In 2023, the league voted overwhelming to change the $10 bonus each week from “Most Points Scored” to a rotating list of achievements. Below are the achievements chosen by the commissioner for the 2026 season.
| Wk | Challenge | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocket Aces | Two highest-scoring starters who combine for the most points |
| 2 | Deuce-to-Seven | Most starters who score between 2.0 and 7.0 points |
| 3 | In-Between | Team that scores closest to midpoint between first two scores |
| 4 | Hold ‘Em | Most points contributed by a group of five starters this season |
| 5 | Razz | Lowest scoring five starters who combine for the least points |
| 6 | Six Handed | Highest scoring team among the current playoff teams |
| 7 | Seven-Yard Stud | RB with the most rushes over 7 yards |
| 8 | Hi-Lo 8 | Split pot between team with most starters over 8 points and most players under 8 points |
| 9 | Pot Limit | Team who finishes closest in points to the season average among all teams |
| 10 | Omaha | Most combined points from the two highest scoring players in RB, both WR, and TE slots |
| 11 | Blackjack | Starter who gets closest to 21.0 points without going over |
| 12 | Go Fish! | GM who most accurately guesses their points before the week |
| 13 | Freezeout™ | See Freezeout™ rules below |
| 14 | Bounty | See Bounty rules below |
Additional Information
Week 1 – Pocket Aces
Category – Multi-Player
Time Frame – Single Week
Prize: $10
Win Condition – The two highest scoring starters on a team will have their point totals for the week added. The highest combined total wins.
Tie-Breaker – The eligible starter with the most yards.
Ethos – Pocket Aces rewards teams for rostering multiple good players.
Background – “Pocket Aces” refers to being dealt a pair of Aces as your two private “hole card” in a game of poker. In variations like Texas Hold’em, it is the strongest possible starting hand. In this challenge, your aces are represented by your two highest scoring starters.
Winning Players: TBD
Winning GM: TBD
Week 13 – Freezeout™
One buy-in. One winner. No second chances.
Category – Team
Time Frame – Regular Season
Prize – $40
Win Condition – Freezeout is a survivor-style side game that will run during the 2026 season. The two lowest scoring teams in week one are eliminated.
Starting week two, the single lowest-scoring team will be eliminated each week from the survivors until only the winner remains after week thirteen.
Ethos – Freezeout™ rewards balanced teams who are able to maintain a high floor.
Background – A freezeout poker tournament is a poker tournament in which each player only gets one entry.
Eliminated Teams:
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Week 14 – Bounty
Big losses and bigger wins.
Category – Team
Time Frame – Regular Season
Prize – $40
Win Condition – Each team begins the season with 1 “bounty chip.” An additional bounty chip is added to every team each week. When a team wins their matchup, they take all the bounty chips held by the loser. The loser will re-start at 1 bounty chip the next week.
Ethos – Bounty rewards teams with high ceilings who are able to win big matchups.
Background – A bounty in poker is a cash amount or reward assigned to each player in a knockout tournament and paid out to the player who eliminates them.
Current Chip Count
| Team | Chips |
|---|---|
| TarmoTim | 1 |
| HaffCaff | 1 |
| JamesMyers | 1 |
| Dylan614 | 1 |
| CoachesCoach | 1 |
| TWatkins | 1 |
| DHenman | 1 |
| Greyson | 1 |
| TheCarlos | 1 |
| RestingHollow | 1 |
| Kenjifonn | 1 |
| GarrettMattingly | 1 |
| DReid | 1 |
| Eliel | 1 |
| LBTown | 1 |
| RKMay | 1 |
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