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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 fighters 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 fighters and their associated stat projections is called a “Pick Group”.

Available UFC Pick Stats

Stats
Fight Time Control Time
Fantasy PointsTakedowns
Significant StrikesKnockdowns

For the Fantasy Points, Fight Time, and Control Time stats, any pick that finishes with a total equal to the projection line will be graded as correct for selections of MORE and wrong for selections of LESS. 

Significant Strikes are any distance strike or clinch/ground strikes that are considered "Power Strikes" by official scorers.

Control Time is the time spent in the dominant position on the ground or in the clinch.

A Knockdown is awarded to a fighter who knocks his/her opponent down due to debilitation for what the official scorers consider an appreciable amount of time.

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

Fantasy Points

Moves
Strikes +0.2 Pts
Significant Strikes +0.2 Pts
Control Time +0.03 Pts/Second
Takedown +5 Pts
Reversal/Sweep +5 Pts
Knockdown +10 Pts

A Significant Strike will count as both a strike and a significant strike and will be worth a total of 0.4 Pts
Control Time is the time spent in the dominant position on the ground or in the clinch. +0.03 points are awarded per second.

Fight Conclusion Bonuses
1st Round Win

+90 Pts

2nd Round Win +70 Pts
3rd Round Win +45 Pts
4th Round Win +40 Pts
5th Round Win +40 Pts
Decision Win +30 Pts
Quick Win Bonus +25 Pts
(First round win in 60 seconds or less)

A Quick Win Bonus is awarded to the winning fighter if they win in the first round in 60 seconds or less.

Minimum Play Requirements

For Pick6 UFC contests, the fighter must record at least 1 second of official fight time in the scheduled fight associated with the pick in order to be considered as having met the minimum play requirements.

If a fighter does not meet the minimum play requirements in their game, all picks associated with that fighter 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 all of the remaining non-void picks in the Pick Set are correct, the Pick Set will win the minimum guaranteed payout in the sport and pick level of the non-void picks, in Pick6 Credits, less any cash winnings.

If a Pick Set has all but one void pick and that remaining non-void pick is correct, the player will get back their entry fee in Pick6 Credits.

If a lineup has all void picks, the player will get their entry fee back in Pick6 Credits.

Scoring and Payouts

DraftKings uses statistics from third party providers for the purposes of providing fight results, stat counts, and real-time entertainment value to its end users. DraftKings may change third-party providers from time to time without notice. For more information, please contact DraftKings customer service at support@draftkings.com.

Live scoring updates are strictly for the enjoyment of DraftKings customers. DraftKings’ official scoring validation process begins once all fights s 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 fights have ended and the official scoring validation process has completed. These corrections are rare, but can occur days after a fight 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 final box scores at the time of Pick6 payouts, independent of contest payout timing for other DFS formats in the same sport and involving the same fights. 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. DraftKings will not attempt to make judgments on scoring rulings.

Special Payouts Cases

The table below explains what course of action DraftKings will take in the event that 0 entries qualify for a posted Prize Tier. The example contest is a 6-Pick Level contest with the following prize structure:

  • $500 split among all entries with 6/6 picks correct.

  • $200 split among all entries with 5/6 picks correct.

  • $100 split among all entries with 4/6 picks correct.

  • Entries with 0/6, 1/6, 2/6, or 3/6 picks do not win a prize.

All scenarios assume the non-mentioned payout tiers have at least one qualifying entry. For example, “No entries with 6/6 correct” assumes there are entries that got 5/6 and 4/6 correct.


ScenarioOutcome
No entries with 6/6 correctThe $500 for 6/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 5/6 correct ($700 new total prize value for 5/6).
No entries with 5/6 correctThe $200 for 5/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 6/6 correct ($700 new total prize value for 6/6).
No entries with 4/6 correctThe $100 for 4/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 6/6 correct ($600 new total prize value for 6/6).
No entries with 6/6 correct and no entries with 5/6 correctThe combined $700 for 6/6 and 5/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 4/6 correct ($800 new total prize value for 4/6).
No entries with 6/6 correct and no entries with 4/6 correctThe combined $600 for 6/6 and 4/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 5/6 correct ($800 new total prize value for 5/6).
No entries with 5/6 correct and no entries with 4/6 correctThe combined $300 for 5/6 and 4/6 correct is awarded to the entries with 6/6 correct ($800 new total prize value for 6/6).
All entries have 3/6 or fewer correctThe combined $800 for 6/6, 5/6, and 4/6 correct is awarded to the entries with the highest number of correct entries (e.g., 3/6 correct;if no entries with 3/6 correct , then 2/6 correct, etc.).

In the case of a contest in which all entries get 0 picks correct, regardless of Pick Level, all entry fees are returned back to players.


Is It Possible for an Entry with Fewer Correct Picks to Win More than an Entry with More Correct Picks?

On occasion, more entries could finish in a higher Prize Tier compared to the one below it. For example, many more entries getting 6/6 picks correct than 5/6 picks correct. This can lead to the per-entry prizing amount for getting 5/6 correct being higher than the per-entry prizing amount for 6/6 entries because entries within a Prize Tier split the prize.

If an entry in a lower Prize Tier is awarded a higher per-entry prizing amount than an entry from a higher Prize Tier, DraftKings will manually credit entries in the higher Prize Tier the difference between the higher prize awarded to winners in the lower Prize Tier and the prize awarded to winners in the higher Prize Tier. This credit may occur after contest payouts.


Example for Credits When a Lower Tier Makes More Per Entry Than a Higher One

In this example, assume a 6-pick Pick6 contest awards $500 in prizes split among all entries that got 6/6 picks correct. The Prize Tier below it awards $200 in prizes split among all entries that got 5/6 picks correct.

If 100 entries in the contest got 6/6 correct, that $500 payout would award $5 for each of those entries ($500 / 100 entries = $5 per entry). If only 25 entries got 5/6 correct in the same contest, that Prize Tier’s $200 payout would award $8 for each of those entries ($200 / 25 entries = $8 per entry).

Because entries in the 5/6 Prize Tier earned more than the entries in the 6/6 Prize Tier, DraftKings will manually credit each player with entries that got 6/6 picks correct $3 per entry (the actual per entry difference between the 6/6 and 5/6 Prize Tiers). There is no change to the prizing for entries that finished in the 5/6 Prize Tier.

Pick Set Requirements

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

Fighter Pool

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. 

Pick groups will only contain fighters. In other words, as an example, it is not possible to have a UFC pick and an NFL pick in the same Pick Set. Picks must be made within the same Pick Group. The Pick Group is a particular set of games and available picks. To change Pick Groups, there is a filter on the Home pick experience.

Pick Set Edits

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

If the scheduled start time for a fight 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 a fight within a Pick Group starts before the scheduled start time, all fighters will become locked as soon as our feed reflects that the fight has begun. Additionally, any contest entries that were made after the real-life start time of the game will result in those Pick Sets being disqualified and entry fees refunded.

Canceled, Postponed, and Rescheduled Events

In the event that an entire fight card is canceled, all player entries will be canceled and refunded. If an entire fight card is postponed or delayed for a reasonable amount of time, as determined by DraftKings in its sole discretion, the contests may remain live until which time the event is completed. After final results become available, the contests will be finalized and settled.

Canceled, Postponed, and Rescheduled Fights

In the event that a fight is canceled, any picks associated with the originally scheduled fight will be marked as void.