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2009 Weekly Fantasy Football Challenge Rules

The Registration Process

Each participant must complete the registration process to become eligible to play. The registration is a simple process that involves age and email verification, contact information, team name creation, and password selection.

Once you create a member ID (your email address), choose a password, and select your team name, you will then be given the opportunity to fill out a roster of 8 position players and a team defense within the salary cap limits of 72 million dollars.

Playing The Game
In order to start the season, each player will have to create a roster in order to be eligible to play. You must "buy" each player/team defense with your remaining team salary (in millions of dollars). Each participant begins the season with 72 million dollars. This is their teams salary cap (budget). Each participant must build a roster consisting of one of the three following choices:

Power-I formation

• (1) Quarterback
• (4) Running Backs
• (2) Tight End
• (1) Kicker
• (1) Defense (1 team's defensive unit)

Balanced formation

• (1) Quarterback
• (2) Running Backs
• (3) Wide Receivers
• (1) Tight End
• (1) Kicker
• (1) Defense (1 team's defensive unit)

Shotgun formation

• (1) Quarterback
• (5) Wide Receivers
• (1) Tight End
• (1) Kicker
• (1) Defense (1 team's defensive unit)

Participants can change their formation as often as they like during the times which trading is allowed. When a participant chooses a different formation, they are given the option to retain players from their previous roster formation. Hint-- Sometimes it is advantageous to keep players whose salaries are substantially lower then the current market rate for that player.

Participants are allowed to “buy” or “sell” players using the Pro Football Player Pool. This player pool represents the Pro Football players listed by their position. You can sort them by their salaries (highest salary to lowest, or vice versa) by clicking on the appropriate icon in the Pro player pool. Trading is free and unlimited.

Hiring and Firing Players

You can hire or fire your players by dragging the player on or off your team. To place a pro player on your team, simply drag the selected player you desire from the Pro Player Pool (located below your roster) and place them in an empty slot (of their correct position category) on your team roster. To remove a player from your team roster, simply drag that player back into the free agent pool below your roster. This will remove this player from your roster and place him into the Pro Player Pool. Your available salary will reflect any new changes.

The Pro Player Pool

On the Pro Player Pool, you will notice different player positions. Clicking on the hyperlinks to those positions will sort the database of players according to that position. The Pro Player Pool can be further sorted by their salary (highest to lowest, or visa-verse). Each player in the Pro Player Pool and on your roster has a blue hyperlink. Clicking this link will display the player's stats.

You will only be allowed to confirm (finalize) your roster once you have met the minimum roster requirements. All of this must be at or under the salary cap of 72 Million Dollars. You may now follow the same steps above whenever you wish to make more roster changes. However--You must click the "confirm changes" button after making your roster changes in order to make your changes final in our system."

Once you have made the changes to your roster and clicked on the "confirm changes" button, your trades will be entered into our system. You can verify that these changes were made by going to your home page or to the roster page (located on the blue navigation bar) and clicking on my roster. Your changes will be reflected instantly if you have completed the changes before Sunday's games (1pm EST). See "Free Agency" and "Lock-out" Periods below.

The trading deadline is on every Sunday 1pm (EST). On occasions there are Thursday and Saturday games. If you wish to select a player playing on either Thursday or Saturday, you must select them before the game on that particular day begins. Once the games begin, you will not be able to remove that player from your roster.

Team Performance

Each week the scores will be calculated and posted for viewing. By clicking on the My Performance button, you may view your team's weekly performance.

Scoring

All of the participants playing in the Salary Cap Football game use the same scoring method. Each week, we take the actual performance from the pro players and score their performance using the scoring chart below. These results are then assigned to the players. Each team will have a weekly fantasy point's score (this is the fantasy points your players on your roster have scored according to our scoring charts for the current week). See the scoring chart below.

Player Profiles

Each registered member will have a player profile. This will be accessible by clicking on their team name. The player profile will be a text based window where a player can write a paragraph or so about them selves, they can give a quote, choose an avatar image (pre-loaded DS images), and state their favorite team. It will also detail their GM rating, their weekly performance, and display a link to send them a private message.

Pro Scout Players

Each week, participants will have the OPTION to "scout" (select) a "Pro Scout Player". A Pro Scout Player is a Pro Football player who has a salary range between 5 and 6 dollars that a manager believes will score 10 or more fantasy points in the selected week. Participants cannot scout the same player twice. If the selected player scores 10 or more points for the week, the participant will get a 15 point bonus added to their overall weekly score for "being a good scout." If the selected player scores 9 or less points, the participant will have 5 points taken from their overall weekly score as a penalty for "being a bad scout." Participants DO NOT receive the Pro Scouts Players" fantasy points, only the bonus or penalty for being a "good or bad" scout. Dell Sports, Inc. will calculate their normal fantasy score for that week and add or subtract the appropriate amount to/from the participants overall weekly score. Only one player per week may be assigned the "Pro Scout Player" of the week. The Pro Scout Player is available for participants to change each week. Participants receive or have points subtracted to their overall weekly score based on the Pro Scout Player they selected for that week only! Players are NOT required to "scout" (select) a Pro Scout Player each week.

Player Salaries

Salary Caps do not change throughout the football season. However, player salaries will change. Player's salaries will change throughout the season. The demand for a particular player will dictate his salary. The greater the demand for a player, the more his salary will rise. If demand for a player decreases, then his salary will decrease. You need to watch the player salaries and look for bargains. Shopping for good deals takes a careful eye. When you pick up a player you retain his initial salary until you decide to "fire" him (release him from your team). If you later decide to pick up the same player, his salary may be different and you must "hire" him at his current salary. You will want to scan the Pro Player Pool often to review the player salaries. Often times, you might find a player on your roster has a lower market demand than what you paid for him initially (Meaning that his current salary is lower then the salary you got him at). If this happens, we recommend "firing" the player and then immediately "Hiring" him back. This move will save you money on that players salary.

"Free Agency" and "Lock-out" Periods

You can "hire" and "fire" players on an unlimited basis throughout the season during "Free Agency". The "Free Agency" period starts every Tuesday at noon (EST) and ends every Sunday at 1pm (EST). During "Free Agency" you are able to hire and fire as many players as you desire. The period of time between Sunday 1pm (EST) and Tuesday 12pm (EST) is referred to as the "Lock-out" period. During the "Lock-out" period, you may not hire or fire any player. All roster moves are prohibited during the "Lock-out" period.

Premium Upgrade

Dell Sports allows users the option to have a premium upgrade over standard members. For a one time premium fee ($9.99), users who select the premium option will be able to receive the following Premium Member Benefits:

Premium Member Benefits:

Live Player Stats

Real-Time Player Scoring

Join or Create Up To 3 Private Groups

Real Time Player News

Favorite Team Helmet Display In Standings And Smack Board

Private Groups

Private Groups are available for premium members who wish to form their own groups of their friends and co-workers. Premium members can either create or join a private groups. Each user in a private group will still be given a local rank and they will also be ranked and sorted by their performance in their private group. Every private group will have their own private smack board. There will be a commissioner (the group founder) for each group. Once the commissioner names the group, they just need to set a group password and any premium member who knows the password and group ID number can enter the group.

Standings

There will be two pages for the different standings. One will be based upon the Cumulative Point Totals. The Second will be based on the Highest Weekly Point Total for the season. The overall winner for the station will be based on the Highest Weekly Point Total for the season. In addition to competing amongst your group, you compete against all of the station participants. In a station game, there may be many groups. Each player in the game is assigned a group rank and a station rank. This way, you can track how you are doing in the "war" and the "battle" at the same time. Try to win your group for bragging rights. Your station may attach prizes to the station winners. Call your station for more prize details. Updated standings will be available every Tuesday, unless unforeseen problems arise.

Winning the Salary Cap Game
Teams are ranked according to their highest weekly fantasy point's score throughout the course of the regular season. The team with the highest number of cumulative team points in a single week during the season wins the grand prize.

Winning Strategy -- There is a great deal of strategy that goes into the game of Salary Cap Football. Some managers wish to have a bunch of good players with no superstars. Some managers will want as many superstars as possible and hope to get good performance out of unproven or under-rated players. Some managers will just be picking their favorite players. There are many different strategies that have won. Football's a great sport, so whatever your strategy, remember to have fun and enjoy the game.

Some other notes:

Ø All roster changes must be completed by Sunday 1pm EST unless games are played earlier in the week.

Ø Any team attempting to make roster changes close to the deadline, risks the chance of not getting in his/her changes on time.

Ø We are not responsible for late entries, server congestion, faulty Internet connections, etc., which may cause the changes to your roster to not be made.

Ø We will post the scores every Tuesday morning unless unforeseen complications arise.

Ø Any scoring disputes must be called to our attention by Wednesday night at 11pm EST.

Ø Dell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to deny any scoring inaccuracies at any time due to circumstances beyond our control.

Ø Any team caught or suspected of system tampering, game interference or breaking our terms and conditions, may be removed from the game at any time and without notice. We also reserve the right to pursue legal and criminal action upon those member(s).

Ø All scores are final.

Eligibility
To be eligible to win a prize in the Weekly Fantasy Football Challenge Dell, game entrants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of registration and be a legal resident of the continental United States, the District of Columbia or Canada. By registering to play, Entrants agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Regulations (the "Official Rules"). By registering to play, Entrants also agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Game Rules and Game Documentation (the "Game Rules") applicable to the Game as provided by Dell Sports Inc. Dell Sports reserves the right to make non-material changes to these Official Rules at any time during the Game. The Game is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling or the promotion of gambling. Employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of Dell Sports Inc. and their parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and each of their respective immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, and grandparents) and any person residing in the same household as such and sponsors and affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies of Dell Sports are NOT eligible to win any prizes.

General Conditions

By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decision of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prizewinners. No substitutions, or transfer of prizes (if applicable), are permitted except by Dell Sports Inc. We, at Dell Sports Inc., reserve the right to substitute a prize (if applicable) for one of equal or greater value in the event that an advertised prize is unavailable. The listed cash prizes (if applicable) depend on a predetermined number of entrants playing the game(s). Dell Sports reserves the right to change the stated prizes, at any time without notice, if the number of actual entrants is less then our predetermined number.

Rules/Winners Information
Chances of winning depend upon the total number of entries received, the skill used in choosing your players, and the relative U.S. football knowledge of all Entrants. In the event of a tie between two (2) or more entries, the winning entry will be determined by the following tiebreakers, in order of listing:

Tiebreaker #1 - Higher number of points scored for Week 17
Tiebreaker #2 - Higher number of points scored for Week 16
Tiebreaker #3 - Higher number of points scored for Week 15
Tiebreaker #4 - Higher number of points scored for Week 14
Tiebreaker #5 - Higher number of points scored for Week 13
Tiebreakers will continue backwards from week 13 until week 1.

Week 1 Tiebreakers are determined as follows:

Tiebreaker #1 - Higher number of points scored at the Quarterback position
Tiebreaker #2 - Higher number of points scored for all Running Backs combined
Tiebreaker #3 - Higher number of points scored for all Wide Receivers combined

Tiebreaker #4 - Higher number of points scored at the Tight End position

Tiebreaker #5 - Higher number of points scored at the Kicker position

In all cases, an entry that does not win a tiebreaker is eliminated from consideration. All prize winners(if applicable) may be required to submit valid identification including their photo, social security number, and legal identification to Dell Sports, Inc. and to execute an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release within thirty (30) days following their initial notification to Dell Sports. They will also be required complete tax Form 1099-M in order to comply with Federal and State tax laws. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and awarding of the prize to the entrant with the next highest score. Contestants agree to Dell Sports, Inc.'s use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Prizes (if applicable) are not transferable and must be accepted as awarded, no cash equivalents, no substitutes.

It is the responsibility of the Entrant to keep all mailing and e-mail information up-to-date and accurate. Winners should allow up to 6-8 weeks after they return their signed, notarized affidavit to receive their prize. Prize is not transferable. No prize substitution except at Sponsor's sole discretion due to prize unavailability for any reason and only then for prize of comparable value. Sponsor reserves the right to award the actual cash equivalent of any prize in lieu of the prize itself. Prize returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within fourteen (14) days after being sent will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. All entries will be declared made by the registered user of the e-mail address.

By accepting a prize (if applicable), the winner grants permission to Sponsor and Promoter (which permission shall be confirmed in writing upon the request of Sponsor and/or Promoter) to use their names, photographs, likeness, voices, prize information and/or biographical information for publicity, advertising, trade and promotional purposes at any time or times, worldwide and on the World Wide Web without further compensation, or notice, review or approval, unless prohibited by law. If a winner is disqualified, an alternate winner will be selected. Sponsor is only obligated to contact a single alternate. In all instances in which Sponsor notifies, or seeks to deliver a prize to or otherwise attempts to contact an alternate winner, if such alternate winner is unavailable or disqualified or if the prize is returned as undeliverable, within the time frames otherwise allotted for the initially selected winner, then Sponsor may choose either not to award the prize or to donate it to another person or entity, in its sole discretion.

ENTRANTS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPONSOR, PROMOTER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES HAVE NEITHER MADE NOR ARE IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS QUALITY. EXCEPT FOR A STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY THAT THE PRIZE MANUFACTURER MAY INCLUDE WITH THE PRIZE. THE PRIZE IS AWARDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE).

For an additional copy of the Official Rules, please click on the terms and conditions link at the bottom of our Web site. This may be printed and read at your convenience.

Notification

Game winners must notify Dell Sports by e-mail or regular mail within thirty (30) days after the end of the contest. Winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these legal restrictions and a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law) within thirty (30) days following the winners notification to Dell Sports. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

This Game may not be used in connection with any form of gambling. The Game is strictly for entertainment purposes only.

Dell Sports, Inc. is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected on-line entries or transactions, for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry information whether caused by a contestant, equipment, or technical malfunction or for any human error, technical error or malfunctions. Dell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to halt or modify the contest at any time during the contest period if events beyond their control compromise the contest's fairness or integrity. In the event that a scheduled game is canceled or preempted for any reason, no points will be awarded for that week for players on the affected Pro Football teams.

Dell Sports, Inc. is not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prizes.

Dell Sports, Inc., in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the contest, refuse to award points or prizes, and require the return of any prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct Dell Sports, Inc. deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with Dell Sports, Inc.'s administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, recompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this Web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall in no way prevent Dell Sports, Inc. from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.

Dell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the contest. This contest is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL or any NFL team. This is a skill contest designed to increase consumer awareness of, and interest in, Dell Sports Inc. This contest may not be used for any form of gambling.

Internet Problems
If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, terrorism, work stoppage, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Dell Sports, Inc. which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Dell Sports, Inc. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. In such event, Dell Sports, Inc. further reserves the right to award prizes to the players with the most points as of the termination date.

Technology Problems
Dell Sports, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or transactions. Dell Sports, Inc. is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, DELL FANTASY SPORTS, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

In the event that any legal or regulatory authority challenges the contest, Dell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Dell Sports, Inc. shall have no liability to any players who are disqualified due to such an action.

Additional Information
Prizes (if applicable) will only be awarded to entries whose accounts are paid in full if applicable. Winners of $600 or more during a calendar year must furnish a Social Security Number before payment is issued. Any delinquent account (if applicable) over 14 days will be dropped from the league. Any entry that is incomplete, late, does not include a validly issued User ID will be disqualified. You must be 18 years or older to participate.

Email Change Of Address Policy

It is the sole responsibility of the Entrant to notify the Sponsor in the event of his or her email address changing. To do so, click on the edit profile link on your member home page. Failure to maintain a valid email address will result in that user’s disqualification and the forfeiture of any prizes won in conjunction of this contest.

False Registration

Dell Sports reserves the right to disqualify any user who has registered with non valid or false information. To qualify for any prize, users must have valid registration information by the contest ending date. Any information that is inaccurate or misleading will result in that user’s disqualification and the forfeiture of any prizes won in conjunction of this contest.

Disclaimer
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