DraftKings offers a variety of contest types to suit your preferences.
Some contests are free to enter; others charge a buy-in, or fee, to enter.
If a contest is "Guaranteed" then the total contest prize will be paid out, even if the contest isn't filled when it begins.
If a contest is "NOT Guaranteed" then it will be cancelled if it isn't filled when it begins and the buy-in will be refunded via your DraftKings account.
Once you've picked a contest, click the "Draft Team" button to enter that contest and begin selecting athletes for your team.
Draft your team within the fixed salary cap of $50,000.
The Player Pool (athletes you can pick for your team) consists of all the athletes participating in the games for that day or weekend (in some instances it could be a week), their positions, and their salaries.
Player salaries are determined exclusively by their performance and are not related to their actual compensation.
Once you’ve filled your team, all positions are chosen and the team salary is less than or equal to the salary cap then you can submit the team for the contest.
You can modify your team up until the contest begins so if an athlete gets injured or isn't able to play, you can swap him or her for a different athlete.
Watch as you move on the leaderboard by clicking on the "My Contests" tab near the top of the webpage – this will show you all the contests which you have entered.
The "Live Contests" area shows the contests you have entered that are currently in progress.
When viewing a live contest you can see how your team or teams are stacking up against the competition (other players in the contest).