This guide walks through how to create a Splash-managed NCAAB Survivor (Pick By Day) contest. In this format, Splash collects entry fees and automatically handles payouts, while entrants attempt to survive by correctly picking winners each tournament day.

This guide walks through how to create a Splash-managed NCAAB Survivor (Pick By Day) contest. In this format, Splash collects entry fees and automatically handles payouts, while entrants attempt to survive by correctly picking winners each tournament day.

When choosing your contest:

This ensures you are creating a Splash-managed real-money Survivor contest.

Enter the official name of your contest. This is what entrants will see when joining.

Use this section to explain:

Providing a clear description helps avoid confusion during the tournament.

Upload a custom banner to personalize your contest.

Requirements:

You may select All Days or manually choose specific tournament days. This allows flexibility for full tournament, early-round-only, or custom start/end days.

When enabled, the games played on Days 7 and 8 (4 total games) will appear on the same pick sheet. Entrants must correctly pick across both days to advance to Day 9.

Select the fee each entrant must pay. With Splash-managed contests, Splash collects all entry fees, processes payments securely, and distributes winnings automatically.

If you opt in, Splash deducts 7.5% for payment processing and administrative fees, and an additional 5% is paid directly to you.

If selected, you collect entry fees manually outside Splash, distribute winnings manually, and a one-time service fee applies. If you want Splash to manage payments and payouts, do not select this option.

Estimate how many entries you expect. If the contest does not reach the projected size, it will automatically size down and the prize structure adjusts accordingly.

Invite Only - Only users with your direct invite link can join.

Allows participants to communicate inside the contest.

This is the deadline for entrants to join the contest.

Each Game Start - Picks lock individually at each game's scheduled start time.

First Game of the Day - Picks lock when the first game of each day starts.

Pick Winners - Entrants select the team they believe will win.

Pick Losers - Entrants select the team they believe will lose.

1 Pick Per Day - Each entrant selects one team per tournament day to survive.

Straight Up - Survival is based solely on correctly picking the game winner.

Against the Spread - Survival is based solely on covering the spread.

Choose how often an entrant can select the same team: 1 time, 2 times, or Unlimited.

If enabled, you may require double picks on specific days. Entrants must win both picks on those days to survive.

Choose how many automatic picks are allowed if a participant forgets to submit: Unlimited, 1, 2, or 3 auto-picks.

If enabled and all remaining entrants are eliminated on the same day, the most recently eliminated group advances and the contest continues.

If enabled, tiebreakers apply at the end of the contest based on total seed points. Riskier picks (higher total seed numbers) win.

Choose how many lives each entry receives: 1, 2, or 3 total lives. If an entrant loses a pick, they lose a life and are eliminated once all lives are used.

Buybacks allow eliminated entrants to re-enter the contest.

Choose the final day entrants can buy back in: Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, or Day 5.

Set the buyback cost: same as entry fee, double, or triple.

Currently limited to one revival per entry.

Turn this setting on to make your contest eligible for unanimous agreements among the remaining entrants to split the prize. Learn more

Once complete: