Our Fair Match contest structure features separate lobbies for low and high stakes contests and a revolutionary approach to multi-entry that levels the playing field for single and multi-entry users.
Draftboard features separate lobbies for Rookie ($1-$5) and Veteran ($10-$50) contests. You may only enter contests in one lobby on a given day for each sport.
At game time, Draftboard places your entries into contests with randomly selected, unique opponents from the same contest type. The Fair Match system matches first entries against first entries, second versus second, and third versus third.*
See Fair Match: An In Depth Example for more details.
In some cases you will find yourself in a contest with less than the normal amount of users present, and in rare circumstances you might be all by yourself. Prize payouts are not altered when this occurs, meaning in the latter case you would be guaranteed first place prize money for that contest no matter how your lineup performs!
A crossover contest occurs when there is an uneven number of first or second entries present in a contest type. For example, if 199 users enter the $1 NFL 50/50, the 20th ten user contest created will contain nine users’ first entry and one user’s second entry. The maximum number of crossover contests per contest type is two.
Your first entry is guaranteed to be placed in a contest no matter how many other users registered for that contest type. Subsequent contests will only run if full. This means that your second and third entries are not guaranteed to be placed in a contest. Any entries not placed in contests will be refunded in full. See Fair Match: An In Depth Example for more details.