Fantasy football payout calculator with weekly prizes
Quick answer
Multiply the buy-in by the number of teams for the pot, then take off any site fees and weekly prizes. What is left is the season prize pool, and each place wins its percent of it. Twelve teams at $60 with a $5 fee each and $10 weekly prizes for 12 weeks leave a $540 pool, so 50 percent pays first place $270.
Key points
- Season prize pool = buy-ins minus site fees minus weekly prizes. The place percentages apply to the pool, not to the full pot.
- Each place wins the pool × its percent ÷ 100, in whole cents that add up to the pool exactly.
- If the four percents total less than 100 the calculator shows the unassigned amount. If they total more than 100 it shows no places.
- The champion's net is the first-place prize minus their own buy-in. Weekly prizes they win are not counted.
On this page
Season prize pool $540.00
Total pot from buy-ins $720.00
Site fees taken off $60.00
Weekly prizes in total $120.00
1st place (50% of the pool) $270.00
2nd place (30% of the pool) $162.00
3rd place (15% of the pool) $81.00
4th place (5% of the pool) $27.00
Not assigned to any place $0.00
Champion's net after their own buy-in $210.00
Show the formula
- Pot = buy-in per team × number of teams
- Fees = site fee per team × number of teams
- Weekly total = weekly high-score prize × number of weeks with a prize
- Season prize pool = pot minus fees minus weekly total
- Each place wins = season prize pool × its percent ÷ 100, in whole cents that add up to the pool
- Not assigned = season prize pool × (100 minus the four percents) ÷ 100, which should be 0
- Champion's net = 1st place prize minus their own buy-in
When to use this calculator
Use it when you run a league and need to turn buy-ins into prizes. It covers the step that is easiest to get wrong: site fees and weekly prizes come off the pot before the season prizes are worked out. How to choose the percentages is covered in fantasy football payout structures for 8 to 14 teams.
How the calculator works
- Multiply the buy-in by the number of teams. That is the pot.
- Multiply the site fee by the number of teams and take it off the pot.
- Multiply the weekly prize by the number of weeks that pay one, and take that off too.
- What is left is the season prize pool.
- Multiply the pool by each place’s percent and divide by 100.
- Take the champion’s own buy-in off the first-place prize to get their net.
Prizes are worked out in whole cents, so they add up to the pool exactly. The buy-in is what each team pays to enter, before any site fee.
A worked example
Say 12 teams each pay $60, a $5 fee per team comes out of the pot, and the league pays $10 for the top score in each of 12 weeks. The pot is 12 × $60 = $720. Fees are 12 × $5 = $60 and weekly prizes are 12 × $10 = $120, so the season prize pool is $720 minus $60 minus $120 = $540.
At 50, 30, 15 and 5 percent, the top three places finish ahead of their $60 buy-in and fourth place does not.
| Place | Share of the pool | Prize | Against the $60 buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50% | $270 | Up $210 |
| 2nd | 30% | $162 | Up $102 |
| 3rd | 15% | $81 | Up $21 |
| 4th | 5% | $27 | Down $33 |
Weekly prizes are separate, so a team that wins some weeks finishes higher than the table shows. A smaller league works the same way. Eight teams at $40 with no fees or weekly prizes make a $320 pool, and at 60, 30 and 10 percent the places win $192, $96 and $32. The champion nets $192 minus $40 = $152.
What weekly prizes do to the season prizes
Every dollar paid out weekly is a dollar the season places do not get. Without weekly prizes the example pool would be $720 minus $60 = $660, and first place would win $330. With $120 of weekly prizes it is $540 and $270, so the weekly prizes cost the champion $60. Decide the amount and the number of weeks before the draft, not after the first big score.
Common mistakes
- Applying the percentages to the whole pot. Percentages that total 100 on $720 pay out all $720 and leave nothing for the $120 of weekly prizes or the $60 of fees.
- Entering a fee the pot does not cover. If a team pays the site’s fee separately, on top of its buy-in, that fee does not shrink the pool. Enter 0.
- Percentages that do not total 100. With 4th place at 0 in the example, 5 percent of the pool, $27, belongs to nobody. The calculator lists it as “Not assigned to any place” and warns you.
- Changing the rules mid-season. Write the buy-in, fee, weekly prize and percentages down before anyone pays, as laid out in how to collect, track and pay out fantasy football dues.
Once the numbers are agreed, EvenOut can keep the league’s ledger: create a group, use Add a guest for league mates who are not on EvenOut yet, and record each payment as it arrives. It tracks who has paid and does not hold the pot or pay the winners.
Frequently asked questions
How do you split a tie for second place?
Add the prizes for the places the tied teams occupy and divide by the number of teams. In the example, two teams tied for 2nd take the 2nd and 3rd prizes, $162 plus $81, so each gets $121.50 and the next team finishes 4th and wins $27. Agree on the rule before the season starts.
What if the weekly prizes are paid from a separate pot?
Set the weekly prize to 0 so the season pool stays whole, and collect the weekly money on top of the buy-in. In the example, an extra $10 from each of the 12 teams covers 12 weekly prizes of $10.
Can the league pay only the top three places?
Yes. Set 4th to 0 and make the first three percents total 100. On the $540 pool, 50, 30 and 20 percent pay $270, $162 and $108.
How are odd cents handled?
Prizes are worked out in whole cents and always add up to the pool. When a percent does not divide evenly, the leftover cent goes to the place with the largest fraction left, and to the higher place on a tie. A $99.99 pool split 50 and 50 pays $50.00 and $49.99.
Keep reading
- Guide Fantasy football payout structures for 8 to 14 teams Fantasy football payout structures with the math: 10 teams at $50, 12 teams at $100 or $20, weekly prizes and ties. Every prize adds up to the pot.
- Guide Fantasy football dues: collect, track and pay out Run fantasy football dues from sign-up to payout: a timeline built around the draft, a 12-team tracker, who holds the pot, and what to do about late payers.
- Comparison Fantasy football dues apps compared (2027) Which app tracks fantasy football dues? Group size caps, weekly limits and who holds the money in EvenOut, KittySplit, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Zelle.