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Congratulations to Dave Gerczak of Appleton, Wisconsin as he won the debut NBC Sports NFFC Primetime main event and the $100,000 grand prize last year. Dave has been with the NFFC each of the last three years and his Leroy's Aces team was a dominating force in 2008 as it won Chicago League 2 and then swept through the Championship Round in Weeks 14-16 to win the $100,000 grand prize. Congrats Dave as you were dominant in this 12-team format.

While 2008 was a great year with 252 teams in the NFFC Primetime main event and another 308 teams in the NFFC Classic, we needed to tweak our format to keep the doubleheader alive and well in today's tough economy. We will continue to host the main event doubleheader on Saturday, Sept. 5th in Las Vegas, New York, Chicago and online, but this year we are making the second event – NBC Sports NFFC Primetime – an event with a $750 entry fee and a guaranteed $40,000 grand prize. We are shooting for only 300 teams and will expand the grand prize proportionately if we go above that total.

We are ready to sell this event out and will provide a bonus prize for anyone who can win both main events and a bonus for the top scoring team among the two main events. Dave came the closest to winning last year's $1 million bonus as he finished 1st in the NFFC Primetime and 10th in the NFFC Classic. Great job Dave.

We opened the signup page last week (just click on the REGISTER link on the right-hand side of the new NBC Sports NFFC home page) and are taking signups now. Remember, you can sign up for any NFFC league now and we won't hit your credit card until August 1st. You can also save $100 if you sign up for the NFFC Classic and NFFC Primetime main events before July 1st ($2,050 for both instead of $2,150). I'll add each new signup to this thread as they come in, so check here to see who is officially signed up and ready to compete in each of our events.

Okay, it's appropriate that Dave Gerczak is our first official signup of 2009. Who can possibly knock him off his throne this year!! Can he possibly be the first person to ever win back-to-back NFFC titles? Let's find out.

Here's the list to date and good luck everyone:

NATIONAL FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NFFC PRIMETIME MAIN EVENT (12 TEAM LEAGUES)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2009

LAS VEGAS
Flamingo Las Vegas
Saturday, Sept. 5th, 3 p.m. PST
1. Dan Thomas, Orlando, Florida
2. Daryl Hope, Carrollton, Texas
3. Kyle Pope/Derek Anderson, Shelby Township, Michigan
4. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
5. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
6. Matthew Bauler, Memphis, Tennessee
7. Paul Spradling, Bullhead City, Arizona
8. John Fousek, Rapid City, South Dakota
9. Stephen Navetta, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
10. Mike Schilpp, Vancouver, Washington
11. Don Medlam, Las Vegas, Nevada
12. Chris Schinker, Chandler, Arizona
13. Collin Laufenberg, Chandler, Arizona
14. Jeff Edwards, Scottsdale, Arizona
15. Darren Eliason, Beulah, North Dakota
16. Joe Jefferson, Denver, Colorado
17. Kenny Stratton, Grimes, Iowa
18. James Tracy, Batavia, Illinois
19. Jules McLean, Los Angeles, California
20. Jim Bruce, Conroe, Texas
21. Maris Brenner, Sandusky, Ohio
22. Russell Watts, Savannah, Georgia
23. Dave Clum, Pembroke Pines, Florida
24. Duke Viveros, Highland, California
25. Jason Steeves, Calgary, Alberta
26. Jay O'Neill, Temecula, California
27. Lewis Lipsey, Los Angeles, California
28. Bill Ezzell, Bedford, Texas
29. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
30. Ted Baehman, Las Vegas, Nevada
31. Randy Barbour, Cockeysville, Maryland
32. Rob Silver, Toronto, Ontario
33. Robert Sigle, Duluth, Georgia
34. Michael Bergman, Henderson, Nevada
35. Bill Opiola, Mosinee, Wisconsin
36. Anthony Girouard, Las Vegas, Nevada
37. Jonathan Lueth, Modesto, California
38. Jim Pieper, Longwood, Colorado
39. Carlos Garcia, McAllen, Texas
40. Thomas Kay, Union City, California
41. Travis Toth, Anaheim, California
42. Ream & Val Lazaro, Scottsdale, Arizona
43. Rod Nixon, Albuquerque, New Mexico
44. Kevin Park, Phoenix, Arizona
45. Long Ma, Artesia, California
46. John Zaleski, Mission Viejo, California
47. Robert Jurney, Dunkirk, Maryland
48. Scott Wieland, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
49. Scott Morton, Scottsdale, Arizona
50. Joe Marcotte, San Diego, California
51. Roger Gonzalez, Metairie, Louisiana
52. Jeff Kratz, Mansfield, Texas
53. Jason Esteybar, San Diego, California
54. Danny Sysamouth, Phoenix, Arizona
55. Jim Nicola, Whittier, California
56. Perry Lin, Hoboken, New Jersey
57. Ken Norred, Ashland, Alabama
58. Steve Luzzi, Huntington Beach, California*
59. Christopher Buckstein, Huntington Beach, California
60. Jason Santucci, San Mateo, California
61. Kevin Brown, Norman, Oklahoma
62. Harold Goodman, Tarzana, California
63. Collin Higo, Los Angeles, California
64. Stephen Fiore, Scottsdale, Arizona
65. Scott Stage, Las Vegas, Nevada
66. Ron Martinez, Pearland, Texas
67. Joe Chan, Calgary, Alberta
68. Juan-Carlos Lobera, Ottowa, Canada
69. Adam Saylor, Chandler, Arizona*
70. James Roday Rodriguez, New York, NY
71. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California
72. Don Ezzell, North Richland Hills, Texas
73. Patrick Chamberlain, Rochester, Minnesota

NEW YORK
New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Saturday, Sept. 5th, 2009, 6 p.m. EST
1. Tom Yates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2. Mitko Koburov, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
3. Jon Butwin, Abingdon, Maryland
4. James Mack, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
5. John Reuss, Toms River, New Jersey
6. Louis Tranquilli,Clinton, New Jersey
7. Cal Suer, Metairie, Louisiana
8. Jeff Tirabassi, West Henrietta, New York
9. Michael Cole, Franklin, Tennessee
10. Roger LeBoeuf, Swansea, Massachusetts
11. Jeff Dawson, Marsten Mills, Massachusetts
12. Ken St. George, Cortland Manor, New York
13. Aaron J. Smith, Wakefield, Rhode Island
14. William Dees, Owings Mills, Maryland
15. Bill Kobryn, Bayonne, New Jersey
16. Glenn Schroter, Whitestone, New York
17. John Hogan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18. David Fisher, Princeton, New Jersey
19. Stephen Jupinka, Waldwick, New Jersey
20. Michael Edelman, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
21. Martin Bedell, Poughkeepsie, New York
22. Neil Hassett Jr., Nissequogue, New York
23. Christopher Vaccaro, Staten Island, New York
24. Joe DiGalbo, New York, New York
25. Kevin Cummings, New York City
26. Eddie Gillis, Jamestown, Rhode Island
27. Jeffrey Potok, Lake Worth, Florida
28. Robert Zarzycki/Bob Ashmen, Hewitt, New Jersey
29. Paul Fadil, Jacksonville, Florida
30. David Martino, Melville, New York
31. Stavros Lazos, Hoboken, New Jersey
32. Glenn Lowy, Farmingville, New York
33. Larry Schechter, Rexford, New York
34. David Zwickel, New York City
35. Kenneth Magner & Mike Valdora, Freehold, New Jersey
36. Dave Sessions, Rochester, New York
37. Margaret O'Brien/Donny D'Amico, Hawthorne, New Jersey
38. Scott Newman, Princeton, New Jersey
39. Shaun Beymolla, Long Beach, New York
40. John Sisto, New Rochelle, New York
41. Anson Chan, Ft. Lee, New Jersey
42. Michael McKenna, Peekskill, New York
43. David Burgos, New York City
44. Sal Giaimo, Staten Island, New York
45. Jeremy Moser, Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
46. Max Lerner, Woodbury, New York
47. Jason Emma, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
48. Mike Sanda, Warwick, Rhode Island
49. Vincent Papandrea, Westfield, New Jersey
50. Joseph Treffiletti, Alpharetta, Georgia
51. Mike Catalano, East Hanover, New Jersey
52. Daniel Tarabola, Edgewater, New Jersey
53. Craig Kielinski, Exton, Pennsylvania
54. Siobhan Hogan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
55. Louis Barber Jr., Yardville, New Jersey
56. Mark Srebro, York, Pennsylvania
57. Todd Kamen, Princeton, New Jersey
58. Philip Popo, Newark, Delaware
59. Jeffrey Butler, Jersey City, New Jersey
60. Todd Whitestone, New York City
61. John Hansen, New Jersey
62. Marc Kaplowitz, New York City
63. Eddie Lasker, Sugar Land, Texas
64. Kevin O'Brien, Bound Brook, New Jersey
65. Tom Madigan, Queens, New York
66. Sal Cataldo, Elmwood Park, New York
67. John-Paul Sanchez, Central Islip, New York
68. Tyler McEnroe, Milbroke, New York
69. Nelson Sousa, Saugarites, New York
70. Rich Abramovitch, Rocky Point, New York
71. Artie Rastelli, Hoboken, New Jersey
72. Russell Horne, Coral Springs, Florida
73. Robert Anderson, Bronx, New York
74. Christopher Arena, Jamaica, New York
75. Peter Berall, Montreal, Quebec
76. Jermaine Scrider, White Plains, New York
77. Davonn Jefferson, White Plains, New York
78. Mark Janik, Valhalla, New York
79. Julian Curry, North Bethesda, Maryland
80. Julian Curry, North Bethesda, Maryland
81. Henry Olszewski, Huntington, New York
82. James Hogan, Valley Stream, New York
83. John Paolucci, White Plains, New York
84. Stephen Gecewicz, Mineola, New York
85. Glenn Devine, Frederick, Maryland

CHICAGO
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Saturday, Sept. 5th, 2009, 5 p.m. CST
1. Dave Gerczak, Appleton, Wisconsin
2. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
3. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
4. Ormond Rose, Troy, Michigan
5. Andy Langwald, West Bloomfield, Michigan
6. Chris Gillman, Indianapolis, Indiana
7. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
8. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan
9. Robert Zirkelbach, Belleville, Illinois
10. Frank Matsko, Streator, Illinois
11. Michael Kelstrom, Elmhurst, Illinois
12. Robert Fatzinger, Plainfield, Illinois
13. Brent Grooms, Tallahassee, Florida
14. Scott Atkins, Indianapolis, Indiana
15. Pete Wakely, Downers Grove, Illinois
16. Kenneth VanDekerkhove, Clarkston, Michigan
17. Pat Sorge, Schaumburg, Illinois
18. Mike Ferre/Darryl Lechniak, Peoria, Illinois
19. Sam Mandarino, Lisle, Illinois
20. Russ Steele/Bill Cleavenger, Shelbyville, Indiana
21. John Rozek, Chicago, Illinois
22. Michael Makula, Chicago, Illinois
23. Jeff Cooper, Houston, Texas
24. Chad Tabler, Holland, Michigan
25. Jack Haan, Palos Heights, Illinois
26. Chris Slack, Morton, Illinois
27. Erik Duerschmidt, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
28. Sean Brown, Palatine, Illinois
29. Craig Bohn, Green Bay, Wisconsin
30. Thomas Wogan, Clarkston, Michigan
31. Dave Gerczak/Leroy Corson, Appleton, Wisconsin
32. Jim Jensen, Fairchild, Wisconsin
33. Austin Tanner, Oakbrook, Illinois
34. Scott Schillinger, Wood Dale, Illinois
35. Phillip McDonald, Huntsville, Alabma
36. Richard Daniels, Round Lake, Illinois
37. Robert Fagan, Hickory Hills, Illinois
38. Todd Lepow, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
39. Darren Fecich, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
40. Michael Miller, Watseka, Illinois
41. Jeff Clampitt, Plainfield, Indiana
42. David Blake, Mokena, Illinois
43. Mike Wheeler, Greenville, Wisconsin
44. Peter Schoenke, Madison, Wisconsin
45. Robert Feil, Naperville, Illinois
46. Brian Swaw, Elwood, Illinois
47. Jared Danielsen, Belleville, Illinois

ONLINE/PHONE
Saturday, Sept. 5th, 6 p.m. EST on MockDraftCentral.com
1. Glenn Karant, Plantation, Florida
2. Ron Kraus, Medfield, Massachusetts
3. Matthew Bayley, Natick, Massachusetts
4. Frank Heron, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
5. Ron Chan, San Francisco, California
6. Joe Conte, Campbell, California
7. Dan Alice, Windsor, Ontario
8. Angelo Gentile, Windsor, Ontario
9. Marc Meltzer, Jupiter, Florida
10. William Del Pilar, Valley Center, California
11. Silas Dain, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
12. Henry Cantrell Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina
13. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
14. Bill Strickler, Holliday, Florida
15. Ryan Wendland, Waterford, Michigan
16. Carl Kunda, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina
18. Chad Schroeder, Omaha, Nebraska
19. Paul Clein, Germantown, Tennessee
20. Mike Costaglio, San Marcos, California
21. John Mikuluk, Rockville, Maryland
22. Brett Lala, New Orleans, Louisiana
23. Craig Katz, Sherman Oaks, California
24. Jodicus Prosser, Harker Heights, Texas
25. Ross Mallor, New York City
26. Jesse Homer, Sheffield, Iowa
27. Kenny Lavellee, Tampa, Florida
28. Tory Vernon, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma
29. John Rundle, Pembroke, Massachusetts
30. Danny Dietrick, Celebration, Florida
31. Avi Weisfogel, Old Bridge, New Jersey
32. Barry Harcus, Scottsdale, Arizona
33. John Piontek, Orlando, Florida
34. Tom Ravey, Allison Park, Pennsylvania
35. Edward Nolan, Oakdale, Minnesota
36. David Kennedy, Steamburg, New York
37. Charles Gilman, Hardin, Illinois
38. Jeremy Hollingsworth, Seattle, Washington
39. Kevin LaCour, Prairieville, Louisiana
40. Khalil Khan, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
41. Clark Olson, Seattle, Washington
42. Will Robertson, Sparta, New Jersey
43. Pete Lukowicz, Manalapan, New Jersey
44. Michael Jenkins, Nashville, Tennessee
45. Jeff Black, Kensington, Maryland
46. Greg Morgan, Westerville, Ohio
47. Jeff Dobies, Farmingville, New York
48. Ty R, Beaverton, Oregon
49. Ira Kerker, Boca Raton, Florida
50. John Bayley, Urbana, New York
51. Rick Thomas, Lewes, Delaware
52. KJ Duke, San Diego, California
53. Craig Davis, Wichita Falls, Texas
54. Brett Kassel, Pound Ridge, New York
55. Jason Funkhouser, Bristol, Connecticut
56. Chris Sigalos, Hoboken, New Jersey
57. Reyes Lopez, Windsor, Colorado
58. Bill Jacques, Raynham, Massachusetts
59. Gino Yu, Rowlands Height, California

NFFC PRIMETIME DRAFT CHAMPIONS LEAGUES
Friday, Sept. 4th

LAS VEGAS
$650 Draft Champions League
Flamingo Las Vegas
Friday, Sept. 4th, 4 p.m. PST
1. Jules McLean, Los Angeles, California
2. Bill Ezzell, Bedford, Texas
3. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
4. Thomas Kay, Union City, California
5. Kyle Pope/Derek Anderson, Shelby Township, Michigan
6. Bill Opiola, Mosinee, Wisconsin
7. Mike Schilpp, Vancouver, Washington
8. Bill Gehring, Hazen, North Dakota
9. Kevin Park, Phoenix, Arizona
10. Chris DaVault, Silver Spring, Maryland
11. Joe Conte, Campbell, California (phone)
12. Minh Huyh, Yorba Linda, California

CHICAGO
$650 NFFC Primetime Draft Champions League
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Friday, Sept. 4th, 4 p.m.
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
3. Bob Johnson, Austin, Minnesota
4. Austin Tanner, Oakbrook, Illinois
5. Philip McDonald, Huntsville, Alabama
6. Thomas Greenwald, Carpentersville, Illinois
7. Todd Whitestone, New York City (phone)
8. Rob Benetti, Mokena, Illinois

NFFC PRIMETIME AUCTION LEAGUES

LAS VEGAS
$650 NFFC Primetime Auction League
Flamingo – Friday, Sept. 4th, 11 a.m. PST
1. William Hare, Cumming, Georgia
2. Rob Silver, Toronto, Ontario
3. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
4. Jim Pieper, Longmont, Colorado
5. Ted Baehman, Las Vegas, Nevada
6. Scott Wieland, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
7. Kevin Dulin, Platte City, Missouri
8. Bill Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
9. Marc Parker/Mike Rogalski, Baldwin Park, California
10. Cedric Kolstad, Mesa, Arizona
11. Craig Barth, Phoenix, Arizona
12. Jason Santucci, San Mateo, California

NEW YORK
$650 NFFC Primetime Auction League
New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Friday, Sept. 4th, Noon p.m. EST
1. Marc Quitsch, Staten Island, New York
2. Eddy Betancourt, Woodhaven, New York
3. Dan Mitlof, Congers, New York
4. Celestino Concepcion, Bronx, New York

[ August 31, 2009, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE ME HERE AS WELL GREG.

Originally posted by KOTRAX:
YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE ME HERE AS WELL GREG. Awesome Ormond. Thanks man.

In-Please place me in with Tom Yates again so I can eat his lunch one more time...
And James Mack too while you're at it...

3'

If you were a better player you could afford to buy your own lunch!

I mentioned this before but I'm in for both mains and the auction in Chicago.

Originally posted by 3intboyBFD:
In-Please place me in with Tom Yates again so I can eat his lunch one more time...
And James Mack too while you're at it...

3' Haha.. very funny... I knew there was a reason I needed to be monitoring what was going on here in message board land! I loved that team I had last year in our league! At least I can enjoy the sensation of knowing I was the lone team to make the postseason via the wildcard... Do I get a tee shirt for that?

Originally posted by Route C:
I mentioned this before but I'm in for both mains and the auction in Chicago. Awesome Jeff. I knew you were and was going to do this tomorrow. Sorry I originally forgot to get you on the lists. Welcome back and thanks.

[ July 20, 2009, 08:27 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

I've updated the NFFC Primetime signup list above if anyone was looking for it. Let's keep it going and sell out the main event at 300 spots. Thanks all.

Originally posted by 3intboyBFD:
In-Please place me in with Tom Yates again so I can eat his lunch one more time...
And James Mack too while you're at it...

3' Lou,eating my lunch does not put you in elite company,i have donated to many of the best in the buisness,yourself included.

But i will do you one better my friend.I now invite you to eat my dinner,Please join me and some other fanatics for dinner between the drafts,i would love your company along with the members of NYC league#6,2008 CLASSIC.
I will post a thread about this shortly,Lou,but here is your own special invite,hope you can make it,oh great luncheater.