Frequently Asked Questions

A: Pick’em is a game where players try to pick the winners of different sporting events. The goal is to pick as many winners as possible in different match-ups. As the player picks winners he or she accumulates points. The player with the most points at the end of the season wins. Play Pick'em Public leagues will use the Ultimate Pick'em game. Private league managers will be able to chose between 3 game options: quick and easy (1 point per correct pick), certainty points (players assign points to games based on how certain the player is in the outcome) and Ultimate Pick'em (which uses certainty points and a "double down" option).

A: Points players place on the outcome of a game. The more certain you are that you picked correctly the higher the certainty points should be. Certainty point values can only be used once per block of games. For example once a player has placed 20 points on a game the next highest he can use is 19.

A: Ultimate Pick’em is a sports pick game where game players attempt to earn points by picking the correct outcome of a particular sporting event. The game differs from normal sports pick’em games in that it has incorporated a “double down” option which allows players to double their points using the spread system. Each week players will be able to pick the outcome of the games selected by PlayPickem.com, for the particular sporting event chosen by the players. The goal is to attain as many points as possible by correctly predicting the outcome of each of that week’s selected games.

A: Each player picks the team the player believes is going to win each game. Then the player assigns certainty points to that team based on the level of certainty of that team winning. Certainty points can only be used once. The player may then choose to "double-down" by wagering his certainty points using the spread.

A: Each game is given a spread. The spread is how many points the Favorite team is picked to beat the Underdog by. When a player chooses to "double-down" he is saying that the team he picked will cover or beat the spread. If the player picks the Favorite and chooses to double-down: 1. If the Favorite wins and covers the spread then the player receives double points. 2. If the Favorite wins but does not cover the spread then the player receives 0 points. 3. If the Favorite loses then the player loses the wagered points. If the player picks the Underdog and chooses to double-down: 1. If the Underdog wins then the player receives double points. 2. If the Underdog loses, but beats the spread then the player receives 0 points. 3. If the Underdog loses and does not beat the spread then the player loses the wagered points.

A: Nothing, it’s absolutely free. You never have to give out any credit card or bank information at all. Just log in with your name, email and a password and start playing.

A: Each game will close at game time. This is the game time listed in the block of games where you pick for the week. So even if earlier games are closed you can still pick games that haven't started yet.

A: Yes! we announce prizes for each game each season.

A: It depends on the sport. In baseball, since we use the quick and easy system, the game will simply be deleted. In football and basketball, however, we will leave the game open until it is played but it will be logged in for the original week (however, it will not change the winners for that week, or the winners for the new week). If it is never played the game will be deleted, so it will behoove players to put low points on a cancelled game as soon as they hear it is cancelled.

A: No. If you make your picks in the public league and then hit the submit button, you will be given an opportunity to export those picks to your private leagues. Just check the box for the private leagues you want to export to and hit "export." But remember, you can only export from the public to the private league and only after you submit your picks to the public league. The export feature closes as soon as the first game of that block begins. After the first game begins you must manually make your changes to the private leagues and public leagues seperately.

A: You must be at least 18 years old to play.

A: No. Every week counts.

A: Yes, everyone who wants to play any of our games must log in.

A: If two or more players are tied for 1st place the winner will be the player that received the most points in the last week of the game. If two or more players are still tied then the winner will be the player who received the most points in the next to last week of the game and so on.

A: Once a game has started the game locks so that players can no longer change their pick on that game. At this point other players can see each others picks for the locked game.

A: We will contact you using the email address you provided us with instructions on how to receive the prize. We will not accept any other email address. Once we send the instructions you will have 30 days to reply or the prize will be sent to the next highest player. Therefore, if you want to receive your prize you must provide a valid email address. For weekly prizes you have 7 days to reply from the day we send the email or the prize is forfeited.

A: The game is fun whether you’re really into sports or just have a passing interest. And in my experience, playing a pick’em game makes sports even more exciting, because games you previously wouldn’t have an interest in, you now have someone to root for.

A: No, because players do not have to wager any money. Its just fun with absolutely no risk to the players.