One pick
One team a week
Each week you pick one Premier League or NFL team to win. Not to draw or tie. To win.
Premier League & NFL
Last Man Standing rules
The rules, without the small print. Pick one Premier League or NFL winner a week. Survive. Don't pick the same team twice. Be the last one in.
Last Man Standing rules at a glance
Win or out
A draw sends you home
They win, you stay in. They draw, tie or lose, you are out of that competition.
No repeats
Each team once
You cannot pick the same team twice in the same competition. 20 Premier League clubs, 32 NFL teams.
Deadline
Lock it in
Change your pick as much as you like before the deadline. After that, it is locked.
No pick
Silence is an exit
Forget to pick and you are eliminated. The app will nag you if notifications are on.
The prize
Last one in
Outlast everyone else and you win. If the last few all go out together, the game ends there.
Can you pick the same team twice?
No. That is the rule that makes it a game rather than a formality. In one competition you get each Premier League club once. Use Liverpool in gameweek 3 and they are gone, even if they are at home to the bottom side in April.
It resets when the competition resets. The monthly £100 game is a new competition, so you start again with all 20. A season-long private league with your mates does not. There, those 20 picks have to last the run.
Save the bankers for the weeks with no easy home win. Burn them early and you will be picking a mid-table away trip when it actually matters.
NFL survivor pool rules
An NFL game works the same way. Each week of the regular season you pick one of the 32 teams to win outright. No point spreads. If they win, you are through. If they lose or tie, you are out. Each team can only be used once.
Bye weeks matter. A team on a bye has no game that week, so it can't be picked. Plan around them, and around Thursday and international games, which can lock picks earlier than you expect. The deadline for your game is always shown in the app.
Want the full guide? How NFL survivor pools work in the app.
What happens if a game is postponed?
You are not out because the match did not happen. A postponed fixture is not a draw and it is not a loss.
In most cases the pick carries over to the rearranged game. You wait, and the result of that fixture decides whether you stay in. Some competitions give you the chance to change the selection instead. The app tells you which one you are in before you have to do anything.
Do not assume a blank weekend is a free pass to pick someone else. If the pick has carried, that club is still your selection, and it is still used.
Draws, deadlines, and forgetting
A draw eliminates you. So does a defeat. There is no half-point and no "they were unlucky" appeal. The result is the result.
You can change a pick right up to the gameweek deadline. After the deadline, or once the first match of that gameweek has kicked off, it is locked. If you never submit one, you are eliminated. That catches more people than a 1-1.
The last player still standing wins. If everyone left goes out in the same gameweek, the competition closes and the app settles it.
Public games and private leagues
The rules do not change between a free public game and a private one with your mates. One winner a week, no repeats, a draw or a loss and you are done.
Private games get an invite code. Public games are open. The monthly £100 game is free to enter. You need to be 18. The legal wording, entry fees, and prizes sit in the terms of service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about playing Last Man Standing.
Ready when the fixtures are
Download the app, join this month's free £100 game, and make the pick before the deadline. The weekly round-ups show how everyone else used theirs.
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