GAUNTLET CASH DOC
Cash Doc
The payout structure here gives us many payouts with big prizes to end the year. Our payouts and BONUSES are stackable.
One Champ will emerge from 288 entries.
The 🏆 can win as much as $2,342 (including payouts and BONUS possibilities).
- • 11 other God Champs will win $288–$333 (1/24 odds).
- • 12 other Semi-Finalists (1/12 odds).
- • 24 other Quarter-Finalists (1/6 odds).
- • 2 chances per league to win $30 by Week 13 (1/6 odds in each league).
- • Other game BONUSES and freebies along the way.
The Math
- • 24 teams per God
- • 4 Gods per Legion
- • 3 Legions per Gauntlet game
288 entries × dues of $30 + $3.
Total balance: $8,640, with $864 going to the game for insurance of dues, freebies, conditional BONUSES, etc. Details are shown below.
The Ballsville game stays transparent about all cash affairs, including where any excess money goes. Players have the right to know what they're agreeing to.
Payouts
Redraft Payout #1
After Week 8, $30 goes to the league leader in standings.
- • "League Leaders" – 24
- • Payout – $30 each
- • Cost – $720 total
Bonus: “EARLY DOMINATOR”
Guillotine #2
After Week 12, $50 goes to the league leader in total points.
- • League Leaders – 24
- • Payout – $50 each
- • Cost – $1,200 total
Bonus: “GOD MODE”
The Bracket #3
After Week 14, players who win their matchup receive +$50.
- • Quarter-Finalists – 4 players per God
- • Gods – 12
- • Players – 48
- • Payout – $50 each
- • Cost – $2,400 total
Bonuses: “The Lunch Money” + “King Slayer”
Note: By now, payouts have reached 96 payouts out of 288 entries (~33%) by Payout #3.
The Bracket #4
After Week 15, players who win their matchup receive +$75.
- • Semi-Finalists – 2 players per God
- • Gods – 12
- • Players – 24
- • Payout – $75 each
- • Cost – $1,800 total
The Bracket #5
After Week 16, players who win their matchup receive +$128.
- • God Champions – 12
- • Payout – $128 each
- • Cost – $1,536 total
By this point, each champion has earned up to $253 from the bracket portion, plus $0–$80 from their league, for roughly $305–$333 total.
Gauntlet Championship
God Champions – 12
These players each have the option to wager $100 from their winnings to enter a wager pot with a +$100 BONUS.
- • Highest points scored among the 12 wins +$400.
- • Highest points among wagering players wins all wagers (up to $1,200) plus the +$100 BONUS.
Bonus: “Champion’s Bump”
Cost so far – $8,356
Balance – $484
Badass Bonuses
“EARLY DOMINATOR”
The team with the highest point total from each Legion receives a + $50 bonus after completion of Redraft (Week 8).
3 Legions × $50 = $150
“GOD MODE”
During the Guillotine leg (Weeks 9–12), the most overall points game-wide each week earns + $25.
4 payouts total = $100
Balance after these: $234
Conditional Bonuses
These share their budget with the Triathlon Champion. If this $234 balance is not won, the remaining amount gets added to the Champion's payout. If these ARE won, the Ballsville game covers any extra balance.
“The Lunch Money”
If you enter the Bracket leg as the #1 seed in Week 13 and beat your #8-seed opponent by 50 points, you receive a + $20 bonus.
Up to 12 × $20 = $480 max
“King Slayer”
In Week 13, during the Bracket, any #8 seed who beats the #1 seed in their matchup earns a $20 BONUS.
Up to 12 × $20 = $480 max
Any remaining balance not used by conditional BONUSES is added to the Champion's payout as the final “Champion's Bump”, up to +$234.
Game Costs
The Ballsville game is designed for the players. We offer extra content including this website, our weekly podcast, managers and affiliates that help run the games, and more.
$3 from each entry goes to the game.
288 × $3 = $864 of "game money".
Annual costs include:
- • StreamYard for the pod – ~$600
- • The website – ~$388 ($400)
- • Affiliates – $300+
- • Pro subscriptions for editing – ~$200
Total costs of Ballsville: ~$1,500 annually. That balance is split across 5 games. The remaining balance from all games is assigned to game managers for a well-run year.