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Draft with Confidence

We’re committed to putting our fans first in everything we do. While we’re as thrilled as many of you are that sports are now returning, we recognize that every sport return is accompanied by unique challenges and uncertainties. With that fact in mind, we wanted to lay out our plans for how we intend to keep our fantasy contests fair and fun despite some of the curveballs that may be thrown our way.

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Daily and Weekly Contests

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  • A slate with 3+ fixtures has 1+ fixtures cancelled or postponed BEFORE contests have locked.

    We’ll push back the lock time of the fixture to the latest starting time in the slate.

    You’ll be notified via email and app inbox ahead of time and have the ability to edit your lineups until the last games lock.

  • A slate with 3+ fixtures has 1 fixture cancelled or postponed AFTER contests have locked.

    We’ll push back the fixture start time to the latest starting time. All players from the cancelled or postponed game will receive zero points.

    You can late swap those players out of your lineup any time before the fixture’s planned start time. After that, any players rostered from the cancelled game will receive 0 points. and contests will settle as they normally would.

  • A slate with 3+ fixtures has 1+ fixture postponed or suspended AFTER contests have locked AND the affected game(s) has recorded accumulated stats.

    We’ll settle the contest and count all scores accumulated up until that point. Stats accumulated at a later date will not count towards the contest.

    You will earn all available points up until the game has been postponed and the contest will settle shortly after.

  • Slate has 2 or fewer fixtures and has one fixture cancelled or postponed BEFORE or AFTER contests have locked.

    We will void and refund all users on the entire slate.

    You’ll be notified via email and all entry fees will be returned to you.

  • If a scheduled game gets postponed AND the scheduled start time of a slate moves FORWARD.

    We’ll move the slate start time up.

    You’ll be notified via email and push notification and be able to edit your lineups up until the new start time.

  • If a scheduled game starts BEFORE the scheduled time and stats are accumulated.

    We’ll remove and refund anyone who made edits during that time frame.

    If you made edits during game play you will have your entry fees refunded.

    If you didn’t make edits the contest will run as expected.

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  • If a player gets ruled out before a slate starts.

    He/she will receive zero points.

    An “O” will appear next to the ruled out player on any lineup you have created. Make sure to remove him/her from your lineups prior to start time to avoid receiving zero points.

  • If a player gets ruled out after a slate starts, but before their game starts.

    The player will receive zero points if still in your lineup at game start.

    You will be able to use the late swap feature to replace the player up until their game starts.

  • If a player gets ruled out after a slate starts, and after their game starts.

    The player will receive zero points.

    The player will be treated as a late scratch and you will receive zero points.

    If the player plays and leaves in the middle of the game, all points accumulated up until that point will be earned.

Season Long Contests

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  • The NFL season starts and then is cancelled.

    If 6 weeks or more of the NFL season were played, Best Ball contests will be scored and paid out as soon as possible.

    If less than 6 weeks were played, Best Ball contests will be voided and entry fees refunded.

    The season begins as planned, then is cancelled after four weeks. All Best Ball contetss will be voided and entry fees refunded.

  • The NFL season starts and is shortened.

    FanDuel will score and pay out season-long Best Ball contests on their original end date based on the results from weeks played, assuming at least six weeks have been played.

    The season begins as planned, then is suspended after Week 6. Weeks 7-9 are canceled. The season resumes in Week 10, and the rest of the season proceeds as planned. In a scenario like this, FanDuel will score and pay out Best Ball contests after Week 16 based on results from Weeks 1-6 and 10-16.

  • The NFL season start date is delayed.

    FanDuel will score and pay out season-long Best Ball contests on their original end date based on the results from weeks played, assuming at least six weeks have been played.

    The first four weeks of the season are postponed. The season begins Week 5, and Weeks 1-4 are played after Week 17. In a scenario like this, FanDuel will score and pay out Best Ball contests after Week 16 based on results from Weeks 5-16.

  • The NFL season starts, then is paused and delayed into 2021.

    FanDuel will score and pay out season-long Best Ball contests as soon as possible, assuming at least six weeks have been played.

    The season begins as planned, then is suspended after Week 6. Week 7 resumes in January, and the season ends in March. In a scenario like this, FanDuel will score and pay out Best Ball contests as soon as possible based on results from Weeks 1-6.

*Plans subject to change...more to come as breaking sports news is released.

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