Nothing will test your nerves more than having a Streak of 20 games going in a Streak Survivor Pool and having to decide between two evenly matched teams. In a streak survivor pool, participants will pick one or more games a week in hopes of getting a winning streak going. Once you miss, your streak starts over. A streak survivor pool takes a lot of knowledge and a lot of guts to pull off. Some sites will even offer up to $100,000 to those that get a LONG winning streak going. This style of pool works well for sports that play games daily, such as baseball, basketball and of course the World Cup. A streak survivor pool would be a great addition to your World Cup experience and doesn’t take too much effort to put together.

How to put on a WORLD CUP STREAK SURVIVOR pool:

Group Size: Any

1) Each participant will need a calendar of the games that will be played during the World Cup.

2) Each participant must pick ONE team to win every day (If that is too much committment you may want to have them pick every other day).

3) Participants can email their picks to the Commish or you go to an online site to keep track of your streaks.

4) If the participant’s team loses or plays to a draw, the streak will start over (A draw could instead count as a push and the streak stays where it was).

5) Scoring:

• A participant will earn points only when their streak reaches 3 wins in a row.
• 3 wins in a row = 3 points
• 4 wins in a row = 4 points
• 5 wins in a row = 5 points
• 6 wins in a row = 6 points
• ETC….

6) Person who earns the most points at the end of World Cup wins

7) Payouts:

• Most total points
• Longest win streak

Optional Rules:

• Participants get one FREE pass a week in which they don’t have to pick a game (in other words they can pass on the day and keep their streak at the point where it is)
• Participants can’t pick the same team twice (difficult to do when you get to the elimination round)
• Give extra points for reaching a certain streak  (ie…such as 5 bonus points for reaching a streak of 5 games)
• Give an extra point for picking the underdog
• Each person gets a LOCK pick of the week or tournament and give extra points for getting it right and subtract points for getting it wrong.

I personally love this style of pool. It is easy to track, challenging and can be very nerve-racking. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.