World Championship of Fantasy Football Main Event

World Championship of Fantasy Football - Main Event

1. Overview: The World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF) will consist of up to 100 leagues, each composed of 12 teams/managers. The WCOFF regular season will extend from NFL Week 1 through NFL Week 11. WCOFF Main Event playoffs will begin on NFL Week 12 with League Championship Games on Week 13. All league champions and 44 wildcard teams will qualify for the playoffs (see part 16 of this section, playoff berths).

2. Draft: Up to 100 leagues will hold their Draft on Friday, September 11, 2009 and Saturday, September 12, 2009. Some leagues will draft in Las Vegas, NV. Others will draft in Atlantic City, NJ, Orlando, FL or Dallas, TX. Each league will be composed of 12 teams, and each draft will last for 20 rounds, with each team selecting a player in each round in a serpentine fashion (team 1 through team 12, team 12 through team 1, team 1 through team 12, etc.). There are no rules governing the number of players to be drafted at each position. It is up to the skill and draft strategy of each team owner to decide.

3. Time limit per pick: Each participant will have one minute and thirty-five seconds to make a player selection. He will be notified of the time at 1:15 and again at 1:30. If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, he is passed over until the next participant makes a player selection. The passed-over participant then has five seconds to make a player selection before he is again passed over.

b. Trading of draft picks: No trading is allowed.

c. Use of cell phones, lap tops and other electronic equipment: Use of electronic equipment is permitted, so long as it is not a disturbance to the Draft, and does not take up excessive space (in the case of lap-tops). There is no guarantee that internet connections or electrical outlets will be available. We encourage participants to wait until a break to use cell phones.

d. Smoking: The WCOFF Draft will be a non-smoking event.

e. Seating order: All participants and co-managers MUST sit in their draft order.

f. Surrogates: Each principal participant will have until August 25, 2009, to name a surrogate to Draft if the principal can not attend the Draft. This surrogate must be declared in writing or other approved method as determined GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC, by completing the WCOFF Surrogate Draft Form.

g. Week one staring lineups: Each team will be required to submit their Week One starting lineups before leaving the Draft. The September 10, 2009 game will count in the WCOFF scoring.

h. Confirming roster: Each team will be required to confirm their team roster before leaving the Draft. Additionally, there are occasional errors in importing player names into the league management web site. Principal participants are responsible to note any error and report the errors to GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC by 10pm EST on September 16, 2009.

3. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 20 players.

4. Lineups Requirements:

Starting lineups will consist of
1 QB
2 RB
3 WR
1 TE
1 Flex player (a RB or WR, or TE)
1 PK
1 Team Defense/Special team

(If no Week One lineup is submitted, the WCOFF will determine your starting line up. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.)

a. League Management Web Address: You can access your league via the internet by going to http://www.wcoff.com

b. Lineup Submission: All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and are due by the scheduled kickoff time for the game in which the player will participate. Participants are encouraged to submit lineups 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the game, or 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the game if submitting a line up by phone.

c. WCOFF Phone In: Participants may phone their transactions. You will need your login and password to submit transactions via phone. Call 1-877-725-1118 during the following hours:

Monday - Friday 10am-5pm EST*
Saturday 10am – 5pm EST*
Sunday 10am – 12:45am EST*

* All hours and phone number are subject to change. Please check the Draft Fact Sheet distributed prior to the live drafts for updates/changes.

d. Thanksgiving: The phone-in option will NOT be available on Thanksgiving Day. However, online submission of lineups will be accepted via the website until 12:30 pm EST.

5. Scoring: An individual offensive player on any active WCOFF starting roster will be credited points for scoring in the following manner, unless otherwise noted:

a. Passing:
Yards passing divided by 20 (e.g. 215 passing yards = 10.75 fantasy points).
4 points for every passing TD
Minus one point (-1) for every interception thrown
2 points for every 2-point conversion

b. Rushing:
Yards rushing divided by 10 (e.g. 89 rushing yards = 8.9 fantasy points).
6 points for every rushing TD
2 points for every 2-point conversion

c. Receiving:
Yards receiving divided by 10 (e.g. 112 receiving yards = 11.2 fantasy points)
6 points for every receiving TD
1 point for every catch
2 points for every 2-point conversion

d. All Other TDs:
6 points for any TD scored by recovered or returned fumbles, laterals, or any other means by which a skill position player (QB, RB, WR, TE, or K) is awarded an individual TD, except kickoff and punt returns. No rushing or receiving yardage is awarded for a TD returned on a fumble.

e. Placekicking:
1 point for every Extra Point
3 points for every FG of 1 – 30 yards plus .1 point for every yard thereafter
Example: a 43-yard FG would be worth 4.3 points

f. Team Scoring (Defense/Special Teams):
1 point for every sack
2 points for every team takeaway (interception or fumble recovery)**
6 points for every TD (via interception return, fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked FG return, missed FG return, blocked punt return)*
2 points for every safety
5 points for every shutout ***
2 points for allowing between 1- 5 points ***
1 point for allowing between 6 – 10 points ***

* TDs scored on “fake” field goals or “fake” punts do NOT count as Defense/Special Teams scoring. TDs scored by the offensive team after a blocked FG or blocked punt do NOT count as a Defense/Special teams score. TDs scored on a double-turnover only count for the individual player who scored the TD, not for the team.

** A double turnover is considered points for the recovering team's defense and ST. Thus, an example, team A's offense fumbles and team B's defense recovers, but then fumbles the ball back to team A's offense. In that scenario team A's defense and special teams (along with team B's defense and ST) are both awarded a fumble recovery.

*** Any and all points scored against a team are considered points scored against the special teams and defense. Thus, as an example, a turnover by the offense that is returned for a TD is considered as points scored against the special teams and defense.

6. Point Calculations: Team scoring will be carried out to the hundredth (e.g. a team may score 94.75 points).

7. Free Agents: Any active NFL player who is not on a team roster within your league is considered a free agent for that league. GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC may, in rare instances, remove a free agent who has been dropped by a WCOFF team if in the judgment of GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC the dropped player would unfairly impact the outcome of the WCOFF or if there is suspected collusion.

8. Free Agent Acquisitions/Blind Bidding: The free agent system will be a “blind bidding” process. Each team will start with $1,000 free agent “dollars” for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids until after the winning bids have been awarded. A team owner will no longer be able to bid on free agents once their season long waiver wire cap of $1,000 has been reached. Awarding of free agents begins with the highest bid by any team for a free agent. Once that free agent has been awarded to the winning bidder, all other bids for that free agent are discarded as losing bids. Then the highest remaining bid by any team for any remaining free agent will be considered. That winning bid will be awarded the free agent and all losing bids for that free agent will be discarded. This continues until the lowest valid bid remaining is considered. A team may acquire any number of players provided they have not reached their season long waiver wire cap of $1,000. A team's roster must always consist of 20 players. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). The free agent bidding system is the only means by which free agents may be acquired.

a. Bid Priority: Bids will be processed in the order of highest dollar amount.

b. Auction Bidding vs. Blind Bidding: The WCOFF blind bidding process is not an auction bidding process. Though you may bid on the same player in multiple bid groups, you can only bid one amount for such player.

c. Conditional Bids or Exceptions: A player can place make certain bids conditional on the outcome of a previous bid. By making an exception in Step 3 of the bid process, a player can invalidate a future bid if a prior bid is successful. (See example in section 9).

d. Player Drops: For each bid, an owner needs to identify a player or a list of players to be dropped if the bid is successful. To be dropped, the player needs to be on your roster after your previous bids have been processed. The player drop list works in descending order based on the list the owner creates for each bid. (See example in section 9).

10. Bidding Time Frame: The bidding process starts after the completion of Week 1 and ends prior to Week 11 on Friday at 8 pm ET. Bids will be accepted on the league web site from Tuesday at 9 am ET until Friday at 8 pm ET in each of these weeks. If you are submitting by phone, you must submit your bids by 7:45 pm ET on Friday. Rosters will be updated by 8:15 pm ET Friday night with the results of all successful bids. There will be no free agent pickups after the completion of the WCOFF regular season.

11. Weeks 10 and 11: Because of the Thursday night games in weeks 10 and 11, there will be two waiver wire periods for those weeks. The first period will end at 8 pm ET on Wednesday night. The second period will end at 8 pm on Friday night. Teams may bid on and/or drop a player who plays in a Thursday game. However, teams may not (i) place a Thursday player in their starting lineup retroactively in the case of picking up a player on Friday, nor (ii) drop a Thursday player from their starting lineup after picking him up on Friday. (Examples: For Week 10, you may acquire Denver QB Jay Cutler on Friday after his Thursday night game, but you may not put him into your Week 10 lineup. As a separate example, if Cutler is already in your starting lineup for Week 10, you may not drop him Friday morning if he was in your starting lineup for the Thursday night game).

12. Tied Bids: If there is a tie, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:
1. Worst total points.
2. Worst won/lost record.
3. Worst previous week score.
4. Worst QB points total to date.
5. Coin toss.

13. Available Players: Teams may acquire players not on any roster within their league, with one exception. Players cut during Week 9 free agent bidding and Week 10 free agent bidding may not be re-acquired by any team. This is done to minimize potential collusion. On occasion, the WCOFF commissioners may remove a dropped player from the free agent pool if the commissioners think it is in the interest of upholding the integrity of the league or the event. Teams may bid on and/or drop a player who plays in a Thursday game. However, teams may not (i) place a Thursday player in their starting lineup retroactively, nor (ii) drop a Thursday player from their starting lineup. (Examples: For Week 10, you may acquire Denver QB Jay Cutler on Friday after his Thursday night game, but you may not put him into your Week 10 lineup. As a separate example, if Cutler is already in your starting lineup for Week 10, you may not drop him Friday morning if he was in your starting lineup for the Thursday night game.

14. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.

15. League Structure: Each team in a league will play all other teams in that league once over the first 11 weeks of the NFL season. That 11-game schedule will constitute the WCOFF regular season.

a. WCOFF Main Event Playoffs: Week 12 of the NFL season will determine the participants in the league championship game. The winner of each semi-final game will participant in the League Championship game to take place on Week 13 of the NFL season. The League Champion will be determined by means of a single League Championship Game.

The four participants in the WCOFF Main Event playoffs will be:

1) the team with the best record = #1 seed,
2) the team with the highest total points, not already qualified for the playoffs = #2 seed,
3) the team with the best record, not already qualified for the playoffs = #3 seed and
4) the team with the highest total points, not already qualified for the playoffs = #4 seed.

In the instance a team maintained the best record and also earned the most total points during the regular season (Week 1 – Week 11), this team will have the option to choose their semi-final round opponent. In the absence of a team having both the best record and most total points earned during the regular season, the #1 seed will play the #4 seed and the #2 seed will play the #3 seed during the semi-final round. If applicable, this selection must be made by 1:00pm EST on Wednesday prior to Week 12 (semi-final round). If a selection has not been made by that time, the semi-final matchups will be #1 seed vs. #4 seed and #2 seed vs. #3 seed.

Each of the League Champions advances to the WCOFF Championship Bracket.

The tiebreakers for the best record in each league after 11 games are:

Two Teams

1. Head to head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the teams)
2. Total points during the regular season
3. Total quarterback points (starting QBs week 1 through week 11)
4. Total points in weeks 10 & 11
5. Coin toss

Three or More Teams

1. Head to head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the teams)
2. Total points in weeks 10 & 11
3. Coin toss

b. League Championship Game: Week 13 of the NFL season will determine each league's third place award winner by means of a single League Championship. The two participants in the League Championship Game will be the two playoff teams that won their Week 12 matchup.

If there is a tie in a League Championship Game the tiebreakers are:

1. Head to head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the teams)
2. Total quarterback points (starting in League Championship Game)
3. Total points in weeks 12 & 13
4. Coin toss

c. Third Place Game: Week 13 of the NFL season will determine each league's third place award winner by means of a single Third Place Game. The two participants in the Third Place Game will be The two playoff teams that lost their Week 12 matchup.
If there is a tie in a Third Place Game the tiebreaker is:

1. Head to head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the teams)
2. Total quarterback points (starting in League Championship Game)
3. Total points in weeks 12 & 13
4. Coin toss

16. World Championship of Fantasy Football Championship Bracket Berths: Up to 100 League Champions, plus 44 wild card teams will qualify for the Championship Bracket Playoffs. The wild card teams will be drawn from the losers of the League Championship Games and the two teams participating in the third place game. Of these teams, the 44 teams with the highest point total during the regular season (including the League Championship Games, Week 12 and 13) will advance to the WCOFF Championship Bracket.

The tiebreakers for determining wild card berths are:

1. Total points scored in League Championship Game
2. Regular season win/loss record
3. Total points in weeks 12 & 13
4. Coin toss

17. World Championship of Fantasy Football Championship Bracket Format: Each of the playoff teams will be seeded based on their total fantasy points for the regular season. Furthermore, each team will begin the playoffs with their one-game average point total from the regular season (weeks 1-11) and their one-game average point total from the playoffs (weeks 12-13). This gives an advantage to the teams that performed best in the regular season and during the playoffs. The 2009 World Championship of Fantasy Football playoffs will extend three additional weeks, from NFL Week 14 through NFL Week 16. Award winners will be awarded on the basis of total points scored from Week 14 though Week 16, plus their one-game average point total from the regular season and one-game average from the playoffs. The teams with the top 20 point totals will receive additional awards. The team with the most total points will be crowned the 2009 World Champion of Fantasy Football.

The tiebreakers for (Championship Bracket) award finalists are:

1. Total points for the regular season and playoffs (Week 1 – 13)
2. Regular season won/lost record
3. Most points in League Championship Game
4. Total points for the playoffs in Week 16 only
5. Total points for the playoffs in Week 15 only
6. Coin toss

18. Consolation Playoffs: The loser of each League Championship Game that didn't get a wildcard berth, plus the two teams participating in the 3rd place game and the next best 50 teams based on total points (weeks 1-13), will participate in the Consolation Playoff Bracket. The tiebreakers for the final 50 teams allowed into the Consolation Playoff Bracket are:

1. Regular season win/loss record
2. Total points in weeks 12 & 13
3. Total quarterback points (starting QBs week 1 through week 11)
4. Total quarterback points (starting QBs weeks 10 & 11)
5. Coin toss

The Consolation Playoffs will run from week 14 through week 16 and will use the exact format and tie-breakers that the Championship Bracket uses.

19. Miscellaneous Information: All “total points” means total starting lineup points. GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC reserves the right to amend the numbers of teams in the playoffs if there are fewer than 100 leagues.

20. Award Breakdown:

a. Individual League Awards:

Most points during regular season (weeks 1-11) - $1,250
Best record during regular season (weeks 1-11) - $1,250
Each (up to 100) League Champion – Silver Passport (ARV = $5,500) and $500 or cash award of $5,500
Each (up to 100) League Championship game loser – $1,500
Each (up to 100) third place team in each league – $500

b. Best Overall Regular Season: The team scoring the most total regular season fantasy points (weeks 1 – 13) will receive $5,000:

c. Championship Playoff Bracket:

World Champion of Fantasy Football = $300,000; air travel and accommodations for 2 people to Miami, FL on the weekend of the Super Bowl XLIV; plus the World Championship of Fantasy Football trophy.

Second = Gold Passport plus $50,000
Third = Gold Passport plus $20,000
Fourth = Gold Passport plus $5,000
Fifth = Gold Passport
Sixth = Silver Passport
Seventh = Silver Passport
Eighth = Silver Passport
Ninth = Silver Passport
Tenth = Silver Passport
Eleventh = Bronze Passport
Twelfth = Bronze Passport
Thirteenth = Bronze Passport
Fourteenth = Bronze Passport
Fifteenth = Bronze Passport
Sixteen = $1,000
Seventeen = $1,000
Eighteen = $1,000
Nineteen = $1,000
Twentieth = $1,000

d. Consolation Playoff Bracket:

First = Silver Passport or $5,000 cash award
Second = Bronze Passport or $2,500 cash award (ARV = $2,750)
Third = Bronze Passport or $2,500 cash award (ARV = $2,750)
Fourth = Bronze Passport or $2,500 cash award (ARV = $2,750)
Fifth = Bronze Passport or $2,500 cash award (ARV = $2,750)

e. Giveaway Bracket: Any team not in the Championship or Consolation bracket will be eligible to win a free entry fee and events fee into the 2010 WCOFF – with the following condition: Teams competing in the Giveaway Bracket can not have had a player on a bye week in their starting lineup more than once from Weeks 1 – 11. The Giveaway contest will run from week 14 through week 16 and will use the exact format and tie-breakers that the WCOFF Championship Bracket uses.

Gold Passport –Entries into the 2010 Main Event, 2010 $1K Auction, 2010 $5K Event of choice, Draft Masters, Super Satellite and 3 nights stay at the host hotel and airfare to Las Vegas, NV and $1,000 of spending money.

Silver Passport – Entries into the 2010 Main Event (inclusive of 3 nights stay at the host hotel and airfare to Las Vegas, NV), 2010 $1K Auction, 2010 Super Satellite entry, 2010 WCOOF entry and 2010 Draft Masters entry. (ARV = $5,500 or $5,000 cash)

Bronze Passport – Entries into the 2010 Main Event, 2010 $1K Auction (ARV = $2,750 or $2,500 cash)

f. WCOFF “One and Done” Contest (Weeks 12 through 16): All teams in the WCOFF will be eligible for awards in the “One and Done” contest (awards below) – with the following condition: Teams competing in the One and Done Contest can not have had a player on a bye week in their starting lineup more than once from Weeks 1 – 11. The One and Done contest will run from week 12 through week 16 and will use the following format:

* Teams can use any NFL skill position player – but only once.
* Teams must have a valid WCOFF lineup (1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 K, 1 Def/ST

g. WCOFF Postseason Tournament: All teams in the WCOFF will be eligible for awards in the WCOFF Postseason Tournament – with the following condition: Teams competing in the WCOFF Post-Season Tournament can not have had a player on a bye week in their starting lineup more than once from Weeks 1 – 11. The WCOFF Postseason Tournament will run from NFL Wildcard weekend through and including Super Bowl XLIV. Details of the format will be announced on the WCOFF.com message board and via email on or before December 31, 2009.