Once you have printed out your registration package, you will get an email giving you a date and location to appear for your local qualifying round and your chance to be The Million Dollar Arm!

Report to the registration desk at the site to check in.

1. The Million Dollar Arm Qualifier – Each contestant will get 5 chances to throw a ball in the Official Qualifier Cage. The contestants with the top 50 (fifty) speeds recorded across all of India will advance to the finals. In the case of a tie, the contestant's) with the highest average of all 5 throws will qualify for the finals. If contestants are still tied, the finalists will be selected by the US scouts.

1. Training Camp: All finalists will be required to attend a training session in Mumbai. The training will be conducted by a Professional Baseball Pitching Coach. All finalists will get the chance to have a pro baseball pitching work out day, where pro talent scouts will assess your ability, give pointers, film your practice session, and attend a pitching clinic.
2. Finals Opening Day -   All Finalists will attend a media reception for interviews and press.
3. Semi - Finals - The Million Dollar Arm Semi-Finals – Each contestant will compete over the course of several weeks. The Judges will eliminate finalists until just 20 remain. Thos 20 will compete for the chance to go for the Grand Prize.
4. Finals - The Million Dollar Arm Finals – Each will get 15 chances to pitch to a computer programmed moving strike. Only strikes above 85 MPH will count.

Tie Breaker - In the event of tie amongst Finalists, there will be sudden death PITCH – OFF.

Each contestant would get one chance to throw a strike at 85.0 MPH +. The first to miss throwing a 85.0 MPH +strike is eliminated.

The winner will receive a guaranteed payment of $100,000.00 (US Dollars) and the chance to go for $1,000,000.00 (US Dollars) BONUS ROUND*!

*TO WIN THE MILLION, THE WINNER OF THE CONTEST WILL HAVE TO MAKE THREE STRIKES AT 90 MPH+. No matter what, the winner gets $100,000.00 (US Dollars) and the chance to come to America to chase the dream of being a Pro Baseball Player.

1. The winner of the contest will get 3 pitches.
2. In order to win in the bonus round, the contestant must throw strikes above 90 mph.
1. If the contestant throws 1 out of 3 strikes, he will win a sum of $250k (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars).
2. If the contestant throws 2 out of 3 strikes, he will win a sum of $500k (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).
3. If the contestant throws 3 out of 3 strikes, he will win a sum of $1m (One Million Dollars).

The winner will travel to the US for a period of 6 – 12 months for the purpose of training and learning to pursue an American Pro Baseball career in 2009.

* All rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the contest promoter.

• Between 16 and 21 years old
• Male
• Citizen of India
• Not be under contract to any American sports franchises
• Medically able to compete