Official Rules

Introduction

At DraftZone.com, operated by Draft Zone, Inc., you have a chance to join and compete in the premier venue for instant fantasy sports competition. As fantasy sports players ourselves, we know that nothing compares to the thrill of the draft. That's why at DraftZone we're giving you the chance to relive that thrill every day with a league custom designed for you. Whether you want to match wits with 11 others in a 12-team league or go heads-up against a single opponent, you'll find a league size and skill level that's right for you. And if that's still not enough action for you, try testing your skills managing a salary cap for the chance to win big.

We're committed to providing you with fast-paced, non-stop action in a truly professional setting. We know that you have many choices where to go for your fantasy entertainment, but we're sure that once you try this unique experience, you'll never look back.

Please take a moment to review these Official Rules as well as the Terms and Conditions.

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Join a League

Registration
To be part of a DraftZone league you must first complete a User Registration Form. Once registered as an user, you will be able to join a league and compete for real cash awards. If any of the information entered in User Registration Form becomes outdated, it is the responsibility of the user to keep their profile information updated on the "My Profile" page.

Draft Leagues
Draft Leagues are available both at scheduled start times and "Cash Draft" formats. The following rules apply to both scheduled start and "Cash Draft" leagues.

Whether a draft begins at a scheduled time or upon a "Cash Draft" reaching capacity, the draft will start promptly, and the draft order will be determined upon a random drawing, which is presented in the draft room. Players will draft in the order according to the number received, with the player receiving the lowest number drafting first. There will then be up to a 1 minute window before the clock will start for the first team drafting. Each team will have 45 seconds to make his or her selection, 1 minute for leagues with 2 to 6 teams. If you do not make a pick within the allotted time or you lose your internet connection, a player will automatically be selected for you based upon your personal pre-rankings or DraftZone's player rankings. In both of these cases, positions of need will be taken into consideration. Please see Team Selection below for more information regarding the "Auto-draft" feature. Each team will draft starters and bench players according to the Roster Requirements for that league. Upon the completion of the draft, you can adjust your starting roster of players as desired, allowing for the required number of starters at each position. There will be no adding/dropping of players after the draft has completed.

Please note that friends are welcome to join the same league if spots are available but a user is not allowed to have more than one team per league. All rosters must consist of players from more than 1 sport team. Moreover, rosters cannot consist entirely of players who are playing in the same game. For example, if the Redskins are playing the Cowboys, your roster cannot consist entirely of players from the Redskins and Cowboys. Any violations of these policies will result in a user's team being voided and forfeiture of entry fees paid and any awards won. Violators will also be subject to banishment from playing at DraftZone.

Salary Cap Leagues
Upon signing up for a salary cap league, you can select your roster of players, based on the Roster Requirements for that league. Your roster must stay below the league salary cap. You can adjust your roster of players as desired, but not exceeding the league salary cap. Please see Transaction Deadlines below for additional details. If your team exceeds the league salary cap or is not completely filled your team will be invalid and no awards will be earned.

Zone Draft Leagues
Upon signing up for a zone draft league, you can select your roster of players, based on the Roster Requirements for that league. You must select 1 player from each zone to complete your roster. Please see Transaction Deadlines below for additional details. If your team is not completely filled your team will be invalid and no awards will be earned.

Signup Restrictions
A user is limited to joining a maximum of 5 open leagues per sport and per entry fee at one time. For example, a user can join up to 5 NFL open leagues that have an $11 entry fee. Once one of those open leagues is filled, the user can join another league for that sport and entry fee.

Cancellation
Fantasy games are offered with a limited money back guarantee.

Users may withdraw from a "Cash Draft" league at any time prior to the league reaching capacity without penalty and will receive a full refund of their entry fee.

Users will not be allowed to withdraw from a draft scheduled to start at a certain time unless such withdrawal is made prior to 1 hour before the scheduled start. If you cancel your team 1 hour before your online draft, you will receive a complete refund. If a league fails to fill up prior to the scheduled draft date, the league will be canceled and you will receive a complete refund. Users of teams in canceled leagues will also receive an email regarding similar upcoming draft leagues that the user may be interested in joining.

Games that are Postponed, Suspended or Canceled
If a game is postponed or suspended but is completed on the same day (for MLB, NBA, NCAAB & NHL or within the game period for NFL) then you will receive points for your players in those games as normal. If a game (for NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAAB & NHL) is postponed or suspended to a later date or called off for any reason, any players you have selected for that game will only receive points for the stats they accumulate on the current day, and any stats accumulated when the game is completed at a later date will not accumulate additional points for your team. If game cancellations and/or postponements mean there is only one game left on a particular day, that day's DraftZone game will be canceled and you will receive a complete refund. NASCAR, PGA and PBR events that are postponed to no later than 1 week of the originally scheduled event day will receive points for your players in those games as normal, if not, then the DraftZone game's based on that event will be canceled and you will receive a complete refund.

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League/Team Configuration

Draft Leagues

# of Teams	2 to 12
Starting Roster	Football:	1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF
	Baseball:	2 SP, 1 RP, 1 C, 1 CI (1B/3B), 1 MI (2B/SS), 2 OF, 1 Utility (Any position except pitcher)
	Basketball (NBA):	3 G, 3 F, 1 C
	Basketball (NCAAB):	3 G, 4 F/C
	Hockey:	1 G, 2 C, 2 D, 1 LW, 1 RW
	NASCAR, Golf & Bull Riding:	5 Drivers, Golfers or Riders
Bench Players	3 Players - Any Position (Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey) 2 Drivers/Golfers/Riders (NASCAR, Golf, Bull Riding)
Negative Points	Yes, players can accumulate negative points scoring.

Salary Cap & Zone Draft Leagues

# of Teams	2 to 12 or 20
Starting Roster	Football:	1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF
	Baseball:	2 SP, 1 RP, 1 C, 1 CI (1B/3B), 1 MI (2B/SS), 2 OF, 1 Utility (Any position except pitcher)
	Basketball (NBA):	3 G, 3 F, 1 C
	Basketball (NCAAB):	3 G, 4 F/C
	Hockey:	1 G, 2 C, 2 D, 1 LW, 1 RW
	NASCAR, Golf & Bull Riding:	5 Drivers, Golfers or Riders
Bench Players	0
Negative Points	Yes, players can accumulate negative points scoring.

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Team Selection

Draft Leagues

Round	Position
1	Highest-Rated Player Available
2	Highest-Rated Player Available Exception: Will not select the same position as the 1st round selection, unless the 1st round selection was a RB in football leagues.
Remaining Rounds	Highest-Rated Player Available Exception: Will select players at positions to ensure all starting roster positions are filled, before any bench players are selected. Additionally, the kicker starting position in football leagues will not be selected until all other starting and bench positions are filled.

Live Draft Details
Be sure to enter your league draft room at least 15 minutes prior to the draft. Go to your league home page and select "Enter Draft Room". If you cannot be present, be sure to pre-rank your players within the "My Profile" page. Your personalized ranking of players will be carried into each draft you enter. If you do not show up for the draft, after your time expires on the first pick, you will be automatically switched to "Auto-draft". Your pre-rank list will be used to draft your team. If you do not pre-rank your players, the DraftZone default player rankings will be used.

In the draft room, you will be able to use the draft queue. You can select players to place in your draft queue, so when it is your turn to draft, you can have the player or players you want, ready to go. "Auto-draft" will draft the players in the order you have them in the draft queue, if there are no players in your draft queue, the "Auto-draft" will use your pre-ranked player list.

Salary Cap Leagues
The users in a salary cap league will sign-on to DraftZone at a time of their convenience, but prior to the Transaction Deadlines, and select a team that does not exceed the defined salary cap and meets the specifications set forth in League/Team Configuration.

Zone Draft Leagues
The users in a zone draft league will sign-on to DraftZone at a time of their convenience, but prior to the Transaction Deadlines, and select a team that meets the specifications set forth in League/Team Configuration.

MLB Double Headers
Players will only score points for the game listed as their opponent on the draft room, live scoring and roster screens. If a player plays in two games on the same day then they will only be scored for one of those games. Generally, in the event of a double header the first game played will be used.

MLB Starting Pitchers
Starting pitchers for the upcoming games are updated on a daily basis as the information is made available from our statistics provider. There is no guarantee that a pitcher shown as available, will actually be the starting pitcher in the game, so be sure to re-check your roster prior to the game's start time to ensure you have a relevant roster.

NCAA Players
Player selection for NCAA based games will be restricted to players in games involving a top 25 ranked team. All other players will not be available for selection.

PGA Tournament Participants
Golfers participating in a PGA tournament are updated on a daily basis as the information is made available from our statistics provider. There is no guarantee that a golfer shown as available one day, will actually play in the tournament, so be sure to re-check your roster prior to the PGA tournament's start time to ensure you have a relevant roster for the tournament.

PBR Event Participants
Bull riders participating in a specific PBR event are not provided to DraftZone, so there is no guarantee that a bull rider you select will actually participate in the PBR event.

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Transaction Deadlines

Draft Leagues

2 to 6 Person Draft League
If your draft league begins within 1/2 hour of a players scheduled game start time or the player is already playing or has already completed their game, that player will not be available for selection in 2-6 person draft leagues.

7 to 12 Person Draft League
If your draft league begins within 1 hour of a players scheduled game start time or the player is already playing or has already completed their game, that player will not be available for selection in 7-12 person draft leagues.

Roster Movement in Draft Leagues
After a draft is completed, users will be able to move any player back and forth from starting positions to bench positions up until the start of the players game (note: this may be Thursday/Saturday during certain weeks of the NFL season). After the games have begun, users will only be able to move players whose games have not yet begun. All players will lock into their current position prior to their respective game scheduled starting time. To avoid timing issues, be sure to make lineup changes well in advance of the games start time.

Salary Cap & Zone Draft Leagues
Users of teams in a salary cap league may adjust their rosters within the parameters of the salary cap and according to the provisions set forth in League Configuration provided that all adjustments are made prior to the league specific cutoff time, shown on sign-up confirmation and the salary cap league home page. Please note that NFL leagues that have a cutoff on the Thursday/Saturday games, that your roster must be complete prior to the start of the game played that Thursday/Saturday. All selections must be made prior to the league specific cutoff time. In NFL leagues, leagues that cutoff on Thursday/Saturday, all players selectedto your team from the Sunday/Monday games will be hidden from your opponents until 1pm EST on Sunday.

Game Cutoffs
Public draft leagues ("CASH DRAFT" and "SCHEDULED") that begin drafting after the league specific cutoff for the current games, and public "SALARY CAP" or "ZONE DRAFT" leagues that fill up after the cutoff for the current games, will be automatically canceled and your payments will be refunded.

Private draft leagues ("CASH DRAFT" and "SCHEDULED") that begin drafting after the league specific cutoff for the current games, and private "SALARY CAP" or "ZONE DRAFT" leagues that fill up after the cutoff for the current games, will be automatically moved to the next daily cutoff or the following day or week, if possible. If not possible, due to the end of a sport season, the league will be canceled and your payments will be refunded.
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Standard Decimal Scoring System

All leagues use the same standard scoring system for the respective sport, outlined below. A team will receive points based on stats from the games played. If two teams have the same number of points, then Tiebreakers will determine the winner.

Scoring is calculated based on a decimal scoring system, up to the hundredth percentile. Anything beyond the hundredth percentile is rounded down. Example: a QB passes for 237 yards, a QB receives 1 point per 25 yards, and so the resulting points scored will be 9.48.

Only players in your starting lineup will count toward your point total. You do not receive any points from players on your bench.



Scoring Corrections
Scoring corrections are only made when absolutely necessary. All point totals will be final for the weekly games on Wednesday and will be final for the daily games the day following the game completion. You will receive an announcement if a stats correction must be made to your final score.

Live scoring statistics that appear during games are subject to change and should be considered unofficial.

Tiebreakers
The following system will be used to determine the order of finish in leagues.

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Awards

The award pool and award breakdown for a specific league can be viewed on the league selection screens by hovering your mouse over the award pool for a specific league.



Special Award Payout Structures

50/50 Award Payout Structure
50/50 leagues will evenly distribute the award pool to the top 50% of the leagues teams. i.e. A 4 team, $110 entry league, will have an award pool of $400. The $400 will be distributed to the top 2 teams evenly, as $200 for 1st and $200 for 2nd. This award payout structure will be identifed by "50/50" being displayed in the award column of the public leagues section.

75% Award Payout Structure
75% leagues will evenly distribute the award pool to the top 75% of the leagues teams. i.e. A 4 team, $110 entry league, will have an award pool of $400. The $400 will be distributed to the top 3 teams evenly, as $133 for 1st, $133 for 2nd and $133 for 3rd. This award payout structure will be identifed by "75%" being displayed in the award column of the public leagues section.

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Deposits and Withdrawals

Deposits
Users may fund their DraftZone.com accounts by using their credit card or bank account to set up an account through PayPal. To make a deposit through PayPal, please click here.

For security reasons, for a deposit to be approved, a user's name, address, and email address must match the information given to us by PayPal. There is a $20 minimum and a $500 maximum for each deposit into a new account. Users may not deposit more than $1,000 in any seven day period without prior authorization from DraftZone. If you would like your deposit limits raised, please send an email request to .

E-CHECK payments will not be credited to your DraftZone account until they are cleared by the payment provider, which can take 3 to 5 days.

Withdrawals
There is a $25 minimum for withdrawals on PayPal, and a $50 minimum for withdrawals via check. A user requesting a withdrawal who deposited funds from his PayPal account may have the withdrawal credited to his PayPal account. For users that do not own a PayPal account, DraftZone will issue a check to the user that will be mailed to the user's address on file. This process will be completed in a prompt and efficient manner, but may take up to 2 weeks or longer under certain circumstances. A user may make two free withdrawals from his DraftZone.com account every month. After the first two withdrawals, DraftZone will charge a $10 fee for each subsequent withdrawal in the same month.

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Reward Points

Draft, Salary Cap and Zone Draft Leagues
Earn "DraftZone Points" for every paid-entry Draft, Salary Cap and Zone Draft League you participate in. The winner of the league will earn DraftZone Points based on the number of teams in the league multiplied by the league entry fee. All other participants will calculate their DraftZone Points according to the same formula for the winner; however, the end product will then be divided by the participant's finishing place.

Example:

1. (12 team league x $50 entry fee) / 1st Place=600 DraftZone Points
2. (8 team league x $100 entry fee) / 5th Place=160 DraftZone Points
3. (4 team league x $500 entry fee) / 2nd Place=1000 DraftZone Points

Bracket challenge Leagues
Earn "DraftZone Points" for every paid-entry Bracket Challenge League you participate in. The winner of the league will earn DraftZone Points based on the number of teams in the league multiplied by the league entry fee. Teams finishing 2nd, 3rd, or 4th will calculate their DraftZone Points according to the same formula for the winner; however, the end product will then be divided by the participant's finishing place. All other participants will earn points depending on how many rounds they advance.

Example:

1. (64 team league x $20 entry fee) / 1st Place=1280 DraftZone Points
2. (8 team league x $50 entry fee) / 2nd Place=200 DraftZone Points
3. (64 team league x $20 entry fee) - 1st Round=20 DraftZone Points
4. (64 team league x $20 entry fee) - 2nd Round=40 DraftZone Points
5. (8 team league x $50 entry fee) - 1st Round=50 DraftZone Points

* All DraftZone Points will be rounded to the nearest whole #.

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Deposit, Promotion and Referral Bonuses

Deposit Bonus
Receive 20% of your initial account deposit as a bonus for signing up and playing DraftZone.com.

• The deposit bonus will be released into your account as you participate in paid draft or salary cap leagues. The funds will be added to your account immediately after the leagues you enter are completed and released at a rate of 20% of the league buy-in. For example, if you join a $55 league, $11 (20% of $55) will be released into your account once that league is completed.
• You can view your "PENDING BONUS MONEY" on the "My DraftZone" page, under the "Deposit/Payout" tab.
• The maximum deposit bonus you can receive is $50.
• Deposit bonuses are promotional credits and must be used to play DraftZone contests and may not be redeemed for cash.
• Deposit bonuses cannot be withdrawn from your account.
• Deposit bonuses are only valid on the first deposit made to a new account.
• One deposit bonus per household

Promotional Codes
With the use of a promotional code on user registration, you will receive a sign-up bonus.

• You must enter the promotional code when opening an account.
• Sign-up bonuses are promotional credits and must be used to play DraftZone contests and may not be redeemed for cash.

Referral Bonus
For each friend you refer to DraftZone, you will receive 10% of your friend's initial deposit as a bonus to your DraftZone account.

• The referral bonus will be applied to your account once your friend's deposit has been processed and they have participated in a paid draft or salary cap league.
• The maximum referral bonus you can receive is $20.
• Referral bonuses are promotional credits and must be used to play DraftZone contests and may not be redeemed for cash.
• Referral bonuses cannot be withdrawn from your account.

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Heads Up Bracket Challenge

All contests that makeup The Heads Up Bracket Challenge ("Challenge") are subject to DraftZone's Official Rules and Terms and Conditions. Additionally, the Challenge will also be administered according to the following policies:

1. The Challenge will consist of 8 or 64 entries. Matchups will be assigned once a Challenge league fills up, up until Wednesday. If a Challenge fills up after Wednesday, the Challenge will be scheduled for the following week.
2. An individual may submit up to, but no more than 4 entries in the 64 team Challenges and up to 2 entries in the 8 team Challenges. Individuals with more than one entry will have each entry placed in a separate bracket region for the 64 team brackets, and in separate first round drafts in the 8 team brackets.
3. The 64 team Challenge will include 4 separate bracket regions, each of which will be composed of 16 entries. Entries will randomly be assigned a position within each bracket region subject to the exception that an individual with more than one entry will not have two entries placed in the same bracket region.
4. Entries will be paired against one another in each bracket region and will compete in a heads-up format with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated from the Challenge. This process will be repeated until there is a winner.
5. In a 64 team Challenge, the winner from each of the bracket regions will enter the semifinals of the Challenge and will compete against another semi-finalist. The winners of the semi-finals will then compete for the Championship while the losers of the semi-finals will compete for the 3rd and 4th place awards.
6. Awards will be distributed at the end of the Heads Up Bracket Challenge according to the following chart:
   
   
   Bracket Challenge Awards

   
   

   	$20	$50	$100	$200
   8 Team	1st $100 2nd $40	1st $250 2nd $100	1st $500 2nd $200	1st $1,000 2nd $400
   64 Team	1st $500 2nd $200 3rd $100 4th $50 5th-8th $40 9th-16th $20 Credit
7. Each week of the Challenge, Drafts will be held on Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 8pm EST to 10pm EST. Each bracket region will begin drafting 15 minutes apart to allow time for multiple entants to complete each draft. DraftZone cannot grant special draft time requests, users are required to draft at the assigned date and time. If a participant is not present or does not have an active internet connection at his or her draft's scheduled start time, they will be Auto-drafted according to the same policies that govern DraftZone's other contests. For more information, please Click Here.
8. Each week of the Challenge, Salary leagues will sign-on to DraftZone at a time of their convenience, but prior to the Transaction Deadlines, and select a team that does not exceed the defined salary cap and meets the specifications set forth in League/Team Configuration.
9. All contests that makeup the Challenge will use the Standard Decimal Scoring System. If the two teams have the same number of points, then Tiebreakers will determine the winner.
10. For more information on the Challenge please email .