Who Is Competing In Both Main Events: 150+ Teams

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are again offering the industry's only main event doubleheader on Saturday, Sept. 4th, giving you two different formats to excel in. The NFFC Classic (14 teams) starts at 1 p.m. EST and the NFFC Primetime (12 teams) follows at 6 p.m. EST.

For the third straight year we are offering a prize to anyone who can win both overall titles. In 2008, 11 owners had a shot at both overall titles after qualifying for the NFFC Classic and Primetime Championship Rounds. Last year a total of 182 owners competed in both main events and of that total 16 qualified for both Championship Rounds and a shot at the $75,000 cash bonus for winning both competitions. So if anyone can win the Classic and the Primetime overall titles, they would win a total of $150,000 in prizes and an additional $75,000 cash bonus.

The cost of competing in both main events is $2,250 and we are waiving the Events Fees of $100 and co-manager fees of $100 if you sign up by June 15th. So far we have 34 teams signed up for both main events. In 2008, 162 teams competed in both main events and last year 182 teams competed in both main events. I'll update the list by city here so that everyone can see who they are competing against for the $75,000 cash bonus. Good luck all and please take advantage of the early-bird bonus if you know you're competing this year:

TEAMS COMPETING IN BOTH MAIN EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2010

LAS VEGAS
Bellagio Las Vegas
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. Steve Luzzi, Huntington Beach, California
2. Don Medlam, Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Jules McLean, Los Angeles, California
4. Chris Schinker, Chandler, Arizona
5. Colin Laufenberg, Chandler, Arizona
6. Stephen Navetta, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
7. Daryl Hope, Carrollton, Texas
8. Andy Langwald, West Bloomfield, Michigan
9. Daren Eliason, Beulah, North Dakota
10. Maris Brenner, Sandusky, Ohio
11. Duke Viveros, Highland, California
12. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
13. Kyle Pope, Shelby Township, Michigan
14. Thomas Kay, Union City, California
15. Mark Moyer, Laurel, Maryland
16. Kenny Stratton, Grimes, Iowa
17. Roger Gonzalez, Metairie, Louisiana
18. Jonathan Lueth, Modesto, California
19. Scott Wieland, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
20. Robert Sigle, Duluth, Georgia
21. Jason Steeves, Calgary, Alberta
22. Bret & Nancy Borg, Mesa, Arizona
23. John Piontek, Orlando, Florida
24. Jeff Kratz, Mansfield, Texas
25. Lewis Lipsey, Los Angeles, California
26. Jim Nicola, Whittier, California
27. Ray Morrison, Naperville, Illinois
28. Ream & Val Lazaro, Scottsdale, Arizona
29. Jim Bruce, Conroe, Texas
30. George Melbrod, Carlsbad, California
31. Blaine Perra, Warman, North Dakota
32. Chris DaVault, Silver Spring, Maryland
33. Bobby Jurney, Dunkirk, Maryland
34. Matt Bauler, Memphis, Tennessee
35. Joe Marcotte, San Diego, California
36. Bob Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
37. Scott Shudy, Norridge, Illinois
38. William Sucher, Delray Beach, Florida
39. Carlos Garcia, McAllen Texas
40. Frank Heron, Parkland, Florida
41. Cedric Kolstad, Mesa, Arizona
42. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
43. Lonny Graves, Tarpon Springs, Florida
44. Matthew Shepherd, San Antonio, Texas
45. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
46. Mervyn Braude, Scottsdale, Arizona
47. Scott Stage, Las Vegas, Nevada
48. Shawn Childs, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
49. Travis Toth, Anaheim, California
50. Garrett Lerner, Oak Park, California
51. Jason Esteybar, San Diego, California
52. Aaron Bruski, Sacramento, California
53. Jeff Dawson, Marston Mills, Massachusetts
54. Travis Minaker, Edmonton, Alberta
55. KJ Duke, San Diego, California
56. Jim Pieper, Longmont, Colorado
57. Perry Lin, Hoboken, New Jersey
58. Tim Eichten, Edina, Minnesota

NEW YORK
Citi Field
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. Glenn Schroter, Whitestone, New York
2. Peter Berall, Montreal, Quebec
3. Dan Thomas, Orlando, Florida
4. Glenn Lowy, Farmingville, New York
5. Calvin Suer, Metairie, Louisiana
6. Mike Weber, Freehold, New Jersey
7. Scott Newman, Princeton, New Jersey
8. Tom Yates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9. James Mack, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
10. Jeff Dobies, Farmingville, New York
11. Jeffrey Potok, Lake Worth, Florida
12. Christopher Vaccaro, Staten Island, New York
13. Joseph DiGalbo, Staten Island, New York
14. Neil Hassett, Nissequogue, New York
15. Shaun Beymolla, North Babylon, New York
16. Salvatore Giamo, Staten Island, New York
17. David Martino, Melville, New York
18. David Zwickel, New York, New York
19. Avi Weisfogel, Old Bridge, New Jersey
20. Ante Meich, Bayside, New York
21. Troy Young, Bridgeport, Connecticut
22. Anson Chan, Fort Lee, New Jersey
23. William Sovak, Ramsey, New Jersey
24. Paul Fadil, Jacksonville, Florida
25. Martin Bedell, Poughkeepsie, New York
26. Stephen Gecewicz, Mineola, New York
27. Robert Fuhst, Carmel, New York
28. Dave Sessions, Rochester, New York
29. Ken Magner, Freehold, New Jersey
30. Mitko Koburov, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
31. Larry Schechter, Rexford, New York

CHICAGO
Trackside, Arlington Park
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. George Kleemann, Palatine, Illinois
2. Michael Kelstrom, Elmhurst, Illinois
3. Bob Fatzinger, Plainfield, Illinois
4. Wayne Ellis, Evansville, Indiana
5. Mike Ferre, Peoria, Illinois
6. Dave Cushard, Jackson, Michigan
7. Billy Wasosky, Richmond, Virginia
8. Michael Makula, Chicago, Illinois
9. Darren Fecich, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
10. Rob Benetti, Mokegan, Illinois
11. Chris Eibl, Chicago, Illinois
12. John Rozek, Chicago, Illinois
13. Philip McDonald, Huntsville, Alabama
14. Michael Welp, Indianapolis, Indiana

BOSTON
Radisson Hotel Boston
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. Joseph Treffiletti, Sunrise, Florida
2. Mike Sanda, Warwick, Rhode Island
3. Nelson Sousa, Saugerties, New York
4. John Hogan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5. Raj Patel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Eddie Gillis, Jamestown, Rhode Island
7. John Rundle, Pembroke, Massachusetts
8. Michael Cole, Franklin, Tennessee
9. David Deterra, Jamestown, Rhode Island

BUFFALO
Ralph Wilson Stadium
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. Jeff Tirabassi, West Henrietta, New York
2. Jason Emma, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
3. David Fisher, Cary, North Carolina
4. Dominic Cristelli, Smyrna, Georgia
5. Dave Taylor, Niagra University, New York
6. Michael Leone, Buffalo, New York

DALLAS
House of Blues
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
2. Bill Ezzell, Fort Worth, Texas
3. Edward Killmer, Tampa, Florida

MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis Hilton
Saturday, Sept. 4
1. John Fousek, Rapid City, South Dakota
2. Eric Lundquist, Elk River, Minnesota

ONLINE CLASSIC
nffc.fanball.com
Saturday, Sept. 4th
1. Glenn Karant, Plantation, Florida
2. Joe Conte, Campbell, California
3. Michael Edelman, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
4. Ron Chan, San Francisco, California
5. Bill Strickler, Holiday, Florida
6. Marc Meltzer, Jupiter, Florida
7. William del Pilar, Valley Center, California
8. Ryan McMichael, Suffolk, Virginia
9. Ron Kraus, Medfield, Massachusetts
10. Chad Schroeder, Omaha, Nebraska
11. Erik Duerschmidt, Green Bay, Wisconsin
12. Tory Vernon, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma
13. Ross Mallor, New York, New York
14. Kenneth Ford, Kailua, Hawaii
15. James Roday Rodriguez, New York, New York
16. David Hubbard, Angleton, Texas
17. Carl Kunda, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18. Terry Lewis, Harrisburg, North Carolina
19. Jeff Butler, Yorktown, Virginia
20. Gino Yu, Torrance, California
21. Stephen Jupinka, Waldwick, New Jersey
22. Joseph Jefferson, Englewood, Colorado
23. Craig Kielinski, Exton, Pennsylvania
24. Tytus Parsons, Appleton City, Missouri
25. Clark Olson, Seattle, Washington
26. Matthew Bayley, Natick, Massachusetts
27. Chris Poulson, Dublin, California
28. Pat Sorge, Schaumburg, Illinois
29. Josh Honeycutt, Paragould, Arkansas
30. Dustin Ashby, St. Louis, Missouri
31. Will Tyrer, Beverly Hills, California

[ August 26, 2010, 01:28 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's good to see that we now have 45+ teams signed up for both ends of the main event doubleheader among the various cities. I've updated the list above today and will continue to stay on this as signups come in. Last year we had 182 teams doing both main events and hopefully we'll top that figure this year. Remember that there is no Events Fees or Co-Manager fees if you sign up for both by June 15th. Thanks all for the quick start and let's keep the momentum rollin'.

[Sandman62]

Pop quiz: out of last year's 182 teams that competed in both main events, how many managed to WIN both of their leagues?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Originally posted by Sandman62:
Pop quiz: out of last year's 182 teams that competed in both main events, how many managed to WIN both of their leagues? I'll say ONE!!

[Ted's Cracked Head]

I wouldn't mind seeing a few prizes for combined point totals for those who join both main events.

Why not crown an Overall Champ based on total points?

> Top 3-5 get a free online team next year?
> Magazine packages?
> Fanball credits to play their other games?
> Etc...

All those in favor.....

[Sandman62]

There were 4 last year.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Originally posted by Rob B:
I wouldn't mind seeing a few prizes for combined point totals for those who join both main events.

Why not crown an Overall Champ based on total points?

> Top 3-5 get a free online team next year?
> Magazine packages?
> Fanball credits to play their other games?
> Etc...

All those in favor..... Yes, we did that last year Rob and we are doing that again this year. We had all 182 teams in a Combined Standings page last year and we awarded two free entries to the overall winner, which was Darren Fecich. He won entries into this year's Classic and Primetime events by winning the NFFC Main Event Combined Standings. We will do that again. I don't think you were aware of that because you had a wedding to attend to last year!!

We also had Combined Standings and prizes for the Classic and Online Championship and have that again in the plan. If they aren't on the individual contest pages I need to get them entered. But you are right, we are trying all we can to incentivize folks into playing in multiple main events, multiple events with the Combined Standings and prizes. It makes the year more enjoyable when you can see how owners are able to do in multiple league formats.

[Ted's Cracked Head]

Thanks Greg, posting that somewhere might be a good idea and help folks make decisions on what to play, especially when you offer package deals with a June deadline.