Results: Where does your main league actually talk?
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The Fantasy Football Census, Vol. 1: Is Your League Normal?
Final scoresIt's fantasy season. Before it eats you alive, tell us about your league. Not the settings — the real stuff. Did last place actually do the punishment, or did everyone let it slide? How many people quit setting lineups? How many trades actually happened? Eleven questions about your main league. We publish everything when it locks, so you'll finally know whether your league is normal or a genuine problem. Don't spam your group chat — send it to a friend in a league you're not in.
1 of 11
How many leagues are you in this season?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsOne. I'm normal.CorrectYou have hobbies. We've heard of those.
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TwoOne for fun, one for money
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ThreeThree draft boards, three separate regrets
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FourYou've forgotten to set a lineup at least once
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Five or more. Send help.You do not know all your kickers
+1
2 of 11
Where does your main league live?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsSleeperEmoji reactions on every trade veto
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ESPNCorrectIt came with the app you already had
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YahooStill going. Somehow. Respect.
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CBSYou've been here since dial-up
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FantraxDynasty people. You know who you are.
+1
MyFantasyLeagueThe interface is from 2003 and the commissioner won't move
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FleaflickerYou chose this on purpose. Committed.
+1
RTSportsNobody ends up here by accident
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League TycoonContracts, cap space, the whole simulation
+1
3 of 11
How big is your main league?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
Points8 teamsEvery roster is stacked and nobody admits it
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10 teamsCorrectThe waiver wire still has real players
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12 teamsTwelve managers, twelve strongly held opinions
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14 teamsYou are starting somebody's backup tight end
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16+ teams — somebody's starting three kickersBye weeks are a genuine crisis
+1
4 of 11
What's the buy-in for your main league?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
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Points$0 — pride onlyCorrectThe trophy is emotional damage
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$1–50Enough to sting, not enough to ruin Thanksgiving
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$51–100Somebody is still Venmo-ing you from 2023
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$101–250You check your lineup on vacation
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$251–500Trades get negotiated like real contracts
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$501–1,000You have a spreadsheet. You've named it.
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$1,001–5,000A second job with worse hours
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$5,001–10,000Your accountant has questions
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$10,000+ — please seek helpWe're not judging. We're staring.
+1
5 of 11
Last season, did your main league have a last-place punishment?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsYes, and it happenedSomebody actually did the thing
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Yes, but nobody enforced itThe loser developed amnesia in January
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No punishmentCorrectLast place just goes quiet and moves on
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We talked about one and never set itBig July energy, no follow-through
+1
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What was the punishment?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsHe paidCovers next year's buy-in, the dinner, hosts the draft
+1
League penaltyLast pick next year, forfeits a keeper, has to earn his spot back
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Public shameThe photo, the outfit, the trophy on his desk all year
+1
Physical challengeThe 5K, the milk mile, the haircut
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Food challengeA quantity of something no adult should attempt
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N/A — we didn't have oneCorrectSkip if your league is soft
+1
7 of 11
Last season, how many people in your main league quit setting lineups?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNobodyTwelve adults, all season. Remarkable.
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One personHe stopped answering in October
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Two or threeThe bottom of the standings went dark
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Half the leagueCorrectBy December it was a four-team league
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Ask me about Week 14Championship week, decided by somebody's benched starters
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My league didn't exist last seasonNew league, clean conscience
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8 of 11
How many trades happened in your main league last season?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsZeroTwelve managers, one season, zero agreements
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1–3The same two guys, obviously
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4–8Somebody actually reads the waiver wire
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9–15The commissioner reviewed every one of them
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16+ — somebody won't stop textingCorrectThere is a man in your league with a spreadsheet and a dream
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My league didn't exist last seasonNo trade history to speak of
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9 of 11
How long has your main league existed, and how many originals are left?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsFirst seasonNo history yet, just vibes
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2–4 years, most originals still hereCorrectEarly enough that everyone still shows up
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2–4 years, already turning overLosing people this fast is its own answer
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5–9 years, most originals still hereYou've survived multiple group chat migrations
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5–9 years, mostly new facesThe originals bailed and nobody brings it up
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10+ years, the core is intactSame faces, same arguments, since before some of you had kids
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10+ years, I'm one of the last ones standingYou've outlasted everyone. Congratulations, probably.
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10 of 11
How did your main league start?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsCollegeHalf of them you haven't seen in person since
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WorkCorrectTwo jobs ago, and it's still going
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FamilyThanksgiving has stakes now
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High school or hometownThe oldest grudges in the league
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Strangers from the internetYou know their rosters, not their last names
+1
11 of 11
Where does your main league actually talk?
Sep 10 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsiMessage — all blue, no notesReactions, effects, the full experience
+1
iMessage — yippee, we got green bubbles 🙄CorrectOne man, one Android, one ruined thread
+1
WhatsAppSomeone in this league lives abroad
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DiscordThere are channels. There are roles. There is a bot.
+1
GroupMeHeld over from college and nobody will switch
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The league app's chatTrash talk stays where the trades happen
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We don't really talk. Bleak.A league of strangers politely setting lineups
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Game chat
Results: How did your main league start?
Work
Results: How long has your main league existed, and how many originals are left?
2–4 years, most originals still here
Results: How many trades happened in your main league last season?
16+ — somebody won't stop texting
Results: Last season, how many people in your main league quit setting lineups?
Half the league
Results: What was the punishment?
N/A — we didn't have one
Results: Last season, did your main league have a last-place punishment?
No punishment
Results: What's the buy-in for your main league?
$0 — pride only
Results: How big is your main league?
10 teams
Results: Where does your main league live?
ESPN