Last Chance to Qualify for FFFC Finals in Vegas
The final qualifier for the FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship (FFFC) starts at 1 PM today! This is the last opportunity of the 2011 NFL Season to turn $10 into a trip to Vegas to compete for the $75,000 Grand Prize! Head on over to FanDuel now The first twelve weeks of NFL season have already come and gone! It’s been a blast taking my first shot at the FFFC this year, and despite a few (relatively painful) close-calls at the trip to Vegas, I recommend the experience to everyone. The experience of sweating a team with that much money at stake, is well worth the $10 investment. If you’re not a member of FD yet, you can check out our FanDuel Review for an exclusive Promo Code and to join now. Here is a recap of the FFFC Structure if you are just hearing about this great event today:
FFFC 2011 Details
Here is the official release from FanDuel:
The FanDuel Fantasy Football Championship (FFFC) is a weekly draft fantasy football tournament with two rounds. And $200,000 in cash prizes paid out during the season. The second, and final, round will be on December 11th, live in Las Vegas.
FanDuel will fly the finalists to Las Vegas to compete in an intense fantasy football league that lasts just one day. The winner will be crowned FanDuel Fantasy Football Grand Champion and take home the top prize of $75,000.
Starting September 11th, every week for 12 weeks, FanDuel will host a qualifying league. These qualifying leagues will last just one week each and each one will have runner-up prizes of $4,000. The winner each week will get the trip to Vegas – and a guaranteed prize of up to $75,000.
Here’s a breakdown of the Rules, Scoring and Prizes for the FFFC 2011:
FFFC 2011: Prizes, Finals Info and Rules
The FFFC is a weekly fantasy football tournament with two rounds. The first round will consist of twelve separate qualifying tournaments running weekly from week 1 through week 12 of the NFL season. Each week players may enter the competition by drafting teams under the salary cap. Each week the entrant whose team scores the most fantasy points will secure a place in the final.
The final will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, December 11th. There will be 12 finalists, one from each of the weeks 1 through 12. Finalists will receive a paid trip to Las Vegas to play in the final. The prize includes flights, one way transfer from airport to event hotel, two nights in a hotel, Saturday night dinner and party, and entry into the final (including free food and drink for finalist and one guest).
Entry fee and prizes
It costs $10 to enter the tournament. Players may enter as many times as they wish each week and in subsequent weeks.
The total guaranteed prize pool for the entire championship is: $200,010
2011 FFFC Finals Payouts
1st:$75000
2nd:$25000
3rd:$15000
4th:$10000
5th:$7500
6th:$5000
7th:$4000
8th:$3000
9th:$2500
10th:$2000
11th:$1750
12th:$1500
Guaranteed prizes for the finals total $152,250
Weekly Runner Up Prizes
1st: Qualify for FFFC Finals in Vegas
2nd $700
3rd $450
4th $300
5th $200
6th $150
7th-8th $125
9th-11th $100
12-14th $75
15th-19th $55
20th-26th $45
$27th-33r d $40
34th-42nd $35
43rd-50th $30
Total $4,000
Roster, Rules, Scoring
Standard FanDuel Rosters, Rules and Scoring will be used throughout the contest unless mentioned otherwise on FanDuel.
Tiebreaker
In the event of a tie for first place in a weekly qualifier, the tied players will play a one week ‘playoff’ contest the following week to determine finishing position. All other ties (whether in the finals or in qualifying round) will result in the tied players splitting the prizes for the tied finishing positions.
Eligibility
Exclusions
Under 21 – The final of the FFFC is only open to players aged 21 and over. Anyone who wins first place in a weekly qualifier round and who is under 21 will have their finishing position swapped with the first runner up. In other words, they’ll receive $700 and the runner up will receive the Vegas trip and seat in the final.
44 Eligible States – All other US and Canadian residents who comply with our eligibility rules for paid entry games in our terms of service are eligible to play. Note, residents of Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana and Vermont are not eligible to enter this competition. FanDuel employees may enter the competition for testing purposes but are not eligible to win any prizes.
The Final Event
The finalists will be staying on Saturday, December 10th and Sunday, December 11th at a hotel in Las Vegas (to be named once confirmed). The finalist may elect to bring one friend, family member or partner to the event, who will be given free entry to the Sunday finals event and free food and drinks. There will be a Saturday Dinner Party included for contestant, with a $50 fee for the guest.
Cameron MacMillan
RotoGrinders.com Fantasy Content Manager