NFBC To Introduce Memorial Day "Second Chance" Contest
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:46 am
We are happy to announce that for the first time in the NFBC's 16-year history we are going to offer an in-season national contest for our players. We are calling this one the Memorial Day "Second Chance" Championship because stats begin on Memorial Day and continue through the end of the MLB Regular Season.
The contest is formed with the same rules as our Rotowire Online Championship: 12 teams, 30 rounds, in-season FAAB and $350 entry fee. League prizes are $1,400 for 1st Place and $700 for 2nd place, with a top grand prize of $10,000. We will pay the Top 6 overall finishers and the contest is limited to 180 teams (15 leagues).
Drafts will be held the week leading up to Memorial Day: May 21-26. Stats will begin accumulating on Monday, May 27th and continue through the rest of the regular season. All drafts will be held online and the draft room will contain 2019 current stats for all players. There is a 650 innings pitched minimum for this contest.
All rules can be found here: https://playnfbc.shgn.com/rules/246
The draft times are tentative right now. If you'd like to see anything added to the list let us know, but here's the starting times:
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 2:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 6:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Prizes are as follows:
League Prizes
1 $1,400
2 $700
Overall Prizes
1 $10,000
2 $4,000
3 $2,500
4 $2,000
5 $1,500
6 $1,000
The "Second Chance" leagues give owners a reboot on the season and another chance to win more money. It also allows players to better know the player pool and to draft players with "known" value. It also gives some owners who have suffered a lot of injuries to their early season teams another chance to still enjoy the MLB season. Enjoy and good luck everyone.
This will be the only national contest "Second Chance" offering that we'll do this year. We are still discussing some other possible private league offerings at the All-Star Break and even after Memorial Day, but we think this national contest has the most appeal. Also look for an update on our NFBC $50/50 Teams Contest that will be run on the Fanball site. We're looking forward to launching that weekly Tuesday night offering very soon.
Oh, and we will have a 3-Pack on Registration shortly for $1,000.
Thanks all and best of luck with all of your full season teams.
The contest is formed with the same rules as our Rotowire Online Championship: 12 teams, 30 rounds, in-season FAAB and $350 entry fee. League prizes are $1,400 for 1st Place and $700 for 2nd place, with a top grand prize of $10,000. We will pay the Top 6 overall finishers and the contest is limited to 180 teams (15 leagues).
Drafts will be held the week leading up to Memorial Day: May 21-26. Stats will begin accumulating on Monday, May 27th and continue through the rest of the regular season. All drafts will be held online and the draft room will contain 2019 current stats for all players. There is a 650 innings pitched minimum for this contest.
All rules can be found here: https://playnfbc.shgn.com/rules/246
The draft times are tentative right now. If you'd like to see anything added to the list let us know, but here's the starting times:
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 2:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 6:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Prizes are as follows:
League Prizes
1 $1,400
2 $700
Overall Prizes
1 $10,000
2 $4,000
3 $2,500
4 $2,000
5 $1,500
6 $1,000
The "Second Chance" leagues give owners a reboot on the season and another chance to win more money. It also allows players to better know the player pool and to draft players with "known" value. It also gives some owners who have suffered a lot of injuries to their early season teams another chance to still enjoy the MLB season. Enjoy and good luck everyone.
This will be the only national contest "Second Chance" offering that we'll do this year. We are still discussing some other possible private league offerings at the All-Star Break and even after Memorial Day, but we think this national contest has the most appeal. Also look for an update on our NFBC $50/50 Teams Contest that will be run on the Fanball site. We're looking forward to launching that weekly Tuesday night offering very soon.
Oh, and we will have a 3-Pack on Registration shortly for $1,000.
Thanks all and best of luck with all of your full season teams.