Season 2025
Year One
Two leagues. 24 managers. $12,000 on the line. The inaugural season of the Gauntlet is complete.
Year Two format is live: four leagues, 48 teams, and a $24,000 prize pool.
By the Numbers
Season 2025
The Champions
Who Took the Crown
AFC Conference
Champion · $3,000
lol jerry jones
NFC Conference
Champion · $3,000
DJ Herbussy
Payouts
The Money
$12,000 in real stakes. Multiple ways to get paid.
Per League (×2)
AFC & NFC each
Champion
Runner-up
3rd Place
Cross-League
Head-to-head competition
Weekly Top Scorer
$100 per week × 14 regular season weeks
Interleague Contest
Week 14 head-to-head · winning league splits $100/team
Playoff Top Scorer
Any team eligible across all 3 playoff weeks
Season Awards
More Ways to Win
AFC — Best Record
To Infinity and Bijan
12-2 · 1669.5 pts
NFC — Best Record
cescott25
11-3 · 1665.7 pts
Highest Single-Week Score
Drake Maye Lover
174.06 pts · Week 12 (AFC)
Most Points, Regular Season
lol jerry jones
1722.2 total pts · AFC
Weekly Warrior
Drake Maye Lover
Won top scorer 2× across the league
Razor's Edge
scboom5
Beat achak7 by 0.05 pts · Week 13
The Blitz
lol jerry jones
Crushed NielGetsCarried by 88.08 pts · Week 12
Year Two
The Gauntlet Expands
Year One proved the concept. Year Two is about building something that lasts — a real ecosystem for football fanatics who play to win.
What's already built
Live Win Probability
Real-time odds charts as games unfold. Watch your lead hold — or evaporate.
Weekly Reports
AI-written narrative recaps for every matchup with stats, story, and context.
Pre-Game Odds
Spreads, projections, and win percentages for every matchup before Sunday.
$100 Every Week
Top scorer across both leagues earns $100. Fourteen chances across the regular season.
Interleague Showdowns
Week 14 pits both leagues head-to-head. League pride and $1,200 on the line.
Hall of Fame
Every all-time record tracked — highest score, narrowest win, biggest collapse.
Start/Sit Grades
See how many points your lineup decisions cost or earned you each week.
Draft Analysis
Post-draft grades by position, value picks flagged, efficiency scored.
Community
Shape Year Two
The best ideas come from the people playing. Submit a proposal — if it's good, it'll show up here for everyone to see.
Submit a Proposal
Ideas are reviewed before they go live. Be specific — vague ideas don't make the cut.
2026 Rules + Format
Year Two Is Officially Taking Shape
The full Year Two rules are now on-site: league structure, promotion and relegation, scoring, playoff logic, payout distribution, fees, and commissioner authority. If you're deciding whether to run it back or jump in fresh, this is the document to read.
Quick Snapshot
48
Teams
4
Leagues
$24K
Prize Pool
$500
Buy-In
Your Move
Year Two starts forming now. Spots are limited.
Returning Manager
I'm Back
Confirm your interest in returning. You'll hear from us before spots open to newcomers.
New to The Gauntlet
Join the Waitlist
Think you have what it takes? Get on the list. We'll reach out when spots open.