FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge
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Swing for the Fantasy Fences in FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge
FanDuel has used a few free promotions to help attract new DFS players, plus provide their regulars with some new opportunities. Similar to the 3-point challenge in basketball, they have set up a free baseball contest called the Home Run Challenge.
Rules for FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge
FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge is more than just a one-night shot at cash. While players must set a lineup of batters on a daily basis, the leaderboard runs for an entire week. Each day’s winner wins a cash award, but the big ticket is to finish atop the weekly leaderboard. A new week begins every Monday and finishes with the final televised Sunday night game.
Scoring and Rosters for the Home Run Challenge
This is the easiest aspect of FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge contest. First point, is to remember it’s free. Second point to remember is that there are winners every day, but the cumulative totals are the ones that will win the big money.
You should try to post a lineup of hitters every day of the MLB season. For that reason, it is as simple as picking three hitters from a single player pool. The only statistic that counts is how many home runs they hit in the game.
While there may be some advantage to researching batter vs. pitcher trends, this contest opens the door to anyone who has the foresight to put in a lineup. For the short amount of time you’ll need to click on three hitters, the idea of being in the running for $100,000 is truly exciting.
Home Run Challenge Prize Structure
The contest is very simple to play with a simple prize structure as well. However, there’s more than one way to win. If your nightly lineup of bats doesn’t produce a healthy number of long balls, you can still make a comeback and take the weekly prize.
Every daily winner gets a nice payout of $200. Slam your way to the highest total number of home runs for the entire week, and win a nice check for a $1,000. The most appealing prize is the one that will be awarded in September.
The season-long player with the most total home runs wins a $100,000. Players need to also be aware that FanDuel is awarding over 3,000 free entries into a 25¢ Pinch-Hit contest. Cash prizes are awarded to all weekly finishers in the top 100.
Sure, there are going to be thousands of entries into FanDuel’s Home Run Challenge. The odds may be tough and the element of chance high for getting the right batters on your card. But, that is what makes it so exciting. Everyone has an equal chance of winning, plus it’s free. One thing about the Home Run Challenge that is for certain, if you don’t step up to the plate you definitely cannot win. Step into the fantasy batter’s box and take your shots at “going yard”.
