The Bachelor

Each player picks three contestants still in after the premiere. Picks lock at 11:59 PM on premiere night and can't be changed after you confirm. Several players may pick the same contestant.

Scoring runs from Week 2 through the finale. Night one, including the first impression rose, happens before the lock and doesn't score.

A contestant holding a date rose is safe and doesn't also get the ceremony rose points. Each group date rose counts, including roses given at the after-party.

The contestant kept on a two-on-one gets the two-on-one rose. If both are sent home, both are eliminated. If both are kept, both score.

Anyone sent home by the lead scores -10 and nothing after. Eliminated picks stay on your team and are never replaced.

Leaving voluntarily or being removed by production scores -10. Leaving for medical reasons scores 0. A finalist who leaves during finale week keeps the final-two points and isn't charged a quit.

A contestant who comes back after elimination keeps the earlier -10 and scores again from their return. New arrivals after the lock can't be picked.

Both finalists get the final-two bonus. The final rose and an accepted proposal score on top. If the lead chooses no one, nobody gets the final rose. Only the finale as aired counts, not After the Final Rose or later news.

Equal totals share a rank. Hosts can turn on a display-only tie-breaker: more finale points first, then more one-on-one dates.

The show is taped in advance and endings often leak online. Results emails stay spoiler-free, and hosts can turn on Blind lock so picks close before the premiere instead.

If a season stops airing, standings freeze at the last aired episode. A season pulled before it airs cancels its parties.

Results come from the ABC broadcast as aired. Spoiler sites and social media never count. Any correction is audited and recalculated for every party.

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Three. Everyone in the party picks before the deadline, and picks are locked for the season, so friends can back the same contestant.

Picks lock at the end of the premiere, after the first rose ceremony. Scoring starts with Week 2.

Points come from what happens on the show. The biggest: received the final rose (+20), reached the final two (+10) and hometown date (+8). The steepest loss: quit or removed (−10). Every event and its points are on the scoring page. These values are proposed and can change before the show opens.

6-12 players works best, up to 20. Parties can be private (invite link or code) or public.

ABC says The Bachelor returns midseason in the 2026-27 TV season, which means 2027. The lead and premiere date have not been announced.

No. Pick the Cast is an independent fan game. It isn’t affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any network, streaming service, studio or show.