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CONGRATS to Bill Strickler of Holliday, Florida for winning the 2013 NFBC XII overall championship and the $50,000 grand prize. Bill is now our industry's first two-sport national champion as he also won the NFFC Primetime national title in 2009, giving him 12-team national titles in football and baseball. GREAT JOB BILL.

Bill is a veteran player in both sports who always drafts online and he won his March 27th NFBC XII Online League title with 109 points, earning almost 91 percent of available points in that league. He also won the overall title with 2,039.5 points, earning almost 90 percent of available points. Bill battled Eric Heberlig for the top spot most of the way and just like in the Main Event, Bill and Eric were in the same league. Eric not only finished 2nd overall, but he finished 2nd in this same league. Amazing.

Bill had another NFBC XII team that won a league title by one-half point and finished 30th overall. He also had another NFBC XII team that finished 2nd within the league. He also won one NFBC Online Championship League to finish 23rd overall and added an NFBC Draft Champions League title to his resume. What a great year Bill.

All Hail The New CHAMP of the NFBC XII. Great job Bill.

Here were the Top 100 teams from the NFBC XII in 2013:

NFBC XII Top 100 Final Standings
1 Smoke Show XII 327 Bill Strickler XII Online March 27 7 pm ET League 1,070.5 969.0 2,039.5 0.0
2 Home Run Derbies Eric John XII Online March 27 7 pm ET League 1,050.0 941.0 1,991.0 0.0
3 Sultans of Smack Stephen Fiore XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 982.0 940.0 1,922.0 0.0
4 Hinko d Mayo Gabe Hinkelman XII Las Vegas-Online March 23 7 pm ET League 1,103.5 802.5 1,906.0 0.0
Lindy Hinkelman
5 Team Johnson Shawn Johnson XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1,046.0 853.0 1,899.0 0.0
6 Double down Douglas Jaffe XII Online March 27 7 pm ET League 951.0 923.0 1,874.0 0.0
7 Bama XII Kenneth Norred XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 877.5 979.0 1,856.5 0.0
8 Bleed Green Eric John XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 872.5 933.0 1,805.5 0.0
9 Scruffy XII David DiDonato XII Online March 28 9 pm ET League 1,098.0 693.0 1,791.0 0.0
10 Boob Connoisseur Tony Wilhelm XII Chicago March 30 6 pm CT League 986.5 795.5 1,782.0 0.0
11 Piggy Dohn Terrell XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 878.5 886.5 1,765.0 0.0
12 Roy's Outlaws-XII Roy Ericson XII New York-Online March 30 7 pm ET League 831.0 874.5 1,705.5 0.0
13 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder XII Online March 28 9 pm ET League 764.0 937.0 1,701.0 0.0
14 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 772.5 919.0 1,691.5 0.0
15 Money Joe Berg XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 1,028.0 656.0 1,684.0 0.0
16 Doug's Dawgs Doug Gruber XII New York-Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1,004.5 673.0 1,677.5 0.0
17 Chico Lind's Hermanos - NFBC XII Anthony Palavis XII Las Vegas March 22 10 am PT League 708.5 938.0 1,646.5 0.0
Eric Burd
18 MORONS Matthew Shepherd XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 763.0 876.0 1,639.0 0.0
19 RoundTrippers! Rick Thomas XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 872.5 739.5 1,612.0 0.0
20 HARRY CRUMB XII Joe Anthony XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 850.5 759.0 1,609.5 0.0
21 Reed Between the Lines BIG XII Doug Reed XII Las Vegas March 29 5 pm PT League 955.5 645.5 1,601.0 0.0
22 Team Brady Don Brady XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 752.0 847.5 1,599.5 0.0
23 Joe Vandal Lindy Hinkelman XII Las Vegas-Online March 24 1 pm ET League 920.5 676.5 1,597.0 0.0
24 Sultans of Smack Stephen Fiore XII Las Vegas March 29 5 pm PT League 620.0 974.5 1,594.5 0.0
25 Paul Revere R Sellers XII Online March 29 8 pm ET League 918.0 668.5 1,586.5 0.0
26 Glenneration X Glenn Lowy XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 830.5 754.5 1,585.0 0.0
27 Karma Eric David XII Chicago March 30 6 pm CT League 799.5 785.0 1,584.5 0.0
28 Mudhens Jon Stadtmueller XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 524.5 1,056.0 1,580.5 0.0
29 Worst Russians Ever Gregory Glukhovsky XII Las Vegas-Online March 24 1 pm ET League 708.0 865.5 1,573.5 0.0
30 Smoke Show XII 324 Bill Strickler XII Las Vegas-Online March 24 1 pm ET League 960.5 612.0 1,572.5 0.0
31 Hog in the Game Gabe Donnelly XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 895.0 672.5 1,567.5 0.0
32 American Pickers Mike Dale XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 944.5 622.5 1,567.0 0.0
33 Fast Ball Eric John XII Las Vegas-Online March 24 1 pm ET League 628.5 933.0 1,561.5 0.0
34 Low Talkers Dave Potts XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 961.0 599.0 1,560.0 0.0
35 Dos Gringos 3 Patrick Gagne XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 688.5 861.0 1,549.5 0.0
Emmett Ruland
36 DOS EQUIS Ron Spurgeon XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 732.5 815.5 1,548.0 0.0
37 Las Vegas Ratpack XII Steve Wells XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 722.0 816.5 1,538.5 0.0
38 Shrimp fest 2013 Douglas Jaffe XII Las Vegas-Online March 23 7 pm ET League 939.5 599.0 1,538.5 0.0
39 Midfield Thinkers XII Jody Earley XII Chicago March 30 6 pm CT League 660.5 869.0 1,529.5 0.0
40 Team Keikoan Scott Keikoan XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 654.5 875.0 1,529.5 0.0
41 Bleed Green Eric John XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 591.5 935.0 1,526.5 0.0
42 coldwater coyotes William Tyrer XII Las Vegas March 29 10 am PT League 946.5 579.5 1,526.0 0.0
43 Team Warner Donald Warner XII Las Vegas March 22 10 am PT League 975.0 544.0 1,519.0 0.0
44 Conference Championships Dustin Wagner XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 866.5 651.5 1,518.0 0.0
45 ALL-IN XII Jeffrey Dobies XII Las Vegas March 22 10 am PT League 784.0 724.5 1,508.5 0.0
46 G&B Enterprises Paul Gromek XII Online March 29 8 pm ET League 768.5 729.5 1,498.0 0.0
47 Team Kelly Leak Ross Longood XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 856.0 632.5 1,488.5 0.0
48 Pine Tar Pros XII Greg Headrick XII Online March 29 8 pm ET League 911.5 569.0 1,480.5 0.0
T Parsons
49 Smoke Show XII 329 Bill Strickler XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 680.0 798.5 1,478.5 0.0
50 Air Lar Larry Schechter XII New York-Online March 30 7 pm ET League 940.0 531.0 1,471.0 0.0
51 Glenneration X Glenn Lowy XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 819.5 651.5 1,471.0 0.0
52 Money Joe Berg XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 806.5 659.5 1,466.0 0.0
53 Juuust a Bit Outside Michael OBrien XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 867.0 597.5 1,464.5 0.0
54 The Pale King II Bob Particelli XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 617.5 844.0 1,461.5 0.0
55 Dirtbags Robert DeNofrio XII Las Vegas March 29 10 am PT League 703.0 729.0 1,432.0 0.0
56 Glenneration X Glenn Lowy XII New York-Online March 30 7 pm ET League 685.5 744.0 1,429.5 0.0
57 Sack Chicago XII Ken Magner XII Chicago March 30 6 pm CT League 557.5 870.5 1,428.0 0.0
58 Midas Mulligan's Midas Mulligans XII Las Vegas March 29 10 am PT League 618.0 807.5 1,425.5 0.0
59 Black Diamond Baseball David Penrice XII Online March 29 8 pm ET League 632.0 791.5 1,423.5 0.0
60 Braun's Bullshitters Tim Lilly XII Las Vegas March 29 5 pm PT League 888.0 533.5 1,421.5 0.0
Wayne Roewer
61 The Northsiders Matthew Anderson XII Las Vegas-Online March 23 7 pm ET League 738.0 683.5 1,421.5 0.0
62 JaserD Cy's Jase Doane XII Las Vegas-Online March 24 1 pm ET League 864.5 556.0 1,420.5 0.0
63 Low Talkers Dave Potts XII Las Vegas March 29 10 am PT League 741.5 663.0 1,404.5 0.0
64 Barnacle Billy Clubs Thomas Dildine XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 704.0 681.0 1,385.0 0.0
65 Incredible Hulking Us XII NY Michael Edelman XII New York-Online March 30 7 pm ET League 722.5 661.5 1,384.0 0.0
66 Gigglin for CC's Chris Schinker XII Las Vegas March 22 10 am PT League 560.5 822.5 1,383.0 0.0
Shawn Childs
67 Smoke Show XII 330 Bill Strickler XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 853.0 527.5 1,380.5 0.0
68 Lunatic Fringe XII LV Jim Christie XII Las Vegas March 22 10 am PT League 618.5 741.0 1,359.5 0.0
69 A-Team Billy McAleer XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 666.5 692.5 1,359.0 0.0
70 Oak XII Scott Jenstad XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 737.5 611.0 1,348.5 0.0
71 Eskimo Brothers James Mack XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 2 911.0 424.5 1,335.5 0.0
72 Jack O'Neill Ted Jarzabek XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 500.0 831.0 1,331.0 0.0
73 One Eyed Jack Eric John XII Las Vegas-Online March 23 7 pm ET League 282.5 1,039.5 1,322.0 0.0
74 FuPayMe Brian Zeid XII Las Vegas-Online March 28 9 pm ET League 920.0 399.0 1,319.0 0.0
75 Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 567.5 747.0 1,314.5 0.0
76 Under Lock And Key Eric John XII Online March 28 9 pm ET League 390.0 921.5 1,311.5 0.0
77 Rake the Yard Tony Wilhelm XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 390.0 915.5 1,305.5 0.0
78 CODMEN StephenJohn Jupinka XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 550.0 741.0 1,291.0 0.0
79 Isotopes Bobby Brendler XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 681.0 608.0 1,289.0 0.0
80 Scared Money Dont Make Money J.T. Visco XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 714.5 573.0 1,287.5 0.0
81 Bleacher Bums Jim Goodson XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 480.5 801.5 1,282.0 0.0
82 Ghetto Onions Jaime Baird XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 613.5 668.0 1,281.5 0.0
83 EFORCE XIV VINCE CLEMENTE XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 389.5 890.5 1,280.0 0.0
84 Seinfeldian Mock Draft Dustin Wagner XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 863.0 406.5 1,269.5 0.0
85 Jimmy The WOP The WOP XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 779.5 489.5 1,269.0 0.0
86 Paint it Black Mark Wigent XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 727.5 534.5 1,262.0 0.0
87 3.3 GPA Andrew Edenbaum XII Online March 28 9 pm ET League 643.5 618.0 1,261.5 0.0
Andrew Edenbaum
Emmett Ruland
88 Money Joe Berg XII Online March 28 9 pm ET League 622.5 639.0 1,261.5 0.0
89 Anchor Down John Trapp XII Las Vegas-Online March 23 7 pm ET League 825.5 435.5 1,261.0 0.0
90 MustSeeTV David Hubbard XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 332.5 919.0 1,251.5 0.0
Derek Pierson
91 Flopped the Nuts Michael OBrien XII Las Vegas March 29 10 am PT League 384.0 857.0 1,241.0 0.0
92 Blackwater Park Jeffrey Cook XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 788.5 448.5 1,237.0 0.0
93 Team Ramos Virgilio Ramos XII Online March 30 7 pm ET League 1 568.0 668.5 1,236.5 0.0
94 The Sneakers Game Emmett Ruland XII Online March 26 9 pm ET League 638.5 596.5 1,235.0 0.0
Andrew Edenbaum
95 Smoke Show XII 322 Bill Strickler XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 674.5 553.5 1,228.0 0.0
96 Baseball Stars Ryan Coghill XII Chicago-Online March 29 7 pm CT League 849.5 376.0 1,225.5 0.0
Rob Simon
97 Vigilante Sabermetric Brigade Rob Silver XII Las Vegas-Online March 22 10 am PT League 2 798.5 420.5 1,219.0 0.0
98 Darth Vander XII David Van XII Chicago March 30 6 pm CT League 646.0 572.5 1,218.5 0.0
99 Ken Hill MTL Expos 94 Gaetan Lavoie XII Las Vegas March 22 1 pm PT League 686.0 531.5 1,217.5 0.0
100 Cleveland Dustmites - RotoSaurus Jacob Halusker XII Las Vegas March 22 4 pm PT League 476.0 734.5 1,210.5 0.0

Congratulations Bill !! Great Team and Great Job of bringing it home!!

Bill drafted 6th in the March 27th 7 pm Online League (his 6th preference) and finished with this roster:

Round 1 - Andrew McCutchen
Round 2 - Jose Bautista
Round 3- Dustin Pedroia
Round 4 - Paul Goldschmidt
Round 5 - Adam Wainwright
Round 6 - Max Scherzer
Round 7 - Austin Jackson
Round 8 - Elvis Andrus
Round 9 - Ryan Howard
Round 10 - Roy Halladay
Round 11 - Chase Utley
Round 12 - Jonathan Lucroy
Round 13 - Joel Hanrahan
Round 14 - Tim Lincecum
Round 15 - Chris Perez
Round 16 - Kenley Jansen
Round 17 - Anibal Sanchez
Round 18 - Andre Ethier
Round 19 - Pedro Alvarez
Round 20 - Tim Hudson
Round 21 - Alfonso Soriano
Round 22 - David Ortiz
Round 23 - Brian McCann
Round 24 - John Jaso
Round 25 - Drew Stubbs
Round 26 - Carlos Quentin
Round 27 - Jed Lowrie
Round 28 - Vinnie Pestano
Round 29 - Ryan Cook
Round 30 - Scott Kazmir

He found saves on the waiver wire, picking up Joaquin Benoit in Week 1 for $125 and then later Kevin Gregg for $245 and Heath Bell for $180. He even added Trevor Rosenthal the last week to secure the championship.

Eric Heberlig drafted 5th in this league, right next to Bill. And that's where they finished in the final standings as well.

This is the second year of the NFBC XII, so our overall champions so far have been:

2012 - Jeff Butler
2013 - Bill Strickler

Both years we had a $50,000 grand prize. We will look into the prospects of increasing that grand prize in 2013 with a higher entry fee as we hope to bring even more prominence to the 12-team format. Stay tuned for more details.