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# Finance Source Authority

> How finance data should be cited, reconciled, and bounded.

Finance data is high-authority for amounts and payout structure. It is not automatically sufficient for recipient, payment, or collection-status claims.

## Authority Rules

| Question                              | Required source handling                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| What was the fee?                     | finance CSV                                                                                       |
| What was the prize pool?              | finance CSV                                                                                       |
| What category existed?                | finance CSV and Operations Manual                                                                 |
| Who received money?                   | season recap, KORM result, or Commissioner confirmation                                           |
| Who received 2002-2010 award payouts? | Pre-ESPN Archive Sources page plus historical winnings ledger                                     |
| Which rows can support leaderboards?  | historical winnings ledger rows with `validation_status=validated` and `leaderboard_eligible=yes` |
| How should owner payouts be split?    | solo-owner rows use 100%; co-owned rows need a league-approved split policy                       |
| Was money paid?                       | payment record or Commissioner confirmation                                                       |

## Source Boundary

For money-related answers, state whether you are citing structure, expected payout, recipient reconciliation, leaderboard eligibility, or actual payment. Those are different claims.