Chris Eibl Wins 2023 NFFC 12-Team Ultimate Auction & $33,500

[Greg Ambrosius]

NFFC Hall of Famer Chris Eibl of Chicago, Illinois added to his impressive resume of auction league victories as he won the second annual NFFC Las Vegas 12-Team Ultimate League and $33,500 in prizes. Chris won $5,000 during the regular season for most points and then dominated the Championship Round with 645.01 points to win the remaining $28,500 and his first title in this format. Well done Chris.

Chris's "Re-Up at the Puka Shell Store" finished 92.12 points ahead of Roger Gonzalez for the title, while Matt Shepherd finished in third place. Roger won $5,000 during the regular season as he won best h2h record at 12-2. Chris finished at 10-4. Roger finished with 552.89 points in the Championship Round to win another $10,500, while Matt finished with 526.68 points to win $4,000 for his third place finish.

Craig Bordon won the Consolation Round with 626.85 points to win $1,000.

Chris finished the regular season with 2,238.80 points, which was 125.70 points ahead of the field. Roger finished second in points with 2,113.10. The "Re-Up at the Puka Shell Store" team then scored 159.50 points in Week 15, 162.20 points in Week 16 and 202.95 points in Week 17.

His team was led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson with 49.55, followed by CeeDee Lamb with 41.20 and Travis Etienne with 25.80. Puka Nakua also scored 33 points in Week 16 and was a key part of this championship team.

Great job everyone and we'll be back for a third straight year of the Las Vegas 12-Team Ultimate League at Park MGM on Friday, September 6th. See you there.

Here's the final standings:

2023 NFFC Las Vegas 12-Team Ultimate Auction League Championship Round Standings:
1 Chris Eibl Re-Up at the Puka Shell Store 645.01
2 Roger Gonzalez This is personal 552.89
3 Matthew Shepherd ULTIMATE MORONS 526.68
4 Richard Townsley Townsley 483.97

NFFC Las Vegas 12-Team Ultimate Auction League Consolation Round Standings:
1 craig bordon Bordon 626.85
2 DAVID COMAN JarCo 588.32
3 Todd Schoenfeld Hank Bruddas Ult Auction 534.11

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were Chris's winning bids in the NFFC 12-Team Ultimate Auction League that took place at Park MGM on Friday, September 8th:

Re-Up at the Puka Shell Store:
QB - Lamar Jackson $17
QB - Brock Purdy $1
QB - Geno Smith $2
RB - Travis Etienne $24
RB - Ty Chandler $2
RB - Rachaad White $11
RB - Jaleel McLaughlin $1
RB - Salvon Ahmed $1
RB - Devin Singletary $1
RB - Ezekiel Elliott $2
WR - Tyreek Hill $52
WR - CeeDee Lamb $46
WR - Brandin Cooks $6
WR - Tyler Lockett $13
WR - Darnell Mooney $1
TE - Darren Waller $16
TE - Blake Bell $1
TE - Cole Kmet $1
K - Chargers $1
D/ST - Giants $1

[Greg Ambrosius]

This league may have been won by Chris in Week 2 of FAAB, where he nabbed Puka Nakua for $770. Here were Chris's winning Free Agent bids throughout the regular season:

Re-Up at the Puka Shell Store
Week 1 - Tyler Conklin 11
Week 1 - Green Bay Packers TDSP 2
Week 2 - Puka Nacua 770
Week 2 - Zach Ertz 20
Week 2 - Kansas City Chiefs TDSP 5
Week 3 - Ronnie Rivers 9
Week 3 - Miami Dolphins TDSP 2
Week 4 - JuJu Smith-Schuster 2
Week 4 - Keaton Mitchell 2
Week 5 - Odell Beckham 11
Week 5 - Washington Commanders TK 1
Week 6 - Jacksonville Jaguars TK 2
Week 7 - Darrell Henderson 26
Week 7 - Mecole Hardman 5
Week 7 - Las Vegas Raiders TDSP 8
Week 8 - Salvon Ahmed 2
Week 8 - Trayveon Williams 1
Week 9 - Pat Freiermuth 16
Week 9 - Los Angeles (LAC) Chargers TDSP 6
Week 9 - New Orleans Saints TK 2
Week 10 - Chicago Bears TDSP 2
Week 10 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers TK 1
Week 11 - Los Angeles (LAC) Chargers TDSP 5
Week 11 - Trayveon Williams 2
Week 11 - Minnesota Vikings TDSP 2
Week 12 - D'Ernest Johnson 23
Week 12 - Chase Edmonds 23
Week 13 - Jake Browning 6

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chris Eibl joins Alex Fleming as the only champions of this NFFC 12-Team Ultimate League, which debuted in 2022. Thanks everyone for competing and plan for this event to return in Las Vegas on Friday, September 6th, 2024. See you there.

Here's our national champions:

NFFC 12-Team Ultimate Auction League Champions:
2022 - Alex Fleming
2023 - Chris Eibl