Rule the Jungle This Weekend

Not every fantasy football tournament gets to call itself the Big Gorilla. This one earned it. With a massive prize pool, fierce competition, and a field full of owners looking to prove they're king of the jungle, the FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament is where fantasy football heavyweights come to compete. Grab your spot and see if your roster has what it takes to rise above the canopy. Here’s more info:

$1,000,000 Grand Prize
$50 discount on three-packs
Win free FFPC teams or a Jungle Safari for four with the Seven Bananas promotion!
Deposit funds, sign up for drafts, pick your players and manage your lineup and bids all season long from the free FFPC app
Drafts go from 4 pm ET to 11:55 pm ET tonight

WIN $1,000,000 IN THE FFPC BIG GORILLA HERE

Who are the best wide receiver values in the FFPC Big Gorilla and Best Ball Tournaments? Andrew Cooper from Fantasy Alarm breaks it down here. Read it before you begin your next draft!

Wednesday night live on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, hosts Eric Balkman and Ferrell Elliott announced the names of the 42 FFPC Joes that are going to be competing against the 42 industry Pros in the 2026 FFPC Pros Vs. Joes Challenge.

As a reminder, these names were randomly drawn from the pool of players who signed up for the 2026 FFPC Main Event by the May 31st Early Bird deadline. The 84 Pros and Joes competitors will be battling for seven free 2027 FFPC Main Event teams, and the drafts will be covered live, pick-by-pick on the HSFF Hour as well.

In case you missed the announcement, here are the winners of the drawing:

Christian Hellmers & Jon Hurd

Griffin Bushell & Brian Wells

Michael Carbone

bill novitsky & dave novitsky

Vincent Staffilino

Matt Stone & andrew stone

Caleb Alcorn & Sean Isaacs

Steven Georgalos

GRAHAM DAWICK & Damen Hibbard

Harry Mills

Jim Robertson

John Selinger

Nico Tomassi

Red Auerbach

Roy Parenzuela & Cory Hanstein

Sean Sullivan & Jaxon Sullivan

Tim Parker & Josh Bishop

Abib Agbetoba

Christopher betts & Brandon betts

harrison dillman

James Bednar

John Flake & Dave Nichols

Kevin Robinson & Pat Leo

Michael Fay & Gwaltney

Nolan Crudele & James Doubleday

Anthony Dattoma

MATT GRUBERGER & Scott Gruberger

Jeremiah Turner & Chris Herbert

John Shaw & Jay Wenning

Dave McQuiston

Dave Coman

Troy Wells & Nicholas Trice

Clayton Etherredge & Cmerunoveru

Adam Rilott & Carlsbad Crush

Tim Daneau & Tim Beaulieu

Steve Klitzner & Sean Klitzner

Matt Moore

Mark Messina & Brent Messina

Kevin Brophy & Brad Brophy

Paul Teixeira & Peter Puzzo

Fred Huang

Vy Warburg

Congrats to all the winners, and good luck against the Pros, Joes!

FANTASYPROS’ ERICKSON

On Thursday night, host Eric Balkman caught up with FantasyPros’ Andrew Erickson about who the must-haves in your Big Gorilla drafts this year are. Watch the replay at your convenience right here.

11-TIME CHAMPION SCOTT COBE

Eric Balkman and the KFFSC’s Ferrell Elliott talk to 11-time FFPC league champ Scott Cobe on HSFF Hour: Extra Reps about Kyler Murray, Ashton Jeanty and more. Watch it tonight at 10 pm ET here.

The FFPC Baby Gorilla features all the same high-level strategy, and big-tournament thrills as the Big Gorilla…but you can get in for just $125! That means more chances to fire off entries, test a variety of different team constructions, and battle through the fantasy football jungle without needing a ton of bananas to get started. 🦍🍌 Here’s what you need to know:

$100,000 Grand Prize
Managed leagues with weekly waivers— same format as the Big Gorilla.
Hard-capped at 6,000 teams
Live and slow drafts with 30- and 60-second clocks as well as two- and six-hour clocks
Use our free app to register, draft and manage your teams all season long right from your phone!

PLAY THE INAUGURAL BABY GORILLA RIGHT HERE