Hater player pool fantasy sports

A computer-implemented game system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, through a user interface, a selection of choices submitted by a user in association with a first game period scheduled according to a real-life sports game period, the selection of choices including one or more virtual players selected for a game roster from among a plurality of virtual players, the plurality of virtual players being respectively associate with a plurality of real-life players included in a pool of players participating in real-life sports games during the first game period;
• assigning performance ratings to the selected virtual players based on statistical analysis of performance data available for the corresponding real-life players during the first game period;
• computing a total score for the user based on the assigned performance ratings for the selected virtual players for the duration of the first game period;
• and
• rewarding the user with proceeds collected from a plurality of other users participating in the game, in response to determining that the computed total score for the user indicates that the user's roster of virtual players was the worst performer from among other users' rosters of virtual players.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, through a user interface, a selection of choices submitted by a user in association with a first game period scheduled according to a real-life sports game period, the selection of choices including one or more virtual players selected for a game roster from among a plurality of virtual players, the plurality of virtual players being respectively associate with a plurality of real-life players included in a pool of players participating in real-life sports games during the first game period;
• assigning performance ratings to the selected virtual players based on statistical analysis of performance data available for the corresponding real-life players during the first game period;
• computing a total score for the user based on the assigned performance ratings for the selected virtual players for the duration of the first game period;
• and
• rewarding the user with proceeds collected from a plurality of other users participating in the game, in response to determining that the computed total score for the user indicates that the user's roster of virtual players was the worst performer from among other users' rosters of virtual players.