Welcome to Fantasy The Bachelor, hosted by fantasy expert Derek Carty of ESPN and RotoGrinders and creator of THE BAT and THE BLITZ projection systems for MLB and NFL! You can find him on Twitter at @DerekCarty.

Playing is easy!  You will have a $100 (fake virtual money) budget to build your team of 6 contestants before the start of Episode 2.  Remember, in public leagues, you ONLY PICK YOUR TEAM ONCE.

Full scoring sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eJA861T_W5Y8o3L7aj3sK1BAc6vr_ifrb71TB2MCye8/edit?fbclid=IwAR0c5kzys9kO-HCqpjkNYYqmKANPBm6ykauiRy3bnNsM-cD1Am5aF6_MJfY#gid=557126599

How to pick a team:

1. Click “Play Now!” above
2. Join a Public League or start a Private League for you and your friends.
   (Also be sure to play against Derek Carty and others in his league here!)
3. Click "Set Team Lineup"
4. Select your players, then click "Finish" to complete.  Remember, your first pick will receive a weekly bonus.

Review the Full Scoring System here.

Direct any questions you may have about the game to Derek on Twitter (@DerekCarty).  Questions can also be directed to Fantasizr via email (team@fantasizr.com) or Twitter (@Fantasizr)

Points are totaled in these categories: Phrases, Actions, Roses, & Wildcards.
Your first pick is your Captain and will receive a 10% bonus each week, so pay attention to who you pick first.

Our partner for scoring is Bachelor Fantasy Crowd Source Points on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1512000648882354/ which uses the original bachfantasy.com scoring system.  Full sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eJA861T_W5Y8o3L7aj3sK1BAc6vr_ifrb71TB2MCye8/edit?fbclid=IwAR0c5kzys9kO-HCqpjkNYYqmKANPBm6ykauiRy3bnNsM-cD1Am5aF6_MJfY#gid=557126599

- In public leagues, you only pick once.  
- In private leagues, we recommend you pick week to week until Final 5 and then select a Final 3 for the remained of the season.

Player prices are published after the first episode.  Scoring starts Episode 2.