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Welcome to the new and improved Friends Mode

Last year, over 230,000 fans joined FanDuel Friends Mode. Many of you gave us great feedback about how we could improve our game. So we spent the offseason doing exactly that. Now, we've packaged up all those improvements into a new format for your league called Championships. It’s a simple name, because we wanted it to be a simple game. But here’s what it means:

Guaranteed Payouts every week

In a Championship league, you pay a one-time fee at the start of your season. That allows us to guarantee that all your contests will run for cash every week.

No stress league management

Since everyone pays up front, your job as commissioner is much easier. Now that you’ll spend less time tracking down your league mates to make sure your contests fill, you can spend more time scouting your lineups.

End-of-season cash prizes

With Championships, you play for a weekly prize AND a season-long grand prize — so it truly is the best parts of traditional and daily fantasy football.

Reactivate My League

If Championship leagues aren’t for you, you can still play Friends Mode the way you did last year. Just look for Friends Mode Pickup leagues.

Here’s a quick look at how Championship and Pickup leagues stack up:

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Championship League

NEW — Your league champion gets the grand prize. And weekly winners get paid too.

  • Our version of a traditional fantasy league
  • Championship cash prizes
  • Weekly cash prizes
  • One-time entry fee
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Pickup League

Skip a week whenever you want. Or you can join a league that’s already started.

  • Weekly cash prizes only
  • Skip any week you want
  • Join a league anytime
  • Pay per contest

Get paid when you invite your friends

Recruit a friend new to FanDuel and you'll both get a $10 credit.
Get the season going now - you can start your league any time!

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