Pay per win with a smaller base. Work with me here. Let's say the HC gets a 500k base and then for each win they get somewhere around 350k.
You go winless and you have just your base, take it all figuring current play off schedule, you would end up somewhere in the 4.5m range. Some bonus schedule could also be figured. Throw in additional 200k for conf champ and another 500k for a natty.

You go winless and you have just your base, take it all figuring current play off schedule, you would end up somewhere in the 4.5m range. Some bonus schedule could also be figured. Throw in additional 200k for conf champ and another 500k for a natty.