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  • T5F  RULE Book
  • OFFICIAL RULES
  • WEEKLY PICK'EM
  • ◦  The one-time entry fee for the season is  $100
  • ◦  During the regular season (now 18 weeks), participants must select a winner in every head-to-head matchup to include tiebreaker points.
  • ◦  Wins are tallied by the final score of the head-to-head matchup only (point spreads not used)
  • ◦  The winner for each week is the participant with the highest amount of correct picks. In the event of a draw, the Tiebreaker will come into effect. The member who is closest to the tiebreaker total will win. It does not matter if the point total is under or over the tiebreaker total. Only the difference is taken into account. In the event that tied participants have identical tiebreaker points or share the equal difference in points, the weekly pot will be divided amongst them.
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      SCORING
  • ◦  The weekly score is simply the number of games the participant picks correctly.
  • ◦  In the event there is a tie in a regular season game, each member will receive a loss.
  • ◦  TIE BREAKER: The last scheduled match of every regular season week is designated as the Tiebreaker Game (typically the Monday night game). The combined total of the final score will make up that week's tiebreaker points (e.g., Dal 14 - Buf 21 (F) Tiebreaker = 35)
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      MAKING/CHANGING PICKS
  • ◦  When filling out the weekly entry form, participants do not have to pick every game upfront. At a minimum, the only requirement is that the tiebreaker points be filled in. This grants members greater flexibility when early games are scheduled in a given week (games played before the standard Sunday kickoff time).
  • ◦  Entries must be completed on time. Once game(s) are locked, you may not change your pick(s). If a participant did not make a pick(s) for a particular game, those too would count as losses.
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      LOCKED GAMES
  • ◦  Games are automatically locked out on the entry form according to their scheduled date and time. Early games (games that start prior to the standard Sunday kickoff) are closed at the start of the individual competition. All remaining games (including any Monday night games) are locked at the standard scheduled Sunday 1 PM EST start time.
  • ◦  All times on the site are displayed in the Eastern Time Zone (EST).
  •  Note:  The Administrator reserves the right to make exceptions for extenuating circumstances on an individual basis.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The weekly payout for the 2021 season:
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    $260
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    OVERALL
  • ◦  The Overall Pool is included with and determined by totals accumulated from the Weekly Pool. Upon the completion of the regular season, the Top 5 players who have made the MOST correct picks from the entirety of games will receive a cash payout determined by the breakdown below.
  • ◦  If there is a tie in the number of wins for participants finishing in the Top 5, the payout for those positions will be combined and equally distributed. For instance, if two members are tied for 2nd Place, the 2nd and 3rd place pots will be added together then divided between the two players. Thus, the following placed person will get the 4th place payout and so on. Likewise, if there is a tie for the Pity Prize position (see below), all tied members will split the pot equally.
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      PITY PRIZE
  • ◦  The person with the LEAST amount of correct picks throughout the season will receive a cash bonus. Participants must play in ALL 18 weeks to be eligible. In addition, members must also make the "majority" of the weekly picks to remain qualified. For example, a person may miss selecting a Thursday game matchup but must complete their picks for the remainder of the games that week.
  •  Note:  If it is thought that a member is purposely not making picks for matchups, the Administrator reserves the right to disqualify the said individual from pity prize eligibility.
    •   PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Overall payouts for the 2021 season:
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    1st $1200   2nd $1000   3rd $900   4th $800   5th $700   Last $50
  • ❯ 1st $1200
    ❯ 2nd $1000
    ❯ 3rd $900
    ❯ 4th $800
    ❯ 5th $700
    ❯ Last $50
    • *Payouts are based on total number of participants each season
    SIDE POOLS
  • ◦  The entry fee to play in both Side Pools will be a one-time fee of $40
  • ◦  The Side Pools are separate from the Weekly/Overall Pool and are admissible to everyone who has signed up for the league and paid the entry fee.
  • ◦   Participating in the Side Pools will allow you to play in the Survivor Pool and Margin Pool. See below for a complete rundown of game rules and payout structures for each.
  • ◦   The total prize money allotted to each game will be divided as such:
  • ❯  Survivor Pool =   30%
    ❯  Margin Pool =   70%
    • SURVIVOR POOL
  • ◦  Each week, the participant must pick ONE team that they believe will win.
  • ◦  The objective of the Survivor Pool is to outlast other competitors. If the participant's selected team for that week wins, the member will advance to the following week. On the other hand, if the chosen team loses, the participant is eliminated.
  • ◦  If a selected game ends in a tie, it will be scored as a win, and the participant will advance to the subsequent week.
  • ◦   In the event all active players are eliminated in a single week, those members will be allowed to continue to the next week.
  • ◦  When only one player remains, that person will be crowned as the winner. If more than one member survives to the end of the regular season, the pot will be divided equally among those players.
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     MAKING/CHANGING PICKS
  • ◦  With the Survivor and Margin pools running hand-in-hand, making selections for both are completed on the same entry form. For example, if a member selects ATL for a particular week's Survivor entry, that team will also be the member's Margin Pool entry (trust me, it all makes sense).
  • ◦  As with the Weekly Pool, members may make or change their pick for the Survivor Pool up until all games for that particular week are locked (see the 'Locked Games' section above). If members pick a team playing an early game, they cannot change that pick once that game is locked. Likewise, players cannot select a team whose game has been locked.
  • ◦  Participants may make pick selections for upcoming weeks in advance. However, when a team is selected, it will no longer show as available for use in other weeks. For example, if in Week 2, the member decides to choose DET for Week 5 due to a favorable match-up, DET will no longer show as an option for the weeks in between. To make DET available again, the participant would have to change or delete the existing entry for Week 5.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Survivor payout for the 2021 season:
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    $800
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    MARGIN POOL
  • ◦  The Margin Pool runs hand-in-hand with the Survivor Pool but is point-based, and participants CANNOT be eliminated.
  • ◦  The goal of the Margin Pool is to pick the team that will win the game by the LARGEST scoring margin. If that team wins, the point difference is added to the participant's overall point total. If the team loses, the point difference is subtracted from the total. For example, Player 1 selects DAL, and Player 2 chooses BUF during a weekly matchup. If the final score were Dal 14 - Buf 21 (F), Player 1 would receive -7 points, and Player 2 would get +7 points for that week.
  • ◦  If a member does not make their pick for a given week, it will automatically count as a loss. Subsequently, the point difference from the game with the largest margin of defeat for that week will be deducted from the member's overall point total.
  • ◦  Upon the conclusion of the regular season, the Top 5 players who have the most points will receive a cash prize determined by the breakdown below.
  • ◦  TIE-BREAKER: In the event of a tie in total points within the Top-5 positions, each player's total of correct weeks picked will be used as the tiebreaker. For example, if two members are tied for 2nd Place with 290 points, but Player-1 has 15 correct picks, and Player-2 has 13, Player-1 would earn the Second Place spot, and Player-2 would drop to Third Place.
  • ◦  Should two or more players still be tied, those players will split the pot equally. For example, if a tie still remains for 2nd Place, the 2nd and 3rd Place pots will be added together then divided between the two players. Thus, the following placed person will get the 4th Place pot and so on.
  •  Note:  The Margin Pool runs for the entire regular season, regardless if the member is eliminated from the Survivor Pool. Don't forget to make a pick each week.
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     MAKING/CHANGING PICKS
  • ◦  With the Margin and Survivor pools running hand-in-hand, making selections for both are completed on the same entry form. For example, if a member selects ATL for a particular week's Survivor entry, that team will also be the member's Margin Pool entry (trust me, it all makes sense).
  • ◦  As with the Weekly Pool, members may make or change their pick for the Margin Pool up until all games for that particular week are locked (see the 'Locked Games' section above). If member picks a team playing an early game, they cannot change that pick once that game is locked. Likewise, players cannot select a team whose game has been locked.
  • ◦  Participants may make pick selections for upcoming weeks in advance. However, when a team is selected, it will no longer show as available for use in other weeks. For example, if in Week 2, the member decides to choose DET for Week 5 due to a favorable match-up, DET will no longer show as an option for the weeks in between. To make DET available again, the participant would have to change or delete the existing entry for Week 5.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Margin payouts for the 2021 season:
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    1st $800   2nd $600   3rd $400   4th $250   5th $100  
  • ❯ 1st $700
    ❯ 2nd $500
    ❯ 3rd $300
    ❯ 4th $200
    ❯ 5th $100
    • Last Season's Payout: $700
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    PLAYOFF POOLS
  • ◦  The entry fee to play in all playoff games will be a one-time fee of:  $20
  • ◦  Playing in the Playoff Pools will give you access to participate in Playoff Pick'em, Playoff Rank'em, and the Super Bowl Pool. See the rules for each below.
  • ◦  The prize money for each will vary on the number of members signed up to play. The total money contributed to each game will be broken down as such:
  • ❯  Play off Pick'em =   25%
    ❯  Playoff Rank'em =   50%
    ❯  Super Bowl Pool =   25%
    • PLAYOFF PICK'EM
  • ◦  This pool works similar to the weekly pool, except it runs over the entire postseason.
  • ◦  Entries are broken up into individual playoff rounds:
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  • ❯  Wild Card Games   (6)
    ❯  Divisional Playoffs   (4)
    ❯  Conference Championships   (2)
    ❯  Super Bowl   (1)
  • ◦  Once the playoffs begin, members must choose the winners for each matchup in every round. Upon post-season conclusion, the person(s) who has accumulated the greatest number of total wins will be the winner.
  • ◦  As with the weekly pools, you can make or change any pick up until those games are locked. All games will lock at the start time of the first game in that given round.
  • ◦  After all games in a round are concluded, the schedule for the next round will be updated, opening it up for participants to make their next selections.
  • ◦  Once the Conference Championship round has concluded, the players who remain in contention for the victory must submit Tiebreaker points based on the Super Bowl matchup. The Administrator will collect those scores separately due to the pool not currently configured for this input and post them once the Super Bowl kicks off.
  • ◦  Upon conclusion of the Super Bowl, the player with the most wins will be declared the victor. If there is a tie in wins, the Tiebreaker points will be applied, and the member who is closest to the tiebreaker total will win. It does not matter if the point total is under or over the tiebreaker total. Only the difference between the two is taken into account. In the event that tied participants have identical tiebreaker points or share an equal difference in points, the payout will be divided amongst them.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Pick'em payout for the 2021 season:
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    $TBD
    Last Season's Payout: $668
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    PLAYOFF RANK'EM
  • ◦  In this pool, the participant must rank each team in the playoffs using confidence points.
  • ◦  Confidence points range from 1 - 14 and are based on the number of teams in the playoffs. Participants must assign each team a unique (using a number only once) value. The highest values would go to the teams with the highest probabilities of making it deep into the playoffs and the lowest to the subpar teams. In short, members should assign the highest point values to the teams they think could win it all.
  • ◦  Players must apply their rankings before the start of the first playoff game. Once the game begins, changes are no longer authorized.
  • ◦  Points are earned based on the assigned confidence points to the winning team in every matchup. For example, there is a playoff game between KC and BAL, and the player placed KC at 14 and BAL at 8, respectively. If KC wins the match, the member will receive 14 points toward their total. However, if BAL wins, they would only receive 8 points.
  • ◦  The totals earned for each matchup are accumulated over the entire playoffs. Upon completion, the Top 5 players with the highest scores will receive a cash payout determined by the breakdown below.
  • ◦  In the event of a tie within the Top-5 places, the sum of 'Correct Weeks' accumulated will be used as the tiebreaker. For example, if two members tied for 2nd Place with 290 points overall, but Player-1 had made 14 correct picks, and Player-2 made 15, Player-2 would earn the Second Place spot, and Player-1 would drop to Third Place.
  • ◦  Should two or more players still be tied, those players will split the pot equally. For example, if two players remain tied for 2nd Place, the 2nd and 3rd Place pots will be added together and divided between the two players. Thus, the following placed person will get the 4th Place pot and so on.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Rank'em payout for the 2021 season:
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    1st $TBD   2nd $TBD   3rd $TBD   4th $TBD   5th $TBD
  • ❯ 1st $TBD
    ❯ 2nd $TBD
    ❯ 3rd $TBD
    ❯ 4th $TBD
    ❯ 5th $TBD
    • Last Season's Payout: $700
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    SUPER BOWL POOL
  • ◦  In the Super Bowl pool, members are given a series of questions in the form of, "Which team will…."
  • ◦  Examples:
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  • ❯  Score the first touchdown
    ❯  Commit the first turnover  
    ❯  Score the most points in the 1st qtr
    ❯  Complete the longest pass play
    ❯  Gain the most rushing yards
    ❯  and so on
  • ◦  Participants must pick one of the opposing teams in each instance and submit their entries before the game's kickoff.
  • ◦  For every question answered correctly, the player will receive a point. However, if there happens to be a tie in a particular category, no point is awarded. For example, with the question, "which team will have the longest field goal," and both teams end up with 53 yards, that will result in a tied category.
  • ◦  At the conclusion of the game, the player with the most points is the winner.
  • ◦  In the event of a tie in overall points, the pot will be divided equally among the tied players.
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      PRIZE BREAKDOWN
  • ◦  The Super Bowl payout for the 2021 season:
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    $TBD
    Last Season's Payout: $700
    *Payout is based on total number of participants each season
    PANDEMIC PLAN
  •  Note: With the continued uncertainty of the pandemic and the potential to impact
    the season, I am going to leave last year's stipulations in place as a safeguard.
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  • ◦  For any reason the regular season does not finish, the following conditions apply:
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      Ends Before Week 10 Completion
  • ◦  Weekly Pool: All remaining prize money will be combined and divided by the total number of league players. That sum will be applied as a credit towards the '22 season.
  • ◦  Margin Pool: The sum of the cash prize will be divided by the total number of players and will be applied as a credit towards the '22 season.
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      Ends After Week 10 Completion
  • ◦  Weekly Pool: The players who sit in the Top 5 positions and the member who qualifies for the Pity Prize will receive the End-of-Year cash prize as determined at the start of the season. The remaining, unrewarded weekly cash prizes will be combined and divided by the total number of league players. That sum will be applied as a credit towards the '22 season.
  • ◦  Margin Pool: The player(s) who sit on top of the standings will be awarded the cash prize.
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      Regardless of Weeks Played
  • ◦  Survivor Pool: If this pool has not already concluded, the cash prize will be equally dispersed amongst all players that remain alive. The cash prize will be divided out to those remaining players.
  • ◦  Playoff Pools: A full return to those who already paid to enter that pool.
  •  Note:  I ask that you please remain patient as we navigate through what could turn into another season full of challenges. Rest assured that I will work diligently to ensure that everything under my control goes smoothly.
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  • If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. -Russ (Administrator)
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