The 2022 Footballguys Subscriber Contest
A Way To Say "Thank You"
(And maybe a way for you to win a ton of cash...)
If you purchase one of our annual Premium Subscriptions, you get an entry into the Subscriber Contest. It's that easy.
We have a $35,000 prize pool up for grabs this year. Including, new for this year, $5,000 to be donated in the 1st Place Winner's name to a food bank in the city of their choice.
It's a "set it and forget it" type Survivor Contest so there's no in-season work required or allowed. And talk smack and strategy in our Footballguys Forum thread dedicated to this contest.
Build your team and take your shot against some of the most informed Fantasy GMs in the country.
They are, after all, Footballguys Subscribers.
Prizes
- 1st Place: $10,000 + $5,000 Donation in your name to a Food Bank in the city of your choice
- 2nd Place: $5,000
- 3rd Place: $2,000
- 4th Place: $1,000
- 5th Place: $600
- 6th place: $300
- 7th place: $100
- 8th place - 225th Place: One-year Footballguys PRO level Premium Subscription
Important Information
- The full contest rules are located below.
- The cap is $250.
- You must select AT LEAST 18 players and NOT MORE THAN 30 players.
- You must select a minimum of 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, 1 TE, 1 PK, and 1 Def.
- Our software will run several checks, but it is your responsibility to make sure your entry is legal.
- When you submit a new entry, all your previous entries will be erased. You will not be able to revert back to previous entries.
- If you submit an illegal entry, our software will do its best to warn you that it is illegal (see above), but the illegal entry will still overwrite your previous entry. You will therefore not be entered in the contest until you submit a new legal entry.
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Full Rules and Regulations
As a premium subscriber to Footballguys.com, you are eligible to enter this contest one time.
Legal Restrictions
Eligibility
The Contest is open to individuals who have reached legal age in their respective jurisdiction. Individuals who have not reached legal age in their respective jurisdiction can enter only with permission of a parent or legal guardian. Void where prohibited by law. Employees and immediate family members of Footballguys.com, its sponsors, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to win prizes.
The Footballguys Subscribers Contest is open to individuals who are 18 years of age or older and are legal residents in a jurisdiction in which the contest is permitted by law. Residents of Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Vermont, or Washington may play and have their places noted in the standings, but are not eligible to win any prizes. This game is open to legal residents of all other states of the United States and provinces of Canada. Persons residing in any other jurisdictions may enter (unless this contest or entry into this contest is prohibited by applicable local law), but will not be eligible to win any prizes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Game of Skill
The Contest is a game of skill. Winners are determined by the objective criteria set forth below. From all entries received, winners are determined by the individuals who use their skill and knowledge of relevant professional football information and fantasy football rules to accumulate the highest point totals during the Contest according to the official Contest rules.
Entry
The deadline to submit/edit your contest entry is 11:59 pm (ET) Wednesday, September 7th.
Awarding of Prizes
No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted. All prizes are awarded "as is" and without warranty of any kind, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability for a particular purpose). All taxes associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. A 30% U.S. income tax withholding will be applied to all non-U.S. prize winners. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, Footballguys.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes.
Notification
Winners are notified by email or regular mail within 14 days after the official results (and associated winners) are posted at the conclusion of the Contest. Winners are also posted on the Contest web site. Winners must return via email or regular mail an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law) within 15 days following attempted notification. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in disqualification.
By accepting any prize, the winners grant permission to Footballguys.com to use their names and/or likenesses for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent. In the event of dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online are declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner can be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
Release
By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless Footballguys.com, its sponsors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
Disclaimer, Consent
Footballguys.com and any subsidiary or affiliate of any of the foregoing will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries; (b) any game disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Footballguys.com; or (c) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the game. By entering the Game, the entrant grants Footballguys.com the right to use and publish the entrant's proper name, state or province of residence, score, and ranking online and in any other media in connection with the Contest, unless prohibited by law. In the event that the National Football League season is postponed, terminated early, or cancelled for any reason (such as a strike or lockout), Footballguys.com reserves the right to award prizes based on scores at the time the season is disrupted, or to cancel, modify or suspend the game at its discretion. Footballguys.com retains the right to change/ammend the rules at their discretion.
Internet/Technology Problems
If, for any reason, the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Footballguys.com, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this game, Footballguys.com reserves the right at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who violates these Legal Restrictions or the associated Official Rules referenced herein, tampers with the entry process, or engages in any conduct detrimental to Footballguys.com, the $35,000 Contest, or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Footballguys.com's sole discretion), to lock out any individual whose eligibility is in question, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest at any time. Released Parties assume no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or garbled transmissions. None of the Released Parties are in any way responsible or liable for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Footballguys.com on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this Game. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, FOOTBALLGUYS.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK FROM ANY SUCH PERSON DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
OK. enough of the lawyer stuff...
Contest Rules
There will be no draft. A subscriber simply chooses a team from the pre-determined values. Roster selection can be changed until the deadline passes (11:59 pm (ET) Wednesday, September 7th) at which point it will be frozen. No roster moves are permitted once the contest starts.
Each team will select at least 18 and no more than 30 players, consisting of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers and defenses. Each team must select at least 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, 1 TE, 1 PK, and 1 Def/ST.
Each selection has a different cap value, but all teams must remain at or under the $250 cap. Note: Even though the software should show you if you are within the cap, it is your responsibility to ensure you have a team that is valued at $250 or less. Teams that have spent more than the $250 will be disqualified in week 1.
Players not listed on the entry form are not available.
Each submission is tied in with your login, so you can edit and tweak all the way until 11:59 pm ET on September 7th. Your last submission will be your final roster. Note that if your last submission is an illegal roster (over the cap, too many players, not enough players, etc.), then you will not have an entry in the contest, even if you had previously submitted a legal entry.
There are multiple Williamses, Joneses, Browns, etc. in the league. Each player is identified by name, position, and team on the entry form. Absolutely no consideration can be given after the fact to mistakes caused by name confusion.
Each week, your top QB, top 2 RBs, top 2 WRs, top TE, top 2 flex (either RB, WR, or TE), top PK, and top Def/ST will count towards your weekly total. This is a best-ball style competition. You do not have to select who will play. You will automatically receive the maximum score based on your roster each week.
In Weeks 1--14, this is a survivor style competition, with a fixed percentage of the field being cut each week:
- Week 1: the lowest-scoring 10% of the field will be cut.
- Week 2: the lowest-scoring 10% of the field will be cut.
- Week 3: the lowest-scoring 10% of the field will be cut.
- Week 4: the lowest-scoring 20% of the field will be cut.
- Week 5: the lowest-scoring 20% of the field will be cut.
- Week 6: the lowest-scoring 20% of the field will be cut.
- Week 7: the lowest-scoring 20% of the field will be cut.
- Week 8: the lowest-scoring 30% of the field will be cut.
- Week 9: the lowest-scoring 30% of the field will be cut.
- Week 10: the lowest-scoring 30% of the field will be cut.
- Week 11: the lowest-scoring 30% of the field will be cut.
- Week 12: the lowest-scoring 30% of the field will be cut.
- Week 13: the lowest-scoring 40% of the field will be cut.
- Week 14: the lowest-scoring 40% of the field will be cut.
- Weeks 15-17: the remaining participants qualify for prizes based on the sum of their scores in these three weeks (see below)
Before Week 15, the cut is based on scores from the current week only, and scores reset each week.
Specifically, the cut will be determined as in the following example. Suppose it is week 7 and there are 2,394 entries at the beginning of the week. Because the cut percentage is 20% for week 7, 2394 will be multiplied by 0.80 and the resulting number, if not an integer, will be rounded UP to the next greatest integer. In this case, 2394 * 0.8 = 1915.2. We round up to 1916. The entry with the 1916th-highest score, and all entries with an equal or greater score, will move to the next round.
FBG staff members may enter the contest and will appear in the standings, but staff entries are clearly marked and are not counted in the total number of entries (2,394 in the example above) for the purposes of determining the elimination line.
Scoring
Player Scoring for QB, RB, WR, TE
- Passing TDs = 6 points
- Interceptions Thrown = -1 points
- Rushing TD = 6 points
- Receiving TD = 6 points
- Passing Yardage = .05 points per yard
- Rushing Yardage = .10 points per yard
- Receiving Yardage = .10 points per yard
- Receptions for RB = 0.5 points
- Receptions for WR = 1.0 points
- Receptions for TE = 1.5 points
In the event of a discrepancy among stat providers on any of the above statistics for any of the above positions, the nfl.com player page game logs will be deemed to be official. For players listed on the contest form as QB, RB, WR, or TE, no points will be awarded for any stats not listed above (e.g. return TDs, fumble recovery TDs, receptions for QB, two-point conversions, etc.).
Kicker Scoring (PK)
- Made FG = 3 points for FGs 30 yards and lower plus 0.1 points for every yard over 30.
- Example: a 22-yard FG would be worth 3 points
- Example: a 29-yard FG would be worth 3 points
- Example: a 31-yard FG would be worth 3.1 points
- Example: a 45-yard FG would be worth 4.5 points
- PAT Made = 1 point
Def/ST Scoring (Def/ST)
- Sack = 1 point
- Turnover by the opposing team = 2 points
- Defensive/ST TD = 6 points
For the purposes of clarity, we declare a Defensive/ST TD to be any TD that is not a rushing or a passing TD (This will very occasionally INCLUDE a fumble recovery TD by an offensive player, and it might theoretically EXCLUDE a passing or rushing TD that happens on a special teams play. So be it.) A Turnover is defined to be a fumble lost or an interception. For all of the above stats, we will refer to the nfl.com boxscore for the game (the team stats section). For entities listed on the contest form as Defenses, no points will be awarded for any stats other than those listed above.
All scoring is determined final at 11:59 pm ET on the day after the last game day of the week (in a typical week, this would be Tuesday). Users have until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the following day (Wednesday in a typical week) to report possible scoring errors or discrepancies for that week's games. All errors reported via the FBG help desk before that time will be corrected as soon as possible. Any error not reported before the deadline specified above (including, but not limited to, errors retroactively introduced by official league stat changes) will stand as posted.
These rules might change between their initial posting and the entry deadline. The rules posted at the time of the entry deadline will supersede any prior versions. You should review these rules as the entry deadline approaches before you submit your entry or make any final edits to it.
For the purposes of this contest, subject to the important ensuing clarifications, we define the Weeks as follows:
- Week 1: all games whose kickoff occurs between September 7, 2022 and September 14, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 2: all games whose kickoff occurs between September 15, 2022 and September 21, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 3: all games whose kickoff occurs between September 22, 2022 and September 28, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 4: all games whose kickoff occurs between September 29, 2022 and October 5, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 5: all games whose kickoff occurs between October 6, 2022 and October 12, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 6: all games whose kickoff occurs between October 13, 2022 and October 19, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 7: all games whose kickoff occurs between October 20, 2022 and October 26, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 8: all games whose kickoff occurs between October 27, 2022 and November 2, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 9: all games whose kickoff occurs between November 3, 2022 and November 9, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 10: all games whose kickoff occurs between November 10, 2022 and November 16, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 11: all games whose kickoff occurs between November 17, 2022 and November 23, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 12: all games whose kickoff occurs between November 24, 2022 and November 30, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 13: all games whose kickoff occurs between December 1, 2022 and December 7, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 14: all games whose kickoff occurs between December 8, 2022 and December 14, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 15: all games whose kickoff occurs between December 15, 2022 and December 21, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 16: all games whose kickoff occurs between December 22, 2022 and December 28, 2022 (inclusive)
- Week 17: all games whose kickoff occurs between December 29, 2022 and January 4, 2023 (inclusive)
If ZERO games are played during one of the Weeks specified above, then that Week is ignored and all the future Week designations shift forward in time by seven days. Seven-day blocks starting on Thursday and ending on Wednesday will be added to the end of the schedule as needed.
If AT LEAST ONE, BUT FEWER THAN NINE, games are played during a given Week, then the week counts (i.e. we will progress to the next week), but NO PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CUT FROM THE CONTEST that week. For example, suppose all games are played as scheduled in Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4, and then only six games get played in Week 5. In this case, no teams will be cut in week 5.
If NINE OR MORE games are played during a given Week, then the Week will be scored, and cuts will be made.
It is unlikely but possible that a player might play more than one game in a given Week. ALL stats accrued by a player during a given week will count toward his score for that Week.
Only regular-season NFL games will count. Postseason games will not count regardless of when they get played. A game is considered a regular season game if and only if the game's result (win/loss/tie) is reflected in the official league standings.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
- The contest participants who were not previously eliminated will be ordered, from highest to lowest, by the sum of their scores for Weeks 15, 16, and 17.
- * If fewer than 225 participants remain after Week 14, then prizes will be awarded to eliminated participants according to the highest score in Week 14. If prizes are still unawarded after that, then highest score in Week 13, and so on.
