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The NFBC Draft Champions leagues are back. This is our most popular contest of the early off-season as last year we finished with 3,450 teams with NFBC Hall of Famer Lindy Hinkelman beating them all and winning the $30,000 grand prize. This contest features 15 teams, 50 rounds and no Free Agent pickups as these are Draft 'n Hold leagues.

We are offering 4-hour, 2-hour 1-hour, and NOW 30-Minute Draft Champions formats this year. Remember, that starting in Round 31, the clock will be halved to 2 hours and 1 hour (will stay at minimum 30 minutes) respectably. Please learn to use the multi-round queue feature and the Auto-Pick feature. You can now set players in your queue for every round and you can tell the computer to auto-pick from your queue for 1 Round, 2 Rounds, or more. It's a very, very nice feature that will make these DCs move along quickly if more people use it.

Also this year, KDS preferences should be set right after you sign up because draft spots will be announced 15 minutes after the league fills. The draft will begin 15 minutes after draft spots are announced, so be ready!! We aren't fooling around this year. If a league fills after 10 pm ET, it will start the next day at 8 am ET. The nightly pause will be between 2 am and 8 am ET, but you can still make picks during the pause. Plan accordingly everyone.

Owners are playing for the top league prize of $1,000 in the NFBC $150 Draft Champions Leagues and the $30,000 grand prize, the second year we've offered that grand prize. If you are in this 30-minute DC, plan on being ready for every pick because people are joining this one to draft quickly. And also be ready to set your queues at night because there's a shorter time now between the 2 am and 8 am ET pause.

We ask everyone who enters these Draft Champions Leagues to be prepared to draft and to show respect for their fellow owners. Please check out this thread for some of the DC Etiquette we propose and then enjoy your time in this format:

https://nfbcforums.shgn.com/viewtopic.p ... te#p170165

Okay, we already have plenty of $150 Draft Champions leagues underway. Let's get started on the first NFBC $150 Draft Champions 30-MIN League. Here's the current signups:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 7
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. ALLEN CLOUGH
2. David Dean
3. Bryan Daniels
4. Konstantin K
5. Eric Heberlig
6. Sean Caplan
7. Chad Morin

Heberlig!!!! LOL

NOW ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT in our debut NFBC 30-Minute $150 Draft Champions league that will start 30 minutes after the league fills.

Now, only sign up for this one if you plan on being vigilant with your picks. We have options for "faster" DCs, but the reason we specifically created this 30-minute format is for people who plan on making their picks when they are on the clock. This isn't an Express draft where you HAVE to stay on a computer, but I do think everyone signing up for this is planning on getting through these 50 rounds in a couple of days -- if not less.

So please only sign up for this one if you know how to use your queue, know how to use Auto-Pick for each round and aren't afraid to pick quickly when put on the clock. Oh, and you also won't mind getting only 6 hours of beauty sleep or again using the separate for each round after you fall asleep. It's possible that you could be on the clock once, twice or even three times when you go to sleep.

Thanks all and enjoy this new format. Should be fun to see how it flies. Here we go with the current signup list:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 15
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Stephen Ruschak
2. Dan Kenyon
3. Michael Kosmoski
4. Eric Heberlig
5. GREG BENEVIDES
6. Mike Massotto
7. Michael Edelman
8. Eric Gailing
9. Matthew Lathrop
10. James Tomony

SOLD OUT: The debut NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions league is now Sold Out and will start in the next 30 minutes. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,000 league prize and the $30,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 15
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Stephen Ruschak
2. John Noeske
3. Dan Kenyon
4. Michael Kosmoski
5. Eric Heberlig
6. GREG BENEVIDES
7. Mike Massotto
8. Michael Edelman
9. Eric Gailing
10. Matthew Lathrop
11. James Tomony
12. James Jeckewicz
13. Ron Spurgeon
14. Paul Heege
15. Mike Raudio

The first 15 on 30 is going quite well. We're coming up on round five already.

Yah Mule wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:05 pm

The first 15 on 30 is going quite well. We're coming up on round five already.

Really love to hear that. Awesome job all. We may have found another winner here.

FIVE spots left

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 2
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Stephen Marshall
2. David Miller
3. Eric Heberlig
4. GREG BENEVIDES
5. Ante Meich
6. Zachary Waxman
7. Alexander McLaughlin
8. Scott Waggender
9. Andrew Sullivan
10. Philip Glukhovsky

SOLD OUT: The next NFBC $150 3-Minute league that will start 30 minutes after it fills is now Sold Out. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,000 league prize and the $30,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 2
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Stephen Marshall
2. David Miller
3. Eric Heberlig
4. GREG BENEVIDES
5. Ante Meich
6. Zachary Waxman
7. Alexander McLaughlin
8. Scott Waggender
9. Andrew Sullivan
10. Philip Glukhovsky
11. winston guest
12. Chris Celi
13. Matthew Dozier
14. Brian Reed
15. Dominic Cirigliano

NINE spots left

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 2
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Eric Heberlig
2. Jesse Morse
3. Eddie Gillis
4. John Fish
5. Andrew Molinari
6. John Laghezza

This league is SOLD OUT

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 2
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Eric Heberlig
2. Jesse Morse
3. Eddie Gillis
4. John Fish
5. Andrew Molinari
6. John Laghezza
7. James Jeckewicz
8. Justin Wilson
9. Sanjay Jaggi
10. John Hall
11. Michael Miller
12. Scott Waggener
13. Bill Cook
14. Alexander Rinaldi
15. Christopher O'Toole

NOW ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT in the next NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions league that will start 30 minutes after the league fills. Please set your KDS preferences after signing up and look for draft spots 15 minutes after the league fills. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,000 league prize and the $30,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 4
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Thomas Gates
2. Stephen Marshall
3. Leonard Ringle
4. ALEXANDER RINALDI
5. Eric Farber
6. Eric Heberlig
7. Jason KENT
8. Stephen DiPilato
9. Philip Glukhovsky
10. Mike Raudio

SOLD OUT: The next NFBC $150 30-minute Draft Champions league is now Sold Out and will start in the next 30 minutes. Please set your KDS preferences and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,000 league prize and the $30,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 4
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Stephen Marshall
2. Leonard Ringle
3. ALEXANDER RINALDI
4. Eric Farber
5. Eric Heberlig
6. Jason KENT
7. Stephen DiPilato
8. Philip Glukhovsky
9. Mike Raudio
10. Eli Lopez
11. Ross Gardner
12. Eddie Gillis
13. jon lammers
14. Jeff McHugh
15. Jason Weir

Amazing. Four of these already sold out. This is going to be a popular option for the rest of this year and beyond. Nice concept!

JohnP wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:39 pm

Amazing. Four of these already sold out. This is going to be a popular option for the rest of this year and beyond. Nice concept!

Gekko wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:39 am

Maybe have an option to sign up for 30 min per pick drafts

JohnP wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:39 pm

Amazing. Four of these already sold out. This is going to be a popular option for the rest of this year and beyond. Nice concept!

Thanks JP. I take full credit.

Baseball Furies wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:16 pm

JohnP wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:39 pm

Amazing. Four of these already sold out. This is going to be a popular option for the rest of this year and beyond. Nice concept!

Thanks JP. I take full credit.

Imagine that.

JohnP wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:23 pm

Baseball Furies wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:16 pm

JohnP wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:39 pm

Amazing. Four of these already sold out. This is going to be a popular option for the rest of this year and beyond. Nice concept!

Thanks JP. I take full credit.

Imagine that.

NOW ONLY 8 SPOTS LEFT in the next NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions league that will start 30 minutes after the league fills. This one can get done in 5-7 days, so jump in now if you like a faster paced 50-round draft. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,000 league prize and the $30,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 5
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Richard Polan
2. Scott Waggener
3. Christopher O'Toole
4. David Dean
5. Eric Heberlig
6. Kelly Uganski
7. Stephen DiPilato

This league is SOLD OUT

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 5
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Richard Polan
2. Scott Waggener
3. ALLEN CLOUGH
4. Christopher O'Toole
5. David Dean
6. Eric Heberlig
7. Kelly Uganski
8. Stephen DiPilato
9. Andrew Geller
10. Leonard Ringle
11. Dan Fallon
12. Michael Miller
13. Tim Lund
14. nathan sjostrom
15. robert cramutola

NOW ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT in the next NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions league that will start 30 minutes after it fills. If you want a faster paced draft this is the one for you.

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 6
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. Eddie Gillis
2. Eric Heberlig
3. Aaron Sauceda
4. ALLEN CLOUGH
5. Brian Steinhause
6. Sal Peralta
7. Bryon Puckett
8. John Grace
9. James Jeckewicz

THIRTEEN spots left

NFBC $150 30-Minute Draft Champions League 7
15 Teams, 50 Rounds, 1 Hour Per Pick
Pay Top 3, $1,000 to 1st Place, $30,000 to Overall Champions
1. ALLEN CLOUGH
2. David Dean