DraftKings Announces 2017 Fantasy Football World Championship
The NFL DFS season is right around the corner, with the first game of the season less than a week away, and DraftKings has announced their Fantasy Football World Championship (“FFWC”) – a massive live event that will feature a $12 million dollar prize pool and be held in Miami on December 17th (NFL Week 15).
A total of 200 seats are available to be won with initial buy-ins ranging from as low as $5 all the way up to $5,300. First place will take home a staggering two million dollars and the top 20 will see a six-figure payday.
The best in DFS promise to fight it out over the course of the NFL season for the right to be in Miami – let’s look at the details of the event and how you can qualify!
Satellites and Qualifiers
There will be weekly qualifiers to the FFWC on DraftKings with no less than 9 spots already being available in the tournament lobby with buy-ins as low as $5. To check out all the potential ways to win a seat visit the DraftKings Fantasy Football World Championship Page. There are also lower buy-in satellites that will be held in various events throughout the week that will afford you the opportunity to play in the higher buy-in qualifiers.
What you win if you qualify
DraftKings is known for going all out for their live finals with elaborate events leading up to the final. In addition to those festivities and the actual live final itself qualifiers will receive the following:
— Four-night trip to Miami from December 14th through the 18th
— $1,000 cash for airfare and transfers
— a minimum payout of $12,200 (this is the payout for places 176 through 200)
Two Million To First!
The winner of the FFWC will take home two million dollars and join an elite club of DFS players that have won two million or more in one event (all through DraftKings live finals). Second place will also go home a millionaire and third place will take home three-quarters of a million dollars. The top 20 will all claim six-figure paydays. Here’s the complete payout structure:
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