Tipping Comp
Tipping Competition Rules, 2026
Competition Number 1.
"The Pillar"
Each tipster selects a team from all matches played in the round. You receive points for each correct selection. Points for a correct selection will be 2, 3 or 4 points using the following rules:
1. The team with the lowest odds will be worth 2 points for a correct selection, the team with the highest odds will be worth 3 points, (essentially, 2 points for the favourite and 3 points for the upset), except in the following two scenarios:
2. If both teams are paying $2.20 or below – a correct selection for either team will be 3 points
3. If a team is paying $2.80 or over $2.80 – a correct selection for the team paying over $2.80 will be 4 points and the lowest price team will be 2 points
Examples: Rabbitohs $1.85 Vs Roosters $2.10 – if you select the winner of this game you will receive 3 points. Cowboys $1.40 Vs Tigers $2.60 – Cowboys will be worth 2 points and Tigers 3 points. Parra $1.20 Vs Raiders $4.00. Parra will be worth 2 points and Raiders 4 points.
The points to be allocated for each correct selection will be displayed in the drop-down when you make your selections on the submit page, so you don’t need to determine the points each correct selection is worth, this will be done for you.
No points are awarded for a draw and a draw cannot be selected as a game outcome.
* Bonus 1 point will be received if you select all 8 games correctly. Bonus only applies for non-split rounds, a minimum of 8 games in the round must be played for the bonus to be awarded.
The winning team is based on the result including extra time.
In the event of no selections being received by the cutoff time you will be allocated the same amount of points as the tipster who received the lowest amount of points in that round.
Your points are accumulated for the preliminary rounds and the tipster with the most points after the final round is the winner. There will be prize money for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.
Expect prize money to be around $5,000 for 1st, $2,500 for 2nd, $1,200 for 3rd, $600 for 4th and $280 for 5th.
Competition Number 2.
The Lock
Each week you must select one game as your "Lock of the week".
The amount of dollars earned if your Lock of the week wins is equal to the return on $1 as offered by NSW Sports TAB. The odds used for this competition are the prices as displayed on this websites tipping page.
For example: If Parramatta are playing Brisbane and I select Parra as my Lock of the Week and they are paying $4.00 for the win, I will receive $4.00. If they lose, I will receive $0. If I'd selected Brisbane in this game and they won paying $1.20, then I will receive $1.20 to my virtual lock account.
Draws cannot be selected for this competition.
In the event of no selections being received, or being received late, you will be allocated $0 for that week. The winning team is based on the result including extra-time. No dollars are awarded in the event of a draw after extra-time.
There will be prize money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Expect prize money to be around $2,500 for 1st, $1,200 for 2nd and $600 for 3rd.
Competition Number 3
The Punt
Every tipster will receive a virtual betting account of $1,030. This money can be used to punt on any one game you choose each week. The only betting option you can choose from is Head to Head. The odds used will be the same odds offered for the Lock competition.
You can elect to punt no money. There is no minimum bet for this competition. The maximum bet allowed is the total of your punt account. If you elect to Punt an amount that is in excess of your balance the bet will be reduced to equal your total punt account, in other words, you will be deemed to have selected a "Pot" bet. The winning team is based on the result including extra time, in the event of a draw, the result is a "skinner" and all bets are considered losing bets. As a 30-year special, in 2026, if you have a “Pot” bet, you will receive a 30% boost to your winnings.
In the event of no selection being received, or being received late, you will have been deemed to have made no punt bet for that week.
There will be prize money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Expect prize money to be around $2,500 for 1st, $1,200 for 2nd and $600 for 3rd.
Competition Number 4
The Streak
Tipsters are trying to select the biggest streak of winners for the season. You may select as few or as many games each week that you want (including none). Build your Streak by stringing together as many correct tips in a row as possible over multiple rounds. As soon as one of your picks loses, your new streak starts again at zero. A new streak can start during a round if one of your selections loses. Your Highest scoring streak for the season will be maintained as well as your current streak. Your highest streak score will be used to determine your position in this competition.
The order of the games as they appear on the Tipping Comp website will be used as the order for the streak games. This means that when 2 games are on simultaneously, one game will be used over the other to determine which game is 1st for streak purposes.
It is not possible for the same tipsters to win multiple times in this competition, your highest streak only will be considered your score.
The winning team is based on the result including extra time, in the event of a draw, the result is considered a loss.
In the event of no selection
being received, or being received late, you will have been deemed to have made
no streak bets for that week.
There will be prize money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Expect prize money to be around $2,500 for 1st, $1,200 for 2nd and $600 for 3rd.
Competition
Number 5 :
The Last Straw
Every Tipster receives 10
“straws”. The final game of every round is the nominated “Last Straw” match.
For this game, you must select a winner and a margin you think your team will
win by. If your team wins, you will retain the number of straws held prior to
that round. If your team loses, you will lose a straw. If your team wins by the
exact margin you selected, you will gain an extra straw.
Your position in this
competition is based firstly on the amount of straws
you hold, and then by your margin score. Once you have lost your last straw,
you are out of this competition.
Your Margin score is
determined by the difference between the actual margin and your selected margin
of your winning team. For example, if the last straw match is Broncos vs
Souths, you select Broncos by 12. The results is
Broncos by 16. So your margin score for that week is
4. If Souths win by 10, your margin score for that week is 22. Your margin
score is accumulated for each round. The aim is to have the lowest score as
possible.
Your selected team for this
competition can be different to your Pillar selection.
In the event of your tips not
being received, you will lose a “straw” and your margin will remain unchanged.
Prizemoney for this
competition will be around $1,000 for 1st and $500 for 2nd.
Competition Number 6
Club Championship
The Club Championship will be a combination of your position in the Pillar, Lock and Streak competitions.
No separate selections are required for this competition.
**Important Note** There are 2 divisions for the Club Championship only. The top 10 placegetters from the 2025 Winston Monkey League have qualified for promotion to the Bull Premier League (Div 1) and the bottom 10 placegetters from the 2025 Bull Premier League plus any new entrants have been relegated to the Winston Monkey League (Div 2). At the end of 2026, the bottom 10 placegetters in The Bull Premier League will be relegated to the Winston Monkey League and the top 10 placegetters in the Winston Monkey League will be promoted to the Bull Premier League for 2027.
There is no prizemoney for this competition. You are playing to attempt to stay or be promoted to Premier League in 2027. The advantage of being in the Bull Premier League (outside of the stench of being in the Winston Monkey League) is that a one-off competition may be included just for the Bull Premier league only. For 2026, this is likely to be The Masters competition.
Registration
An online registration form is required to be completed prior to Round 1 of the competition. If you wish to join after round 1 you will start equal with the tipster at the bottom of all competitions. You must submit an alias when you register. Please try and register asap so all administration with the website forms can be completed.
Submitting Tips
An online form is available to lodge your selections each week.
It is very important that you double-check your selections before you submit them and ensure that what is sent is what you want. It is your responsibility to submit tips correctly and check them (you receive a confirmation email once submitted which should be checked for accuracy), if you submit your tips incorrectly there will be no basis to correct them afterwards. If incorrect selections are made, simply re-submit all of your tips, your latest tips will override your earlier tips.
An email to rovetop@mac.com or a text message to Rove on 0421 020 858 can also be used to submit tips if you cannot access the internet. If you ask someone else to submit tips on your behalf then you are transferring your responsibility to that person. If they enter your tips incorrectly then take this up with the person who made the error rather than the administrator of the competition!
Cost
The registration fee for the 2026 season is $280. Note that 100% of the entry fees is returned as prizemoney.
Payment Methods
Payment can be made in the following ways:
- Direct Credit
- Cash
- PayPal (for international players
only)
- Beem It (@rovetop)
The direct credit details were provided on your invitation email, if you need them please contact Rove.