I always wondered what it would be like to play fantasy football with star pro athletes. Would they only pick players from their own team? Would they leverage their position for inside info and totally dominate my lineups? Or would they let their pro-athlete egos show-off and draft themselves in the first round no matter what? Well, now BuzzDraft has burst onto the Daily Fantasy scene and given everyone the chance to find out the answers to these questions, starting with Jonathan Stewart. Not only that, the one and only J-Stew agreed to do a quick interview with us after his first contest! (Read More)

Is there a guy hotter in Daily Fantasy sports right now? Chris Prince, aka Beermakersfan, is the #4 Ranked Overall Grinder, he took down over $5,000 in GPPs last week, over $3,000 in GPP winnings the week before that, and he took home $75,000 and the title of 2011 FanDuel Fantasy Football Champion just before that! That’s a ridiculously incredible NFL season…which is kind of scary, because last time I interviewed Chris he told me that his best sport was Baseball. Now, just over a week into NBA season, he already has a $2,500 GPP score in basketball. Stop it already. This guy might just be the best all-around Daily Fantasy Grinder we’ve seen to date. After getting back from Vegas, Chris took some time away from raising his new-born baby to do an interview with us about winning the FFFC, to tell us his best sport really is, and more. Here’s what he had to say: (Read More)

If you have played a large-field contest on FanDuel this baseball season, chances are that you’ve seen the name Judson23 near, or at the top of its leaderboard. After a mild April of around $1,700 in winnings, Judson23 topped $15,000 in prizes, for three consecutive months! In addition, he’s on his way to compete for $25,000 in the DFBC finals after earning his seat by winning the FanDuel Tournament Kings promotion. Judson23 was kind enough to give RotoGrinders his time, and an inside-look, into the mind behind the large-field contest success. Here’s what he had to say: (Read More)

Matt ‘SamENole’ Smith was a top online poker player, who after online poker’s Black Friday, took his talents to FanDuel. It didn’t take him long to master a new online game, qualifying in Week 6 for the DFBC finals. With over $1,000,000 in online poker winnings to date, he could be adding another $25,000 to his pocket in the DFBC finals. Matt and Cal know each other from the Pocket 5’s days, and shortly after completing a stay in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, Cal put me in touch with SamENole for this interview. Being a die-hard Florida Gator, I struggled with the ethical dilemma. After much thought, I opted to not let my passion for the Gators stand in the way of interviewing a guy I followed and respected from the earliest days of Online Poker. Here’s what we discussed: (Read More)

If you play on DraftStreet, or follow the RotoGrinders Rankings, then you are well aware of the name HixvilleHunk. Around April 10th, 2011, Ryan H. made a $60 deposit on DraftStreet after playing his first Daily Fantasy Sports freeroll, and he hasn’t looked back since. Not only has the Elon college student not ever had to make another deposit, he has reeled in over $20,000 in profits on over $77,000 in winnings in just two months! If that weren’t enough, he’s set his goal at a $60,000 profit by the end of the MLB season; some of us set our sites on that for our annual salary. At that rate, he could probably forget about finishing college if he wanted to, but then again his job with the Burlington Royals, a Minor League ball club in North Carolina, might frown on that. The kid seems to have a really strong track record; he holds his High School’s record in baseball for career hits, he’s set to graduate with a dual major…early, and now he’s one of the biggest winners of 2011 in Daily Fantasy. In just 2 months, he’s rocketed to #8 in the RotoGrinders rankings, and he currently has twice as many points in the Monthly GLB than 2nd place. To put that in perspective, the remaining members of the Top 10 have 7-12 months of results counting towards their ranking and most are receiving a rankings bonus for their play on multiple sites and/or sports – HixvilleHunk plays 1 site, 1 sport, and has only been playing 2 months. Look out. (Read More)

When you think of companies that combine sports and gaming, there’s none greater than EA Sports. The gaming goliath is responsible for hits featuring all major sports, across all gaming platforms, and today they boast revenue in the billions and over 8,000 employees. What does any of this have to do with Daily Fantasy Sports? Well, now one of the founders of EA Sports has made his way to the Daily Fantasy Sports market. Michael Brook, along with his co-founder, Silicon Valley Vet Mike Matthys, are bringing us the newest site on the Daily Fantasy scene: Daily Joust. (Read More)

I recently had a chance to sit down with Cameron Boal who is the Head of Affiliates at FanDuel and has worked with online poker giant Full Tilt Poker. Since FanDuel has brought him on board, we’ve seen an increase in the overall promotions and prizes held at FanDuel. We recently got a chance to sit down with ‘FanCam’ and discuss the new Ironman Challenge, Tournament Kings Contest and his background in poker, here is what he told us: (Read More)

Joe V., known as GeneralV to the Daily Fantasy World, earned the 10th and final FFFC spot last week. He’ll be making his way to to the glorious city of Las Vegas next week to compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize against the nine other finalists, which includes RotoGrinders Whits23 and Cal. Before he took off for Vegas, we got a chance to grill the General on the rush he has been on, his plans for Vegas, and his thoughts on the industry. (Read More)

Tony Cincotta has been involved in Fantasy Sports as long as I have been alive. He’s even coined the term “I’m all fired up!” How many people do you know who have a coined term they can add to their resume’? Well, I guess it helps if you are a professional Fantasy Personality and Host for some of the best in the business. Mr. Cincotta hosts Sports Bash for ESPN Radio, FantasyPros911 for Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio, and with FantasySports911 he regularly contributes articles to USA Today. Prior to joining Sirius XM, FantasySports911.com had many of the highest rated podcasts on iTunes and blogtalkradio and he even has an iPhone App. Tony led the fantasy podcast community in downloads for 5 years, and is downloaded more than 20,000 times per week! In addition to being involved in over 30 leagues a year and being the 2009 FantasyWorld.com Fantasy Football National Champion, Tony is now a top-ranked RotoGrinder! TonyCincotta joined RotoGrinders at the end of September and is currently ranked #11. Tony clearly has a busy schedule, but he was nice enough to make time for an interview with us. (Read More)

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)