What is a double-pick week in a survivor pool?
The short answer
A survivor pool week that requires two picks instead of one. Both teams must win, and both count as used, so the week spends your team supply twice as fast.
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In plain English
Pick two winners that week. If either one loses, you are out.
What to remember about Double-Pick Week
The definition
A survivor pool week that requires two picks instead of one. Both teams must win, and both count as used, so the week spends your team supply twice as fast.
In plain English
Pick two winners that week. If either one loses, you are out.
Example in context
Your pool makes Thanksgiving week a double-pick week, so you need two different unused teams to both win.
Questions about Double-Pick Week
- What is a double-pick week in a survivor pool?
- A survivor pool week that requires two picks instead of one. Both teams must win, and both count as used, so the week spends your team supply twice as fast.
- What does double-pick week mean in plain English?
- Pick two winners that week. If either one loses, you are out.
- Can you give an example of double-pick week?
- Your pool makes Thanksgiving week a double-pick week, so you need two different unused teams to both win.
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