The Whiskey League

The Fine Print

Rules

The official rulebook. Might get tweaked year to year, but this is where things stand.

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The Basics

  • $40 entrance fee
  • 12 teams
  • Half-point PPR scoring
  • Starting lineup — 1 QB / 2 RB / 2 WR / 1 Flex / 1 TE / 1 K / 1 DST
  • Roster — 9 starters + 7 on bench (16 total)
  • 2 IR spots — only for players on a COVID list or OUT
  • We're playing on Sleeper — they have an app.
  • 4 divisions of 3 teams each
  • During the season each team plays every other team in the league once, and the teams in their division twice. And because there are 17 games, each team also gets one extra game against a non-division team.
  • The top team in each division advances to the playoffs. Of the remaining teams, the two with the best record advance as at-large spots.

Tiebreakers — Division Winners

  1. Overall record
  2. Division record
  3. Head-to-head record
  4. Total points scored
  5. Coin toss

Tiebreakers — At-Large Spots

  1. Overall record
  2. Head-to-head record
  3. Total points scored
  4. Coin toss
  • 3-week playoff — weeks 15–17
  • The 2 division winners with the best record get a bye

Waivers / Trades

  • $400 FAAB budget for waiver pickups. Waivers process Wednesday through Saturday at midnight CST. Highest bidder wins; a tie goes to whoever's lower in the standings. $5 minimum bid.
  • Once the playoffs start, waivers are only open to teams still in the hunt. Playoff teams' FAAB budgets reset to $200. Non-playoff teams have their FAAB zeroed out and rosters frozen.
  • Trades are pretty much unrestricted. There's a one-day review period on every trade. Trade deadline is the end of Week 12.

Money / Prize

  • $40 entrance fee, due before the draft
  • 1st place — $360
  • 2nd place — $120

Subject to tweaks year to year — this reflects where things stand right now.

Straight From Sleeper

Scoring & League Settings

Settings shown live from Sleeper. If you change scoring or league settings there, this page reflects it automatically — usually within an hour.

Scoring

Passing

  • Passing Yard+0.04 /yd
  • Passing TD+6 pts
  • Interception Thrown-2 pts
  • Passing 2-Point Conversion+2 pts
  • Passing TD of 40+ Yards (bonus)+2 pts
  • Completion of 40+ Yards (bonus)+1 pts
  • Pick-Six Thrown-2 pts

Rushing

  • Rushing Yard+0.1 /yd
  • Rushing TD+6 pts
  • Rushing 2-Point Conversion+2 pts
  • Rush of 40+ Yards (bonus)+1 pts
  • Rushing TD of 40+ Yards (bonus)+2 pts

Receiving

  • Reception+0.5 pts
  • Receiving Yard+0.1 /yd
  • Receiving TD+6 pts
  • Receiving 2-Point Conversion+2 pts
  • Reception of 40+ Yards (bonus)+1 pts
  • Receiving TD of 40+ Yards (bonus)+2 pts

Kicking

  • Field Goal Made (0–19 yds)+3 pts
  • Field Goal Made (20–29 yds)+3 pts
  • Field Goal Made (30–39 yds)+3 pts
  • Field Goal Made (40–49 yds)+4 pts
  • Field Goal Made (50+ yds)+5 pts
  • Missed FG (0–19 yds)-3 pts
  • Missed FG (20–29 yds)-3 pts
  • Missed FG (30–39 yds)-2 pts
  • Missed FG (40–49 yds)-1 pts
  • Missed FG (50+ yds)0 pts
  • Extra Point Made+1 pts
  • Extra Point Missed-1 pts

Defense / Special Teams

  • Sack+1 pts
  • Interception (Defense)+2 pts
  • Fumble Recovery+2 pts
  • Safety+2 pts
  • Blocked Kick+2 pts
  • Defensive / Return Touchdown+6 pts
  • Points Allowed: 0 (Shutout)+10 pts
  • Points Allowed: 1–6+6 pts
  • Points Allowed: 7–13+4 pts
  • Points Allowed: 14–20+2 pts
  • Points Allowed: 21–270 pts
  • Points Allowed: 28–34-2 pts
  • Points Allowed: 35+-4 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 0–100+10 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 100–199+6 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 200–299+4 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 350–3990 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 400–449-2 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 450–499-4 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 500–549-6 pts
  • Yards Allowed: 550+-10 pts

Miscellaneous

  • Fumble Lost-2 pts

Roster

Starting Lineup

  • QB1
  • RB2
  • WR2
  • TE1
  • FLEX (RB/WR/TE)1
  • K1
  • DEF (Team Defense/ST)1

Bench

7 spots

League Settings

  • Season2026 · Pre-Draft
  • Teams12
  • Divisions4 (Bourbon Division, Rye Division, Scotch Division, Irish Division)
  • Playoff Teams6
  • Playoffs StartWeek 15
  • Trade DeadlineEnd of Week 12
  • Trade Review Period1 day(s)
  • Trade Veto Threshold6 votes
  • Waiver TypeFAAB (Blind Bidding)
  • Waiver Budget$400
  • IR Slots2
  • IR EligibilityOUT or COVID-19 list
  • League TypeKeeper
  • Keepers Allowed1
  • Draft Pick TradingEnabled
  • Median/Average Scoring GameDisabled

Note: Sleeper's own minimum-bid setting currently shows $0, which doesn't match the $5 minimum written into the rules above — that's a house rule, not something Sleeper enforces automatically.