DraftKings Announces 2016 FFWC
While FanDuel will take its World Fantasy Football Championship to the beach in 2016, DraftKings announced that its live final will be held in the big city.
New York City will host DraftKings’ 2016 Fantasy Football World Championship, which it is hyping as “the biggest fantasy event of the year,” and with $10 million in total prizes at stake, it’s hard to argue.
The 2016 FWCC will make two millionaires, with a $2 million grand prize and $1 million going to the second-place finisher. Each of the 180 entries will take home a minimum of $15,000.
Here’s a look at the full payout structure:
| Position | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1st | $2,000,000 |
| 2nd | $1,000,000 |
| 3rd | $750,000 |
| 4th | $500,000 |
| 5th | $350,000 |
| 6th | $200,000 |
| 7th-8th | $150,000 |
| 9th-10th | $100,000 |
| 11th-15th | $80,000 |
| 16th-20th | $62,500 |
| 21st-25th | $50,000 |
| 26th-30th | $45,000 |
| 31st-40th | $40,000 |
| 41st-50th | $35,000 |
| 51st-75th | $30,000 |
| 76th-100th | $25,000 |
| 101st-125th | $20,000 |
| 126th-150th | $17,500 |
| 151st-180th | $15,000 |
The 2016 FFWC will feature a three-night VIP experience, ending with the live final on December 11th. Each package ($61,555 value) includes an FFWC ticket in addition to a three-night (Dec. 9th-12th) VIP trip to New York City and $1,000 cash for airfare and transfers.
Users are allowed to win a maximum of five tickets, meaning no entrant will have more than 2.8% of the total field for the live final.
With satellites costing as little as $0.25 and as much as $400 and qualifiers ranging from $3 to $5,300, both high- and low-stakes DFS players have a chance at being a part of this unique experience.
Qualifiers are available in the DraftKings lobby now. If you haven’t created an account at DraftKings yet, click through the RotoGrinders links to receive a $3 contest entry after your first deposit and free DraftKings Incentives for a year.