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PLAYOFF FANTASY FOOTBALL
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- For maximum enjoyment, a three-team package is recommended.
- The first NFL playoff games included in the contest are Saturday, January 5, 2008. Entry deadline is Sunday, January 6, 2008, 10 minutes before the last game of the day (players may not be selected if it is past their game's deadline).
- You must be 18 years old or older to participate.
- Select 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, 1 DEF, and 1 Team to Win!
- Salary cap is $330.
- Competition is 4 weekends long - Wild Card Weekend, Divisional Playoffs, Conference Championships, and the "Championship" Game - unless you are eliminated.
- If your Winning Team selection wins, you accumulate points.
- If your Winning Team selection loses, your fantasy team is eliminated.
- One flat fee with free, unlimited trades for Wild Card Weekend, Divisional Playoffs, and Conference Championships.
- All teams advancing to the final week will select a Winning Team only. No player trades are allowed for the "Championship" Game.
- You can select from any player or defense listed on the site. If you discover that an eligible offensive player is not listed, just email coachb@sportsbuff.com to have them added.
- All NFL players will be listed when sign-up begins. The list will be narrowed to only those players on playoff teams once the final playoff teams are determined. You may select your team(s) at any time, but please check back to update your team before
- Grand Prize $2,500. Great cash prizes this year! 50 total prizes.
- Live Scoring is included free of charge.
- All entries are $24.99 or 3 for $60.
- All contestants may play via the Internet.
- Transactions are accepted up to 10 minutes prior to game time for the players being added / dropped.
- Questions. Just contact our fantastic staff at Sports Buff ® during normal business hours by sending an email to coachb@sportsbuff.com.
- Enjoy the Playoffs. Thumbs Up! Coach B
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The Sports Buff Pub ("Club") is a private club owned and operated by Sports Buff LLC ("SB"), P.O. Box 896, Kenosha, WI 53141-0896. Playoff Fantasy Football ("Contest") is a private contest with trademark rights owned by Sports Buff LLC. Marketing partners may promote the Contest as part of the Sports Buff Fantasy Network. The contest is for Sports Buff Fantasy Network members only. The company and its marketing partners are referred to as "Sponsor."
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All contestants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of their registration for the Contest and have Internet access on or before the contest deadline each week. No purchase necessary.
Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives and their immediate family members (and those living in the same household) of Sponsors, their advertising and promotion agencies or any person or entity connected with the production, administration or judging of the Contest, or any of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents or representatives, are not eligible. Each contestant in the Contest must be the rightful owner or have authorized use of the e-mail account associated with the e-mail address provided by contestant when applying for membership in the Sports Buff Fantasy Network.
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To join the Sports Buff Fantasy Network for the Playoff Fantasy Football Elimination Challenge contest, go to your home page and click on the Playoff Fantasy Football graphic. Your membership lasts for six months or the duration of the contest, whichever is longer.
Important - as a member of SBFN, you will receive email notification and promotion for other SBFN contests and offers. By signing up for this contest and becoming an SBFN member, you grant approval to receive these notifications and promotions. You pay a membership fee of $24.99 per team or 3 teams for $60. Your membership lasts for the duration of the contest. Each team requires a single membership fee.
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Members can join beginning at 12:01 AM CT on December 27, 2007. To join and compete in the entire contest, you must join before the trading deadline for the first playoff weekend, expected to be Sunday, January 6, 2008. See below for expected dates for each week of the contest. Sports Buff's Playoff Fantasy Football Elimination Challenge begins with the first game of the NFL playoffs, and ends after the last game, estimated to be February 3, 2008. The Sponsors reserve the right to adjust this schedule and notify all contestants. The Contest consists of 4 Contest weekly periods ("Contest Week 1", "Contest Week 2", etc., collectively "Contest Weeks").
| Contest Week Number | Scheduled Games |
| 1 | 1/5-1/6/08 |
| 2 | 1/12-1/13/08 |
| 3 | 1/20/08 |
| 4 | 2/3/08 |
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Sports Buff's Playoff Fantasy Football Elimination Challenge is a game of skill. After paying for an entry and becoming a Member, the Member may enter the Stadium and draft a football team from the lists of players presented. All or most eligible NFL players should be listed. If you find any player that you would like to add to the list, email a Sports Buff Consultant with your request. Your roster will consist of nine (9) players / defense and you will select 1 Winning Team:
1 Quarterback
2 Running Backs
2 Wide Receivers
1 Tight End
1 Flex (RB, WR, or TE)
1 Kicker
1 Defense/Special Team
1 Winning Team
Your 9-player roster must not exceed the $330 salary cap. You must choose only from players and defenses listed. Players are only eligible at the position listed. Player positions and salaries will not change during the contest.
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Scoring is based on the scoring system below:
Passing:
TD 40+ yards = 6 points
TD 0-39 yards = 3 points
Every 20 yards = 1 point
2 point conversion = 1 point
Rushing/Receiving:
TD 40+ yards = 9 points
TD 0-39 yards = 6 points
Every 10 yards = 1 point
2 point conversion = 2 points
Each reception = 1 point
Kicking:
FG 50+ yards = 9 points
FG 40+ yards = 6 points
FG 0-39 yards = 3 points
PAT = 1 point
Defense/Special Teams:
Zero Points Scored Against, a "Defensive Shutout" = 10 points
2 to 9 Points Scored Against = 5 points
Defense TD 40+ yards = 9 points
Defense TD 0-39 yards = 6 points
Kick/Punt Return TD 40+ yards = 9 points
Kick/Punt Return TD 0-39 yards = 6 points
Fumble recovery = 2 points
Interception = 2 points
Safety = 2 points
Sack = 1 point
Players DO receive credit for kick/punt return TD's, but NOT for kick/punt return yardage. Scoring is calculated based on TOTAL (NOT average) number of points each player earns in a week. If, for any reason, a player's game is postponed (due to weather, etc.) you will only receive points for that game if you have the player on your roster the day the game is officially completed.
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Online Sports Buff dues for Playoff Fantasy Football Elimination Challenge are $24.99 per team or 3 teams for $60.
All Members are eligible if their account is kept current by paying fees on time. If a credit card rejection occurs, Sports Buff Consultants will attempt to correct the situation. If dues are not paid within 30 days, SBFN has the right to terminate your Membership and/or disqualify you from eligibility for prizes.
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Any of your 9 players/defense may be traded online before or during the first 3 weekends of competition. IMPORTANT: No player trades are allowed after the Week 3 (Conference Championships) deadline. The team you select for the Conference Championships is locked for that week and for the Championship Game or Contest Week 4. A player must be traded for another player at the same position. Players may be traded only if the total salary after the trades does not exceed your current salary cap. Attempts to make trades, which would result in roster salaries above the salary cap, will be rejected.
Players may be traded any day of the week up to the trading deadline of 10 minutes prior to the earliest scheduled kickoff for the players involved in the trade. Any eligible player not listed on the site may be added to contest via your request to a Sports Buff Consultant. Send an email through the web site with name, team, and position and a ruling will be made on their eligibility and position. If the player is added, their salary value will be determined by management and they will be available within two business days of the request. ELIMINATION - you will select one team to win for each weekend of the contest, including the XL Championship Game February 6th, 2005 (Week 4 of the contest). If you select a team and the team loses, you will not accumulate points that week and that team is eliminated. The following is a summary by week: Prior to Week 1 - free unlimited trades, select a Winning Team. Week 1 - accumulate points and advance if your Winning Team selection is correct. Prior to Week 2 - free unlimited trades, select a Winning Team. Week 2 - accumulate points and advance if your Winning Team selection is correct. Prior to Week 3 - free unlimited trades (no trades after this week), select a Winning Team Week 3 - accumulate points and advance if your Winning Team selection is correct. Prior to Week 4 - No trades allowed, select a Winning Team. Week 4 - your team will accumulate points and will be eligible for all end of contest prizes, if your Winning Team selection is correct.
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The winning team will be the team that has accumulated the most points AND has correctly selected 4 winning teams.
End of contest prizes are based on total points. If all teams are eliminated, prizes will be awarded based on total points accumulated. Note that no points are accumulated during the week of elimination.Tie-Breaking Rules
If a tie exists for end-of-season score, the tie will be broken using the highest weekly score of each Member. If a tie still exists, the second highest weekly score will be used, until the 4th highest weekly score is used, if needed. If a tie still exists, the tie will be broken through the administration of one or more trivia questions relating to professional football, to those who are still involved in the tie.
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In case of a work stoppage - a strike or lock-out - Sports Buff's Playoff Fantasy Football Elimination Challenge will not resume until the regular NFL players return (when the strike or lock-out ends). If play does not resume and less than 2 weeks of the post-season were completed, all entry fees will be refunded and no prizes will be awarded. If play does not resume and 2 or more week(s) were completed, prizes will be awarded.
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End-of-Contest Prizes
1st: $2500
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $100
6th: $75
7th: $75
8th: $75
9th: $75
10th:$75
11th:$50
12th:$50
13th:$50
14th:$50
15th:$50
16th:$50
17th:$50
18th:$50
19th:$50
20th:$50
21st to 30th: $42 value. One Comp Entry Fee in Sports Buff Fantasy Baseball 2008 AND one free week of unlimited trades.
31st to 50th: $20 value. One Comp Entry Fee for Sports Buff Fantasy Baseball 2008
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Contest subject to these Official Rules. By participating, contestants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws apply. All federal, state or other tax liabilities arising from this Contest, if any, will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsors reserve the right to use the Contest for publicity purposes, and to use the names, likenesses, prizes won and hometown names of winners for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law, and any such use with respect to minors to be subject to prior approval of parent or legal guardian. By entering, contestants acknowledge that Sponsors and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotions agencies and their respective employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone system, technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or usage of any prize or from participating in the Contest; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any material associated with the Contest. Sponsors disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with the Contest, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond Sponsors' control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Contest. Sponsors may prohibit contestant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, they determine contestant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other contestants or Sponsors representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF SUCH PARTICIPANT. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
