Dave's NFL Survivor Pool

Pool Archive

Champions

Every champion since the pool began in 2008 — 49 titles across 14 seasons. Open any season for its full board, every pick and every strike.

14Seasons
49Titles
3Perfect seasons
5Multi-time champions

Won it more than once

The only players to take the title in more than one season.

Three-time championPeter R.
Two-time championDan S.
Two-time championScott D.
Two-time championLisa A.
Two-time championScott Sh.

Perfect seasons

Champions who went the whole season without a single strike.

Peter R.2012 · 21–0
Mike C.2014 · 21–0
Kathy M.2017 · 21–0

Season by season

Champions marked with a star, newest season first.

2025

261 entriesOpen the board →
★Jenna D.21–2★Serge M.21–2★Laurie V.21–2

All 261 entries, every pick, every strike. Three survivors made it to the end.

2024

230 entriesOpen the board →
★TJ D.21–2★Mark G.21–2★Stephanie H.21–2★Lynn K.21–2★Scott Sh.21–2

All 230 entries and 1,801 picks, recovered from the season's final scoresheet. Five champions survived.

2021

241 entriesOpen the board →
★Adam J. 221–2★Scott Ki.21–2★David K.21–2★Harrison M.21–2★Danny T.21–2

All 241 entries and 2,907 picks, recovered from the season's final scoresheet. 5 champions survived.

2020

198 entriesOpen the board →
★Jason C.20–1★Troy C.20–1★Chris D’A.20–1★Adam D.20–1★Joe Do.20–1★Scott Sh.20–1
Second place: 28 entries — 19–2Brett A., Jash B., Joe B., Kevin B., Brian C., John D., Carolyn & Tom D., Julie D., Eric Fo., John G., Ian H., Bob H., Skip I., Adam J. 1, Sim K., Lynn K., George K., Tim L., Kyle M., Jon M., Kristine N., Jason O., Mike P. 1, Mike P. 2, Brian R., Ryan S., Jack T., Tammy Y.

All 198 entries and 2,994 picks, recovered from the season's final scoresheet. Six finished on one strike and took first; twenty-eight more cashed on two.

2019

186 entriesOpen the board →
★Joe Di.15–2★Declan K.15–2★Eric M.15–2★Peter R.15–2

All 186 entries and 2,102 picks. Week 10 gutted the field, and after Week 14 the last four standing agreed to split the pot four ways.

2018

167 entriesOpen the board →
★Lisa A.15–4★Linda & Dan D.16–3★James R.16–3

All 167 entries and 1,725 picks. The last three standing all took their final strike in Week 15, so the pot was split three ways.

2017

160 entriesOpen the board →
★Kathy M.21–0
Second place: Scott D., Lynn K., Nick La. — 20–1
Third place: 17 entriesBrett A. (19–2), Joe B. (19–2), Justin B. 2 (19–2), Nick D. (19–2), Joe Do. (19–1), Chris Du. (19–2), Nick F. (19–2), Eric Fr. (19–2), Brent H. (19–2), Rob L. (19–2), Lindsey M. (19–2), Dave N. (19–2), Emily S. (19–2), Scott Se. (19–2), Jim T. (19–2), Stacy T. (19–2), James Y. (19–2)

All 160 entries and 1,863 picks. Kathy M. went the whole way without losing once — the third perfect season in the pool's history, after Peter R. in 2012 and Mike C. in 2014.

2014

194 entriesOpen the board →
★Mike C.21–0
Second place: Craig M., Jonathan Q. — 20–1
Third place: 12 entries — 19–2Brett A., Carolyn B., Timothy C., Drew D., Greg D., Dave K., Rich O., Joe P., James R., Daniel S., Julie S., Adam W.

All 194 entries and 2,269 picks. Mike C. went the whole season without losing once — the second perfect season in the pool's history, after Peter R. in 2012.

2013

211 entriesOpen the board →
★Lou D.17–2★Rene K.17–2

All 211 entries and 1,994 picks. The season stopped after Week 15, when the last two standing agreed to split the pot.

2012

140 entriesOpen the board →
★Peter R.21–0
Second place: Ally D., Brian S., Matthew V., Dave W. — 20–1
Third place: Kevin B., Penny K., Richie L., Eric M., Rob M., Marc S. — 19–2

All 140 entries and 1,581 picks. Peter R. became the first player in the pool's history to go a whole season undefeated.

2011

88 entriesOpen the board →
★Paul S.16–4★Scott S.17–3

All 88 entries and 859 picks. Nobody survived 2011 — the last two standing were both knocked out in Week 16 and split the pot between them.

2010

62 entriesOpen the board →
★Brett A.17–3★Lisa A.17–3★Brett C.16–4★Carlos D.16–4★Scott D.16–4★Eric F.17–3★Bill K.16–4★Peter R.17–3★Dan S.17–3★Matt V.17–3★Adam W.16–4★Tim W.17–3

All 62 entries and 723 picks. The season ended in a tie in Week 16, when all 12 still standing went out together — more than in any other season's final week.

2009

48 entriesOpen the board →
★Lindsey B.19–1★Scott D.19–1★Tom H.19–1
Second place: Eric F., Keith R., Matt V. — 18–2

All 48 entries and 687 picks. Three players went the distance at 19–1, losing only once each across the whole season.

2008

42 entries · began in Week 7Open the board →
★Daniel S.14–1 · tiebreak 7
Second place: Liz C. (14–1, tiebreak 6)
Third place: Joel F. (14–1, tiebreak 4)
Fourth place: 7 entriesKevin B. (13–2), Lindsey B. (13–2), Mark B. (13–2), Holly C. (13–2), Chris K. (13–2), Scott L. (12–3), Jasper V. (13–2)

The very first pool. All 42 entries and 502 picks, run from Week 7 to the end of the season — and the only year it was winner-take-all.