Miscellaneous

Overview

Pick6 is a peer-to-peer Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) contest variant offered by DraftKings. Build a lineup, also known as your “Pick Set”, by choosing 2 or more players (3 or more in CO) and selecting whether you believe they will outperform their stat projections. Compete in contests against other users’ Pick Sets and win prizes by making the required number of correct picks.

The entries you compete against are determined by the number of picks you decide to make in your Pick Set (your “Pick Level”). Your Pick Set will only compete against entries of the same Pick Level. The pool of available players and their associated stat projections is called a “Pick Group”.

For all available stats, if a pick's final result exactly matches the projection line, that pick will be graded as a void, regardless of the selected outcome.

Stat counts are determined by official third-party stat providers of DraftKings.

MLB
The minimum play requirements are different depending on the stat category type:


If a Pick Set has all but one void pick the player will get back their entry fee in cash. If a Pick Set has all void picks, the player will get back their entry fee in cash.

• Batting Stat Category: The player must have at least 1 plate appearance. The following stat categories are considered batting stats:

  • Hits

  • Strikeouts

  • Home Runs

  • Hits + Runs + RBIs

Basketball (FIBA, WNBA)
The player must log at least one (1) second of official play time on the floor to meet the minimum play requirements.

Fighting (Boxing, UFC)
The fighter must log at least one (1) second of official fight time in the scheduled fight associated with the pick to meet the minimum play requirements.

• Knockdown: when a fighter delivers a punch that results in any part of their opponent’s body — other than the soles of their feet — making contact with the canvas. A slip, trip, or loss of footing not caused by a punch will NOT count as a knockdown.

• Knockout (KO/TKO): 

  • A fighter is knocked down by a legal punch and cannot continue before the referee’s count of 10 (KO), or

  • The referee stops the fight due to the opposing fighter being unable to defend themselves (TKO).

  • Maximum of one (1) Knockout per fight.

Home Run Derby
The batter must take at least one (1) official swing to meet the minimum play requirements.

Ryder Cup
The golfer must attempt at least one (1) shot in their scheduled match to meet the minimum play requirements.

• Ryder Cup Points

  • Win = 1 Point

  • Tie = 0.5 Points

  • Loss = 0 Points

Olympics

The athlete must start their scheduled event and receive an official finishing position/score for their performance to meet the minimum play requirements.

• If an athlete does not advance to the final medal round of an event (due to failure to qualify, injury, or disqualification), their picks will be graded as normal. 

  • In this situation, Finishing Position will be recorded as one position worse than the total number of competitors in the final medal round.

Relay / Team Events: If any member of the team is disqualified at any point during their event, all picks associated with that relay or team will be voided.

If a player does not meet the minimum play requirements in their event, all picks associated with that player will be scored as void, regardless of selecting more or less for the pick.

If a Pick Set has one or more void picks and the outcomes of the remaining non-void picks results in the lineup finishing in an existing payout tier at the lower pick level, the lineup will receive the Base Payout in the sport, pick level, and payout tier of the non-void picks, in cash, less any other cash winnings.

If a lineup settles with all but one (1) voided pick, or with all voided picks, that lineup will be refunded its entry fee in the same form used for submission. For example, if the lineup was submitted using Pick6 Credits, the refund will be issued in Pick6 Credits.

DraftKings’ official scoring validation process begins once all events within the Pick Group are final. This process ensures that DraftKings scoring matches official stat providers when contest results are finalized and paid out.

Once contests are finalized, a Pick Set status will change to “Completed”, and the Pick Set will move from the Live tab to the Recent tab on the My Picks page.

On occasion, official scorers may issue a stat-correction after events have ended and the official scoring validation process has completed. These corrections are rare, but can occur days after an event is completed. Therefore, any changes to official scoring that occur after contests have been finalized will not impact those finalized contests. Conversely, if a correction needs to be made after contests are finalized due to a bug with the data feed or the finalization process, while extremely rare, the finalization process (including payment) may be reversed and redone correctly.

Pick stats and their more/less outcomes are intended to align with official results at the time of Pick6 payouts, independent of contest payout timing for other DFS formats in the same sport and involving the same events. While rare, it is possible for a final stat amount on Pick6 to differ with other DFS formats based on when contests from each format were finalized and paid out.

Note: The official scoring validation process is solely to ensure that DraftKings contest results are determined based on official scoring. Delays during this process may occur as a result of data collection or other technical difficulties.

Pick6 contest entries are scored based on the number of correct picks. Winning entries receive a share of the total prize pool proportional to their share of Standings Points amongst all winners. A contest may have multiple classifications of a winning entry to account for voided and pardoned pick scenarios. Learn more about the Voided Pick Policy.

For example only, a 5-Pick NFL contest with a $10,000 total prize pool may have the following winning entry score classifications: 5/5, 4/5, 4/4, 3/3, and 2/2.

In this example, all winning entries would win a share of the $10,000. The exact share would be calculated based on the amount of Standing Points for each entry. Learn more about how Standings Points are calculated.

Winning entries are defined in the contest’s details. Typically, a winning entry will be one whose final score is eligible for a Base Payout after accounting for voided pick scenarios. For example only, a 6-pick contest will typically have the following scores be classified as a winning entry: 6/6, 5/6, 5/5, 4/5, 4/4, 3/3, and 2/2. Lineups with voided picks will have their scores adjusted, but will always remain in the original contests they were entered into.

What Happens if no one finishes with a winning entry?

If no entry meets the definition of a winning entry, DraftKings will split the prize pool amongst the entries with the most total correct picks. The exact share of the prize pool would be calculated based on the amount of Standing Points for each entry. Learn more about how Standings Points are calculated. In the event no entry has a single correct selection, no winner can be declared and DraftKings will refund all entry fees for that specific contest.

Once a player is selected, they cannot be selected again for a different pick in the same Pick Set.

Stat projections can change after they have been posted. The projections at the time you submit your Pick Set are the projections your picks will be scored against.

DraftKings reserves the right to add or remove picks to a Pick Group at its discretion after the initial group of picks has been published. 

Unlike other Pick6 categories, Miscellaneous Pick Groups may include picks from multiple sports. For example, you may include a Boxing pick, a Baseball pick, and a Basketball pick in the same Pick Set—provided they are all part of the same active Miscellaneous Pick Group.

Pick Sets may not be edited after they’ve been submitted.

If the scheduled start time for an event changes after contests for a Pick Group become available, DraftKings will take measures to ensure the change is reflected on the pick experience. In the rare case that an event within a Pick Group starts before the scheduled start time, all players will become locked as soon as our feed reflects that the event has begun.

If an event is canceled, all associated picks for that event will be scored as void. If the Pick Group contains only one event, the entire Pick Set will be canceled and refunded.

If an event is postponed before it is scheduled to start and is rescheduled to a later time, DraftKings reserves the right to update contest start times to match the start time of the event.

Daily Fantasy Sports regulations vary by jurisdiction. DraftKings does not allow certain Pick6 contests in the following jurisdictions:

• Olympic Pick6 contests: Massachusetts and Maine