| HOLLYWOOD FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ATTENTION: Please read the following rules and regulations governing the Hollywood Fantasy Football League. If you understand the rules and agree to abide by them, please fill out a registration form on The Hollywood Fantasy Football League website.
Game of Skill: The Hollywood Fantasy Football League Challenge is a game of skill. Winners are determined by the objective criteria enumerated under the "Rules" section of this document.
Overview:The Hollywood Fantasy Football League (HFFL) will be an online contest in which contestants will compete for league cash prizes. The HFFL will be comprised of a regular season competition and a playoff competition based on a Head to Head/Total points system. In the league play portion, contestants will be divided into multiple conferences containing twelve teams each. Each team will play its division opponents twice, and every other conference team once during the fourteen (14) week regular season.
Upon completion of the 14 week regular season conference play, the Division leaders plus additional wild card teams will progress to a Total Points/Head to Head playoff competition. The overall HFFL League Champion will be the team with the most total points scored cumulatively after the completion of the playoff competition. That individual will be crowned the Hollywood Fantasy Football League Champion. The Conference Champions and overall HFFL Champion will be the winners of the playoff/head to head games played weeks 15 and 16. All teams that don't earn a HFFL Champion Playoff berth will participate in the Consolation Playoffs starting Week 15 and ending Week 16. The Consolation Playoff Champion will be the team with the most total points scored cumulatively after the completion of the Consolation Playoff competition.
Registration: Participants must fill out the online entry form on the Hollywood Fantasy Football League website (http://Hollywoodffl.com). At the time of registration, the participant will select his/her preferred draft group. A participant's online registration and entry fee must be received by noon EST one calendar day before their selected draft time in order to participate. The final draft day is Tuesday, September 2nd; however, there is no guarantee that any of the draft groups will still be available for that group.
Registration Confirmation:All participants will receive an immediate registration confirmation email after their registration has been electronically submitted.
Rules: Conferences will be filled on a random basis. Prior to the draft, draft positions will be randomly assigned using a live draft lottery system. Once the conferences are determined and the draft is complete, the regular season will be begin with Week 1 of the 2008 NFL season and continue through Week 14. The Conference Champions, Division Champions and the Wildcard teams will progress to the League Championship Playoffs. The remaining teams will participate in the Consolation Playoffs.
Starting in Week 15 and ending in Week 16 of the 2008 NFL season, the Conference Champions Division Champions and the Wildcard teams will compete for the HFFL Championship via a playoff system. This competition will be a Total Points/Head to Head scoring system. The Consolation Playoffs will use a cumulative total points scoring system.
Prize Breakdown:
$3,000.00 - Grand Prize for the overall HFFL Champion
$700.00 And Free Entry - Conference Champion
Free Entry - Conference Runner-Up
Free Entry - Consolation Playoff Winner
(SEE Prize Page Link)
Accessibility: All participants MUST have access to the Internet to play this contest.
Draft: All conferences will hold their draft online. The HFFL Draft will be held on three dates. Please select the date that works best for you during the registration process:
Sunday, August 24 - 7PM EST
Saturday, August 30th - 1PM EST
Tuesday, September 2nd - 7PM EST
Each conference will be composed of 12 teams. Each draft will last for 16 rounds with each team selecting a player in each round in a serpentine system (e.g., Round 1: team 1 selects first, then Team 2, through to Team 12. Round 2: Team 12 selects first, then team 11, through to Team 1. Round 3: Team 1 selects first, then Team 2, through to Team 12, etc.). Each team must draft the minimum number of players to fill a starting lineup but there are no rules governing the number of players to be drafted at each position.
Time Limits:Each participant will have two minutes to make a player selection. If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, the computer drafting software will make an automated selection for the team.
Roster:Each team will have a maximum of 16 players on their rosters. Each team will start 10 players and have 6 players on their bench.
Lineups:Starting lineups will consist of:
1 QB
2 RB
2 WR
1 TE
2 Flex
1 PK
1 Team Defense/Special team
Each team owner may select either a RB or WR or TE as their "flex" players for the week.
Scoring: A player may score from any position on the field. A player returning a kickoff, blocked field goal attempt, blocked punt attempt, punt, interception, or fumble for a TD will be awarded an individual score as well as the Defense/Special Team of the owner of his team.
a. Passing:
Yards passing divided by 20 (e.g. 365 passing yards = 18.25 fantasy points).
6 points for every passing TD.
Minus one point (-1) for every interception thrown.
Minus one point (-1) every fumble.
2 points for every 2-point conversion.
b. Rushing:
Yards rushing divided by 10 (e.g. 117 rushing yards = 11.7 fantasy points).
6 points for every rushing TD.
2 points for every 2-point conversion.
Minus one point (-1) every fumble.
c. Receiving:
Yards receiving divided by 10 (e.g. 68 receiving yards = 6.8 fantasy points)
6 points for every receiving TD.
1 point for every reception.
2 points for every 2-point conversion.
Minus one point (-1) every fumble.
d. Placekicking:
Yard divided by 10 ( 42 yd. FG = 4.2 fantasy points)
1 point for every Extra Point
3 points for every FG of 1 - 39 yards
4 points for every FG of 40 - 49 yards
5 points for every FG of 50+ yards
e. Team Scoring (Defense/Special Teams):
1 point for every sack
2 points for every 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
10 points for every shutout **
5 points for allowing between 1- 5 points **
3 point for allowing between 6 - 10 points **
* TD's scored on fake FG's or fake punts do NOT count as Defensive/Special Teams scores. TD's scored by offensive players after blocked FG's or blocked punts do NOT count as Defensive/Special Teams scores. TD's scored by offensive players after a defensive takeaway and subsequent fumble back to the offense are only scored for the individual scoring the touchdown NOT for the Defense/Special Teams.
** All points scored by the opposing team are counted against the Defense/Special Teams to include offensive turnovers returned for touchdowns.
*** If a Defense/Special Teams should make a takeaway (fumble or interception) and then fumble after change of possession to be recovered by the original offense (now defense after change of possession), then two (2) takeaways will be awarded one to each Defensive/Special Teams.
Conference Championship: Week 16 of the NFL season will determine each Conference Champion by the team with the higher point total in a Head to Head competition.
The 2 highest seeded teams that won their head to head match-up from playoff week 15 will compete for the Conference Championship. In case of a tie, the winner will be determined as follows:
1. Total points in week 15
2. Total points in week 14, and then if necessary, Week 13, etc., until the tie is broken.
HFFL Overall Champion: The Overall Champion and Grand Prize Winner will be the Team with the highest cumulative point total throughout the two week playoffs, played week 15 and 16 of the NFL season. This is the highest total from ALL CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS.
HFFL Playoff Eligibility: All Conference Champions, Division Champions, plus Wildcard teams will advance to The League Playoffs. Four (4) teams total from each Conference. Playoffs will begin week 15 through week 16 of the NFL regular season. Wildcard teams will be determined by the teams with the highest cumulative point total from week 1 through 14 that ARE NOT Division Champions. Division Champions are determined by the teams with the best division records from head to head competition. Each Division Champion along with each Wildcard will compete for Conference Champion, and Overall HFFL Champion.
Consolation Playoffs: The remaining teams that did not go to the HFFL playoffs will participate in the Consolation Playoff Bracket.
Conference tiebreakers for determining wild card berths are:
1. Total points in week 14.
2. Total points in week 13, and then if necessary, Week 12, etc., until the tie is broken.
HFFL Playoff Format: The HFFL playoffs will extend two weeks, from NFL Week 15 through NFL Week 16. Prize winners will be awarded on the basis of total points scored from Week 15 though Week 16.The team with the most total points will be crowned the 2008 HFFL Champion.
Each Conference Champion is determined as follows:
# 1 seed vs. #4 seed, #2 seed vs. # 3 seed beginning week 15.
The winners of the week 15 match-ups compete in week 16 for each Conference Championship.
Seeding is determined as follows:
The teams with each highest division record. There will be three (3) division winners plus a One (1) Wildcard from each conference. The Wildcard will always be the four (4) seed.
In the case of Division Winners having the same won/loss record, the next tiebreaker is won/loss Head to head match-ups, then cumulative point total.
The Overall HFFL Champion is determined as follows:
The highest cumulative point total from weeks 15 and 16 will be crowned HFFL Champion.
This is the playoff team with the high score from ALL PLAYOFF TEAMS FROM ALL CONFERENCES.Yes it is possible to lose your first playoff head to head match-up and still be HFFL CHAMP!! You can lose your Conference Championship Game and still have the highest two-week total and be HFFL Champion!
The tiebreakers for (playoff) prizes finalists are:
1. The team with the best average point total from the regular season.
2. Total points for the playoffs in Week 16 only.
3. Total points for the playoffs in Week 15 and then if necessary, Week 14, etc., until the tie is broken.
HFFL Consolation Playoff Format: The team with the highest cumulative point total from Weeks 15 and 16 will be the Consolation Playoff winner. The same Tiebreaking rules will apply. (SEE Prize Page Link)
Lineup Submission:All lineups should be submitted by the kickoff of each player's game which includes games that are played earlier in the week. Players will be locked in once the game begins for that week.
All lineups may be submitted on the league website. If you encounter difficulty in submitting your lineup via the Internet, you may submit your lineup by phone by calling 1-636-447-1178 and clearly stating your request to be connected to the Hollywood Fantasy Football League. You will need your login and password to submit lineups via phone.
Trading: Trading of players is allowed through week ten (10) of the regular season. To prevent collusion the following trading rules are: If Five (5) owners in the conference NOT involved in the trade veto the trade via vote, then the trade is void.
Free Agents: Any player who is not on a team roster within your conference is considered a free agent for that conference.
Free Agent Acquisitions: The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process. Each team is allocated to start the season with a bid maximum budget of One Thousand ($1,000.00) free agent dollars, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis. THIS IS NOT REAL MONEY. You will not be charged any "real" fees. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player.
All other bids on that player will be discarded as losing bids. 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 goes 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 free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of whole dollars. You cannot bid different amounts for the same player. Only the highest bid will count, all others will be void.
The bidding process starts immediately after the completion of Week 1 and ends at the completion of Week 14. Weekly bidding will be accepted on the league website beginning Tuesday at NOON Pacific Time (3PM EST) and must be completed by Saturday at NOON Pacific Time (3PM EST).
Conditional Bids: "Conditional" bids may also be submitted. That is, you are allowed to place multiple "conditional" bid(s) for all players that are available during the bidding time frame once you select a player from your roster that you are willing to drop. If you lose out on your first bid, your first conditional bid will become relevant if another owner has not acquired the player you are bidding on and the player that you were willing to drop is still on your roster.
Subsequent conditional bids will only become relevant if your previous conditional bids fail.
Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids you are allowed to submit each week.
Tied Bids: If there is a tie in the highest bid for a sought after player, the team that has the lowest fantasy points to date will be awarded the player.
Available Players: Teams may acquire players not on any roster within their conference, however, players cut from a team after Week 14 may not be re-acquired by any other team.
Restricted players: To minimize the possibility of collusion or "stacking" of an individual team, the Commissioner's Office may designate certain players as being "restricted." That list will be determined before the end of the regular season.
Eligibility: The HFFL Challenge is open to anyone 18 years of age or older of the 50 United States, Washington D.C. and Canada except for residents in Montana, and Washington. Employees and members of the immediate families (immediate family is defined as parent, sibling or any person residing in the same household as employee or consultant) of the Hollywood Fantasy Football League and their respective parents, sponsors, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies and promotion agencies are not eligible to play.
Commissioner's Office: An official standards and practices committee, as it relates to decisions and ruling regarding the Hollywood Fantasy Football Challenge, will be set up for the duration of the 2008 NFL season. You may address any questions, disputes, appeals, concerns or suggestions by calling customer service at Real Time Fantasy Sports at 636-447-1170. Any disputes or appeals regarding the rules will be decided by The Commissioner's Office using its interpretation, intent, and spirit; the integrity of the event; as well as the feasibility of accommodating any appeal. All rulings made by The Commissioner's Office are final and binding.
Team Management Disclaimer: The HFFL and RTFS are not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction that impedes or interferes with the transmission or receipt of any team transaction, including but not limited to free agent moves, live drafts, or starting lineup submissions. The HFFL and RTFS are not responsible for the failure of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in HFFL Challenge.
Collusion: Any participants who collude in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals will be prohibited from winning any prize money and will further have their teams taken over by a surrogate or agent of The HFFL. Any participant who attempt to bribe, coerce, blackmail or otherwise influence an officer, agent, affiliate, vendor or surrogate of The HFFL or RTFS in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals will be prohibited from winning any prize money and will further have his or her team taken over by a surrogate or agent of The HFFL. Any criminal behavior by a participant that attempts to corrupt or alter the fairness of The HFFL Challenge may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.
Team Competitiveness: Participants are expected to manage their team to the best of their ability for the duration of The HFFL Challenge. However, The HFFL recognizes that some teams may abandon their effort to compete during the season. This might include the failure to alter or turn in lineups; the failure to pick up free agents, etc. The HFFL regards such behavior as an unavoidable element of any fantasy football league. As such, The HFFL will not directly interfere to alter the management decisions (or indecisions) of any participant. Nevertheless, The HFFL reserves the right to intervene in team management when it considers a principal participant to be involved in malicious, willful or deliberate manipulation of the event.
Event Tampering: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE HFFL WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE HOLLYWOOD FANTASY FOOTBALL CHALLENGE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND IN THE EVENT THAT AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE HFFL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
Prize Money: All prize money will be distributed through
HFFL.
All taxes associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. A 30% U.S. income tax withholding will be applied to all non-U.S. prize winners. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority,
HFFL reserves the right in their sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes.
Winners are notified by email or regular mail within 30 days after the official final results (and associated winners) are posted at the conclusion of the Contest. Winners are also posted on the Contest web site. Forms will be supplied to the Winners who must return via email or regular mail an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law) within 15 days following attempted notification. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in disqualification.
By accepting any prize, the winners grant permission to HFFL to use their names and/or likenesses for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent. In the event of dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online are declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner can be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
HFFL is not responsible for any late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries; any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of
HFFL or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.
HFFL or any subsidiary or affiliated company of any of the foregoing, are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from participation in the Contest and/or acceptance and use of any prize won.
HFFL is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the Contest. The Contest and web site are not sponsored or endorsed by the National Football League.
By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless
HFFL, its sponsors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
Schedule Changes: If for any reason, the National Football League amends any portion of its regular season schedule, The HFFL reserves the right to determine prizewinners based on an amended playoff system. The HFFL reserves the right to make any and all reasonable scheduling and playoff changes if the NFL alters its schedule. In the event that the NFL cancels any part of its regular season schedule, The HFFL reserves the right to determine The HFFL Championship prizes based on the NFL games already played.
Disclaimers: By entering The HFFL, you (1) acknowledge acceptance of these rules and agree to adhere to and be bound by them, and (2) acknowledge that The HFFL, RTFS, or any subsidiary, affiliated company, or vendor are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from any participant's activity in The HFFL Challenge and related events, and/or acceptance and use of any prize won and (3) agree to hold The HFFL and RTFS harmless from any and all typographical, statistical, transaction, and communication errors or omissions.
Cancellation and Refunds: At its sole discretion, The HFFL reserves the right to cancel any and all portions of this event for any reason up to 48 hours prior to the event date. In the event of a cancellation by The HFFL, each registered participant will be refunded all entry fees within seven business days of cancellation notice. The HFFL or RTFS are not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant due to the cancellation of The HFFL Challenge. Once a participant enters The HFFL Challenge, no money will be refunded to participants unless The HFFL is canceled. All team spots are filled on a first-come first-served basis. The HFFL reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full 12-team league. For example, if there are 53 paid entries on the date of the, then the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd entries received, as determined by The HFFL, will be refunded.
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