SweepSquad help centre

How to run a sweepstake on SweepSquad: the quick-start guide

The whole thing in five steps, from creating your first competition to sharing the live leaderboard with everyone.

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SweepSquad glossary: competitors, members, pots and the draw explained

Every term you'll see in SweepSquad, explained in a sentence or two.

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Setting up a sweepstake: featured events, sports and your own

The three ways to create a competition, which format to pick, and what the entry fee setting does.

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Adding competitors: teams, players, horses and seeds

How to fill in the field yourself, paste a list, use AI, and set seeds so the draw stays fair.

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Adding members to your sweepstake: lists, roster and join links

Four ways to get people in, how the member limit works, and what happens if someone joins after the draw.

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How do I see my sweepstake?

If you're in someone's sweepstake, you can see your picks and live position any time. Sign in without a password with an emailed link.

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How to run a Strictly or Bake Off sweepstake

TV shows are the easiest sweepstakes to run: a small field, a weekly exit, and a winner in the final. Here's how to set one up and keep it ticking over.

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How to run a World Cup or Euros sweepstake

Group-stage tournaments run themselves once they're linked: scores come in live and teams are knocked out automatically. Your job is the draw and the bragging.

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How to run a Premier League sweepstake

A league sweepstake lasts all season. The one thing to do early is set points for finishing positions, because league formats start at zero.

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How to run a tennis or cup sweepstake with live results

Linked tennis slams and football cups import the field, seed it for you and knock competitors out automatically as results come in.

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How to run a darts, snooker or knockout sweepstake

For knockout events without live results, you enter the exits yourself. It takes a minute a round, and members are still emailed automatically.

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How to run a Grand National or race-day sweepstake

One race, one result. Draw once the final field is confirmed, set points for the placings, and enter the result when it's official.

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Setting up your own sweepstake for anything

If it has competitors and a winner, you can run a sweepstake on it. Here's how to choose a format and set it up yourself.

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How the sweepstake draw works: pots, seeds and the live reveal

What makes the draw fair, instant versus scheduled draws, and how to put on a live reveal.

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Entering results and scoring points

Automatic versus hand-entered results, marking competitors out, choosing a winner, and setting points per round.

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The live leaderboard and your public sweepstake page

The difference between your Live tab and the public page, what members can see, and how to share the link.

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What emails do my members get?

Every email your members might receive, what triggers it, and which ones you choose to send.

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Is an office sweepstake legal? Entry fees, the pot and UK rules

The plain-English version of the UK rules for sweepstakes at work, and how SweepSquad's entry fee setting fits in.

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Plans and member places

How many people each plan allows, how the limit is counted, and how to upgrade, downgrade or cancel.

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Choosing which emails and notifications you get

What the bell and the emails we send you are for, and how to switch any of them off.

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How to pause or delete your SweepSquad account

Pause your account to stop all emails and keep everything, or delete it and everything in it.

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