League Terms

Eligibility

You must be legally allowed to participate where you live and must be old enough to join a private paid football pool. Do not join if private sports pools are not allowed where you are.

Entry And Refunds

2026 entry is $100. Refund requests before kickoff can be handled if LeagueSafe allows the transaction to be reversed. Once Week 1 starts, entries are locked unless the pool announces otherwise.

A player who brings in three qualified new players earns a free 2026 entry. Each referral must be new to the pool, joined in CBS, and paid through LeagueSafe before kickoff. If the referrer has not paid, the $100 entry is waived. If the referrer already paid, the $100 is returned after the season. This referral entry credit is separate from any winnings.

Funds And Payouts

LeagueSafe holds entry fees in escrow. Weekly winners are awarded and tracked during the season, but funds are released after the season when LeagueSafe payout allocations open and receive the required approval. Review the allocation and vote in LeagueSafe when its voting email arrives. Approval from more than half of eligible paying members allows prompt release; LeagueSafe also applies its published voting-window and abstention rules. Read the LeagueSafe voting process.

The homepage payout table shows the current amounts and whether they are a preview or the final structure. The preview remains subject to final field and referral reconciliation. Net entry fees fund the weekly and overall prizes. Any change from additional payments or earned referral credits will be reconciled and communicated before it changes the payout plan.

If a late entry is accepted after the payout table is locked, that money will be handled separately and communicated clearly before it changes any published payout plan.

Privacy

Public pages use anonymized results unless someone opts in. Full names, payment status, standings screenshots, CBS links, and detailed weekly results stay in CBS, email, and private community spaces.