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How to Play King of the Diamond on DraftKings Sportsbook
King of the Diamond requires bettors to use a token on a pre-game parlay that must include a player to hit a home run. Same Game Parlays (SGP), SGPx and parlays are the eligible bet types. Whichever parlay form a bettor chooses must have 2-5 legs.
Any game that starts before 6 p.m. Eastern Time on the slated day will not be eligible for the King of the Diamond promotion. There is no odds minimum. Unless using a boosted token, the bet minimum is $5.
The King (or kings) of the Diamond is decided based on the highest scoring team of the slated night. For example, suppose the Los Angeles Dodgers are the highest scoring team, and Shohei Ohtani hits a home run. In that case, all bettors who entered Ohtani to hit a home run in their eligible parlay and opted in to the contest will share in a $1 million prize pool.
The player only needs to hit one home run to qualify for a share of the prize pool. For example, if another Dodger hit two home runs and the Dodgers are the high scorers of the night, Ohtani still qualifies as the King of the Diamond. If two or more teams tie for the highest scoring team, all batters on those teams who hit home runs would qualify. For more on tiebreaker scenarios and eligible bets, refer to this article.
Update: 12:43 a.m. ET
Despite valiant efforts from both the Yankees and Angels, who put up 11 and nine runs, respectively, the Tigers still finished with the highest run total on Monday’s slate (14).
Gleyber Torres and Trey Sweeney were the only two home-run hitters for Detroit in its drubbing of the Red Sox, and are your Kings of the Diamond for the evening!
Check back in this Friday, May 16th, for the next King of the Diamond Slate!
Update: 7:55 p.m. ET
Well, it would seem the Detroit Tigers are running away with things.
After a nine-run bottom of the third inning, the Tigers are up 11-0 on the Boston Red Sox. This shot to right field by shortstop Trey Sweeney did a fair bit of the damage:
This means Gleyber Torres and Sweeney are our Kings of the Diamond. With the Tigers well clear of the rest of the field, we will update if anyone can catch their massive lead.
Update: 6:55 p.m. ET
Our first home run on the board! In the first inning against the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres went into orbit:
Detroit and Torres take an early lead in tonight’s slate. We will update you on any lead changes or additional home runs for the leaders.
Stay Tuned Here!
The King of the Diamond slate begins with the Brewers-Guardians game at 6:10 p.m. Eastern Time. Check back here for updates throughout the Monday, May 12th slate!
Go here to check out Steve Buchanan’s King of the Diamond picks
