What if I called the right winner but the wrong opponent?

Full points. Only the advancing competitor matters — a busted earlier round never poisons a correct later call.

What happens on a formal tie?

Both sides score full points for that matchup. Level leaderboard scores share a rank, and a dead heat splits the pot evenly.

What if a competitor is substituted?

Every bracket that picked the withdrawn competitor carries over to the replacement automatically — no points lost, nothing to redo.

What if I don't seal my bracket before lock?

Unsealed drafts don't score. You stay in the league as unranked — there are no late entries once voting opens.

Can I change my bracket after sealing it?

Yes, any time before lock: re-open, edit, and re-seal. Your last sealed sheet is the one that counts.

How Fat Bear Week works — Front Row rulebook

Front Row › Fat Bear Week › How it worksHow Fat Bear Week worksHow Fat Bear Week works: fill in the whole bracket before it locks, seal one sheet per player, and score every voting day — from 10 points an opening matchup up to 80 for the final.Fill the whole bracketOne sheet per player: call every matchup, from the opening round through the final, before the bracket locks. Byes advance automatically, and your picks must tell one coherent story — the competitor you send to the final must be one your own earlier picks put there. Picks save privately as you go; seal the sheet once every matchup is called, and re-seal freely until lock.Later rounds pay moreEvery voting day scores automatically from the official results: Opening round +10 per matchup, Quarterfinals +20 per matchup, Semifinals +40 per matchup, The final +80 per matchup. Only the advancing competitor matters — the right winner pays full points even if you had the wrong opponent.One lock, no late entriesThe whole bracket locks when the first vote opens — the same instant for everyone, everywhere. Until lock, brackets are sealed from league-mates; at lock every sealed sheet becomes visible for the league to compare. No edits, no late entries, and joining the league also closes at lock. Results and standings are public the moment each day is decided.When it gets weirdA formal tie pays both sides full points; a no-contest scores zero for everyone; a substituted competitor carries every bracket that picked them to the replacement. The leaderboard is pure points with shared ranks — two leaders are both 1st and the next is 3rd — and a dead heat splits the pot evenly. An unsealed bracket doesn't score: that member stays in the league, unranked.Fat Bear Week · How Front Row works