Prizes

PRIZES: Prizes will be awarded for the winner of the overall season, monthly winners, weekly winners, Starting X1 League, Knockout Cup, 2nd Half League, Early Bird League and Chairman’s League. A prize will also be awarded for the best performing Private League and best performing Private League +. The specific prizes for all leagues and competitions can be viewed on the prizes page from the home page of the Game Website or by clicking this link http://fantasyfootball.skysports.com/prizes  The winner of the overall season competition will be the Manager whose team has accumulated the highest number of points throughout the Game from the first eligible games on Saturday 18th August 2012 to the last eligible games on Sunday 19th May 2013 (or when so ever played). The manager who accumulates the second highest number of points throughout the Game will be awarded the runners-up prize and the manager who accumulates the third highest number of points throughout the Game will be awarded the 3rd prize. The monthly prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team has accumulated the highest number of points in a Game month. 9 monthly prizes will be awarded in all and Game months will be: (1) September 1st to September 30th, (2) October 1st to October 31st, (3) November 1st to November 30th, (4) December 1st to December 31st 2011, (5) January 1st to January 31st 2013, (6) February 1st to February 29th, (7) March 1st to March 31st, (8) April 1st to April 30th and (9) May 1st to May 19th.  The weekly prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team has accumulated the highest number of points in a Game week (Saturday to Friday). The first prize Game week will be Saturday 18th August to Friday 24th August inclusive and thereafter each week until Sunday 19th May 2013.  No weekly prizes will be awarded during weeks where there is no point scoring such as weeks including International fixtures and weeks including the FA Cup 3rd round. The Starting X1 prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team accumulates the highest number of points with their original Starting X1 from August 18th 2012 to May 19th 2013. The 2nd Half League prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team accumulates the highest number of points in the 2nd Half League which will include all eligible matches played from February 1st 2013 to May 19th 2013. The Knockout Cup prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team wins the Knockout Cup Final. The date for the first round of the Knockout Cup will be confirmed once the competition has started and will be advertised on the game website.  The Final of the Knockout Cup will take place on Sunday May 19th 2013. The Early Bird League prize will be awarded to the Manager whose team accumulates the highest number of points from Saturday August 18th 2012 to Sunday May 19th 2013 and whose team was registered in the Game by midnight on Friday 3rd August 2012. The Chairman’s League prize will be awarded to the Chairman of a Private League or Private League+ (with five or more individual Manager participants by midnight on Friday 30th September) whose team accumulates the highest number of points in the Chairman’s League from Saturday August 18th 2012 to Sunday May 19th 2013.  A Manager will only be able to claim one prize within each category of prizes (e.g. season including Early Bird, 2nd Half League and Starting x1, monthly, weekly). In the event that a previous winner in a category has the highest number of points in a subsequent week, month or competition, the prize will be awarded to the next highest scoring eligible team in that game period or competition.  The Private League prize will be awarded to the Private League that has the highest average points total based on its five highest scoring teams at the end of the Game.  The Private League + prize will be awarded to the Private League + that has the highest average points total based on its five highest scoring teams at the end of the Game There are no prize alternatives and winners will be notified by email. If Sky Sports have been unable to contact the winner of any prize within 14 days of that game period or competition ending we can award the prize to another player. In cases where the Manager in first place haven’t responded within 14 days, the prize will be awarded to the Manager of the next highest scoring eligible team in that game period or competition.Once a prize winner has responded to Sky Sports and verified their details they will receive their prize within 28 days. Some prizes may involve foreign travel and prize winners will be responsible for their own relevant documentation to permit foreign travel. Winner’s names will also appear on the Game Website the day after each prize period is completed. The decision of the Game judges will be final in all matters relating to the awarding of Game prizes and no correspondence will be entered into.