For Contest Commissioners — March Madness 2026

Run the Show.
Get Paid.
Host Your Contest.

Create a private paid fantasy Survivor contest on Splash Sports — the largest platform for private paid fantasy contests. Your group competes against each other, not the house. And Splash pays you a commissioner fee for running it. Bigger contest, bigger payday.

💰 PaidCommissioners Earn a Fee
< 15 minAverage Setup Time
100%Entries Into Prize Fund
$0Spreadsheets Required
Perfect For

Any Group. Any Size. One Platform.

Whether it's 10 friends or 200 coworkers, Splash Sports handles the complexity so you don't have to.

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Friend Groups

Stop arguing about who tracks the picks. Set it up once, share a link, and let everyone compete on an even playing field.

5–50 entries
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Office Contests

The classic office March Madness — upgraded. No more chasing down payments or manually tracking results on a whiteboard.

20–200 entries
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Fantasy Leagues

Your existing league is already competitive. Add a Survivor Madness format and keep the energy going all tournament long.

10–100 entries
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Family Contests

Grandma's always bragging about her picks. Put it to the test. Run a family Survivor contest across every timezone with zero headaches.

Any size
Setup Process

From Idea to Live Contest in 5 Steps

No spreadsheets. No Venmo requests. No manual pick tracking. Splash is built for exactly this.

1 ⚙️
Create

Sign up on Splash Sports, name your private paid fantasy contest, and choose Survivor Madness as your format.

2 💵
Set Fees

Choose your entry fee amount and how prizes are split. All entries go directly into the prize fund.

3 📨
Invite

Share your unique contest link. Your group enters, pays, and locks in — all on the Splash platform.

4 🏀
Play

Each day of the tournament, every active entry picks one team. Win and you advance. Lose and you're out.

5 🏆
Payout

When the last entry survives, Splash distributes prizes automatically. You didn't chase a single payment.

Division of Labor

You Own the Experience.
Splash Runs the Machine.

Your job is to hype up your group and make it legendary. Splash handles everything that used to take hours.

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You — The Commissioner
The creative direction & hype machine
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    Name & brand your contest — make it feel like YOUR competition, not a generic platform
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    Invite your group — share the link however you communicate (text, Slack, email, group chat)
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    Set the rules — entry fee, prize structure, how many entries per person
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    Trash talk — your most important and underrated commissioner duty
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    Crown the champion — take full credit for running the best contest of the year
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Splash — The Platform
All the hard stuff, automated
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    Collect all entry fees — no Venmo requests, no IOUs, no awkward money conversations
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    Track every pick in real time — automatically graded against live game results
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    Send daily reminders — players get notified to make their pick before the deadline
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    Manage eliminations — automatic entry removal when a pick loses
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    Distribute prizes — automatic payout when your contest concludes. Zero manual work.
How the Prize Fund Works — Everyone vs. Each Other
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Player Entry
$25
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Player Entry
$25
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Player Entry
$25
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Prize Fund
Your Group's $$$
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Last Survivor
Wins Big
Not the House
Splash does not
compete against you
Platform Features

Everything a Commissioner Needs.

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Included
Private Contest

Your contest is invite-only. Only people with your link can enter. Perfect for offices, friend groups, and leagues.

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Included
Custom Entry Fees

Set any entry fee. All entries flow into the prize fund — your group competes against each other.

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Included
Live Standings

Real-time leaderboard shows who's still alive, who's been eliminated, and exactly how many entries remain.

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Included
Daily Pick Reminders

Splash notifies every active entry to make their daily pick before the deadline. You stop chasing people.

Included
Automatic Grading

Every pick is evaluated against live game results instantly. Eliminations happen automatically. No manual work.

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Included
Automatic Payouts

When the last survivor is crowned, prizes are distributed automatically. You never touch the money manually.

Commissioner Stories

They Ran It. Their Groups Loved It.

★★★★★

I've run our office March Madness contest for seven years. Always on spreadsheets, always chasing money. Switched to Splash last year. Setup took 15 minutes and I didn't touch it after that.

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David M.
Office Commissioner — 40+ entries
★★★★★

Our fantasy league has done Survivor Madness on Splash for two years. The daily format keeps everyone engaged all the way to the Final Four. Nobody checks out after a bad weekend.

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Rachel S.
Fantasy League Commissioner — 60+ entries
★★★★★

I run my extended family's contest — 85 people across three states. Splash handles the picks, the standings, and the payout. My only job is to talk trash in the family group chat.

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Carlos R.
Family Contest Commissioner — 85 entries
Commissioner Earnings

You Don't Just Run the Contest.
You Get Paid for It.

Splash Sports pays commissioners a fee for running their own private paid fantasy contests. The more entries your contest attracts, the more you earn. You're not just organizing March Madness for your group — you're running a paid fantasy skill competition and getting compensated for it.

💰 See Commissioner Earnings →
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Commissioner Fee

Splash Sports pays you a commissioner fee based on the entries your contest attracts. Bigger group = bigger payday for you.

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Grow Your Contest

The more people you bring in, the more you earn. Share your link with your office, your league, your neighborhood — every entry counts.

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Run It Every Year

Build your commissioner reputation. Commissioners who run great contests keep their groups coming back — and keep getting paid for it.

Get Started Today

Your Group.
Your Contest.
Your Rules.

Stop managing spreadsheets. Create a private paid fantasy Survivor contest on Splash Sports. Your group competes against each other — not the house.

Commissioner FAQ

Questions From Commissioners

Splash Sports operates as a platform — players in your private paid fantasy contest compete against each other. Check the Splash Sports website for current platform fee details and prize fund structure.
Splash Sports supports contests of various sizes — from small friend groups to large office competitions. Check your contest settings for any capacity limits.
Yes — you can create and manage multiple private paid fantasy contests simultaneously. Great for running an office contest and a friend group contest at the same time.
The platform handles this automatically per your contest settings. Splash sends daily reminders to every active entry so missed picks are rare — and when they happen, it's handled automatically.
Splash Sports offers paid fantasy contests and games of skill in states where permitted. Check the Splash Sports website for current state availability before inviting participants.