HOW IT WORKS · FREE RANKING-POINT GAMES
Played for rank.
Some contests have no prize. They say FOR RANK where a prize would be, they are free to play, and you play them for your place on the leaderboard. Every contest, prize or not, earns ranking points.
Contests played for rank
- No prize.A FOR RANK contest pays nothing, in cash or anything else. You play it for the result.
- The same game.Picks, lineups, scoring and tiebreakers work as in any contest of that type. See Pick'em and NFL Weekly Fantasy.
- It still counts.Your finish earns ranking points and moves you on the leaderboards, the same as in a prize contest.
How ranking points work
- +10For playing.Every contest you lock in to. Never scaled, so last place still earns it.
- +90At most, for where you finish.First place earns all 90 in a field of 50 or more, and last earns none of it. In a smaller field they shrink with it: in a field of 25, first place earns 45 of them.
- +10For a head-to-head win.A tie earns +5 and a loss nothing. Never scaled. Only on contests with head-to-head.
- Your best entry counts.With more than one entry in a contest, the one that finishes highest earns your points, and your place is counted among people, not entries.
EXAMPLES, BEFORE ANY HEAD-TO-HEAD BONUS
- 1st of 150 players100
- 40th of 150 players
Where they count
Ranking points add up across contests and game types on the leaderboard: this week (when the week has two or more contests), this month, the season and all time. Sharpest is the exception: it ranks the share of picks you got right over a month, and takes three contests to qualify. Winning a week or a month earns a crown; see achievements.
A contest's own rules decide how it is scored and ranked. Full rules
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