| 0.0 | General |
| 0.1 | Invitation suggests a mandatory participation |
| 0.2 | Picks are due each Thursday by NOON unless otherwised instructed |
| 0.3 | All rules are subject to change, additions, subtractions or alterations as seen fit by the league Committee (see Section 15.0 below) |
| 0.4 | $10 buy in plus a pay structure as outlined below – last year averaged $153.40 in cost per participant with $3,068 in payouts – PAYMENT TO PAYPAL (dana.benner@rlgbuilds.com) or VENMO (@dbthealien) |
| 0.5 | All will be required to pay a minimum $100 deposit ($10 buy-in plus $90 kitty) to make it easier to collect |
| 0.6 | Payout 330% split between 1st and 2nd place (70/30 split), 10% to Charity of Winner’s choosing, 30% to 2nd half events (70/30 split 1st and 2nd) |
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| 1.0 | Stage 1 – NCAA |
| 1.1 | Pick against the spread (to be determined weekly based on ESPN.com) |
| 1.2 | We will pick the Ohio State game and Michigan game each week plus 2 ‘Feature’ games (usually best 2 other games of the week) |
| 1.3 | Pick correct winner of game earn 1 pt |
| 1.4 | Pick incorrect winner of game pay $1 |
| 1.5 | Miss all 4 games, pay $4 plus $1 penalty |
| 1.6 | If picks are omitted or not turned in on time pay the mis-pick penalty and bonus penalty automatically |
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| 2.0 | Stage 2 – NFL |
| 2.1 | Pick against the spread (to be determined weekly based on ESPN.com) |
| 2.2 | Games are all pre-determined |
| 2.3 | Pick correct winner of game earn 1 pt |
| 2.4 | Pick incorrect winner of game pay $1 |
| 2.5 | Miss all 4 games, pay $4 plus $1 penalty |
| 2.6 | If picks are omitted or not turned in on time pay the mis-pick penalty and bonus penalty automatically |
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| 3.0 | Stage 3 – NFL Bonus |
| 3.1 | Prior to the start of week 1 select a QB you think is going to have a season ending injury. Injury must happen during regular season and must happen PRIOR to NFL week 18 (Wildcard league week 19) |
| 3.3 | If player gets injured and returns to active roster at any point during the regular season OR post-season; the injury is deemed ‘not season ending’ and NO points will be awarded. |
| 3.3 | Pick a correct QB earn 7pts |
| 3.4 | Pick an incorrect QB pay $5 |
| 3.5 | Total points you can earn this stage = 7pts |
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| 4.0 | Stage 4 – Browns Win Total |
| 4.1 | Vegas odds have Browns over/under win total set at 10.5. |
| 4.2 | Guess exact Browns win, get 10 points. |
| 4.3 | Guess within +/- 1 of exact win, get 5 points. |
| 4.4 | Guess outside of +/- 1 of exact win, pay $5 |
| 4.5 | Total points you can earn this stage = 10 pts |
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| 5.0 | Stage 5 – NFL Head Coach Firing |
| 5.1 | Select a coach to be fired between weeks 1-17. Coach must not coach in week 18 or beyond. |
| 5.2 | Pick a correct coach earn 7pts |
| 5.3 | Pick an incorrect coach pay $5 |
| 5.4 | Total points you can earn this stage = 7pts |
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| 6.0 | Stage 6 – MLB Playoffs |
| 6.1 | Pick ALCS Champion, NLCS Champion, World Series Champion |
| 6.2 | Earn 5 points for each correct |
| 6.3 | Pay $5 for each miss. |
| 6.4 | Total points you can earn this stage = 15pts |
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| 7.0 | Stage 7 – NCAA Playoffs |
| 7.1 | Pick Straight Up winner (no spread) |
| 7.2 | Fill out bracket (pick both the play-in/semi games and the Champion prior to any game being played) |
| 7.3 | Pick correct winner of game earn 5 pt |
| 7.4 | Pick incorrect winner of game pay $1 |
| 7.5 | Miss all 3 games, pay $3 plus $1 penalty |
| 7.6 | Pick all 3 games correct, earn bonus 5 pts |
| 7.7 | Total points you can earn this stage = 20pts |
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| 8.0 | Stage 8 – NFL Playoffs |
| 8.1 | Pick Straight Up winner (no spread) |
| 8.2 | Pick correct winner of game earn 2 pts |
| 8.3 | Pick incorrect winner of game pay $1 |
| 8.4 | Total points you can earn this stage = 20pts |
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| 9.0 | Stage 9 – NFL Superbowl |
| 9.1 | Pick straight up winner |
| 9.2 | Pick correct winner of game earn 5 pts |
| 9.3 | Pick incorrect winner of game pay $5 |
| 9.4 | Pick combined final score exact points earn 5 pts |
| 9.5 | Pick combined final score within +/- 5 points earn 1 pt |
| 9.6 | Pick combined final score outside of +/- 5 points pay $1 per point outside (i.e. Picked score of 40, final score of 60, pay $15) |
| 9.7 | Total points you can earn this stage = 10pts |
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| 10.0 | Stage 10 – Bowl Mania |
| 10.1 | After the Bowl Game field is developed fill out the provided excel spreadsheet; NOT confidence pick based |
| 10.2 | 1st place gets 20 points and pays $1 |
| 10.3 | Last Place gets 1 point and pays $20 |
| 10.4 | Fill in placement points and penalties between, respectively |
| 10.5 | Guess the total number correct guessed bowl games as a collective group (i.e. jelly beans in the jar game). Total max correct games is 19×13=247. This will be used as the potential tie-breaker. |
| 10.6 | Total points you can earn this stage = 20pts |
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| 11.0 | Stage 11 – TBD |
| 11.1 | This is a place holder for a potentially added event (UFC fight, boxing match, etc) |
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| 12.0 | Stage 12 – Super Bowl Prop Bets |
| 12.1 | This is a place holder for a potentially added event |
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| 13.0 | Stage 13 – 2nd Half Events |
| 13.1 | This is a place holder for the 2nd half events – will attempt to plan out events at the start of 2nd half |
| 13.2 | 2nd half events are FREE TO PLAY (no penalties or money is expended) and a chance to win 30% |
| 13.3 | Event Structure will be as follows: March Madness (2) UFC/Boxing Events, (2) Nascar Events, (1) Golf Event |
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| 14.0 | League Committee |
| 14.1 | Members: Dana Benner, Commissioner |
| 14.2 | Authority: Any and all |
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| 15.0 | Addenda |
| 15.1 | A PUSH counts as a loss in the eyes of Wild Card Entry but you will not have to pay the mispick penalty FOR THAT GAME. Still have to pay the bonus $1 if you miss all 4 games. |
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