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-- $5,000,000 USD available in Sunday's fantasy football competition
The NFL season is back, and with it are the biggest daily fantasy football prizes DraftKings has ever offered in Australia. In honor of American football's return, DraftKings will be giving away massive prizes, including a $1M USD first-place prize in this Sunday's Millionaire Maker competition - which costs only $20 USD to enter, and will have $5M USD in total prizes for winning participants.
"The return of American football is our busiest time of year, and we look forward to it with more anticipation and enthusiasm every season," said Jeffrey Haas, Chief International Officer at DraftKings. "We are able to tap in to the growing NFL fan base around the world, with DraftKings acting as the second screen for people watching games in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia. We make it more fun to be a fan because you can compete with other fans at home, in their countries and around the world. DraftKings has been working tirelessly this offseason on several new DFS competition modes, including Flash Draft and Team Pick 'Em, which we cannot wait for our customers to experience."
NFL fans will be able to participate in fantasy football competitions on DraftKings in many ways, including:
-- Flash Draft (https://www.draftkings.com/flash-draft ): Officially
launching for Week 4 of the regular season, Flash Draft is a live, in-
game concept that introduces a new, rapid drafting style to customers
throughout an NFL game. Customers can enter before the second, third
or fourth quarters begin as well as during the commercial breaks of
these same quarters. Once they've entered a contest, customers will
have five rounds lasting only 15 seconds each to choose from three
options that change from round to round.
-- Team Pick 'Em (https://live.draftkings.com/games/team-pickem-football/
): This new game style enables fans to "pick" the winners of each game
that week, competing with others for shares of a set prize amount. Now
those pressed for time can choose winners in a matter of minutes.
-- Showdown (https://www.draftkings.com/.../58 ): Showdown is
back for its first full NFL season after debuting for last year's
postseason. In Showdown, customers select players from each team in
one single-game matchup, including at least one player from either
team, while staying under the $50K salary limit. This can include both
offensive and defensive players. DraftKings will also be offering the
Showdown Captain variant which features the same game dynamic as the
regular Showdown, except one player can be designated to the Captain
spot and is eligible for a bonus multiplier.
-- Classic (https://www.draftkings.com/.../1 ): DraftKings'
Classic mode featuring the $50K salary cap requires customers to
create a lineup by selecting players listed in the Player Pool, but
you must stay under the $50K cap. Customers can draft from all active
players who will be playing during the given game slate.
-- Tiers (https://www.draftkings.com/.../50 ): Previously known
as "Pick 'Em," DraftKings' Tiers format offers curated lineup
constructions without salary cap limitations. In Tiers contests,
customers create a lineup by selecting players listed and tiered out
in the Player Pool.
-- Leagues (https://www.draftkings.com/leagues ): Skills can be further
honed through private competitions that can be accessed by just you
and your chosen group of friends.
No matter the NFL players and teams that emerge this season, DraftKings is now offering more ways than ever to maximize how fun it can be to compete, watch and engage in football, all season long.
About DraftKings
DraftKings is a global sports technology and entertainment company that believes life is more fun with skin in the game. Its mission is to bring fans closer to the games they love via a unique combination of daily fantasy sports and media platforms that combined, deliver "The Game Inside The Game." Founded in 2012 by Matt Kalish, Paul Liberman and Jason Robins, DraftKings is headquartered in Boston, USA, and offers daily fantasy sports contests across 11 professional sports in 8 countries, including the U.S., Canada, U.K and Australia.
