DFS Tournament Report: NFL Week 8
An exciting Monday night game that didn’t start out that way saw gvalstyle come from behind to win the DraftKings Millionaire Maker. Westcoast4 also came from behind in taking down the FanDuel Sunday Million. Some big names took down live final seats including ganondorf and CSURAM88. Here’s a review of the big winners…
FanDuel WFFC Qualifiers (only two which had available links)
seton123
rickstersw
DraftKings FFWC Qualifiers
BrettFraud
CSURAM88
danny1234
ganondorf
gjs26410
jordtodeath
mlbsyndicate
Price68
SilverBull
underjones
DraftKings $6M Millionaire Maker ($20 entry)
1. gvalstyle 266.54, $1,000,000
2. purplepeapleeater 261.14, $500,000
3. raffibombelcunado 260.44, $250,000
4. djb1014 259.04, $150,000
5. TheClone 257.04, $100,000
DraftKings $1.25M Play-Action ($3 entry)
1. purplepeapleeater 261.14, $100,000
2. djb1015 259.04, $50,000
3. djb1014 255.74, $30,000
4. wingman53 254.8, $20,000
5. devobrain 254.24, $15,000
DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)
1. tww1235 255.6, $100,000
2. tripp45 252.9, $40,000
2. MUPP 252.9, $40,000
4. carloslira24 250.84, $20,000
5. bluegreydog 248.54, $15,000
DraftKings $700K Blitz ($300 entry)
1. BABYKAIYA 256.44, $100,000
2. TheClone 245.34, $50,000
3. Invinvible80 244.04, $30,000
4. soldog 239.04, $20,000
5. zuchoj 238.64, $10,000
FanDuel $4M Sunday Million ($25 entry)
1. westcoast4 215.54, $500,000
2. madisonbum40 211.30, $250,000
3. jenkcfoote 207.1, $100,000
4. mbomb44 206.54, $62,500
4. mbomb44 206.54, $62,500
FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry)
1. deliverymanager 213.64, $150,000
2. skipper4 213.2, $75,000
3. illexclusive 212.94, $40,000
4. zmen 212.84, $25,000
5. choppastyle24 210.14, $15,000
FanDuel $650K Monster ($300 entry)
1. robertrti 203.54, $80,000
2. McJester 193.54, $50,000
3. dagodfather31 188.34, $30,000
4. maharaja80 185.54, $20,000
5. bcalicore 183.94, $15,000
FanDuel $500K Thu NFL Rush ($5 entry)
1. savage96 209.50, $50,000
2. rickstersw 207.24, $25,000
3. horndog1963 204.54, $15,000
4. abcarpenter 203.30, $10,000
5. raycan4411 202.10, $7,500
12:20 p.m. ET
The Colts comeback falls short as Luck throws an interception and Graham Gano hits a game winning 50+ yard field goal. The final results will be posted soon!
12:13 p.m. ET
The two teams trade field goals and now it’ll be the next team that scores that will win the game. The Gano field goal moved robertrti ahead of McJester in the FanDuel Monster.
11:53 p.m. ET
The Colts complete the comeback and those sweating it out are now going to have to pace a little while longer as the game is now headed to overtime.
11:27 p.m. ET
And all of a sudden we have a ball game as the Colts drive down the field and Luck hits Fleener for a short touchdown pass. There was one lead change as tww1235 moved into first by the slimmest of margins in the DraftKings Kickoff Million with Jonathan Stewart 12.5 fpts being just enough.
11:12 p.m. ET
The Colts get on the board as Luck hits old man Andre Johnson for a touchdown. That drops those with the Carolina defense including changing the lead in the FanDuel Thursday Rush as rickstersw drops into second place behind savage96.
11:05 p.m. ET
The Panthers take advantage of yet another Andrew Luck turnover and Cam Newton hits Philly Brown for a touchdown pass. That did nothing to change the status quo.
10:46 p.m. ET
A good punt return from Ted Ginn sets the Panthers up in great position and Cam Newton hits Greg Olsen for a touchdown. That moves westcoast4 ahead of madisonbum40 in the FanDuel Sunday Million in a contest that is going to come down to the wire. Westcoast4 has a lead of 2.44 points. Robertrti moved into second place in the Monster and he has Stewart, Olsen and Gano left and trails McJester by 6.8 points.
10:40 p.m. ET
A big fumble by the Panthers just as they were about to score a touchdown. It looked like a run play for Stewart so that play had plenty smiling, and some not so much…
Stewart did do enough to move madisonbum40 into the lead in the FanDuel Sunday Million though.
10:30 p.m. ET
It’s a little more than halfway through the third quarter and defense is still controlling. However, Jonathan Stewart has done just enough to move gvalstyle into the lead in DraftKings Millionaire Maker as he now has a lead of .3. He’ll certainly be pulling for no negative plays or fumbles from here on out from Stewart.
10:00 p.m. ET
The game reaches the half with no additional scoring as defense is dominating this rainy night. Those currently on top will be rooting for more of the same in the second half while those chasing (especially those with Stewart) hope he can do enough to move them up.
9:37 p.m. ET
The Colts are unable to take advantage of a Jonathan Stewart fumble and have to settle for another Vinatieri field goal. The fumble gives some of the leaders a little space for the negative scoring play but he still has plenty of time to get a couple points and shift the standings.
9:27 p.m. ET
The Colts finally get on the board with a Adam Vinatieri field goal. That drops Rickstersw down to second in the Thursday Rush on FanDuel. No changes outside of that.
8:51 p.m. ET
Another Colts turnover and this time the Panthers take advantage and it’s Jonathan Stewart hitting pay dirt with a short TD run on 4th and 1. Plenty of people were on Stewart today so let’s see if that changed anything…
Gvalstyle moved into third place in DraftKings Millionaire Maker and is now just 1.1 points from taking the lead for the million dollar first place prize. Tww1235 moved into third place in the Kickoff Million and is 3.8 points behind the leader.
On FanDuel, madisonbum40 moved into second in the Sunday Million and needs just .8 points to move into the top spot. Rickstersw, on the strength of Carolina’s defense, has moved into first in the Thursday Rush.
8:35 p.m. ET
A quick Colts turnover leads to a Graham Gano field goal. The teams that have the Panthers D have moved up with the up front 10 points plus 2 points for the fumble recovery but no lead has been overtaken as of yet.
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Did you have any of the New Orleans-Giants game? If you didn’t, chances are you didn’t sniff the top spots as the game put up one of the highest amount of points between two teams in NFL history including 7 TD passes from Drew Brees and 6 from Eli Manning. Plenty of big names at the top of the leader boards and with some potential for big numbers tonight from the likes of Cam Newton there is still much to be determined.
Here’s a look at the current standings and the players that have a chance to move up. We’ll be here throughout the night providing live updates and will also review the Live Qualifiers and who takes down the seats at the end of the night.
Note the players remaining are assumptions based on remaining salary.
DraftKings $6M Millionaire Maker ($20 entry)
One thing that is going to be a common theme among the leaders is a stack involving Drew Brees and one or more of his receivers. That is the case for purplepeapleeater who stacked Brandin Cooks, Willie Snead, and Ben Watson with Brees. Add in Alshon Jeffery, Odell Beckham, and Todd Gurley and it’s easy to see why he’s leading the way. He does have some sweats though as gvalstyle is less than 10 points behind with what looks to be Jonathan Stewart left and just4u2hate is 30 points behind with what looks to be a Stewart/Panthers D combo.
Current Standings:
1. purplepeapleeater 261.14
2. raffibombelcunado 260.44
3. djb1014 259.04
4. TheClone 257.04
5. BABYKAIYA 256.44
10. gvalstyle 252.24 (likely Jonathan Stewart)
176. just4u2hate 231.74 (likely Stewart+Panthers D)
DraftKings $1.25M Play-Action ($3 entry)
Purplepeapleeater also leads this tournament and has a much safer lead as only hideousme is within striking distance, 23 points behind, with what is likely Stewart remaining.
Current Standings:
1. purplepeapleeater 261.14
2. djb1015 259.04
3. djb1014 255.74
4. wingman53 254.8
5. devobrain 254.24
102. hideousme 238.2 (likely Stewart)
DraftKings $1M Kickoff Million ($3 entry)
Tripp45 and MUPP have a non-Brees lineup sharing the top spot. Of course if it’s not a Saints team stack it’s probably Eli+Beckham and that’s precisely what those two had as well as Gurley, Diggs, Julio Jones, Ben Watson, and Michael Floyd. They will be sweating out Jonathan Stewart tonight as tww1235 is only 11.6 points behind with the Carolina back still left to play.
Current Standings:
1. tripp45 252.9
1. MUPP 252.9
3. bluegreydog 248.54
4. klovegreen 248.24
5. psupetey 247.4
21. tww1235 241.3 (likely Stewart)
DraftKings $700K Blitz ($300 entry)
The top spot in the DraftKings “high-roller” event goes to BABYKAIYA with a Brees-Cooks-Watson-Gurley-ODB-Julio lineup that is also currently top five in the Milly Maker. He only needs to fade a monster game from the Panthers defense as Invinvible80 is currently 19.4 points behind with them left to play.
Current Standings:
1. BABYKAIYA 256.44
2. TheClone 245.34
3. soldog 239.04
4. JohnFA 237.44
5. jkidd1084 237.04
5. Invinvible80 237.04 (Panthers D)
FanDuel $4M Sunday Million ($25 entry fee)
Jenkcfoote has a beautiful lineup that has Manning-Gurley-Hillman-ODB-A.J. Green-Diggs-Watson on it but his lead is precarious at best as he needs to fade both Greg Olsen (westcoast4 is 8.46 points behind with him) and Jonathan Stewart (madisonbum40 is 8.6 points behind with him).
Current Standings:
1. jenkcfoote 207.1
2. mbomb44 204.84
3. ewbrownlv 204.64
4. scott121422 204.34
5. dalcow3327 202.14
18. westcoast4 198.64 (Greg Olsen)
19. madisonbum40 198.50 (Jonathan Stewart)
FanDuel $2M Rush ($5 entry fee)
Deliverymanager and his Brees-ODB-Julio-Gurley-Watson lineup looks as if they should hold on for the win as the only team within striking distance, esposito80, would need a monster game of 16.7 points or more from Jonathan Stewart.
Current Standings
1. deliverymanager 213.64
2. skipper4 213.2
3. illexclusive 212.94
4. zmen 212.84
5. choppastyle24 210.14
52. esposito80 196.94 (Jonathan Stewart)
FanDuel $650K Monster ($300 entry fee)
The reigning RotoGrinders Tournament Player of the Year, McJester, currently holds the top spot in the FanDuel Monster with a complete Saints stack plus Julio and Gurley. He is 15 points ahead of maharaja80 who has the Panthers D remaining.
Current Standings:
1. McJester 193.54
2. sparrowguy 182.84
3. oh1984 179.80
4. maharaja80 178.54 (Panthers D)
5. captainkirk12 177.94
FanDuel $500K Thur NFL Rush ($5 entry fee)
Savage96 holds the top spot in FanDuel’s Thursday night GPP with a Manning-ODB-Julio-Gurley-Snead-Watson lineup. His biggest competition looks to be rickstersw who is 12.26 points behind in 12th place with the Panthers defense left.
Current Standings:
1. savage96 209.50
2. horndog1963 204.54
3. abcarpenter 203.30
4. raycam4411 202.10
5. tigersaluki 199.64
12. rickstersw 197.24 (Panthers D)