500Grand Team Tallies 221.85
Liska, Walters, Fichter & Winters Now Lead Main Event
The aptly named 500Grand squad--owned by four college friends in their only FFPC entry--has taken a slight lead in the 2020 FFPC Main Event with only one week of play left. Steve Liska, Matt Walters, Rick Fichter and Brion Winters have been buddies for nearly two decades, and their friendship has them united for a potential $500,000 payday less than a week away if they can hold off all comers.
500Grand shot up 12 spots thanks to Josh Allen's 41.25, Darren Waller's 34.5, Stefon Diggs' 25.7 and Derrick Henry's 25.2 to take a tiny 1.22-point lead over the Week 14 leader, John Gifford's Fantasy Maniacs. Dirk Jeschke moved up third place from seventh last week with Josh Neblett's Team Foster vaulting up the leader board into fourth place. Jerry Palmer also saw his Bond 007 entry ascend from 18th to fifth place heading into the final week of the Championship Round.
For a look at the top 20 teams in the Main Event, check out the list below heading into Week 16:
- 500Grand 500grand 568.09
- Fantasy Mainiacs J1 JohnGif 566.87
- DJ Inevitable djeschke1 557.6
- Team Foster 4 JN3 557.25
- Bond 007 jerrypal 557.12
- MarvinGarden RockMachine 554.6
- No Mercy BrianOwe 546.25
- Templet salukihawk12 544.64
- MoreCowbellME1 Frank LaPrade 544.23
- MadKats 5 Amadani 542.49
- Manang Bambi Harry 542
- Mike Quick Ajsports 537.28
- Fat Frankie Inc Main1 johnpierce80 536.62
- Steam Train Dream Train RockMachine 534.7
- Covid Schmovid2 Huggtim 531.27
- Lamarvelous BrianPak 529.84
- Cobras HenryMuto 528.6
- Floating Feculent Logs fflmaster 526.91
- MoreCowbellME7 Frank LaPrade 524.01
- No Chrome on the Continental GaryWhale 522.96
Lucido's Crusader Marches Into 1st Place
Crusader--the team managed by Vince Lucido--was able to notch a 202.75-point week en rout to moving on up to the lead in the 2020 Footballguys Players Championship with one week to go. It was Calvin Ridley (32.3), David Montgomery (29.2), Deshaun Watson (29.15) and Henry doing the heavy lifting for Lucido, as he now holds a 6.86-point lead over second-place Octavio Acebo's Masters team.
Sitting in third place is Virginia is for Lovers, run by Andrew Burroughs. He sits only 4.04 points ahead of Matthew Stewart's Benny Friedman entry that has positioned itself into fourth place after shooting up 20 spots. Placing fifth is d/\/\c managed by Dwain McFarland, as he is less than 20 points off the overall lead after 15 weeks of action.
Here is the list of the top-40 teams in the FPC heading into Week 16 right now:
- Crusader Vincenzo 566.75
- Masters masters 559.89
- Virginia is for Lovers drewb223 553.68
- Benny Friedman - 9 MatthewStex 549.64
- d/\/\c 2 @dwainmcfarland 548.83
- Cat-Like Reflexes CatLikeReflexes 548.26
- Full Moon Boon SlimPickens 548.26
- T'Challa 4 Life mrchampionwalker 547.53
- BareCat Baller 2 RussSmi 547.51
- Gucci Desperados A-Martin 542.77
- wegonwinffpc68 skywalka2001 542.7
- Arlington Isotopes smstevens1973 541.59
- NTFreight NateTheFreight 540.46
- Chants78 jblegget 540.11
- 3WWFPC WW999 539.61
- Think I'll Buy Me a Football Team GaryWhale 539.14
- 3503 FantasyRehab 537.75
- Paper Champs FBG 11 Brian Harris 536.87
- Da Gildz Won Time!! Too Trey Uncle Leo 535.5
- The V Team PyantasyFootball 535.02
- frontline 7.22 frontline 535
- Iron City Beer Billthouse 534.83
- LuckyStrike ScottLeise 534.27
- RedZoneSavages Camp1 533.09
- Problem Simp MyMynameisJack 532.79
- 2917 RyanMye 532.73
- Fresh Prince of Helaire chadmccue05 532.35
- wide open wide hasenpfeffer 532.05
- C-GOATS JAZZ 531.14
- Tav’s Crew Btav15 530.35
- Gil RockMachine 530.05
- Midnight special Chitownbully 529.85
- Dreaming of Sundays PrimetimeAndyDalton 528.65
- LeDom James dynastydom 527.58
- Fairways & Greens FPC Champ XV halliam1114 526.84
- JaGators II Jagator 526.67
- Steelers Rule Cvanson 526.24
- amigos2 bmac24 525.25
- Grasper rdiaz72us 525.13
- AzZurri Patriots Azzurri 524.74
Nearly $1,100,000 Is Up For Grabs
Remember, players, fantasy football does not end after Week 16! Before you start drafting for 2021, jump in the 2020-21 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge. You'll be able to apply your regular season winnings in your account right now to the Playoff Challenge as well.
NEW THIS YEAR: The Challenge will have 12 starting roster spots rather than the 10 starting roster spots in a typical FFPC starting lineup. The two added starting roster spots will both be FLEX spots (Flex can be RB, WR or TE). This change has been made to account for the two additional NFL Playoff teams for the 2020/21 NFL season. With fourteen total playoff teams and 12 starting roster spots, each entrant will need to fade two teams, which has always been the case for the FFPC Playoff Challenge.
The main details of the Challenge are listed below:
- Entry fee: $200 per team
- Contest capped at a maximum of 6,250 entries
- $500,000 Grand Prize
- $1,092,250 in guaranteed prizes paying down to 700th place
- Contest runs from the start of the NFL playoffs thru the Super Bowl
- Each team consists of 12 players in an FFPC starting roster format (plus two additional flexes)
- Each team chooses from 14 playoff teams but only 1 per team
- All rosters will be locked at the start of the first NFL playoff game this season
- No roster adjustments will be allowed even for games starting later
- For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.
Register For the World Famous Playoff Challenge Now
'20-21 FBG Playoff Challenge Has Arrived
Only $35 gets you in the running for a six-figure grand prize here, players! Remember the FFPC and Footballguys.com have banded together once again, just as we did in 2010 and revolutionized the industry with the Footballguys Players Championship. This time, we bring you the Footballguys Playoff Challenge with a $100,000 grand prize and deep payouts. Plus all the excitement and perfect simplicity of the original playoff challenge format: no draft, no salary cap, no convoluted rules. Just pick 10 players and let ’em ride to the Superbowl. All of that goodness but now with just a $35 entry fee!
NEW THIS YEAR: The Challenge will have 12 starting roster spots rather than the 10 starting roster spots in a typical FFPC starting lineup. The two added starting roster spots will both be FLEX spots (Flex can be RB, WR or TE). This change has been made to account for the two additional NFL Playoff teams for the 2020/21 NFL season. With fourteen total playoff teams and 12 starting roster spots, each entrant will need to fade two teams, which has always been the case for the Footballguys Playoff Challenge.
The main details of the Challenge are listed below:
- Entry fee: $35 per team
- Contest capped at a maximum of 10,000 entries
- $100,000 Grand Prize
- $300,000 in guaranteed prizes paying down to 1,600th place
- Contest runs from the start of the NFL playoffs thru the Super Bowl
- Each team consists of 12 players in an FFPC starting roster format
- Each team chooses from 14 playoff teams but only 1 per team
- All rosters will be locked at kickoff of the first NFL playoff game
- No roster adjustments will be allowed even for games starting later
- For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.
Register For the Footballguys Playoff Challenge Now
How To Claim Your Prize
Congrats once again to all regular season winners! Regular season prizes in all leagues have been distributed, and here is what you need to do to get your cash:
- If you qualified for a cash prize in any league/event, it is now in your FFPC account. No further action is required on your part.
- If you qualified for a prize with a choice of either cash or entry into one of next year's FFPC events, a Prize Selection window will appear on your MyTeams page. You can make your selection immediately or delay your decision to a later time. Once your selection is made, your prize will be placed into your FFPC account.
PRIZE WITHDRAWAL PROCESS
- You are now able to submit your withdrawal request.
- All prize distribution by the FFPC is processed via check by mail or ACH transfer ONLY.
- Any cash withdrawal of $600 or more will require a W-9 to be filled out and will generate an IRS Form-1099 for the 2020 year.
- Please fill out your online W-9 when requesting the cash during the online withdrawal process.
- Any funds left in your FFPC account can be used for next year's registration. Only funds that are requested for withdrawal are subject to filling a W-9 form.
- Prizes can be used for the World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge
PRIZE-SPLITTING BETWEEN CO-MANAGERS
- The FFPC offers prize splitting between owners and co-managers for a cash prize total of $2,000 or more.
- The primary owner will always remain the sole legal prize winner and MUST authorize payment to his co-manager by writing/email. The primary owner may be required to fill out and sign an authorization form indicating the name & address of his co-manager and the amount he should receive. Both the primary owner and the co-manager will each fill out a W-9. Once these documents are received and approved by the FFPC, prizes will be released to both parties. At year’s end, both the primary owner and the co-manager will each receive IRS Form-1099 for their prize awards.
- Please email Chris at chris@myffpc.com so she can help you initiate the prize-splitting process.
Kruse & Highfill on FFPC Holiday Pods
On the latest Rotoviz Radio‘s The High-Stakes Lowdown podcast, I sit down with Brad Kruse, a high stakes player who along with his brother Tim has won numerous Footballguys and FFPC Main Event and high stakes leagues, including the 2017 Super Bracket title and the FFPC $2500-entry live auction in Las Vegas. His total career winnings in the FFPC total nearly $120,000.
In this episode, we explore why he went so heavy on rookie wide receivers this season, whether a Steelers stack in Week 16 might be the way to go and whether Russell Wilson might have to be benched with everything on the line.
You can check out a new episode of The High-Stakes Lowdown every Thursday during the NFL season on Rotoviz.com or wherever you get your podcasts. I’d also encourage you to check out all of the other great podcasts that Rotoviz Radio has to offer, too.
Then on a SPECIAL LIVE WEDNESDAY EPISODE TONIGHT AT 10/9C, yours truly and Ferrell Elliott talk to Steve Highfill, a longtime high stakes fantasy football player that has cashed nearly $200,000 and has 10 teams competing in both the 2020 Footballguys Players Championship and in the 2020 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event as well. As always, we also answer your calls, tweets, emails and more all on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour!
The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour normally airs Friday nights at 10/9c, and the next episode can be heard here. You can hang out with the high stakes players in the show’s chat room if you want to listen live. You can also access full on-demand streaming available for listening anytime via a variety of apps including the HSFF Hour website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn Radio, Spreaker, Podchaser, Audioburst, JioSaavn, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, PodBean, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Podcast Addict and Anchor on your iPhone or Android device as well.
FFPC Quick Resource Links
In case you have any questions or want to check something at a moment's notice, I am including this section of the email every week. While you are enjoying the 2020 season, consider this your guide to all things FFPC:
The 2020 Main Event
The 2020 Footballguys Players Championship
Online Satellite Leagues
Dynasty Start-Up Leagues
The 2020 Terminator Tournament
High Stakes Leagues
Unique NFL Week 16 Schedule
Just a friendly reminder to all of you that the NFL has a unique schedule this season for Week 16. First off, there is no Thursday night game this week, but the Vikings will battle the Saints at 4:30 pm ET on Christmas Day. And then we get treated to a triple-header on Saturday starting at 1:00 pm ET when Tampa visits Detroit, followed by the Niners and Cardinals at 4:30 and Miami in Las Vegas to wrap things up at 8:15.
We will have Sunday and Monday night games this week, so the sweat for the Championship will be a full-on four day affair. Get those lineups in early, everyone!
Championship Week for the FFPC Main Event and Footballguys Players Championship and all of your ancillary leagues, dynasty, auction, draft experts and satellite leagues will get underway shortly. Props to all of you who have cashed already this season, as well as to those who will after this weekend!
On behalf of Alex, Dave, Chris, and Mike, I want to wish nothing but the best for each of you this festive season! All of your support for the FFPC continues to be the lifeblood of what we do, and we're so happy that you're a part of it. We can't wait until 2021, and we'll get things started off on the right foot with all of you beginning with the 2020-21 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge!
Get those lineups in by Friday afternoon this week, players! Enjoy the games in Championship Week, I'll see you in the chat room TONIGHT with Steve Highfill and Ferrell Elliott!
Sincerely,
Eric Balkman
The Fantasy Football Players Championship
www.myFFPC.com
