Gauntlet Pool Rules
Survivor across every league — NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL. Pick a team each slate, dodge the strikes, outlast everyone. Year-round.
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How the Gauntlet works
The Gauntlet is survivor with the walls knocked down: instead of one league, you pick across every league in play — NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, and NHL. Because there’s almost always a game somewhere, a Gauntlet can run year-round instead of dying at the end of one season.
- Each slate, pick one team from any of the pool’s leagues that you think will win.
- Get it wrong and you take a strike. The commissioner sets how many strikes end your run (one, two, three…).
- Keep surviving as leagues hand off from one season to the next. Last one standing wins.
Picks lock at each game’s start. Auto-pick (optional, off by default) enters a valid team for you if you miss a lock.
How is the Gauntlet different from Survivor?
Survivor is one league (usually the NFL). The Gauntlet spans multiple leagues at once — NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL — so it can run all year. It’s the format nobody else offers.
Which leagues can I pick from?
Whichever leagues the commissioner turned on for the pool. On any given day you pick from the games those leagues are playing.
How many strikes until I’m out?
The commissioner sets it when they create the pool — one, two, three, or more. Your pool’s rulebook states the exact number.
Do ties/draws count?
Soccer (MLS) can end in a draw. The pool’s settings decide how a draw is treated; your rulebook spells it out.
What if I forget to pick?
With auto-pick on, we enter a valid team from that day’s games so you stay alive. With it off, missing the lock costs you.
Taxes & forms (P2P)
FantasyDailies holds no money and issues no tax forms. Any winnings, buy-ins, or commissioner rake are P2P and are your responsibility to report. Depending on your situation you may need an official IRS form — we link to the always-current versions on IRS.gov:
- Form W-9 — taxpayer ID (kept for records, not filed with the IRS)
- Form 1099-NEC — report $600+ paid to a non-employee
- Form 1099-K — payment-processor reporting (context)
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