# Does the auction draft have to be prior to March 20?
**URL:** https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763
**Category:** Ottoneu Basics
**Tags:** faq
**Created:** [January 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763 "2019-01-22T15:14:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@blakestreetbombers](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/blakestreetbombers)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/1 "2019-01-22T15:14:01Z")
Hello @nivshah,
Our league is NL-only, so we don’t care about the early games March 20/21 between SEA and OAK.
Are we able to complete our auction after those games? Or, is it required that we complete the auction prior to March 20?
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/2 "2019-01-22T15:31:20Z")
The auction draft can start whenever you want - you can definitely wait until after March 20th. Any games that happen before your auction draft is marked as done will not count towards final standings.
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### Author:  [@mgoodrum](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/mgoodrum)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/3 "2021-04-14T23:05:25Z")
Bumping this for folks in my league, as we’re doing a first year auction in late April.
And for new folks who start leagues in the wake of the Washington Post profile.
> [@Profile in WaPo](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/profile-in-wapo/9286):
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> Pretty unbelievable to get to this point. Huge thanks @hahiggins for writing this great profile and to everyone who plays and supports Ottoneu for getting this game to this point.
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### Author:  [@patguinane](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/patguinane)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/4 "2024-02-08T01:53:52Z")
Is it still true for 2024 that the stats from the opening series in South Korea won’t count if an Ottoneu league waits until after those games to mark its auction as complete?
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/5 "2024-02-08T02:08:56Z")
Yes, that remains true. Either you can set lineups before 3/20 or you can skip those games.
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### Author:  [@rustydude](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/rustydude)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/6 "2024-02-16T18:46:11Z")
Deleting this entry. It was a product of not reading very well.
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### Author:  [@bstines82](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/bstines82)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/7 "2024-03-20T17:03:56Z")
What do you mean exactly when you say “set lineups”? Homepage says you can’t set lineups until auction is complete
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/9 "2024-03-20T17:06:59Z")
You are skipping those games. You cannot retroactively set lineups, you either already drafted and can or you are skipping today and tomorrow games.
> [@nivshah](#):
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> Any games that happen before your auction draft is marked as done will not count towards final standings.
From my first reply.
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### Author:  [@bstines82](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/bstines82)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/10 "2024-03-20T17:10:24Z")
Copy that!
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/11 "2024-03-20T17:12:36Z")
Sorry to be super clear: if you draft before 6a ET tomorrow, you can get tomorrow’s game.
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### Author:  [@bstines82](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/bstines82)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/does-the-auction-draft-have-to-be-prior-to-march-20/4763/12 "2024-03-20T17:17:41Z")
Yes we draft tonight. So have to tell the crew today’s game won’t count. Tomorrow’s will. Thanks