How it works
From group chat to pool in a minute.
- 1
Start a pool
Pick a pool type. Rules and buy-in come filled in, so it takes under a minute.
- 2
Bring your people
Share a code or a link to the group chat. No spreadsheet required.
- 3
Watch it play out
Picks lock, scores come in, and the leaderboard, pots and the recap update on their own.
Live
Every pick, live. The second it changes.
Your Pick'em picks and your Ledger bets in one place, closest to flipping first. Watch the line move as the score does, and tap any game for the play-by-play.
- One card answers “how am I doing right now?”
- Plain words everywhere: Covering by 3.5, Needs 21 more, ORE up 7.
- A stopped clock says why: Timeout, Halftime, Under review.
Played out with a Demo pool.
3 games live · Saturday
Covering 1 of 3
Sunday Pick'em · 4th if it ended nowLedger · $100 riding to win $287.50
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·Q2 6:30
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·Q3 4:12
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·Q3 0:48Pools
Pools running on Chalkboys today.
Every pool gets the same picks, leaderboard and chat, and the list keeps growing. Pick one to watch a sample play out.
Sample pool
33 Club
Own an NFL team. Finish on exactly 33, take the pot.
Cowboys finish on exactly 33. Jordan takes the $200 pot.
The Ledger · separate from your pools
Your own bets, kept honest.
The Ledger is for the bets you place yourself, not a pool. Share it with your crew or keep it private.
- Screenshot or snap your slipTake a screenshot in your sportsbook app, or a photo of a paper slip.
- Chalkboys reads itThe pick, line, odds and stake are filled in for you. Check them and add.
- It grades itselfWhen the game ends, the slip settles and your record, units and ROI update.
SPORTSBOOK
Oklahoma +6.5Oklahoma @ Michigan · −110
Oregon MLOregon @ USC · +130
Kansas City −3KC @ Buffalo · −110
3-leg parlay · $50To win $287.50
$50 parlaySettled
Private to you unless you share it with a crew
Ledger + Crews
See who's actually up.
A Crew is the few friends you bet alongside. Everyone keeps their own Ledger; the Crew board puts them side by side.
- See your friends' bets as they postAdd a slip and it lands on the Crew board, with who's on which side.
- A season leaderboard for your CrewRanked by record, so it's fair however each person shares.
- You choose what you sharePicks only, units, or dollars. Set it once, change it per Crew.
Real Chalkboys screens, shown with a Demo crew.
Chat & sharing
The group chat, with receipts.
Big weeks, lead changes and streaks post to your pool chat. Share a recap card to the chat in one tap.
You run the pool. We'll do the bookkeeping.
Rules filled in · mark paid in bulk · one code to join