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                <ns2:street1>222 Berkeley Street, 5th floor</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Boston</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>MA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>02116</ns2:zipCode>
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            <issuerContactPhone>6179866744</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>JOCELYN MOORE</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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                <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Class A</securitiesClassTitle>
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                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
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                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>1450</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>51504.00</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>476223693</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>06/05/2024</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Class A</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>05/31/2024</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Performance Stock Units</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
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            <paymentDate>05/31/2024</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>Seller represents that the sale reported in Table I of this Form 144 was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for selling shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock.
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>06/05/2024</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>11/30/2023</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ Jocelyn Moore</signature>
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144
0001825006
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001883685
DRAFTKINGS INC
001-41379
222 Berkeley Street, 5th floor
Boston
MA
02116
6179866744
JOCELYN MOORE
Director
Class A
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1450
51504.00
476223693
06/05/2024
NASDAQ
Class A
05/31/2024
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
1450
05/31/2024
N/A
Y
Seller represents that the sale reported in Table I of this Form 144 was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for selling shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock.
06/05/2024
11/30/2023
/s/ Jocelyn Moore