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Join, create, or edit a Private Prize League contest

Private Prize Leagues are Private Leagues with a prize contest that you can play with friends and family. The league's commish defines entry fees ($10 to $250) and prizes for up to the top 5 places. Yahoo receives entry fees for your participation in the Contests and awards cash prizes based upon League rules established by the commissioner in conjunction with Yahoo. Starting with Fantasy Football 2020, Private Prize Leagues will have a 2% management fee added to all entry fees. 

Eligibility, official rules, and Terms of Service

Before joining or creating a Private Prize League, read the official rules and regulations to make sure you're eligible.

Find and join a Private Prize League

You can either accept an invite from someone you know or you can browse for Private Prize Leagues that have been published. When browsing leagues, make sure to look for leagues that have the "Prize League" badge.

Accept an invite to join a Private Prize League

  1. Open the email invite sent from the league's commish.
  2. Within the email, click Join Now.
    - You'll be taken to Yahoo Fantasy.
  3. Click Join League and Pay.
  4. Follow the on-screen prompts to join and pay the entry fee.
    • Be sure to check the box and agree to our Prize League Terms of Service and Pre-Draft rankings in order to be prize eligible.

Join a published Private Prize League

  1. From Yahoo Fantasy, hover over Fantasy Home | click See all Fantasy games. 
  2. Select a Fantasy game.
  3. Go down and click Get Another Team.
  4. Click Custom & Prize Leagues.
  5. From the "League Type" menu, select Private Prize Leagues.
  6. Click Filter Leagues.
  7. Click Join League.
  8. Follow the on-screen prompts to join and pay the entry fee.
    • Be sure to check the box and agree to our Prize League Terms of Service and Pre-Draft rankings in order to be prize eligible.

Create a new Private Prize League with a contest

  1. From Yahoo Fantasy, hover over Fantasy Home | click See all Fantasy games. 
  2. Select a Fantasy game.
  3. Go down and click Create a League.
  4. Customize your league name, scoring type, draft type and more. 
  5. Before clicking Create League, check the Make my league a prize league box.
  6. Enter your desired Prize League rules.
  7. Optionally, click Customize settings to adjust other league settings.
  8. Click Finish & Pay to create the league.
  9. Select your payment method or enter a new one, then click Purchase.
    • Be sure to check the box and agree to our Prize League Terms of Service and Pre-Draft rankings in order to be prize eligible.

  Note - A prize contest can only be created if a league is using a Live Online Draft or Offline Draft. Leagues that have the draft set for Autopick will not have the option to create a prize contest.

Convert a Private League to a Private Prize League with a contest

  Pre-draft only - You can only do this before your league runs its draft.

  1. From Yahoo Fantasy, mouse over Fantasy | select a sport.
  2. Click the Commissioner tab.
  3. Click the League Settings tab.
  4. Click Convert to a Prize League.
  5. Enter your desired Prize League rules.
  6. Click Finish & Pay.
  7. Click Submit contest.
  8. Select your payment method or enter a new one, then click Purchase.
    • Be sure to check the box and agree to our Prize League Terms of Service and Pre-Draft rankings in order to be prize eligible.

  Note - A prize contest can only be created if a league is using a Live Online Draft or Offline Draft. Leagues that have the draft set for Autopick will not have the option to create a prize contest.

Edit your existing Private Prize League contest's entry fee and rules

  Pre-draft only - You can only do this before your league runs its draft.

  1. From Yahoo Fantasy, mouse over Fantasy | select a sport.
  2. Click the Commissioner tab.
  3. Click the League Settings tab.
  4. Click Edit Contest Settings.
  5. Make your adjustments.
  6. Click Update contest & pay.
    • Be sure to check the box and agree to our Prize League Terms of Service and Pre-Draft rankings in order to be prize eligible.
  7. Click Submit contest.

Once the contest updates, all managers who paid the previous entry fee will get a refund back to the payment method they used and a note is posted on the league page letting everyone know they'll have to click Purchase your team to enter the new contest.

  Entry fee deadline - League dues are to be submitted before the leagues draft room opens. Payments cannot be submitted after the draft room has opened and the draft has started. If a payment is not submitted before then, the prize contest will be canceled, the league will revert to a normal Private League and all entry fees will be refunded.

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