DFBC Finals Preview Part 1: The Contestants
15 players will enter the DFBC this weekend with a chance to come out with the $100,000 first place prize. Vegas is only days away and the Palazzo Hotel awaits these fifteen finalists. All qualified by beating massive fields and really earned their way into the event. For Part 1 of the DFBC Breakdown, we will give you the finalists along with some links to their various podcasts with our own Dan Back here at RotoGrinders. Included also are their actual names(gasp), their FanDuel Winnings to date, age, occupation and where they reside from. Below the qualifiers are their various podcast interviews with Dan, definitely listen to those they are all really interesting. And last we have some fun facts about the qualifying pool!
This is just Part 1 of a 3 Part series built to get you as excited as we are for the Daily Fantasy Baseball Championship sponsored by FanDuel. Part 2 will breakdown the games on Sunday and try to lend some insight into where these finalists might lean, and Part 3 will be a fun piece where we tell you our entire itinerary for the Vegas trip including some access to a few cool FanDuel sponsored parties, and you get Dan Back’s odds for each player to win in the contest!
Drumroll, please, here are your 15 DFBC Qualifiers:
The Qualifiers
| Week | FD Username | Name | FanDuel Winnings | Age | Occupation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DustyJ155 | Dusty Jordan | $1207.61 | 29 | Bookkeeper | Tennessee |
| 2 | Jamell4 | Jared Amell | $103169.92 | 33 | Athletic Director | South Carolina |
| 3 | Risingstar | Jim Bores | $4919.5 | 46 | Part-time Boxing Promoter | NA |
| 4 | Stewburtx8 | Craig Snyder | $21060.64 | 29 | Mortgage Accountant | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Elephant | Scott Fleming | $1350 | 39 | Entrepreneur | NA |
| 6 | Shortyb12 | Robert Baldes | $15785.17 | 34 | Private Residence Manager | Massachusetts |
| 7 | Trentsteele | Bob P. | $148512.49 | 37 | Attorney at law | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | Bigd453 | Danny Sawyer | $2711 | 24 | Sales Associate | NA |
| 9 | Pepsi7 | Chris Lowery | $9150.67 | 38 | Dispatcher | Ontario |
| 10 | MLBSyndicate | Jamie Robbins | $29274.93 | 38 | Professional Poker Player | California |
| 11 | Eritas | Chris Noroski | $28191.94 | 26 | Sales Representative | Minnesota |
| 12 | Narnar | Roger Narhi | $4826.83 | 41 | Government Employee | Ontario |
| 13 | Nucor401 | Mike Romich and Darren Teixeira | $752.8 | NA | NA | Indiana/Texas |
| 14 | Mal_nlp | Todd Malorny | $4118.1 | 44 | Runs Poker Company | NA |
| 15 | Cardog777 | Bill Carley | $7012.55 | 35 | NA | NA |
RotoGrinders Live Coverage
Be sure to check out our exclusive live coverage of the DFBC from Las Vegas. Go here on Sunday to follow with us live. Our coverage will include user-polls, trivia, betting odds and full updates on all the events taking place inside the Palazzo at the DFBC. Dan Back will be posting Podcasts from his interviews with all of the players and we will also have video interviews with the qualifiers. Dan, Cameron and myself will be giving you every last detail of the DFBC and for those of you who were here for FanDuel’s FFFC know that it is quite a bit of fun to follow live. Those of you that weren’t around can check out the FFFC Coverage here.
Our own Cal Spears talks with FanDuel at the FFFC
Watch Cal talk with FanDuel about the FFFC, daily fantasy and more in this youtube video(click the picture). Be sure to check out all the FFFC pics on our FB page. Like Us while you’re at it!
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RotoGrinders Daily Fantasy Fix Podcast Interviews
Check out some of these great podcasts from DFBC qualifiers with our very own Dan Back.
Some Fun Facts About The Whole Field
| Category: | Fact: |
|---|---|
| Average Age | 35 Years Old |
| Youngest Player | 24 Years Old(bigd453) |
| Oldest Player | 46 Years Old(risingstar) |
| Coolest Occupation | Part-time Boxing Promoter(risingstar) |
| Runner-Up Occupation | Professional Poker Player(mlbsyndicate) |
| Most Finalists From One Area | Ontario, and PA(2) |
Also don’t forget to check our Parts 2 and 3 of the DFBC Preview:
- Part 2: Full In-Depth Breakdown of the MLB Games On Sunday
- Part 3: Our Vegas Itinerary for the DFBC and Dan Back’s Player Odds