SCORE BIG ALL SEASON LONG.
Play fantasy for the entire season with no roster management.
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SCORE BIG ALL SEASON LONG.
Play fantasy for the entire season with no roster management.
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How is Best Ball is Different?
Play all season long
Unlike typical Daily Fantasy Sports contests, Best Ball contests last the entire season. Cash prizes are paid out based on your cumulative total points for the season.
Snake Drafts
Your Best Ball team is drafted in a Snake Draft format. Teams take turns drafting players live, and the pick order is reversed each round.
No roster management
The draft is your only time commitment. No adds, drops, trades, or waiver claims. Your top-scoring players each week automatically slide into your starting lineup.
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How is Best Ball is Different?
Play all season long
Unlike typical Daily Fantasy Sports contests, Best Ball contests last the entire season. Cash prizes are paid out based on your cumulative total points for the season.
Snake Drafts
Your Best Ball team is drafted in a Snake Draft format. Teams take turns drafting players live, and the pick order is reversed each round.
No roster management
The draft is your only time commitment. No adds, drops, trades, or waiver claims. Your top-scoring players each week automatically slide into your starting lineup.
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What is Best Ball?
Best Ball lets DraftKings players score big all season long. Teams are drafted in a Snake Draft, and that roster is used for the entire duration of the contest. This means there’s no roster management to worry about. There’s no crossover between teams like you’d typically find in DFS contests. Prizes are paid out at the end of the contest.
Be on the lookout for larger tournaments, private contests, a web version, and more as we innovate more ways for you to get in on the action. Best Ball is available for NFL, NBA, and MLB.
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What is Best Ball?
Best Ball lets DraftKings players score big all season long. Teams are drafted in a Snake Draft, and that roster is used for the entire duration of the contest. This means there’s no roster management to worry about. There’s no crossover between teams like you’d typically find in DFS contests. Prizes are paid out at the end of the contest.
Be on the lookout for larger tournaments, private contests, a web version, and more as we innovate more ways for you to get in on the action. Best Ball is available for NFL, NBA, and MLB.
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How To Play
Choose a Best Ball Contest from the lobby and join a draft. You can even edit your pre-draft rankings or upload a CSV of your own rankings to optimize your experience.
Snake Drafts start as soon as the contest fills. The draft order is determined randomly.
Draft your lineup from the available pool of NFL players. Fast Drafts give you 30 seconds per pick to keep things moving, whereas Slow Drafts allow up to 8 hours per pick.
Once the draft is complete, coast through the season. No adds, drops, trades, or waivers. Each week, the top-scoring players will automatically contribute to your overall weekly scoring. Best Ball uses the same scoring as DraftKings Classic contests.
Cash prizes are paid out based on your cumulative total points for the entire contest.
How To Play
Choose a Best Ball Contest from the lobby and join a draft. You can even edit your pre-draft rankings or upload a CSV of your own rankings to optimize your experience.
Snake Drafts start as soon as the contest fills. The draft order is determined randomly.
Draft your lineup from the available pool of NFL players. Fast Drafts give you 30 seconds per pick to keep things moving, whereas Slow Drafts allow up to 8 hours per pick.
Once the draft is complete, coast through the season. No adds, drops, trades, or waivers. Each week, the top-scoring players will automatically contribute to your overall weekly scoring. Best Ball uses the same scoring as DraftKings Classic contests.
Cash prizes are paid out based on your cumulative total points for the entire contest.
Never Miss A Pick
Turn notifications on in your phone’s settings. We’ll buzz you when your draft is about to start and when it’s your turn to pick.
Settings > Notifications > DraftKings > Allow Notifications
Never Miss A Pick
Turn notifications on in your phone’s settings. We’ll buzz you when your draft is about to start and when it’s your turn to pick.
Settings > Notifications > DraftKings > Allow Notifications
Tournaments
Best Ball contests are played out over multiple rounds. Pick your squad in a 12-team Snake Draft, this will be your team for the entire tournament. After each round, the highest-scoring team will win a ticket for the next round and advance until only the final team is standing. These tournaments will typically have higher prize amounts.
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Tournaments
Best Ball contests are played out over multiple rounds. Pick your squad in a 12-team Snake Draft, this will be your team for the entire tournament. After each round, the highest-scoring team will win a ticket for the next round and advance until only the final team is standing. These tournaments will typically have higher prize amounts.
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Sit & Go's
Best Ball contests played throughout the entire season. The can range from three teams to 12 teams. Hop in a Snake Draft and pick the squad you’ll have for the entire contest. The team with the highest cumulative points is the winner.
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Sit & Go's
Best Ball contests played throughout the entire season. The can range from three teams to 12 teams. Hop in a Snake Draft and pick the squad you’ll have for the entire contest. The team with the highest cumulative points is the winner.
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FAQS
How does Best Ball work?
In Best Ball contests, participants will draft a lineup via a live snake draft and contests will last multiple weeks of the season. After the draft there are no trades or roster management. Each week of the contest your highest scoring players are automatically your starting lineup and count toward your team’s overall fantasy point total. Overall contest payouts are based on the cumulative fantasy points scored by your starting lineup each week.
What are the restrictions for Best Ball?
What if I miss a live snake draft?
In order to be eligible for Best Ball contests you must either edit the pre-draft rankings, add a player to your queue during the draft, or make a manual pick during the draft. Failure to take any one of the prior three actions will result in an invalid entry and you will not be eligible for prizes or a refund.
What is the draft speed for Best Ball contests?
There are two options for drafting best ball entries: Fast Drafts and Slow Drafts. Fast Drafts give you 30 seconds per pick to keep things moving, whereas Slow Drafts allow up to 8 hours per pick. Drafts start as soon as all seat are filled.
Can I be notified for a Best Ball draft?
Yes. In order to get Best Ball notifications, you will need to allow DraftKings notifications in your phone settings. We will prompt you to turn on your notifications in the waiting room (if they’re turned off). If you have notifications turned on, you will receive the following types of notifications:
Contest Filled - will get a push notification when the contest fills and the draft is about to start.
You’re Up - will get a push notification when it is your turn to pick
