Protected Payouts offer users the opportunity to receive a guaranteed payout when entering a QuickPicks contest.
With protected payouts, users will always receive the guaranteed prize amount, even if they tie with another user for first place.
If you choose Protected Payout and get the maximum score (all picks correct, with no ties or voided picks), your exact prize payout is guaranteed. If one or more picks are incorrect, or if one or more picks tie or DNP, you will receive nothing, even if you are the top scorer in the contest.
You must achieve the maximum score (all picks correct, with no ties or voided picks), to receive your Protected Payout. Each correct pick is worth 1 point. A tie or DNP is worth 0.5 points. Any entry that contains a tie or DNP is not eligible to receive a prize under the Protected Payout option.
QuickPicks is a peer-to-peer game and requires a complete match with other users in order for an entry to become active. When a match cannot be formed, the entry is automatically voided or refunded so that funds are not held indefinitely.
In those situations, there is no active contest, and therefore no eligibility for a protected or max payout.