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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: 2:21 a.m. ET
With the Athletics and Mariners both failing to hit nine runs in the late game, the Cubs finish the slate as the highest scoring team on Monday.
Ian Happ and Carson Kelly both hit homers for Chicago, making them your Kings of the Diamond for the evening.
Check back in this Friday, May 9th, for the next King of the Diamond slate!
Update: 9:32 p.m. ET
With a five-run bottom of the sixth inning, fueled by two errors, the Chicago Cubs have taken the lead in tonight’s King of the Diamond contest. They surpass the Los Angeles Dodgers as the high scorers of the night, putting two players in position to be crowned. Carson Kelly’s home run in the bottom of the sixth fueled their outburst:
The Cubbies also got a home run from Ian Happ in the bottom of the third, putting two Chicago players in position to win tonight. It’s no surprise that the league’s leading offense is going off tonight. If any other team can put up some offense to match the Cubs, or any more Cubs can hit homers, you’ll know from us.
Update: 7:55 p.m. ET
More on the board!! The -270 road favorites in Miami upped the lead to 5-0, courtesy of a missile from Shohei Ohtani:
With Los Angeles three runs clear of the pack, Freddie Freeman and Ohtani are the current favorites to be crowned tonight’s King of the Diamond. Can anyone pass them?
Update: 7:25 p.m. ET
We have our first home run on the board! Dodgers’ first baseman Freddie Freeman went deep on Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara to put Los Angeles up 3-0.
The first game of tonight’s slate sees LA get off to a good start! Who will be next?
Stay Tuned Here!
The King of the Diamond slate begins with the Dodgers-Marlins game at 6:40 p.m. Eastern Time. Check back here for updates throughout Monday, May 5’s slate!
Go here to check out Steve Buchanan’s King of the Diamond Picks.