Number one is in the building ladies and gentlemen. Chris aka PrimeTime420 has been blazing Daily Fantasy Sports for almost two years now. During the brief period from March of 2010, when RotoGrinders began compiling data for daily fantasy, through today, PrimeTime has amassed over $22,000 in winnings. He is the #1 Ranked Daily Fantasy Grinder on our site, and by a solid margin.

As of last week’s rankings, PrimeTime420 had amassed over 2,700 Grinder Points, separating himself from second place by almost 900 of those points. To put that in perspective, if PrimeTime420 finished in first place with his points total in the BCS College Football Final Standings, the points accumulated by second place would only be good enough to earn an 8th place ranking. PrimeTime is living proof of the possibility that the best Grinders could one day earn a living solely playing Daily Fantasy Sports; PrimeTime currently supplements his fantasy “day job” only by working at a restaurant on nights. It hasn’t come easy though. PrimeTime has gotten to where he his with hard-work and effort over the past two years, devoted towards researching and understanding the games. He’s learned to manage his bankroll, control his emotions, and remain humble. Even today he has respect for and will avoid certain opponents. Chris was nice enough to give us some time to talk with him, and get inside the hungry-yet-humble mind of the number one ranked Daily Fantasy Grinder. (Read More)

The Daily Fantasy industry took a step forward yesterday, with the first large-field contest taking place on FanDuel. The one-time MLB contest took place Monday, so FanDuel could test their large-field software for the upcoming FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship, and it appears to have been a success! The contest offered a $1,400 Guarantee with just a $10 entry fee, paying very top-heavy with 1st place earning $1,000, 2nd place earning $300, and 3rd place earning $100 – A nice return for just a $10 investment. Users were allowed unlimited entries and the field drew 150 competitors (some of which were FanDuel employees who could not qualify for any prizes). While it appears FanDuel were able to about break-even on the contest held yesterday, we are sure they will be big winners once the FFFC rolls around. (Read More)