The FFPC idea started with a simple phone call between three high-stakes fantasy football players. David Gerczak, Alex Kaganovsky and Lou Tranquilli all shared the same vision on how to create a new contest.
Tranquilli’s position as a financial adviser forced him to leave the project, but Dave and Alex continued hammering out the FFPC format and it was officially launched in 2008 with the inaugural FFPC Main Event, home to a $75,000 grand prize.
Throughout the next year, FFPC began giving players entirely new ways to play with innovative and entirely brand-new concepts such as the Terminator Tournament and the Pros vs. Joes Challenge.
FFPC continued to expand their offerings, partnering with Footballguys to co-brand a mid-stakes online tournament that offered the general fantasy community an opportunity to play high-stakes fantasy football at a manageable $350 entry fee as well as launching the first FFPC dynasty leagues.
Following the introduction of fantasy sports regulations in 2015, FFPC completed an extensive process and officially became a licensed fantasy game operator in 2016.
One of the fastest growing formats in the industry received its own FFPC tournament with the introduction of the FFPC Best Ball Tournament in 2021, home to a $100,000 grand prize at its launch.
In March of 2023, FFPC announced a partnership with FantasyPros, the new sponsor of the $350-entry tournament which joined the FFPC Main Event with a massive $1,000,000 grand prize.
After two successful years partnering with FantasyPros, the FFPC brought their $350 championship back home- rebranding it as the FFPC Big Gorilla. Beyond just a name change, they introduced the Early Rampage Promo, an exclusive contest within the contest, and the Seven Bananas Promo, which rewards drafters for getting the seventh pick multiple times in a row.
The FFPC currently has four contests with at least a $300,000 grand prize and multi-million dollar prize pools. In addition to these massive prizes, thousands of individual FFPC leagues are being drafted daily with entry fees ranging from $5 to $10,000.
