To sign up, enter the invitation code, your name and email address and hit the Submit button. An account will be created for you using a randomly generated password which will be sent to your email address.

If you don't receive your email within a few hours, please contact the Administrator at ron@twazpool.com for assistance.

Welcome to the Arena. Here's How it Works.

Whether you're a grizzled veteran of point spreads or just here for the trash talk, this page will walk you through exactly how to play, what to expect, and how not to get yourself booted over a missed Thursday night game.

Logging In Like a Pro

Each week, log in using your username and password. If you run into trouble--can't access the site, can't remember how the internet works--first check the Rules / Help section on the site. Still lost? Email the Admin.

Pro Tip: If it's close to kickoff and things are going sideways, just email your picks to the Admin before game time. If it's in the inbox before kickoff, we can log it later.

How to Make Picks (Without Screwing It Up)

1. Click the Make Picks button on the main page.

2. Select a winner for every game against the spread.

3. Assign a point value to each pick (higher = more confidence).

o No repeats. If there are 15 games that week, use 1-15 exactly once.

4. Input a tiebreaker point total for the final game of the week (usually the Monday Night game).

5. Click Submit. You’re in.

If you have trouble accessing the site, logging in or otherwise completing your entry, please contact the administrators for help, twasikxs@yahoo.com and ron@twazpool.com.

Early Games Happen

Yes, we know--Thursday night games ruin everything. But here's the deal:

· You can submit only the early game picks first.
· You must assign a placeholder tiebreaker total points number for the Monday night game.
· You can change that value later before the rest of the games lock.

Lock Times:

· Early games lock at kickoff.
· All Sunday and Monday games lock at 11:00am Mountain Time on Sunday.
· You'll find all early games listed on the Home page.

 

What Happens If You Miss Picks?

· Miss an early game? You get the lowest available point value for that game. (Example: -1, -2, etc.)
· Miss an entire week? You get the lowest weekly score recorded by anyone that week.
· If you:

• Pick a team, but forget the point value → We'll assign one for you.
• Assign a point value, but forget the team → You get the negative of the points you assigned. Painful.
• Miss both? That's on you. Pool management will decide what to do.

Note: You’ll see an error message if your picks aren't complete. That's normal. Picks you've made will still be recorded IF you have confidence points and a tiebreaker assigned.

Changing Picks

Change your mind? No problem. You can update your picks as many times as you want--up until kickoff of early games and the lock time for the Sunday/Monday games.

Making Picks in Advance

Traveling? Going off-grid? You can submit picks for future weeks, even if point spreads aren't posted yet. Better to lock in something than eat a negative score.

Scoring (aka, How the Points Work)

• Get a game right? You earn the positive points you placed on it.
• Get it wrong? You lose the same number of points (yup, negative).
• Each week is scored, and we'll crown weekly winners.
• Season scores are cumulative. The more you get right, the richer you get.

Tiebreakers

Weekly

1. Most games picked correctly.
2. Closest guess on the Total Points Scored tiebreaker in the Monday Night Game.

• Over or under doesn't matter.
• But if two people are equally close, the under wins.

Season

1. Most games picked correctly for the full season.
2. Closest guess on the Total Points Scored tiebreaker in the final Sunday Night Game (no monday game in Week 18)

• Same rules as the weekly above, closest wins with ties going to the under.

Weekly & Season Payouts

Weekly Prizes (based on last year)

🥇 1st Place – $200
🥈 2nd Place – $100
🥉 3rd Place – $50

Season Payouts (based on last year)

• Top 10 players were paid
• 1st place: $4,000
• 10th place: $200
• Last place: free entry into next season's NFL Pool

Payment & Commitment

Cost to play: $180 for the full 18-week season ($10/week).

PAYMENT POLICY: Payment is due by Saturday, September 20.
That means in hand by that date. Not in the mail. Not "Venmo pending."
If you haven't paid, you'll be removed. No drama, no appeals.

Want to split payments? Cool--here's how:

• First check: $80 (by 9/20)
• Second: $50 (post-dated no later than 10/31)
• Third: $50 (post-dated no later than 11/30)

IMPORTANT:

• · You're committing to play all 18 weeks.
• · You're committing to pay for all 18 weeks.
• · No ghosting mid-season.
• · TWaz will confirm when payments are received. It's also your job to keep track.
  • If you say in Week 10 "but I paid back in Week 3!"--the system wins unless you have proof. Always follow up with TWaz if you don't get a payment confirmation.

Agreement

By clicking SUBMIT below, you’re agreeing to:

• Participate for the entire 18-week season.
• Pay the full $180.
• Own the responsibility of tracking your own payment status.
• Accept all final decisions made by the pool admin, a.k.a. TWaz, a.k.a. your benevolent dictator.

Let’s go.