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2026 League Rules

This page will include a list of all the 2026 King of the Hill fantasy rules broken down by category.  All decisions on grey areas will be ultimately decided on by the commissioner and the assistant commissioner.  

2026 Rules

Rules are subject to change prior to the kickoff of the 2026 season.

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Rosters

  • Roster size: 17

  • Starters: 10 

    • QB: 1​

    • RB: 2

    • WR: 2

    • TE: 1

    • Flex: 2 (RB/WR/TE)

    • K: 1

    • D/ST: 1

  • Bench: 7

  • IR: 1

Fantasy App

  • Sleeper

Draft

  • Draft type: snake

  • Draft date: Sunday, August 30th @ 7:00 PM CDT

  • Time per pick: 60 seconds

  • Draft order:​​

    • 1st: Brandon​

    • 2nd: Brady

    • 3rd: Zeus

    • 4th: Garrett

    • 5th: Cole

    • 6th: Kade

    • 7th: Zuriel

    • 8th: Jace

    • 9th: Kyler

    • 10th: Taylor

  • Draft pick trading: yes

Scoring

  • All standard fantasy scoring

Divisions

  • Will be based on actual geographical location relative to one another

    • North: Kyler, Zeus, Garrett, Brandon, Jace

    • South: Cole, Taylor, Kade, Zuriel, Brady

Waivers, Trades, and Keepers

  • Waivers

    • ​Reverse standings - lower placed teams in the current standings will get highest waiver priority at the beginning of each week

    • After games waivers clear: 2 am Wednesday

    • Time players are held on waivers after drop: 1 day

  • Trades

    • Trade limit: no

    • Trade deadline: week 10

    • Votes required to veto trade: 6

    • Trade review period: 1 day

  • Keepers

    • No

Regular Season

  • Matchups: 11

  • Weekly challenges: 11

  • Weeks per matchup: 1

  • Matchup tiebreaker: home team

Weekly Punishments

  • Lowest-scoring team in the league in each regular season and playoff matchup: must film and send the video to the group (just a quick negative shoutout about your team)

    • shot of liquor

    • eat a raw jalapeño with no drink until it's all swallowed

    • shotgun a beer

    • If you lose for a second, third, fourth, etc. time throughout out the year, it adds an additional punishment immediately to it (example: last in week one and took a shot, last in week 6 - now owes two back to back, last in week 13 - now owes three back to back to back in the same video)​​

      • You can intermix different weekly punishment options from above if you don't want to take three shots (as an example) consecutively

      • In addition to getting last in scoring each time after your first, you must contribute $5 to a pot that will be collected by the consolation bracket champion at the end of the season

  • If you start a player or D/ST who scores 0 points or less and does not have any injuries in that game, must film and send the video to the group (just a quick shoutout to that player)

    • shot of liquor

    • eat a raw jalapeño with no drink until it's all swallowed

    • shotgun a beer

  • Not completing your punishment before the next week's first game will result in DOUBLING the amount you ultimately owe for that previous week, including all considerations above - $5 pot and/or shot/s, shotgun/s, jalepeno/s

Regular Season and Playoffs Punishments

  • Last place in the regular season (worst record - tiebreaker goes to head to head matchup/s) and last place in the playoff bracket (10th place) will have a major punishment (you can earn both if you get last in both)

    • Regular season​​​​​

      • Regular season champion gets to choose the regular season loser's punishment from below (loser gets one veto)​​​

        • Mystery smoothie - loser buys one item from every fantasy participant's selection (9 total) to put into a blender and drink an entire 8 oz cup of.  Must be done on FaceTime

        • Complete 1 full mile at the track in under 18 minutes - 1st lap eat 6 blazin wings, 2nd lap drink 1/4 gallon of milk, 3rd lap eat a banana and drink a 20 oz bottle of Sprite, 4th lap drink a Four Loko (this punishment will be completed with at minimum one witness within the group and on FaceTime for everyone else)

        • Create a speedo photoshoot calendar of yourself and send to the group for 2027

        • Charity 5K in a costume - run a local 5K race within 2 months of getting last wearing a costume voted by the league (banana, T-Rex inflatable, fairy princess, or something else)​.  Loser has to buy the costume​​

    • Playoffs

      • Playoffs champion gets to choose the regular season loser's punishment from below (loser gets one veto)​​​​

        • Milk or beer mile - run a mile on a track chugging 4 liters of milk, one per lap, must make it under 12 minutes or it'll have to be run again on a different day... (this punishment will be completed with at minimum one witness within the group and on FaceTime for everyone else)

        • Take the ACT and send the results to the group

        • Eat the world's hottest chip and world's hottest pepper (can be done on FaceTime) without water for 10 minutes

Postseason Format

  • Championship bracket

    • Top 6 teams make the championship bracket

    • 2-week matchups​

    • Top 2 seeds receive a bye

    • No home-field advantage point boosts per matchup

    • Eliminated teams move to the consolation bracket

    • Championship bracket winner receives the prize below

  • Consolation bracket​

    • The 4 teams that are eliminated from the championship bracket will compete in the consolation bracket​

    • 2-week matchups

    • No home-field advantage point boosts per matchup

    • 9th/10th place​ matchup

      • Last place of the consolation bracket will be determined a loser and have to complete one of the punishments above​

    • Consolation bracket winner receives the prize below

Championship Rings

  • The commissioner will be providing all previous and future winners with a championship ring and storage box

Postseason Payout

  • Championship bracket

    • $450 to the winner

    • $50 entry fee back to 2nd place, PLUS any additional pot collection money that has accumulated​

  • Consolation bracket

    • ​Half of the entry fee back to the consolation champion

Entry Fee

  • $50

Weekly Challenges

  • Weekly winners will be posted on the website

  • 11 weeks of different challenges​

    • Week 1: 🎰 Slots Week

      • Each owner picks three players from their starting lineup before Sunday. If all three score a touchdown, you’re in the running.​

    • Week 2: 🃏 Blackjack Week

      • Every team owner designates one player from their team, and whoever scores the closest to 21 without going over is the winner

    • Week 3: 🧻 Wipeout Award 

      • Team that blows out their opponent by the most points

    • Week 4: 🏹 Sniper Week

      • Closest margin of victory without losing wins.

    • Week 5:  🔥 Heater Check

      • Highest single player score in the league that week wins.

    • Week 6: 🧹 Clean Sweep

      • All 10 players including D/ST scores 10+ points​

    • Week 7: 🧊 Cold-Blooded

      • ​Beat your opponent while scoring less than the league average​

    • Week 8: 🕰️ Father Time Who?

      • Highest score from a player 30+ years old in the starting lineup​

    • Week 9: 🧲 Magnet Hands

      • Highest combined receptions from starting WR's and TE's in starting lineup (flexes count)

    • Week 10: 💵 Parlay Week

      • Pick 3 starters before the week starts​

      • All three players must: score 10+ points AND your team must win​

      • Eligible teams are if both criteria hit

      • Highest score wins​

    • Week 11: 👊 Rivalry Week

    • Every team is designated a scheduled “rivalry” game this week. 

    • Matchups:

      • Brady vs Taylor

      • Zuriel vs Zeus

      • Kyler vs Jace

      • Cole vs Kade

      • Brandon vs Garrett

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