Overtime – Rules of Beer Pong #20

20. Overtime

In a nutshell: when redemption succeeds, both teams set up three cups in a triangle. Sudden death: the first team to clear its three wins.

It’s crunch time. If you have a clutch mode, turn it on. Overtime is three cups, sudden death, and nobody remembers who was up 6–1.

How overtime works

1. It starts after a successful redemption.
2. Three cups per side, set in a triangle.
3. The team that cleared its cups first shoots first.
4. No re-racks. The triangle stays as is.
5. First to make all three wins.

Winning without the other team shooting

Get balls back on your first turn and make the last cup, and the other team never gets a shot in overtime.

How it plays out at a real party

Overtime is when the whole party drifts over to the table. Expect noise, expect somebody to start pacing, and expect the team that just hit redemption to be riding the momentum.

A few things that save arguments: set each triangle at the back edge, where the original rack sat, with the point toward the shooters. Fill the cups to the same level you played all game. And since there are no re-racks, agree that a triangle knocked out of shape by a bumped table gets fixed, not left that way.

Our take: overtime is the best three minutes in beer pong. Don’t rush your shot.

FAQ

Is there redemption in overtime?
No. It’s sudden death.

Can you call island in overtime?
No. Three cups in a triangle can never leave an island.

Keep the arguments off the table. Post your overtime rules before the clutch moments: house rules signs from the Beer Pong All-Stars shop.

See all the rules in the complete beer pong rules guide.

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