How to Play
Step-by-step guide for joining and playing. Works on phone, tablet, or computer.
Step 1

Create Your Account

1

Go to thecleanentry.com and click Sign Up

In the top navigation bar, click Sign Up. One account covers both football and golf — you only need to do this once.

Home page — Sign Up button in nav
2

Fill in your name, email, and password

Full Name — Your real name. This is how the admin matches your entry to your payment.

Email — Used to log in. One account per email address.

Password — At least 6 characters.

Registration form
3

You're logged in — you'll see your name in the banner

After hitting Create Account you're logged in immediately — no email verification needed. Your first name appears in green below the site title in the top banner, and the nav shows Dashboard instead of Log In / Sign Up.

Banner and nav showing logged-in state
Phone tip: Add the site to your home screen for quick weekly access. iPhone: tap the Share button → "Add to Home Screen". Android: tap the browser menu → "Add to Home Screen".
Now pick your sport
Step 2

Join the Football Pool

1

Click Football in the nav

From anywhere on the site, tap Football in the top navigation. This takes you to the season standings page.

Football link in nav
2

Click Join

On the football standings page, click the Join button in the top-right of the standings card.

Football standings page with Join button
3

Enter your pool name and join

Pick the name that will appear on the leaderboard — your real name, a nickname, whatever you want. Then click Join Season.

Football join form
Entry fee: $50 for the full season. Venmo the pool admin directly — your spot is active immediately.
Step 3

Make Your Pick

1

You land on your personal picks page

After joining, you land here automatically. Every week this page shows the available games. Each game shows two team buttons — tap the team you want to pick against the spread. The team buttons and the official scoring spread are highlighted in red.

Personal picks page with game list
2

Reading the spread

Each team button shows the official scoring spread (highlighted in red). The three reference sportsbook lines — DK, FD, and MGM — are shown below each game highlighted in blue.

Example: TCU -7.5 vs North Carolina +7.5
If you pick TCU, they must win by 8 or more for you to get the point.
If you pick North Carolina, they must win outright or lose by 7 or fewer.
Game row showing spread and book lines
3

Tap a team to lock in your pick

Tap either team button to submit your pick. There are three ways to confirm your pick was recorded (all highlighted in yellow in the screenshot): a confirmation message at the top of the page, your selected team button highlighted, and your pick appearing in the history at the bottom of the page.

You can change your pick as many times as you want before the deadline. Deadline: Wednesday noon Pacific each week.

Pick selected — team highlighted gold
You only pick one game per week from all available CFB and NFL games.
Step 4

Coming Back Each Week

1

Go to thecleanentry.com and check the banner

If your name appears in green in the banner — you're logged in. If not, click Log In in the nav and sign in with your email and password.

Home page showing logged-in state with My Picks button
2

Click My Picks → on the welcome card

The welcome card on the home page takes you directly to your football picks page. Make your pick before Wednesday noon Pacific.

Alternatively: tap Dashboard in the nav → click your football entry from there.
3

Check your standings

Your current points, record, and rank are shown at the top of your picks page. Full standings are on the Football page.

Ready to join? Season kicks off Week 0.

Create Account & Join
Step 2

Enter a Tournament

1

Click Golf in the nav

From anywhere on the site, tap Golf in the top navigation. This shows all four majors and their status.

Golf link in nav
2

Click Submit Entry on the open tournament

Each major has its own entry. Click Submit Entry next to the upcoming tournament you want to enter.

Tournaments list with Submit Entry button
3

Enter a pool name and pick your 5 golfers

Choose a leaderboard display name, then select 5 golfers from the field. Golfers are organized into tiers — you must pick across tiers to keep things fair.

Golf entry form with player tiers
Entry fee: $20 per major. Each major is a separate entry. Venmo the pool admin directly.
Step 3

How Scoring Works

1

Best 4 of your 5 golfers count

Your score is the combined to-par total of your 4 best-scoring golfers who survive the cut. Your worst performer or any missed cut is dropped automatically.

Example: Scheffler (-8), McIlroy (-5), Rahm (-4), Koepka (+2), Burns (MC)
Burns missed the cut → dropped. Best 4: -8 + -5 + -4 + +2 = -15
2

Lowest combined score wins

Under par is good. The entry with the lowest combined score wins 50% of the pool. 2nd place gets 30%, 3rd gets 20%.

Withdrawals and disqualifications are treated the same as a missed cut.

3

Picks lock before Thursday tee time

The exact lock time is shown on the entry page. Once locked, you cannot change your picks.

The leaderboard updates every 10 minutes during tournament rounds. Check the home page for live standings.
Step 4

Tracking Your Results

1

Check your entry page

Go to Dashboard in the nav, then click your golf entry. You'll see each of your 5 golfers, their current score, and your running total.

Golf entry page with live scores
2

Full leaderboard

Tap Golf in the nav and select the tournament to see all entries ranked by score.

Full golf leaderboard

Four majors. $20 each. Best 4 of your 5 golfers count.

Create Account & Enter