It's All Happening: Draft in the FPC

Draft For a Shot at a $500K Payday in the $4,390,000 Prize Pool

Looking for some fun this weekend, players? Then look no further than the 2022 Footballguys Players Championship! For the second straight year in the Footballguys Players Championship, we will be awarding two separate six-figure prizes. Take your shot at the most lucrative grand prize in Footballguys history today, as the winner will take home a record $500,000 for his or her efforts, and the runner-up will pocket a cool $150,000 as well. Here are the details:

• Slow and live drafts run through September 11th
• $4,390,000 prize pool ($600,000 more than in 2021)
• $500,000 grand prize
• $150,000 runner-up prize ($50,000 more than in 2021)
• Contest will pay down to 1,000th place (150 more places than in 2021)

Also, in our second-ever Weekday Giveaway promotion for the 2022 FPC, we awarded a free 2022 Footballguys team credit to three players who registered and drafted a team between Monday and Thursday this week through a random drawing. Congrats to those three winners here:

Raoul Encinas
Paul Farrell
James Surdilla

Here's what we have available in the FPC this weekend, players:

Join the 2022 Footballguys Players Championship Here

Turn $125 Into $100,000 in This Tourney

The FFPC Best Ball Tournament continues daily, everyone. And we've made some significant changes this year. We've doubled the grand prize and prize pool and flattened out the prize structure. For just $125 per team, a maximum of 9,072 teams will battle for the $200,000 grand prize with a $1,094,000 prize pool. This tournament will use best ball slim rules (no kickers or defenses) with 20-round drafts, a 14-week regular season and single week elimination playoffs from weeks 15-17 before a champion is crowned at the end of week 17.

The 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament features competition without head-to-head matchups, any need to set lineups, or place waivers. Best Ball is “set-it and-forget-it”. The 20 players you draft is your roster for the entire season; weekly optimized scoring lineups are automatically started every week. Drafts are available daily in a Sit & Go (30-second clock), slow (two- and six-hour clocks) and scheduled live formats (60-second clock) with a total tourney capacity limited to 9,072 teams.

The main details of the tourney are listed below:

• Entry fee: $125 per team
• Contest capped at a maximum of 9,072 entries
• $200,000 Grand Prize
• $1,094,000 in guaranteed prizes
• 20-Round Best Ball Slim Format
• 2-hour, 6-hour, 30-second and 60-second draft options available
• Drafts are filling daily
• For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.

Enter the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Here

Jump in This Tournament While You Can

The FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament has its drafts filling every day, all! It seems like we just launched this competition, but it's already more than 50 percent full. This tournament follows superflex best ball slim rules (No kickers or defenses) with 20-round drafts, a 14-week regular season and single week elimination playoffs from Weeks 15-17 before a champion is crowned at the end of Week 17.

There are no head-to-head matchups, no need to set lineups, no waivers or free agency. Best Ball is “set-it-and-forget-it”. The 20 players you draft is your roster for the entire season; weekly optimized scoring lineups are automatically started every week.

Superflex scoring allows for one quarterback to be started as a flex. Superflex quarterback passing scoring is one point per 25 yards and interceptions are minus (-) two points. The full details on the contest are below:

• Entry fee: $35 per team (Use your $35 credits if you have them)
• Contest capped at a maximum of 4,752 entries
• $10,000 Grand Prize
• $163,875 in guaranteed prizes
• 20-Round Best Ball Slim Format
• 2-hour, 6-hour, 30-second and 60-second draft options available
• Drafts are filling daily
• For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.
• Here are the current options we have for this contest:

Join the Inaugural FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tourney Here

Draft Live at Planet Hollywood This Year

Here's a special message for you live high stakes league players! Our ancillary leagues that draft live at Planet Hollywood this September are filling up fast, so don't delay in signing up! I have them posted below--as a reminder, we will NOT be adding any more leagues to this list. Once they are filled, they're filled:

Register For High Stakes Live in Las Vegas Leagues Here

10 Days Until Early Draft Slot Deadline

The 2022 FFPC Main Event has ongoing slow drafts, but this message is for you if you are looking for multi-team discounts or early draft slots:

You can add more teams and save $400 off each additional one. Multiple team discount pricing is $1,600 for Online and $1,725 for Live in-person drafts. Multiple team discount will be auto-applied on the payment screen for eligible owners. Simply click on JOIN button on the registration page to receive the discounted pricing.

Early Draft Slot Announcement: All teams which are fully paid by Monday, July 25th will be eligible to receive their FFPC Main Event draft positions on Monday, August 1st (slow drafts receive draft positions as soon as draft is full).

Here is a quick overview of this year’s Main Event:

• $1,000,000 grand prize
• $5.91 Million total prize pool
• $12,000 league prizes
• Championship round payouts down to 150th place
• A hard cap of 4,200 total entries
• The FFPC is a licensed game operator
• 122 draft times to choose from

Here’s a comparison of what you’d pay without our group discount:

Book Your FFPC Live Event Stay at Planet Hollywood Here

Take Your Shot at $1,000,000 in the Main Event Here

Start-Up Dynos Continue To Go Strong

Dynasty start-ups are filling fast, players. If you're looking for 365 days of fantasy football fun, then check out one of our 2022 FFPC Dynasty Start-Up Leagues here. Here's the options currently available to you below:

2022 FFPC Dynasty Start-Up Leagues

Terminator Begins in Less Than 3 Weeks

It's back, and better than ever! The FFPC's 2022 Terminator Tournament once again features a guaranteed $25,000 grand prize within a prize pool of nearly $120,000! This is truly a unique way to play fantasy football and we're proud to call it an FFPC exclusive.

The Terminator concept was created in 2009, and it's actually quite simple. By adding just a few tweaks to the standard Best Ball format, it completely alters it and creates this brand new format that has proven to be exciting and challenging. Did one of your players get injured or is under-performing? Terminate him! Register for the contest below:

Register Now For the FFPC Terminator Tournament

PVJ Drafter Bill Van Ormer Live Tonight

Tonight at 10/9c, yours truly and Kentucky Fantasy Football State Championship commissioner Ferrell Elliott will go live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook with FFPC Main Event and FPC league winner and 2022 Pros Vs. Joes competitor Bill Van Ormer. We'll get into some of his 2022 Footballguys Players Championship so far this season and which players he likes in the 2022 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event. Plus, we'll break down the freshest ADP in 2022 FFPC Best Ball Drafts, 2022 FFPC Dynasty Leagues, the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament and the inaugural FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament. As always, we answer your tweets, emails and more all on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour!

The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour normally airs live on the FFPC's YouTube channel, Twitter and Facebook on Friday nights at 10/9c. You can hang out with the high stakes players in the show’s chat room if you want to watch live. You can also access full, on-demand streaming available for listening anytime via a variety of apps, streaming services, podcast networks and web sites including (but not limited to) the High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn Radio, Spreaker, Deezer, Vurbl, Podchaser, Audioburst, Blog Talk Radio, JioSaavn, Gaana, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, PodBean, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Podcast Addict and Anchor on your iPhone or Android device as well.

Beat the July Heat with 1 of These Leagues

From best ball and best ball slim leagues to victory point and Terminator formats, we have a league made just for you! Join in the fun now with redraft best ball slow draft leagues at entry fees of $5, $35, $77 and $250 open for entry. And don't forget that the 2022 rookie class is included in the draft pool as well.

We also added the FFPC Varsity format at lower entries, starting at just $35 in March. For those not familiar with Varsity, the standard FFPC starting lineups (including a kicker and defense) are formed through 20-round snake drafts. Varsity leagues feature a 17-week regular season based on total points with no head-to-head action. This format has weekly lineup management and free agency as well.

Slow drafts are filling and launching as soon as they are full, so you can be drafting in minutes. Drafts with 60-second, two-hour and six-hour clocks are available. And be sure to download the FFPC iOS and Android apps for a more streamlined draft experience. The links are below:

Download the FFPC iOS App Here

Download the FFPC Android App Here

Drafts are filling daily, so jump in now and draft some 2022 Best Ball teams today!

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 checking out all things FFPC for the 2022 season, consider this your guide:

The 2022 Main Event
The 2022 Footballguys Players Championship
The 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament
The 2022 Terminator Tournament
The 2022 'Never-Too-Early' Best Ball Tournament
The 2022 Super Bracket Tournament
The 2022 Superflex Best Ball Tournament
The 2021-22 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge
The 2021-22 Footballguys Playoff Challenge
The 2021-22 FFPC Divisional Playoff Challenge
The 2021-22 Footballguys Divisional Playoff Challenge
2022 High Stakes Leagues
2022 Dynasty Leagues
2022 Online Satellite Leagues

The Dynasty Depot Is Waiting For Your Stop

Don't forget to check out our friends at Dynasty Depot now. Dynasty Depot is the ONLY auction site to buy and sell FFPC dynasty teams. It's sold more than 700 teams to new owners in 2022 and its market will be open until the Sunday before the season opener.

Right now, they're offering you a free trial to FFPC members. Please use promo code “TRYDD” for your free 30-day rookie membership trial. Remember, all teams purchased on Dynasty Depot qualify for its in-season leaderboard where four FFPC Main Event entries will be awarded. Dynasty Depot: Bid-Buy-Sell-DOMINATE!

Thanks for reading players! Now's the time to take a shot at $500,000 this weekend in the 2022 Footballguys Players Championship!

And with the 2022 FFPC Main Event slow drafts off-and-running and most of our live high stakes leagues at Planet Hollywood getting close to capacity, register and book your stay today.

Also, drafts in both the FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament and the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament are filling up for your fantasy football fun. Plus, the action in our satellite leagues is getting heated. Don;t forget to jump into some dynasty start-ups as year-round fantasy action is a completely different challenge as well.

I'll see you with Bill Van Ormer and Ferrell Elliott live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook tonight!

Sincerely,

Eric Balkman
The Fantasy Football Players Championship
www.myFFPC.com