked and cannot be changed. Additionally:
Any change made applies going forward only — not retroactively
You cannot switch to a double-elimination format after the contest starts
Playoff schedules must be set during creation — they can't be added later
Manual Revivals (Workaround)
If Entry Lives were misconfigured and the contest is already live, commissioners can use manual revivals as a workaround in self-managed contests.
Manual revivals are limited to 3 times per member during the contest
Eliminated members can be revived; booted members cannot — booting is permanent
Revivals become available only after the weekly slate of games ends (e.g., after Monday Night Football in NFL Survivor)
The Entrants Manager shows "Coming soon" when revivals are not yet available
How to revive a member:
Go to Commissioner tab → Manage → Entrants Manager
Click the Revivals tab
Select the participants to revive
Only commissioners can perform revivals — participants cannot access this feature.
Buybacks
Some Splash contests include a Buyback feature (similar to a mulligan) that allows participants to buy back into a contest after elimination. This is configured under Buyback Settings during contest creation. Buybacks in real-money contests are part of the automated flow; in self-managed contests, manual revivals serve the same purpose.
Automatic vs. Manual Revivals
Automatic: If multiple Entry Lives are configured, participants are automatically revived until all lives are used
Manual: Commissioners can revive participants via the Revivals tab after each weekly slate — limited to 3 per member
Revivals do not reset team reuse limits or restore previously used Entry Lives
Questions about Entry Lives or revivals? Email support@splashsports.com.