Win $30,000 In The 2023 NFBC Auction Championship

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Win $30,000 In The 2023 NFBC Auction Championship

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:45 am

We are happy to announce that the grand prize in the NFBC Auction Championship will return to $30,000 in 2023. We had to lower it to $20,000 in 2021 due to Covid-19 limiting our live auction leagues to eight and we had to lower it again last year due to the 99-day MLB lockout. We did finish with nine leagues last year thanks to adding two $1,500 leagues Online, but this year we are expecting big numbers at our live events and a sellout of 12 teams/180 teams.

Let's get there!!!

This year marks the 13th season that the NFBC has offered the Auction Championship, the industry's only mixed auction contest with a national grand prize. The cost of entry is $1,500 per team and we'll pay the Top 3 in each league and the Top 10 overall. The top league prize is $7,750, with second place at $3,500 and third place $1,500. Cost of entry is $1,500 per team with no Events Fees or co-manager fees, and we also have a $2500 Auction Championship League in New York City and in Las Vegas with a $20,000 league prize and a shot at the $30,000 grand prize.

We also are offering multiple $1500 Online Auction Championship leagues again that will be part of the overall prize pool. We have filled at least one of these leagues online each of the last two years and they have gone as smoothly as a live auction league, so we'll continue to offer these for people who can't attend the live events this year. If there is demand for a $2500 Online Auction Championship league, we'll offer it, but at this point we don't have one on Registration (but that can change!!).

Live auctions will take place in Las Vegas March 23-26, along with New York March 17-19. Owners use an imaginary $260 to fill out their 23-man roster, with a 7-round serpentine draft (1-15, 15-1, etc.) following the auction. Free agent pickups are made each Sunday throughout the season. Any teams drafting before Sunday March 26th will be able to make their first FAAB pickups on Sunday, March 26th at 10 pm ET. MLB Opening Day is Thursday, March 30th with all 30 MLB teams playing on that date.

Prizes are based on 12 leagues and 180 teams. Not only do we have a strong $30,000 grand prize, but second place is $7,500 and third place is $5,000. Good luck everyone.

One big note about live auctions this year is that we will NOT be offering NFBC $1,500 AL-only and NL-only auction leagues. I know these have been part of the NFBC Las Vegas live events experience since 2004, but we have struggled to fill those leagues recently and we haven't actually filled the AL-only league since 2019. It's time to move on from that niche product and do our best to grow the mixed auction format, which has become more and more popular through the years. Sorry to all those who loved those single-only auction leagues, but we must move on.

Okay, here's the rules to the NFBC Auction Championship:

Official Rules and Regulations of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) Auction Championship

1. Overview
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) Auction Championship will consist of multiple leagues of 15 teams/managers. Each NFBC Auction Championship team will compile 23 players from both the NL and AL leagues using an imaginary $260 on Draft Day. Seven reserve picks will be acquired after the auction is complete using a serpentine draft order. The NFBC's regular season will extend from Opening Day of the MLB regular season through the final game of the regular season (including one or more season-ending MLB tie-breaker games if needed).

Teams will compete for accumulative stats in five offensive and five pitching categories, with each category weighted equally. Categories include:

For Hitters
Batting Average
Home Runs
RBIs
Stolen Bases
Runs

For Pitchers
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
Strikeouts
WHIP Ratio (Walks plus Hits divided by Innings Pitched)

The team at the end of the year with the most Rotisserie rank points based on cumulative statistics for the season in each league wins the league title. Teams also will have their cumulative stats positioned in an overall Rotisserie-style ranking (5x5 with each category weighted equally among all teams in the NFBC) with the top finisher overall winning the grand prize.

2. Event Location and Fees
All NFBC Auction Championship leagues will hold their drafts in the various cities on the weekend of March 17-19 and March 23-26, along with multiple Online auctions that are scheduled. The cost per entry is $1,500 per team. There are no Events Fees or co-manager fees this year.

3. Prizes
Prizes are awarded for league and overall standings.

Overall Prizes
First Place = $30,000
Second Place = $7,500
Third Place = $5,000
Fourth Place = $4,000
Fifth Place = $3,500
Sixth Place = $3,000
Seventh Place = $2,500
Eighth Place = $2,000
Ninth Place = $1,500
Tenth Place = $1,000

$1,500 League Prizes
League Champion $7,7500
2nd place finisher $3,500
3rd place finisher $1,500

$2,500 League Prizes
League Champion $20,000
2nd Place Finisher $6,000
3rd Place Finisher $2,500

Cash prizes are awarded in U.S. dollars and are awarded to the principal owner of the team. Teams can split prizes among multiple owners by filling out the proper paperwork with Sportshub Technologies accounting department before season's end. In the event of a tie, cash prizes are divided evenly among those who have tied.

4. Auction
The NFBC Auction Championship League will be held in the form of an open auction. Each team must acquire the requisite number of the starting 23 players at a total cost not to exceed $260, using the player pool from the AL and NL. Teams will nominate players for bidding counter-clockwise from the auctioneer. The pool of players that may be bid upon includes members of every AL, NL or major league organization and in the minors. Unsigned free agents at the time of the draft also may be acquired via auction.

As for the live auction, an auctioneer will entertain bids from any team who has the dollars and roster space for that player. All decisions of the auctioneer as to the team last recognized as having made the high bid are final. The auctioneer will award the player to the owner that is the high bidder. The owner who acquires the player will have his/her budget reduced by the amount of the winning bid, accordingly. The owner also must announce the roster position that the player will fill. The process is repeated, with successive team owners introducing players to be bid on, until every roster is filled.

No team owner may make a bid for a player that it cannot afford. For example, a team with $3 left and two openings on its roster is limited to a maximum bid of $2 for any one player. An owner that bids over his/her limit will not be allowed to obtain that player and the auctioneer will determine whether to give that player to the next highest bidder or to put that player up for auction again (if the error was discovered too late).

No team owner may bid for a player who qualifies only at a position (or positions) that his/her team has already filled. For example, a team that has acquired 2 catchers and whose utility spot (or DH spot) is occupied may not enter the bidding for any player who qualifies ONLY at catcher. If the error is not discovered until after another player is nominated, the auctioneer will determine whether to enter that player back into the bidding.

Team owners must fill their 23 required starting positions through the auction. The serpentine draft for the reserve roster allows teams to acquire players at any position they want. This is a serpentine draft, 1-15 in odd-numbered rounds (1-7) and 15-1 in even-numbered rounds for seven rounds.

5. Draft – Initial Acquisition of Reserves
Teams will have a seven-man reserve roster, which will be acquired after the auction through a regular draft process. The order of the reserve draft will be determined before the auction and the draft will be held in a serpentine fashion, meaning 1 through 15 to start the Reserve rounds, 15 through 1 in even-numbered Reserve rounds. Each team will be allowed only seven reserve players and they can move them freely in and out of their starting lineup each week. At no time can a team have more than seven players on their reserve roster. Teams will be allowed to list their Nomination spot preference (KDS) on their team pages before Draft Day (just click on your team link and Edit Draft Preferences will be right there) and the NFBC will seed owners accordingly after randomly picking the nomination order for each league.

6. Additional Rules for Draft Day
Time Limit for Auction: There will be a 1-minute time limit for each owner to nominate a player in the auction portion of the draft and a 1-minute time limit for each owner to make his/her pick during each round of the reserve-roster draft. 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 follows after the next person's pick and again has one minute to make his/her pick. Picks are official once the league facilitator announces the selection and all decisions by the league facilitator are final. In the event that a participant selects a player who no longer is available, the participant will get an additional 15 seconds by the draft facilitator to select a new player. If the participant then again selects someone who is off the board, his/her turn will be skipped and the participant will be allotted a full minute to make another selection after the next team's selection has been made.

Commissioner Decisions: All decisions made by the NFBC commissioner are final. Tough decisions sometimes must be made about eligibility rules, lineups, etc., and NFBC participants must accept the unbiased ruling of the NFBC commissioner.

Seating: Every team will have two draft spots available at the table and each team will be seated in their draft order. If you do not have a co-manager, we will remove the second chair and you will have more room to spread out.

Electronic Equipment: Participants can use electronic equipment during the draft as long as it fits in the allotted draft spot at the table. There will be Internet access at the live events, but we can't guarantee electrical outlets at the live events, so participants bringing laptops will have to supply their own power. Cell phones are allowed at the draft table, but we encourage participants to use them sparingly and not in a way that interrupts the draft process. We request that participants limit their usage to outgoing calls during the draft, not incoming calls, and anyone planning to remain on the phone for the entire draft needs to inform the NFBC about that ahead of time.

Smoking/Drinking: Smoking will not be allowed in the Draft Room. There will be a bar available in the Draft Room, but we ask that each participant drink responsibly.

Breaks: There will be a 10-minute break after several rounds of auctioning and another one about two-thirds of the way to the finish. The auctioneer in each city along with the participants will pick the appropriate break times. There will also be a short break after the auction and before the reserve round. In addition, NFBC Auction leagues will have money checks after each break.

Setting Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) Preferences: The NFBC will use Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) preferences for draft preferences in NFBC Auction leagues. The Draft Preferences are listed as soon as you click on your team link. There you will see a list of 1 through 15 in order and an "Edit Preferences" link. Edit your list as often as you'd like and just save your preferences each time before the required deadline for this league.

Here's what KDS does: The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 15 BEFORE the leagues are randomly selected. Some owners would rather be in the middle for the auction and the serpentine reserve draft, if they are selected early in their league; others like to stay near the top and others like to move down to the lower end. KDS allows that if you are fortunate enough. A sample KDS from an owner could look like this: 3, 2, 1, 7, 6, 8, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 4, 5, 9, 10. If an owner wants the third pick in the reserve round and he is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose 3 as his top option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day if he were picked first out of a computer program. NFBC officials will look at every owner's Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league.

If an Auction League does not fill exactly with the full amount of teams, the NFBC reserves the right to cancel that league completely. Teleconference auctions will not be used if at all possible.

7. Roster Requirements
Maximum of 30 players at all times

8. Starting Lineup Requirements
Starting lineups will consist of:
2 Catchers
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
1 Middle Infielder (2B/SS)
1 Corner Infielder (1B/3B)
1 Utility Player (any offensive position)
5 Outfielders
9 Pitchers

There is a 950 innings pitched minimum requirement for all NFBC Auction Championship leagues, but no minimum requirement for the number of starting pitchers or relief pitchers on each roster. Should any team not reach the required limit of 950 innings pitched by the end of the season, the rankings will be altered to show that team getting 1 point in both ERA and WHIP. No other teams will switch positions in the standings, but the team that didn't reach the minimum IP will automatically earn 1 point in ERA and WHIP. All players must have played 20 games in 2022 or 10 games during the 2023 season to qualify at a certain position. Minor-leaguers who did not play 20 games at any position in 2022 but who still played at least one game in the majors last year, will qualify at the position they played the most at in the majors in 2022. Additional eligibility guidelines can be found in Section 9. If a player returns from retirement or rehab after missing the previous year, his position eligibility will be based on his previous year's eligibility. If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFBC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.

9. Position Eligibility
The NFBC will use the following position eligibility rules in 2023:

a) Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2022 will qualify at that position for the entire 2023 NFBC season. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2023 will be eligible at that position after they have played there for the 10th time during the 2023 MLB regular season. Any player who missed all of the previous season to injury or retirement will qualify at the position he last was eligible for in the majors.

b) If a player did not appear in 20 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 20 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only.

c) Those players who only pinch-hit in the majors in 2022 will be position eligible according to their minor-league games played status in 2022. They would qualify at the position they played the most games in the minors.

d) Players who played all of 2022 in the minor leagues will be awarded position eligibility for the 2023 NFBC season based on the most games played at all levels in the minors for the 2022 season. The NFBC will determine that one eligible position before Draft Day and that will determine that player's status for 2023 once he is called up to the majors. Those players who only pinch-hit or DH in the minors will only be UT-eligible.

e) The NFBC commissioner will rule on player eligibility prior to the draft as he deems necessary. Those eligibility lists are final and will be available to all owners prior to Draft Day.

10. League Management Web Address
You can access your team and league via the Internet by going to playnfbc.com. You will need an email address and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and do not have log-in information.

11. Lineup submission
The weekly deadline for setting your NFBC starting lineup is on Mondays. You now don’t have to lock in your entire starting lineup on Mondays if you have players who don’t play their first game of the week until Tuesday. You now are allowed to lock in your starters on Monday before their scheduled games that day and also before their games on Tuesdays if that is their first game of the week. If you have East Coast teams starting at 7:05 pm ET on Monday, you have to lock them into your starting lineup by 7:05 pm ET. If you also have West Coast players who don't play until 10:05 pm ET, you then have until 10:05 pm ET to lock those starters in. And now if you have two outfielders playing their first games on Tuesday and you have one OF spot open in your starting lineup, you now have until Tuesday night to finalize who you want in your starting lineup. On Fridays, the same flexible Set Lineup procedure is in place for hitters where you can lock in your starters 5 minutes before their scheduled starting time for that day.

NFBC team owners are also allowed to switch out any hitter (or hitters) from their starting lineup and replace him with a hitter from their reserve roster on Fridays. The deadline for doing that is before the start of that player's game on Friday. Pitchers will not be allowed to be moved out of your starting lineup at any time during the season; what is set on Monday remains for the remainder of the week for all pitchers. If there is an MLB tie-breaker game or games at the start of a new week, NFBC owners are allowed to reset their starting lineups for that game or games.

First Lineup Deadlines for Week 1: The MLB season starts on Thursday, March 30th. Those games and the Friday-Sunday slate of games will comprise Week 1 in the NFBC. Week 1 will include games from Thursday to Sunday and owners can still change out their hitters on Friday. Lineups for every week after that run Monday-Sunday.

All lineups must be submitted on the league website.

12. Free Agents
Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major league roster or once was on an NFBC team in your league is considered a free agent for that league. Even players on the MLB disabled list are eligible to be picked up during the FAAB bidding process. The player pool is deemed closed of new free agents each Sunday at 7 AM ET before the FAAB bidding deadline and a player must have played at least 1 MLB game to be added to the pool at that time. Once a minor-leaguer plays his first game in the majors, he remains in every NFBC FAAB pool whether he returns to the minors or not. Once in the majors, he remains in all FAAB pools. Participants should also note that MLB unsigned veteran free agents at the time of Draft Day are eligible to be picked up in all NFBC leagues. However, after Draft Day they can only be added via free agency once they are added to an MLB 25-man roster.

Free Agent Bidding Process: The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league. 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 with a minimum bid of $1 per player. Teams will not be able to see other team’s free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars go to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's available free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). Only winning bids and the runner-up bids on each player will be shown after the FAAB bidding period for each NFBC league.

Bidding Time Frame: The NFBC bidding process will start the week before Opening Day and run for the first time on Sunday, March 26. FAAB will run every week from Week 1 through Week 27 (there is no new FAAB period if there are one or more regular-season MLB tie-breaker games). Bids will be accepted on the league website from Monday at 3 PM ET until Sunday at 10 PM ET in each of these weeks. Rosters will be updated shortly after 10 PM ET on Sunday with the results of all successful bids.

First and Last Free Agent Bidding Deadlines: The first free agent bidding deadline is Sunday, March 26, at 10 PM ET. The last free agent bidding deadline is Sunday, September 24, at 10 PM ET.

Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids. Participants should note that the computer takes the HIGHEST BIDS and processes each bid in that order if you have multiple FAAB acquisition bids. ALL BIDS WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER OF DOLLAR VALUE ASSIGNED TO THOSE FREE AGENTS, highest to lowest.

Example:
Acquire Cristian Pache, $19, cut Ryan Braun
Acquire Lewis Brinson, $16, cut Ryan Braun
Acquire Heliot Ramos, $2, cut Ryan Braun

Number of Bids Limit: There is no limit to the number of bids that may be submitted each week in which bids are permitted.

Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid during the season, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by
Worst league standing at the time FAAB was run (Sunday night using Saturday's standings).
Lowest standing the previous week.
Lowest draft position from Draft Day.

Any tied bids during the first FAAB period will be given to the team with the lowest draft order from Draft Day.

Commissioner Review of Player Drops: All player drops for free agents are subject to review by the NFBC commissioner and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a "star" player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFBC commissioner reserves the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent pool for any length of time, possibly the entire season. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner will be final.

13. Trades Between Managers
To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.

14. Scoring
All NFBC leagues will use a 5x5 Rotisserie scoring system. Cumulative totals will be used for the following categories:
Batting Average
Home Runs
RBIs
Stolen Bases
Runs
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
Strikeouts
WHIP Ratio (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched)

Teams are ranked by comparing their team totals to the other teams in their league. The team with the best total in each category receives 15 points and the team with the worst total receives 1 point. Overall points are calculated by ranking your team's statistics totals versus all other teams in the NFBC contest.

15. Taxes
If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (“NFBC”) must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. Sportshub Technologies pays the principal team owner of each NFBC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. After 12 months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.

16. Eligibility; Registration
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence) and are a resident of the United States of America or Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, residents of Washington State, Delaware, Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Vermont and Iowa are not eligible to register or play in the NFBC. All registrations must be in the full legal name of the primary team owner, though owners will have the option to add a co-manager(s).

17. Official Rules
Registration for, and continued participation in, the National Fantasy Baseball Championship constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and to Sportshub Technologies decisions relating thereto. Sportshub Technologies’ decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the National Fantasy Baseball Championship are final and binding.

18. Refunds
Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFBC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, Sportshub Technologies retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFBC game or event and/or participate in any NFBC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall Sportshub Technologies be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFBC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.

19. Cancellation
At its sole discretion, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of Sportshub Technologies. In the event of any such termination by Sportshub Technologies, all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).

At its sole discretion, Sportshub Technologies reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league (including the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, Sportshub Technologies will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. Sportshub Technologies is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFBC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

20. Code of Conduct
All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFBC season, and during use of any NFBC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFBC message board. Additionally the NFBC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by Sportshub Technologies, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFBC/Sportshub Technologies representative, is strictly prohibited. Sportshub Technologies reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFBC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. Sportshub Technologies shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of Sportshub Technologies/NFBC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFBC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFBC game, then Sportshub Technologies reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant’s team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.

21. Errors
The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as Sportshub Technologies/NFBC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and Sportshub Technologies/NFBC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.

22. Prize Splitting
Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by Sportshub Technologies (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by Sportshub Technologies. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If SportsHub Technologies deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then Sportshub Technologies will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.

23. Communication and Access
All NFBC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. Sportshub Technologies is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. Sportshub Technologies is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.

24. Hold Harmless
Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless Sportshub Technologies and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFBC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.

25. Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer
Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFBC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Minnesota, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFBC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the appropriate state court located in Hennepin County, Minnesota; and (iii) in no event shall SportsHub Technologies liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall SportsHub Technologies, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFBC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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Re: Win $30,000 In The 2023 NFBC Auction Championship

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:46 am

Steven Cozzolino became our 11th different champion in the 12 years of the NFBC Auction Championship.

Here's the list of past champions:

2010 - Jeff Dobies
2011 - Richard Gordon/Charles Levitz
2012 - Andy Saxton/Jeff Dobies
2013 - Alan Greenberg
2014 - Bob Particelli
2015 - Anson Chan
2016 - Dave Taylor
2017 - Jeffery Cox/Bill Culver
2018 - Vince Clemente
2019 - Jacob Halusker
2021 - Philippe Dussault
2022 - Steven Cozzolino
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Re: Win $30,000 In The 2023 NFBC Auction Championship

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:10 am

We have replaced the NL Auction League on Friday, March 24th at 10 am with a $2500 Auction Championship League if anyone is interested in that format. We hope to have a $1500 and a $2500 Auction Championship League at that time and then we'll offer a $1500 Auction Championship League and the Ultimate Auction League at 4 pm PT. Plan accordingly.
Greg Ambrosius
Founder, National Fantasy Baseball Championship
General Manager, Consumer Fantasy Games at SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @GregAmbrosius

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