Solo Survivor Tournament ( SST )
Jousters, on the heels of our popular NBA Solo Survivor Tournaments, we are extending this exciting new contest format to baseball with MLB Solo Survivor tournaments. Solo Contests have become one of the most popular contests at Daily Joust – now we are upping the ante by creating a multi-day tournament for winners of the most consecutive Solo Contests. Jousters will still win normal prizes for each Solo contest they win as part of the Solo Survivor Tournament (SST).
What is a Solo Contest ?
A Solo contest is a single contest where the Jouster wins a pre-determined prize by reaching or exceeding a target number of fantasy points per Daily Joust scoring rules. There are no opponents in a Solo Contest. For example, a user can enter a $5 MLB Solo Contest with a $5 entry-fee and win $9 if their MLB line-up scores 60 or more fantasy points that day.
How do Jousters Qualify to Enter an SST ?
Any Jouster who wins a regular solo contest in ANY sport the previous 7 days prior to the start of the contest is eligible to enter the next Solo Survivor Tournament (SST) on the specified start date. Each SST will have its own specified start date, typically every Tuesday. Designated SST solo contest wins that are part of an SST do not count towards eligibility for the next SST. Only regular Solo Contest wins will qualify a Jouster for the next SST.
How Do Jousters Enter the MLB SST Tournament ?
Jousters need to be logged into the Daily Joust site to be able to enter SST solo contests from the Open Contest page or URL links.There will be three designated SST solo contests in MLB offered each day:
$5 entry fee to win $9 prize
$11 entry fee to win $20 prize
$22 entry fee to win $40 prize
Eligible Jousters can enter one, two or all three of these designated SST solo contests in a given day. If the Jouster wins any of these SST solo contests in a day, he wins the Solo Contest prize and survives in the tournament and is eligible to compete for the SST prize the following day.
SST Solo Contests will be specially designated on the Open Contest page and only those Jousters eligible for entry will be considered for a valid entry.
How is the Winner Determined for an SST ?
Each SST continues until either:
a. Only one Jouster is still eligible to play in the current SST, and has won at least one SST solo contest each of the previous 4 days. In this case that Jouster wins the SST prize, gets an SST winner badge, and a seat at the $15,000 MLB Super Joust III.
b. No Jousters remain eligible to enter, but Jousters have previously won at least one SST solo contest in 4 previous days of the current SST. In this case the last remaining Jousters (those who participated in the final day before losing) equally split the SST prize and each get an SST winner badge. Only the Jouster with the highest score on the final day (using Daily Joust tie-breaker rules) gets an entry into the $15k Super Joust III.
c. No Jousters remain eligible to enter, and no Jousters have won at least one SST solo contest each of the previous 4 days In this case the SST prize rolls over to the next SST. The prize pool for the next SST will be equal to the prior SST prize plus an additional $250.
When is a Jouster Eliminated from an SST ?
If a Jouster does not win any designated SST solo contests on a given day, they are no longer eligible to continue playing additional SST solo contests in that particular SST and are considered eliminated from that particular SST. If a Jouster fails to enter any designated SST Solo Contests on a given day during the SST, they will be considered eliminated from that particular SST. It is the Jouster’s responsibility to enter teams in a timely fashion when they are eligible to do so, whether or not they receive any notification regarding eligibility from Daily Joust. Please ensure that we have your proper email address and adjust your spam filters accordingly.
Update – After the 4th day of an on-going SST, if all eligible Jousters have won at least one SST solo contest on a specific day, then the high-score of the day for all Jousters will be compared and the Jouster with the lowest high-score will be eliminated from the SST.
Prize Pools
The prize for each SST will start at $250 and can increase for following SSTs if the prize is not won. If there is no winner(s) for the first SST, then the prize pool for the second SST will be increased to $500. If there is no winner for the second SST, then the prize pool for the third SST will be increased to $750, etc etc. When a Jouster(s) has won an SST, the prize pool for the following SST will be reset to $250.
When there is a single winner of an SST, that winner will also be awarded a seat at the $15,000 MLB Super Joust III Survivor Week - where $15K and two tickets to the World Series are on the line ! If there are multiple winners of an SST, only the Jouster with the highest score (using Daily Joust tie-breaker rules) on the final day will be awarded an MLB Super Joust III seat. Check blog.dailyjoust.com for more details about the $15,000 MLB Super Joust III.
When Will SSTs Run ?
SSTs will run thru the MLB season, but will not include the MLB All Star break or any days with fewer than 3 MLB games.
All Jousters can follow the action with the lineups and live scoring on special SST Contest web pages. Good Luck Jousters in surviving your Solo Contests for big prizes and seats at the $15,000 Super Joust III !
it would be real nice if you published somewhere on the site if someone won a SST and how much they won. i am in the running for SST-3 and i am wondering if there was a a winner in the SST-1 and the SST-2 and how much they won or if the $250 from each is being carried over to SST-3 ,etc.
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