Free Madden 27
Tournament

Yes. There was no entry fee, and no deposit was needed to register or to play. The $100 prize pool was put up by Locked.

Saturday, October 24 · 8:00 PM ET, after being moved a week from Saturday, October 17. Registration closed at kickoff with 25 of the 32 spots filled, so the first round had byes: a player without an opponent advanced automatically.

The split published before registration covered 16 of the 32 places: $30 for 1st, $15 for 2nd, $7.50 each for 3rd to 4th, $5 each for 5th to 8th, $2.50 each for 9th to 16th, one tier per elimination round. The final standings are on the cup page in the app.

Madden NFL 27, cross-play, single elimination, best of one, with 60 minutes per match to be played and reported. As in every Locked match, both players report the result with evidence in the app, and when the reports disagree a human admin reviews the evidence and rules.

In 1v1 money matches, which stay open daily on Locked for Madden NFL 27 and Madden NFL 26: equal stakes from $2.50, held in escrow, and the winner takes 90% of the pot. Every cup Locked has run is listed on /play/tournaments.