DraftKings week 1 showdown Packers at Bears

DraftKings: October 20, 2016: Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Davante Adams (17) reaches back for a catch thru the arms of Chicago Bears Cornerback De'Vante Bausby (20) during the Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. (Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DraftKings: GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 30: Geronimo Allison #81 of the Green Bay Packers runs between Taron Johnson #24 of the Buffalo Bills and Ryan Lewis #38 during the third quarter of a game at Lambeau Field on September 30, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Each week I will be breaking down the DraftKings Showdown Slates for the prime time games Sunday, Monday and Thursday night football.

The DraftKings showdown slate is one of the more unique game styles that you can pick from on Draft Kings.

When playing a showdown lineup you will notice that it is far different from a standard Draft Kings contest. Instead of selecting a full roster of position players, you have a Captain slot paired with five flex positions.

The player you select as your Captain will score 1.5x the standard fantasy point value for each statistic. The catch is that the Captain will cost you more salary than using them in your flex position.

Some numbers to keep in mind when building lineups for your showdown slates. Last season the winning lineup had a running back or wide receiver in the Captain slot 71% of the time on the largest prize pool showdown contest winning roster.