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Best Ball Cutline Championship
ENTRY FEE
SINGLE ENTRY: $150.00
MULTI-ENTRY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE    LEARN MORE
CONTEST SIZE
TEAMS PER LEAGUE
PRIZES BASED ON ENTRIES
MAX ENTRIES
10
1,000
1,100
PRIZES
LEAGUE
Place Prize
1st $300
OVERALL
Place Prize
1st $50,000
2nd $10,000
3rd $5,000
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OVERALL CONSOLATION
Place Prize
1st $1,500
2nd $1,000
3rd $750
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FORMAT
LEAGUE PLAY
REGULAR SEASON
  • Weeks 1 - 27
  • Points style scoring to determine the league winners
  • Best Ball format
OVERALL PLAY
  • Weeks 0 - 27
  • Top 2 teams from all eligible leagues go to championship round
  • Next 3 teams from all eligible leagues go to consolation round
  • 3 cut periods over the course of the playoffs determine the winner of the overall prizes
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ROSTERS
Position Count
C 2
1B 1
2B 1
SS 1
3B 1
OF 5
CI 1
MI 1
UT 1
P 9
Bench 19
FREE AGENTS
  • NO FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS
  • TRADES
    NO TRADING ALLOWED
    DRAFT
    STYLE
    SNAKE DRAFT
    PICK ASSIGNMENT
    RANDOM
    A random draft order will be assigned with all of the teams in the league.
    LOCATION
    ONLINE
    SCORING
    CATEGORIES - POINTS
    Type For Every Points
    At Bats 1 -1.00
    Hits 1 4.00
    Runs 1 2.00
    Home Runs 1 6.00
    Runs Batted In 1 2.00
    Stolen Bases 1 5.00
    Type For Every Points
    Innings Pitched 1 3.00
    Hits Allowed 1 -1.00
    Earned Runs 1 -2.00
    Walks Issued 1 -1.00
    Strikeouts 1 1.00
    Wins 1 6.00
    Saves 1 8.00
    Best Ball Cutline Championship - Game Information
    Entry Fee: $150.00
    Teams Per League: 10
    Scoring Style: Points
    Draft: 42 Rounds, Serpentine, Various Draft Speeds Available
    Prizes: 1 in 10 win a League Prize
    Max Entries in Contest: 1,100
    Prizes Based on Number of Entries: 1,000
    Entry Packages
    Package Option Description Cost Savings
    1) Cutline Championship 3-Pack $425 $25 Buy Package
    2) Cutline Championship 6-Pack $825 $75 Buy Package
    3) Cutline Championship 9-Pack $1,225 $125 Buy Package
    4) Triple Play $600 $50 Buy Package
    Highly Experienced Player Badges
    Has played in at least 500 contests
    Has played in at least 1000 contests
    Has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
    Has played in at least 500 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
    Has played in at least 1000 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
    Team Owners # Teams Badge(s)
    SHAWN LYNN 1
    Anthony Palavis 6
    Elliott Landry 1
    Adam Baker 1
    Ken Barr 1
    Andrew Liesch 3
    Thomas Greenwald 1
    Brian Leigh 3
    BRADY PATTERSON 1
    DAVID GACIOCH 6
    DAVID GRONSKY 9
    Gary Durbin 3
    Eric Albright 18
    Eric Erhardt 1
    David Matthew Hinkel 9
    Ray Pelleane 1
    Jeremy McClayton 1
    Johnhenry Schroeder 3
    Aaron Jones 9
    DANIEL MCDONALD 2
    David Longood 1
    Mike Ballschmiede 9
    Kenneth Morita 2
    John Miller 3
    Jon Stadtmueller 18
    KEITH NOECKER 1
    Jim Costello 2
    TD Linhart 1
    Casey Vercruysse 1
    Click here to view badge levels
    League Management Web Address

    You can access your team and league via the Internet by going to https://nfc.shgn.com. You will need an email address and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and do not have log-in information.

    Stats Final
    2025 NFBC Stats Finalized - Thursday, October 2nd, 7 am ET
    League
    League Prizes
    1 $300
    Overall
    Overall Prizes
    1 $50,000
    2 $10,000
    3 $5,000
    4 $3,500
    5 $3,000
    6 $2,500
    7 $2,000
    8 $1,500
    9 $1,400
    10 $1,300
    11 $1,200
    12 $1,100
    13 $1,000
    14 $900
    15 $800
    16 $700
    17 $600
    18 $500
    19 $450
    20 $400
    Consolation Prizes
    1 $1,500
    2 $1,000
    3 $750
    4 $600
    5 $500
    Online Drafts
    League Details: Each league will be composed of 10 teams, and each draft will consist of 42 rounds.

    Website: All Online Leagues will hold their drafts at https://nfc.shgn.com

    Random Draft Spot Selection: The NFBC will set each Best Ball Cutline Championship league as they fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Once that league is filled for that draft time, the league will be closed or signups will continue for a second or third league for that date and time.

    Time Limit for Draft: If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, the draft room will select the top player from that owner's Player Queue and if no player is in the queue then the top available player from the player's default list will be selected. If there is a computer failure, an error made with a selection by an owner or any other type of technical malfunction, the draft moderator can stop the draft at any time and correct the error and then resume the draft. The NFBC reserves the right to allow the draft moderator to roll-back the draft if a technical error occurred, but if the desired player had already been selected before the draft was stopped, that player is no longer available to be drafted.

    Extended Drafts: are drafts where the pick timer is greater than or equal to one hour.

    Pick Timers Cut in Half for Extended Drafts: To improve draft efficiency, the pick timer will be cut in half for the remainder of extended drafts after specific rounds:

    - Football: After Round 21

    - Baseball: After Round 30


    Overnight Pause for Extended Drafts: Extended drafts are paused overnight from 1 AM ET - 9 AM ET.

    Moderated Drafts: If there is a computer failure, an error made with a selection by an owner or any other type of technical malfunction, the draft moderator can stop the draft at any time and correct the error and then resume the draft. The NFBC reserves the right to allow the draft moderator to roll-back the draft if a technical error occurred, but if the desired player had already been selected before the draft was stopped, that player is no longer available to be drafted.

    Commissioner Decisions: All decisions made by the NFBC commissioner are final. Tough decisions sometimes must be made about eligibility rules, lineups, etc., and NFBC participants must accept the unbiased ruling of the NFBC commissioner.
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    Lineup Submission
    The Best Ball Cutline Championship has an optimal scoring format where your highest scoring player from each of the starting positions is scored at the end of each week. Owners do not have to set their starting lineups at all during the season. Live league scoring and overall standings will be run in real-time, but the final calculation for each week is done after all Sunday games are complete. Weeks run from Monday through Sunday.
    Position Eligibility
    The NFBC will use the following position eligibility rules in 2025:

    a) Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2024 will qualify at that position for the entire 2025 NFBC season. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2025 will be eligible at that position after they have played there for the 10th time during the 2025 MLB regular season. Any player who missed all of the previous season to injury or retirement will qualify at the position he last was eligible for in the majors.

    b) If a player did not appear in 20 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 20 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only based on prior year minor league games played.

    c) Those players who only pinch-hit in the majors in 2024 will be position eligible according to their minor-league games played status in 2024. They would qualify at the position they played the most games in the minors.

    d) Players who played all of 2024 in the minor leagues will be awarded position eligibility for the 2025 NFBC season based on the most games played at all levels in the minors for the previous year. NFBC will determine that one eligible position before Draft Day and that will determine that player's status for 2025 once he is called up to the majors. Those players who only pinch-hit or DH in the minors will only be UT-eligible.

    e) In random cases, such as being injured or out all season, resulting in ZERO GAMES being played at any professional level, a player's position eligibility will default to what it was entering the previous season. Multiple-position-eligibility DOES carry over provided the player met the 20-game requirement in their last major league season.

    f) The NFBC commissioner will rule on player eligibility prior to the draft as he deems necessary. In the rare occurrence a player’s eligibility is found to be not in line with NFBC rules, the correct position will be added but they WILL NOT lose eligibility at the previous listed position. ALL position eligibility locks in with the first pitch of Opening Day – not any international series – and no changes will be made after that date.
    Trades Between Managers
    To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.
    Roster
    Position Count
    Catcher 2
    First Baseman 1
    Second Baseman 1
    Shortstop 1
    Third Baseman 1
    Outfielder 5
    Corner Infielder (1B,3B) 1
    Middle Infielder (2B,SS) 1
    Utility Player (DH,C,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF) 1
    Pitcher (SP,RP) 9
    Bench 19
    Free Agents
    There are no free agent pickups in Best Ball Cutline Championship Leagues. What you draft is what you have to manage for the entire season. All rosters remain intact from Draft Day through the end of the season.
    Free Agents
    Each team will have a free agent acquisition budget of $1,000, but there will be only two free agent periods during the regular season and none during the championship playoff. Free agency will run on the following nights:

    FAAB 1: Tuesday April 9th
    FAAB 2: Tuesday June 4th

    The first free agent period will be during the first two weeks of play on Tuesday April 9th, followed by the last and only other FAAB period on Tuesday June 4th. The Cutline FAAB deadline is on Tuesday’s and those players acquired in FAAB still have their stats from Monday and Tuesday calculated into their new teams’ stats for that week. Players will be allowed to pick up as many free agents each time as they’d like. At no time can any team have more than the required number of players allowed on its roster.

    Free agent pickups during the season will include players who are on major-league rosters at the time or players who were selected on Draft Day and later dropped. Even players who were originally selected on Draft Day, cut and then sent to the minors are eligible during the regular season FAAB bidding period as once they are a part of that league they continue to be part of the free agent listing. If the players were good enough to be selected on Draft Day, they are then good enough to remain in that league's free agent pool.

    Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major league roster or once was on an NFBC team in your league is considered a free agent for that league. Even players on the MLB disabled list are eligible to be picked up during the FAAB bidding process. The player pool is deemed closed of new free agents each Sunday at 7 AM ET before the FAAB bidding deadline and a player must have played at least 1 MLB game to be added to the pool at that time. Once a minor-leaguer plays his first game in the majors, he remains in every NFBC FAAB pool whether he returns to the minors or not. Once in the majors, he remains in all FAAB pools. Participants should also note that MLB unsigned veteran free agents at the time of Draft Day are eligible to be drafted in all NFBC leagues. However, after Draft Day they can only be added via free agency once they are added to an MLB 26-man roster.

    Free Agent Bidding Process: The free agent system will be a blind bidding process for each individual league. Each team will start with 1,000 free agent dollars for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents two times per year with a minimum bid of $1 per player. Teams will not be able to see other team's free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars go to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's available free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). Only winning bids and the runner-up bids on each player will be shown after the FAAB bidding period for each NFBC league.

    Bidding Time Frame: The NFBC bidding process starts the week before Opening Day and runs for the first time on Tuesday April 9. FAAB will run one more time on Tuesday June 4. There are no additional FAAB pickups in the playoffs. Bids will be accepted on the league website from Tuesday at 3 PM ET until the day of the deadline at 10 PM ET in each of those weeks. Rosters will be updated shortly after 10 PM ET on Tuesday with the results of all successful bids. First and Last Free Agent Bidding Deadlines: The first free agent bidding deadline is Tuesday April 9, at 10 PM ET. The last free agent bidding deadline is on Tuesday June 4 at 10 pm ET.

    Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids. Participants should note that the computer takes the HIGHEST BIDS and processes each bid in that order if you have multiple FAAB acquisition bids. ALL BIDS WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER OF DOLLAR VALUE ASSIGNED TO THOSE FREE AGENTS, highest to lowest.

    Example:

    Acquire Willie Calhoun, $19, cut Jorge Soler
    Acquire Eloy Jimenez, $16, cut Jorge Soler
    Acquire Nick Gordon, $2, cut Jorge Soler

    Number of Bids Limit: There is no limit to the number of bids that may be submitted each week in which bids are permitted.

    Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid during the season, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by

    Worst league standing at the time FAAB was run (Tuesday night using Monday's standings).
    Lowest standing the previous week.
    Lowest draft position from Draft Day.

    Commissioner Review of Player Drops: All player drops for free agents are subject to review by the NFBC commissioner and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a star player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFBC commissioner reserves the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent pool for any length of time, possibly the entire season. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner will be final.
    Scoring Details
    The Best Ball Cutline Championship is a points-based league designed to approximate the relative contribution value of batter and pitcher outcomes in standard NFBC rotisserie leagues.

    A starting lineup will consist of 14 hitters and 9 pitchers, with the same positions and position eligibility of standard NFBC leagues. Scoring is automatic, with each teams highest scoring lineup of 2 catchers, 1 first baseman, 1 second baseman, 1 third baseman, 1 shortstop, 1 middle infielder (2B or SS), 1 corner infielder (1B or 3B), 5 Outfielders, 1 Utility Hitter and 9 pitchers counting toward that teams points.

    Every team's optimal scoring lineup will be automatically scored each week (Monday through Sunday) from the required 42 starting positions.
    Playoffs
    The top two teams in each league will advance to the Championship Tier, while the third place, fourth place and fifth place teams in each league go into the Wild Card Tier. All teams tied for fifth place in their respective leagues will advance to the Wild Card Tier.

    The Best Ball Cutline Championship has a regular season, which concludes just prior to the MLB All-Star Break on Monday, July 15, and a championship playoff which runs for 9+ weeks beginning in the week of the All-Star Break and ending in mid-September. Championship Rounds run from:
    Round 1: July 17-Aug. 3
    Round 2: Aug. 4-Aug. 24
    Round 3: Aug. 25-Sept. 14

    Round 1: Each advancing team from the regular season will have their Round 1 total calculated by adding their weekly average point total from the season to their team totals from July 17 to Aug. 3. The shortened Thursday-Sunday July 17-20 schedule is considered a separate week of scoring for Round 1, followed by two full weeks. The Top 95 teams in the Championship Tier will advance to Round 2 in the Championship Tier. All other teams move into the Wild Card Tier. The top 5 teams from the Wild Card Tier move into the Championship Tier for Round 2, while the next 95 Wild Card teams also advance to Round 2 in the Wild Card Tier. All other teams in the Wild Card Tier are eliminated from the contest.

    Round 2: The Top 95 teams from Round 1 of the Championship Tier plus the top 5 Wild Card teams will advance to Round 2 in the Championship Tier, while the remaining teams from the Round 1 Championship Tier and the remaining Top 95 Wild Card teams will compete in Round 2 in the Wild Card Tier. Each team's Round 2 total is calculated by adding 25% of their Round 1 Total Score, to their team totals from Aug. 4 to Aug. 24. The Top 18 teams in the Championship Tier will advance to Round 3 in the Championship Tier, while all other teams in the Championship Tier will move into the Wild Card Tier. The Top 2 Wild Card teams will move up to the Championship Tier for the next round, putting 20 teams in the Championship Tier for Round 3. The Top 20 teams after removing the Top 2 teams in the Wild Card Tier move on to Round 3 in the Wild Card Tier. All other Wild Card teams are eliminated.

    Round 3: The 20 teams left in the Championship Tier will compete for the 20 Championship Tier prizes. Each team's Round 3 total is calculated by adding 25% of their Round 2 Total Score to their team totals from Aug 25th to Sept. 14. The team with the most points in the Championship Tier wins the grand prize. The same scoring formula is used for the Wild Card Tier, which has prizes for the Top 5 highest scoring teams in Round 3.
    Stats

    Best Ball Cutline Championship scoring for the regular season of this contest is final as of July 16 at 9 am ET. In the event that there are scoring changes after that of games played before the All-Star break, those changes won't be made in the Best Ball Cutline Championship . Championship Round and Wild Card Tier scores are also final as of Sept. 14th at 6 pm ET.

    Scoring Categories
    Type For Every Points
    At Bats 1 -1.00
    Hits 1 4.00
    Runs 1 2.00
    Home Runs 1 6.00
    Runs Batted In 1 2.00
    Stolen Bases 1 5.00
    Type For Every Points
    Innings Pitched 1 3.00
    Hits Allowed 1 -1.00
    Earned Runs 1 -2.00
    Walks Issued 1 -1.00
    Strikeouts 1 1.00
    Wins 1 6.00
    Saves 1 8.00
    Scoring Periods
    Period Start End Deadline(s) Status
    1 Tuesday, 3/18/2025 Sunday, 3/30/2025 - -
    2 Monday, 3/31/2025 Sunday, 4/6/2025 - -
    3 Monday, 4/7/2025 Sunday, 4/13/2025 - -
    4 Monday, 4/14/2025 Sunday, 4/20/2025 - -
    5 Monday, 4/21/2025 Sunday, 4/27/2025 - -
    6 Monday, 4/28/2025 Sunday, 5/4/2025 - -
    7 Monday, 5/5/2025 Sunday, 5/11/2025 - -
    8 Monday, 5/12/2025 Sunday, 5/18/2025 - -
    9 Monday, 5/19/2025 Sunday, 5/25/2025 - -
    10 Monday, 5/26/2025 Sunday, 6/1/2025 - -
    11 Monday, 6/2/2025 Sunday, 6/8/2025 - -
    12 Monday, 6/9/2025 Sunday, 6/15/2025 - -
    13 Monday, 6/16/2025 Sunday, 6/22/2025 - -
    14 Monday, 6/23/2025 Sunday, 6/29/2025 - -
    15 Monday, 6/30/2025 Sunday, 7/6/2025 - -
    16 Monday, 7/7/2025 Sunday, 7/13/2025 - -
    17 Monday, 7/14/2025 Sunday, 7/20/2025 - -
    18 Monday, 7/21/2025 Sunday, 7/27/2025 - -
    19 Monday, 7/28/2025 Sunday, 8/3/2025 - -
    20 Monday, 8/4/2025 Sunday, 8/10/2025 - -
    21 Monday, 8/11/2025 Sunday, 8/17/2025 - -
    22 Monday, 8/18/2025 Sunday, 8/24/2025 - -
    23 Monday, 8/25/2025 Sunday, 8/31/2025 - -
    24 Monday, 9/1/2025 Sunday, 9/7/2025 - -
    25 Monday, 9/8/2025 Sunday, 9/14/2025 - -
    Disclaimers
    NFBC is not responsible for delays or failure to perform if the delays or failure to perform is caused by the occurrence of an act, omission, or condition beyond its control, whether or not foreseeable, including without limitation, acts of God, riots, terrorists' acts, war, fire, flood, or power failure. In addition, is not responsible for any late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries or for printing or typographical errors in any materials and content associated with the Contest. Neither the Contest nor the Contest website are sponsored or endorsed by either.
    Compliance with Official Rules
    The Contest is subject to applicable United States laws, and these official rules, and cannot be used in connection with any form of gambling. By entering the Contest, you agree to the terms of the official rules (including the legal restrictions) and the Terms of Use applicable to the Contest website, and you agree to abide by the decisions of NFBC, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. NFBC reserves the right to change the official rules, in its sole discretion. No waiver of any provision of the official rules at any time shall be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.
    Legal Restrictions
    THE CONTEST AND ALL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NFBC MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE CONTEST FOR ANY CLAIM (INCLUSIVE OF ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT IS LIMITED TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ALL FEES PAID BY THE PARTICIPANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. IN NO EVENT SHALL NFBC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED PARTIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, OR CONTEST SPONSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
    Internet/Technology Problems; Tampering
    If, as a result of viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond the control of NFBC, the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or compromised, NFBC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. NFBC is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. NFBC reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process or Contest operation, provides false entry information, or disseminates false or misleading information about the Contest. NFBC reserves the right to seek recovery of damages from such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law.
    Prizes
    Winners are determined and prizes are awarded as provided in the official rules of the Contest. Prize winners will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release and may be required to provide a certification for tax withholding (including, without limitation, a W-9). Prize winners may also be required to provide evidence that the information in the entry for the Contest is accurate. The prize will only be paid to the person who is identified by NFBC as having submitted the entry for the Contest. Failure to submit accurate and complete information at any time may result in forfeiture of prizes. All taxes associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. You are advised to consult your tax advisor for tax advice concerning your prize winnings. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, NFBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. If NFBC determines that a team is owned indirectly by a customer in order to circumvent the Eligibility Requirements, NFBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award prizes or disqualify the team.

    Cash prizes are awarded in U.S. dollars. In the event of a tie, cash prizes are divided evenly among those who have tied. In the event that a league does not contain 10 teams, NFBC reserves the right to cancel the league and entry fees from that league will be refunded.

    Please allow 2-3 weeks, from the time your signed affidavit and release (and certification for tax withholding, if applicable) is returned to NFBC, to receive your prize. All prizes are awarded regardless of the number of entrants or amount of entry fees received. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted.
    Prize Notification
    Winners are notified by email or regular mail within ten (10) days after the official final results (and associated winners) are posted at the conclusion of the Contest. Winners are also posted on the Contest website. Winners are required to complete an affidavit and release and certification for tax withholding, if applicable. There forms must be completed and returned via the website, email or regular mail, within 15 days following attempted notification. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in disqualification and forfeiture of prizes. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. After six (6) months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
    Complaints And Requests To Be Removed From Mailing Lists
    The Contest operator is SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC with its principal office located at 333 Washington Ave N Suite 104 Minneapolis, MN 55401. Please contact NFBC at its principal office if at any time you wish to be removed from any mailing list (including any email list) or have any complaint regarding products or services provided by NFBC.
    Taxes
    If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the NFBC must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. pays the principal team owner of each NFBC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes.
    Eligibility & Registration
    The NFBC is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age or older (19 years in Alabama and Nebraska, and 21 years in Massachusetts). By entering an NFC contest, you are further representing and warranting that:

    -- you are a citizen or resident of the United States of America or Canada and that you have an address in the United States of America or Canada;

    -- at the time of contest entry, you are physically located in the United States of America or Canada in a jurisdiction in which participation in the NFC is not prohibited by applicable law;

    -- at the time of contest entry, you are not physically located in of any of the following U.S. states or Canadian Provinces: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Vermont, Washington, Ontario;

    -- when entering an NFC contest, you are not an employee or operator of another fantasy sports website that charges entrance fees or offers cash prizes;

    -- you are not listed on any U.S. or Canadian Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;

    -- you are not subject to backup withholding tax because: (a) you are exempt from backup withholding, or (b) you have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that you are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified you that you are no longer subject to backup withholding;
    Official Rules
    Registration for, and continued participation in, the NFBC constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules ("Official Rules") and to SportsHub Games Network, Inc. decisions relating thereto. SportsHub Games Network, Inc.' decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the NFBC are final and binding.
    Refunds

    Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFBC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFBC game or event and/or participate in any NFBC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall SportsHub Games Network, Inc. be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFBC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.

    Cancellation

    At its sole discretion, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of SportsHub Games Network, Inc.. In the event of any such termination by SportsHub Games Network, Inc., all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).

    At its sole discretion, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league (including the NFBC Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFBC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

    Code of Conduct

    All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFBC season, and during use of any NFBC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFBC message board. Additionally the NFBC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by SportsHub Games Network, Inc., in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFBC/SportsHub Games Network, Inc. representative, is strictly prohibited. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFBC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFBC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFBC game, then SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant's team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.

    Errors

    The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.

    Prize Splitting

    Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by SportsHub Games Network, Inc. (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by SportsHub Games Network, Inc.. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If SportsHub Games Network, Inc. deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then SportsHub Games Network, Inc. will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.

    Communication Access

    All NFBC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.

    Hold Harmless

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    Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer

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    Notice To California Users

    Per California Code Section 1789.3, please be advised that the provider of services is SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC with its principal offices located at 333 Washington Ave N Suite 104 Minneapolis, MN 55401. Entry fees and other charges for participation in the Contest vary and are subject to change from time-to-time in the sole discretion of NFBC. Please review the official rules of the Contest for all fees and other charges which may be applicable. If you have a complaint regarding any services provided by NFBC or questions regarding entry fees or other charges, please contact NFBC at telephone number (888)-636-7559 or by writing NFBC at the above office address. For complaints, you may also contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

    Notice To Ohio Users

    From time to time, certain prizing elements may change although never below the guaranteed prize amounts listed on each NFBC contest page. Contest participants entering from the state of Ohio are eligible only for the stated guaranteed prize amounts listed on each NFBC contest page at the time registration for the contest opens.

    Notice to Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee Users
    If you are a resident of Missouri, or are registering from inside Arkansas or Tennessee, to be eligible to win a prize you must do one of the following for any draft contest:

    • Make at least one selection in your draft

    • Set your personal pre-draft rankings prior to, or during, the draft

    • Set your player queue for at least one round of your draft.

    Highly Experienced Player Badges
    Has played in at least 500 contests
    Has played in at least 1000 contests
    Has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
    Has played in at least 500 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
    Has played in at least 1000 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more

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