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This will be the official signup thread for our three levels of the 2009 NFFC Post-Season Contest. You can sign up online at fantasy911.com or e-mail your request to secure a spot at [email protected]. Either will work. We are guaranteeing the prize money for each level and holding spots for the first 150 teams in each level. First-come, first-serve on each level.

Here's the signup list:

NFFC Post-Season Contest
Jan. 3-Feb. 1
$120 Entry Fee, $10,000 Grand Prize

1. Paul Sidikman
2. Ted Baehman
3. Tom Yates
4. Tom Yates
5. Patrick Owens
6. Mike Rinaldi
7. Pat Sorge
8. Pat Sorge
9. Joe Conte
10. Chris DaVault
11. Scott Wieland
12. Jim Pieper
13. John Fousek
14. Mike Weber
15. Matthew Bauler
16. Ken St. George
17. Ken St. George
18. Andrew Diem
19. Steve Lightfoot
20. Scott Atkins
21. Michael Lins
22. Shawn Childs
23. Jeff Clampitt
24. Stephen Jupinka
25. Stephen Jupinka
26. Stephen Jupinka
27. Pete Lukowicz
28. George Kleemann
29. Jonathan Lueth
30. Jonathan Lueth
31. Henry Cantrell
32. Alex Kaganovsky
33. Dan Thomas
34. Dan Thomas
35. Timothy Stephens
36. Chris Gillman
37. Michael Cole
38. Michael Cole
39. Michael Cole
40. Michael Cole
41. Alex Barron
42. Donald Dismuke
43. Scott Wieland
44. TJ Mailloux
45. TJ Mailloux
46. Roger Green
47. Demetrius Arvantis
48. Rob Benetti
49. Joe Conte
50. Rob Conti
51. Daren Eliason
52. Darryl Lechniak
53. Darryl Lechniak
54. Darryl Lechniak
55. Todd Smith
56. Chris Schinker
57. Chris Schinker
58. Chris Schinker
59. Chris Schinker
60. Chris Schinker
61. James Roday
62. Kevin O'Rourke
63. Dave Martino
64. James Vasallo
65. Jeff Kratz
66. Roger Gonzalez
67. Will Robertson
68. Walter Wagoner
69. Henry Cantrell
70. Scott Atkins
71. Dominic Cristelli
72. Pete Lukowicz
73. Greg Paley
74. Chris Surawski
75. Kevin Cummings
76. William Sucher
77. Cory Sucher
78. Matthew Bayley
79. Jason Steeves
80. Jason Steeves
81. Richard Duewel
82. Chas McHaffie
83. John Reuss
84. Aaron Smith
85. Russell Horne
86. DaVonn Jefferson
87. Thomas Miner
88. Jon Clift
89. Jayston Chan
90. James Johnson
91. Don Lacknett
92. Jason Santucci
93. Shawn Childs
94. Jon Clift
95. Brian Finn
96. Robert Jurney
97. Ramona Warren
98. Greg Morgan
99. Jay O'Neill
100. Jay O'Neill
101. Scott Stauffer
102. Brian Bruscino
103. Mike Gustafson
104. John Asfar
105. Steve Jupinka
106. David Fisher
107. Steve Lucinski
108. TJ Mailloux
109. Jeff McCalla
110. KJ Duke
111. James Vasallo
112. Artie Rastelli
113. Steven Skinner
114. Anthony Bobkovich
115. Paul Campbell
116. Robert Fatzinger
117. Alan Narz
118. Ed O'Donnell
119. Julian Curry
120. Richard Katzman
121. Paul Spradling

NFFC Post-Season Contest
Jan. 3-Feb. 1
$60 Entry Fee, $5,000 Grand Prize

1. Marc Quitsch
2. Marc Quitsch
3. Ted Baehman
4. Tom Yates
5. Tom Yates
6. Patrick Owens
7. Eric Gust
8. Michael Hrabovsky
9. Joe Conte
10. Matthew Bauler
11. Matthew Bauler
12. Byron Sannito
13. Kyle Baldwin
14. Jared Pieper
15. Jared Pieper
16. Shawn Beymolla
17. Anthony Cifelli
18. Anthony Cifelli
19. Anthony Cifelli
20. Andrew Diem
21. Scott Atkins
22. Joe Conte
23. Stephen Jupinka
24. Stephen Jupinka
25. Jonathan Lueth
26. Jonathan Lueth
27. John Zaleski
28. Joe DiGalbo
29. Marc Quitsch
30. Jason Emma
31. John Hamilton
32. TJ Mailloux
33. Demetrius Arvantis
34. Rob Benetti
35. Joe Conte
36. Rob Conti
37. Daren Eliason
38. Gary Fisher
39. Darryl Lechniak
40. Chad Tabler
41. Dave Martino
42. Roger Gonzalez
43. Frank Ferreira
44. Don Medlam
45. Henry Cantrell
46. Luke Hickok
47. Joshua Thomas
48. Scott Atkins
49. Bryon Holt
50. Bryon Holt
51. Sally Messing
52. Anthony Savello
53. Matt Seltzer
54. Bryan Hacker
55. Greg Paley
56. Kevin Cummings
57. Anthony Savello
58. Matthew Bayley
59. Matthew Bayley
60. Matthew Bayley
61. Tom Carbone
62. Jon Clift
63. Jon Clift
64. Chris Schinker
65. Chris Schinker
66. Jon Clift
67. Scott Cohen
68. Mike Berkich
69. Mike Berkich
70. Rochelle Darrenkamp
71. Robert DeNofrio
72. Stephen Fiore
73. Chris Poulson
74. Kevin O'Rourke
75. Kevin O'Rourke
76. Kevin O'Rourke
77. Russell Horne
78. Glen Brown
79. Tom Greutman
80. Robert Hudson
81. Rob Benetti
82. Shawn Childs
83. Shawn Childs
84. Jon Clift
85. Robert Jurney
86. Robert Jurney
87. Alex Kaganovsky
88. Randy Barbour
89. Randy Barbour
90. Scott Stauffer
91. Ken St. George
92. Steve Jupinka
93. Steve Jupinka
94. Dan Glodowski
95. Keith McCullough
96. Andrew Novack
97. David Sessions
98. Joe York
99. Joe York
100. James Johnson
101. Mike Gustafson
102. Robert Conti
103. James Vasallo
104. John Zaleski
105. William Sucher
106. William Sucher
107. KJ Duke
108. Latham Conger
109. Scott Keikoan
110. Mike Cameron
111. Artie Rastelli
112. Vincent Ashton
113. William Jacques
114. William Jacques
115. Robert Sigle
116. Kamel Haddad
117. Robert Fatzinger
118. Paul Campbell
119. Ed O'Donnell
120. John Barkow
121. John Barkow
124. Frank Ferreira
125. Shawn Griffin
126. Rich Schulenberg

NFFC Post-Season Contest
Jan. 3-Feb. 1
$30 Entry Fee, $2,500 Grand Prize

1. Marc Quitsch
2. Marc Quitsch
3. Ted Baehman
4. Tom Yates
5. Tom Yates
6. Patrick Owens
7. Eric Gust
8. Michael Hrabovsky
9. Joe Conte
10. Jack Haan
11. Byron Sannito
12. Aaron Gray
13. Kyle Baldwin
14. Tony Cincotta
15. Thomas Kay
16. Thomas Kay
17. Jodicus Prosser
18. Jodicus Prosser
19. Mike Weber
20. Anthony Cifelli
21. Ken St. George
22. Ken St. George
23. Richard Kulaski
24. Richard Kulaski
25. Richard Kulaski
26. Richard Kulaski
27. Richard Kulaski
28. Richard Kulaski
29. Richard Kulaski
30. Jack Haan
31. Andrew Diem
32. Andrew Diem
33. Chris Latka
34. Chris Latka
35. Chris Latka
36. Chris Latka
37. Chris Latka
38. Chris Latka
39. Chris Latka
40. Scott Mill
41. Joe Conte
42. Pete Lukowicz
43. Pete Lukowicz
44. John Zaleski
45. John Zaleski
46. Eric Gust
47. Eric Gust
48. Marc Quitsch
49. John Zaleski
50. John Zaleski
51. Michael Cole
52. Mark Jahns
53. Jeff Peters
54. Jeff Peters
55. Philip Popo
56. Philip Popo
57. Philip Popo
58. Philip Popo
59. Demetrius Arvantis
60. Rob Benetti
61. Jim Bukowski
62. Roger Clause
63. Roger Clause
64. Joe Conte
65. Daren Eliason
66. Tony Guido
67. Bato Jovanovic
68. Darryl Lechniak
69. Robert Wall
70. Michael McCaffrey
71. Roger Gonzalez
72. Todd Whitestone
73. Don Medlam
74. Todd Whitestone
75. Justin Lins
76. Justin Lins
77. Michael Lins
78. Michael Lins
79. David Martino
80. Steven Wagner
81. Steven Wagner
82. Jeff Newton
83. Ken Bethune
84. Kevin Cummings
85. Robert Feil
86. Joe York
87. Joe York
88. Joe York
89. Joe York
90. Joe York
91. Matt Bauler
92. Matt Bauler
93. Jason Steeves
94. Jason Steeves
95. Matthew Bayley
96. Matthew Bayley
97. John Reuss
98. Mario Aspiranti
99. Mario Aspiranti
100. Rochelle Darrenkamp
101. Rochelle Darrenkamp
102. Erik Sudigala
103. Chris Horne
104. Russell Horne
105. Robert Fatzinger
106. Joe Barron
107. Jesse Hudson
108. Jesse Hudson
109. Rob Benetti
110. Robert Jurney
111. Robert Jurney
112. Greg Morgan
113. Derek Adam
114. Derek Adam
115. Randy Barbour
116. Randy Barbour
117. Randy Barbour
118. Jeff McCalla
119. James Johnson
120. James Johnson
121. Mike Gustafson
122. Robert Conti
123. Patrick Welsh
124. Billy Wasosky
125. Billy Wasosky
126. Billy Wasosky
127. Artie Rastelli
128. Philip Popo
129. Paul Campbell
130. Tony Cincotta
131. KJ Duke
132. Ed O'Donnell

[ January 03, 2009, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Here are the rules for this post-season contest:

Every year since 2005 we have offered an NFFC Post-Season contest to keep the fun going and to pay someone $10,000!! [Big Grin] It's a unique contest that allows you to start with one player from each of the 12 playoff teams and then add to your roster as teams get eliminated from the playoffs. Chris Schinker is a two-time champion of this event, having won in 2005 with Ben Roethlisberger as his QB and last year with Eli Manning as his QB. Nice job Chris.

In the past, we've offered a $100 entry fee contest and provided unlimited transactions for $20. The transactions were not part of the overall prize structure and in the end we paid back just under 70% as we partnered with a nearby company to run the back-end support.

This year, we are going to make the transactions part of the entry fee and offer three levels of competition: $120 entry fee, $60 entry fee and $30 entry fee. Each contest will be based on guaranteed prizes for 150 teams and will pay back 75% and the first 150 teams in each contest are guaranteed a spot. We'll open for registration in the next week and plan ahead rather than throwing this out the week before the NFL playoffs like we've done in the past.

Anyway, here's the basis of the contest with a $10,000 grand prize ($120), $5,000 grand prize ($60 contest) and $2,500 grand prize ($30 contest):

Section I: Official Rules and Regulations of the National Fantasy Football Championship
Hold ’Em Post-Season Tournament

1. Overview: The National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) Hold ’Em Post-Season Tournament in conjunction with Fantasy911.com will consist of 150 teams per league, with league prizes paid to the top five finishers. The NFFC Hold ’Em Post-Season Tournament will begin with the first wild card games on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 and continue through the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. Points will be accumulated throughout the playoffs and the team with the most total points wins the grand prize. Second through fifth place prizes will also be paid per league based on total points. Each week the number of points an NFL player earns for you will be multiplied by the number of weeks he has been on your roster, rewarding fantasy players who correctly can predict top players on this year’s Super Bowl teams. Players who have first-round byes automatically earn two times their total points during Week 2 of the playoffs.

2. Draft: Owners must manage a team of 12 players throughout the playoffs to accumulate the most league points. Owners will initially complete their roster by selecting one player from each team that qualified for the playoffs. In the second round as teams are eliminated from the playoffs, owners can have as many as two players from the same team on their Hold ’Em roster. In Week 3 of the playoffs, owners can have three players per team from their roster and during the Super Bowl teams can have a maximum of four players per team (for a total of 8 players).

3. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 12 players at all times. No more than one player per NFL team in the first round and no more than two players per NFL team in the second round. Owners can have up to three players from the same team in Week 3 and four players per team in Week 4 (for a total of 8 players).

4. Starting Lineup Requirements: Starting lineups will consist of:
• 2 Quarterbacks
• 4 Running Backs
• 4 Receivers (includes Tight Ends)
• 1 Kicker
• 1 Team Defense/Specials Team
5. Scoring: Players can accumulate points in a number of ways:

PASSING:
• .05 points for every yard passing (works out to 1 point every 20 yards).
• 6 points for every passing touchdown
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every interception and lost fumble
RUSHING:
• .10 points for every yard rushing (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every rushing TD
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
• 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE)
RECEIVING:
• .10 points for every yard receiving (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every receiving TD
• 1 point for every reception for WRs, Tight Ends and QBs
• 0.5 points for every reception for RBs
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
KICKING:
• 1 point for every extra point
• 3 points for every field goal from 1-30 yards
• 3 points for every field goal plus .10 points for every yard after 30 yards (i.e. a 47-yard field goal would be worth 4.7 points)
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS:
• 1 point for every sack
• 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery
• 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not the individual player. Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt, however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the individual player, not the specials team. Also, any lost fumble or “muff” on a specials team play does not result in negative points for that individual player.
• 2 points for every safety
• 6 points for a shutout by the entire team
• 3 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team
6. Free Agent Acquisitions: The entry fee will be $120 and include unlimited transactions. Our other contests at $60 and $30 also will include unlimited transactions.

7. Hold ’Em Multipliers: Each week during the contest, fantasy points are multiplied by the number of weeks each player has been on your roster. Eli Manning is a perfect example from the 2008 contest. If you picked Eli Manning last year to be one of your starting QBs in the first week of the playoffs, you would earn his points from week one. Then after the Giants won that wild card game, his points in the second round of playoffs were multiplied by two. Then when the Giants advanced to the NFC Championship Game, his points were multiplied by three and then by four when the Giants reached the Super Bowl. Any team that receives a first-round bye, automatically has their points multiplied by two during their first game. Once one of your players are eliminated from the playoffs, you can pick up a new player for that upcoming round, but the multiplier would begin at one because you just added him to your roster.

8. Roster Time Frame: All starting rosters must be finalized five minutes before that weekend’s first playoff game. No lineup changes will be allowed after that first kickoff.

9. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of new free agents you can add each week.

10. Tied Bids: In the event that there is a tie for the grand prize, the following tie-breakers will be used:
1. Predicted score of the Super Bowl game.
2. Highest weekly score of the teams during the playoffs (i.e. one team had a high of 220 points and the other team’s high score was 215, the 220 would win).
3. Highest score of the teams involved from the Super Bowl.
4. Highest score of the teams involved from the third round games.
5. Highest score of the teams involved from the second round games.
6. Highest score of the teams involved from the first round games.
7. Split the prize money in question.
11. League Structure: The contest will consist of the first 150 owners to sign up in each contest and prizes will be awarded according to the breakdown set forth in Paragraph 12. Any additional teams entered in the contest above 150.

12. Prize Breakdown:
$120 entry fee:
National Fantasy Football Championship = $10,000
Second Place = $1,000
Third Place = $500
Fourth Place = $250
Fifth Place = $100

$60 entry fee:
National Fantasy Football Championship = $5,000
Second Place = $500
Third Place = $250
Fourth Place = $150
Fifth Place = $50

$30 entry fee:
National Fantasy Football Championship = $2,500
Second Place = $250
Third Place = $125
Fourth Place = $65
Fifth Place = $25

13. NFFC Guarantee: Once a participant signs up online and submits valid payment, no money will be refunded to participants or co-managers unless the National Fantasy Football Championship Hold ’Em Post-Season Tournament is canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire $120 entry fee is paid.
Krause Publications reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full 150-team league if there are an insufficient number of teams by Friday, Jan. 2, 2008. Krause Publications is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of The National Fantasy Football Championship Hold ’Em Post-Season Tournament, including but not limited to time taken off from employment, etc.

14. Prize Winnings. If your prize winnings exceed $600.00, The National Fantasy Football Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. If necessary, we will request your social security number. The Form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes. You are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize. Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.

[ January 03, 2009, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Just a reminder that we will have our NFFC Post-Season contest again this year after the regular season is complete if you need some fun and action during the NFL playoffs. This year we'll have three price levels: $120, $60 and $30 with NO transaction fees. 75% payout at each level and all prizes are guaranteed. It's a fun format for anyone who has played this before and now there are three affordable levels to compete at.

150 teams per level and it's first-come, first-served. If you want to reserve a spot, just e-mail me at [email protected] and we'll get cc info later. Thanks.

A lot of you guys need a fire under your arse to sign up for contests. Here's the BUMP to get the fire lit. Are you telling me that there are a few HUNDRED people here that don't think they know who each playoff team will use the most(offensively) to get them the WINS??? AND with a $30 and $60 level, there's almost no excuse NOT to play. For anyone to say, I really can't afford another contest, while they open up ANOTHER $9.00 pack of cigarettes, they're killing me. Now c'mon, sign up and show your stuff.

so you need 150 in each level for the event to happen?

am i reading it right? there is only 12 signed up now for the $120 league????

please sign me up for 120 league and for 30 league. thx. Mike Weber.

fandango, people wait until the last possible minute to sign up for EVERYTHING. I'm pretty sure these will fill. And if they don't, the prize structures will just change accordingly.

Originally posted by fandango:
so you need 150 in each level for the event to happen?

am i reading it right? there is only 12 signed up now for the $120 league???? Scott, this is the earliest we've ever promoted this contest and we always seem to fill up. Guys like to sign up on the site next week when the rosters are available and pick their lineups at the same time. Basically what I'm doing now is securing everyone's spot and I'll help these guys get signed up online next week. You'll need to have your rosters entered before the first game next Saturday.

Right now I think we have good interest for all three levels. First 150 in each get in and we'll see how it plays out, but I think we'll be fine as this is a small entry fee for four weeks of post-season fun.

Originally posted by weber:
please sign me up for 120 league and for 30 league. thx. Mike Weber. Got it Mike. I'll call you for a cc number next week and make this official then, but you're good to go for now.

Again, if you want to sign up online you can do so at www.fantasy911.com. They will take your credit card info and process everything for you. The available players will be online next week once the playoff teams have been determined. You can pick up to two players from each team for Week 1, then no more than three players from each team in Week 2 and no more than four players from each team in Weeks 3 and 4. Should be fun as this looks like another wide-open NFL playoff run.

Have no fear about the cc process on Fantasy911.com, either. We work closely with those guys and they will be handling all of the payouts again this year with us. Good, good guys and there will be no problems at all. But if you feel safer through us, just contact me and provide a cc# and I'll make sure you're all set.

Good luck all.