What is Last Man Standing tipping?
Last Man Standing (also called survivor or knockout tipping) is the simplest tipping game there is. Each round you back a single team to win. If they win, you live to tip another round. If they lose or draw, you're knocked out. Puntrs drop off week by week until one person is left standing, and that person takes the comp.
The twist that makes it strategic: in most comps you can't pick the same team twice within a set window. Back the clear favourite early and you won't have them in reserve when you need them later. It turns a simple tip into a season-long chess match, which is exactly why it ruins friendships in the best way.
How a Last Man Standing comp works
Pick one team
Each round, back a single team you think will win. That's your only call.
Win to survive
Your team wins, you move on. Lose or draw and you're out for good.
Outlast everyone
Survivors thin out each round. The last one standing wins the comp.
Why run it on Puntr
- Free, and no betting. Puntr is a tipping game for bragging rights. It never takes bets or handles money.
- Any league. NRL, AFL, EPL, the A-League, the World Cup, or your own custom competition with your own teams.
- Your rules. Set the cooldown on repeat picks, the tip deadline, what happens on a draw or a postponed game, and how late tips are handled.
- Picks stay hidden until the deadline, so nobody can copy and everyone tips honestly.
- Runs anywhere. It works in the browser, installs to your phone's home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play. Same comp, every device.
- No spreadsheet. Puntr tracks who's alive, applies the results, and works out who's out. You just share a join code.
Run Last Man Standing for any league
Pick the sport your group actually argues about. Each one has the season's draw built in, so you can be up and running in a minute:
- NRL Last Man Standing - one club a round across the 2026 premiership.
- AFL Last Man Standing - back a team a round through the 2026 season.
- EPL Last Man Standing - survive the Premier League week by week.
- World Cup Last Man Standing - one nation a match day through the 2026 tournament.
Not on the list? Create a custom comp and add your own teams and fixtures. The A-League, the Championship, your local league, even a fantasy bracket all work the same way.
Last Man Standing vs full-season tipping
If knockout is too brutal for your group, Puntr also runs classic full-season tipping (called Overall), where you tip every game, earn points, and climb a ladder all season. Plenty of comps run both at once: the ladder for the long game, a Last Man Standing side-comp for the drama. You choose the format when you create the comp.
A simpler way to run survivor tipping
Most Last Man Standing apps make your group play inside their comp, on their leagues and their rules. Puntr flips that: you are the game master, it is your comp, and you set the deadline, the repeat-pick cooldown, the draw rule and the late-tip policy. It runs in any browser, installs to the home screen, and is on the App Store and Google Play, so nobody is forced to download anything to join. It is free and it never touches money, so it is a clean alternative to a paid sweepstake or a betting app. If you have run a comp on a spreadsheet, in a group chat, or on another tipping app and ended up chasing everyone for picks, this is the version that runs itself.
Set one up in under a minute
Create a comp, choose your sport, set your rules (or keep the sensible defaults), and share the join code with your group. That's it. New puntrs join by code, make their first pick, and they're in.
Frequently asked questions
What is Last Man Standing tipping?
Last Man Standing (also called survivor or knockout tipping) is a tipping game where you back one team to win each round. Win and you survive to the next round; lose or draw and you're knocked out. The last person still in wins the comp.
Is Puntr free?
Yes. Puntr is free to create and join comps. It's a tipping game for bragging rights and never takes bets or handles money.
What happens if my team draws?
That's up to the game master. By default a draw knocks you out, but you can change the draw rule when you set up the comp.
Can I pick the same team twice?
Only after a cooldown period that the game master sets (five rounds by default). This is what makes Last Man Standing strategic.
Which sports can I run it on?
NRL, AFL, EPL, the A-League, the World Cup, and more. You can also create a custom comp and add your own teams and fixtures.
Can I run my own Last Man Standing comp for free?
Yes. You create the comp, you're the game master, and you set all the rules. There's no cost to create or join, and Puntr never handles the prize money - that stays between you and your group.