We are doing that because for the second straight year we maxed out on the number of signups we could take. Demand was so strong last year that we maxed out at 60 leagues and 720 teams. This year we are shooting for 70 leagues and 840 teams.
The NFFC Live Auctions continue to be private leagues where all of the prize money stays within each league, but the demand is much higher for our NFFC Online Auction Championship and thus the need is there for an overall championship. We debuted our software in 2020 without an overall prize pool and then sold out all 408 teams in 2021 enroute to offering a $5,000 grand prize. That grand prize doubled in 2022 and now we're adding another $5,000 to the grand prize in 2023.
I like the way this contest is trending!!!
Not only is the grand prize bigger in 2023, but we are guaranteeing over $27,000 in overall prizes and we'll still pay the Top 3 in each league. First place in each league is now $700 with second place paying $300 and third place $100.
We will again offer $150 Online Auction Championship leagues this year, along with $250 and $500 leagues, with each league allocating the same amount of money to the overall prize pool. All leagues are eligible for the $15,000 grand prize.
Mike Goodrich of Springville, Maine won last year's $10,000 grand prize with just one entry. Mike first joined the NFFC in 2021 and within two years he was a national champion. Mike joins Ryan Burt (2021) and Michael Cole (2020) as national champions of this contest.
Players who competed in this contest last year will tell you that the software is fantastic and you can get done with a 12-team, 20-round auction in a couple of hours. The online auction software has improved so much so quickly that it's as easy as competing in a draft, except you are in on every player who is nominated. It's a blast.
Enjoy the 3rd annual national championship and budget your $200 wisely. You are definitely in on every player...as long as you have the money to pay for them!!
Enjoy.Here's the contest link and the Lobby link:
https://nfc.shgn.com/rules/1725
https://nfc.shgn.com/lobby#353
We can add new dates and times upon request if needed, so just post here or email myself, Tom or Darik and we'll get it done. Best of luck everyone and thanks for convincing us to grow the grand prize and the prize pool after maxing out in 2022. Enjoy.