SOLD OUT: NFBC $400 1-Hour Draft Champions 29

[Greg Ambrosius]

The NFBC Draft Champions National Championship returns again after setting a record last year with 4,845 teams as Michael Stryker of Mill Valley, California bested everyone for the $40,000 grand prize. Michael became our 13th different DC national champion since this contest was started 13 years ago in 2011.

So let's do it again and see if there's a 14th different champion waiting to take the crown in 2024 or if we'll have our first two-time champion.

The Draft Champions is a favorite contest of so many players because there is no FAAB involved. These are 15-team, 50-round drafts with no FAAB. What you draft is what you get for the season. Your job after Draft Day is to set the right starting lineup every week for 27 weeks. You manage the 50-man roster you drafted with no trades and no free agent pickups. Sound fun?

We are shooting for around 330 leagues this year, which is close to 5,000 teams. We are offering another $40,000 grand prize while paying the Top 45 teams overall. The Top 3 teams in each league will also earn prize money.

We have price ranges of $150 per team, $400 per team, $1,000 per team, $2,500 per team and even $5,000 per team. We added the $5,000 price level in 2022 and filled one league again last year. The league prizes are different for each price point, but each league pays exactly the same amount to the overall prize pool, so everyone is eligible to compete for the $40,000 grand prize and the overall prizes from each of the different price points. Live Scoring and Live Standings will include teams from every price point as they battle for thousands of points in each of the 10 scoring categories.

We also offer two forms of drafts: Express leagues and slower drafts. The Express Leagues start and finish in one night at 1 minute per pick. They usually take around 3-4 hours to complete all 50 rounds. The slower formats allow 30 minutes per pick, 1 hour per pick, 2 hours per pick and 4 hours per pick. The clock will be cut in half for the 2 hour and 4 hour drafts starting in Round 31 and these can get done anywhere from 7 to 17 days. Our goal is to get through 3-4 rounds per day no matter the format.

We have also extended the overnight pause time by 2 hours, giving an extra hour at the front and at the back. The clock will now pause between 1 am ET and 9 am ET, but owners can still make picks during the pause. The software has multi-round auto-pick features and multiple round queues to help you keep the drafts rolling even if you aren't near a computer. Use those tools if you can.

Also, KDS runs 15 minutes after the league sells out and the draft starts 30 minutes after the league sells out. Always set your KDS preferences in advance and be ready to draft once the league is full.

For more details on the Draft Champions contests, go here:

https://nfc.shgn.com/gametypes/baseball/416
https://nfc.shgn.com/rules/1973

Let's use this thread to keep up with the latest openings in the $400 leagues. Good luck all and enjoy.

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 14
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
Sold Out.

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 14
Sunday, March 24th, 9 pm ET:
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
SOLD OUT

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: The first NFBC $400 Draft Champions league of the season sold out over the weekend and is already underway. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $3,000 league prize and the $40,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card:

$400 NFBC Draft Champions
2-Hour League #1
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 James Anderson
2 David Miller
3 Dan Iverson
4 Stephen Marshall
5 Brad Wilt
6 TIMOTHY TUNKS
7 Stephen Ruschak
8 Gary Durbin
9 Bryan Ghio
10 Anthony Mezzatesta
11 carter gill
12 Bill McRae
13 James Tomony
14 Spencer Thurmond
15 Mathew Adams

[COZ]

9 Spots Left: NFBC $400 2-Hour Draft Champions #2

[Darik B]

This league is Sold Out.

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 2
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 William Whitlock
2 Gary Durbin
3 Michael DeCavalcante
4 Christopher Cosley
5 Stephen Marshall
6 Danny Bronski
7 Tom O'Bryan
8 ADAM NAJEMY
9 Todd Hoppe
10 TIMOTHY TUNKS
11 Russell Withers
12 Nathan Edmunds
13 Jean Carlo Torres
14 Craig Clarke
15 James Tomony

[Darik B]

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 2
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 William Whitlock
2 Gary Durbin
3 Michael DeCavalcante
4 Christopher Cosley
5 Stephen Marshall
6 Danny Bronski
7 Tom O'Bryan
8 ADAM NAJEMY
9 Todd Hoppe
10 TIMOTHY TUNKS
11 Russell Withers
12 Nathan Edmunds
13 Jean Carlo Torres
14 Craig Clarke
15 James Tomony

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 2
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 Dan Iverson
2 Michael DeCavalcante
3 Christopher Cosley
4 David Hinkel
5 Danny Bronski
6 Tom O'Bryan
7 Anthony Mezzatesta
8 Stephen Marshall
9 Artemus Ham
10 Michael Mager
11 winston guest
12 Rick thomas
13 James Tomony
14 Robert DiPietro
15 Eric Albright

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the next NFBC $400 2-Hour Draft Champions League that will start 30 minutes after the league fills. Set your KDS preferences now because this one is going to fill shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $3,000 league prize and the $40,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list:

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 3
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1. William Whitlock
2. Michael DeCavalcante
3. Danny Bronski
4. Tom O'Bryan
5. Todd Hoppe
6. Nathan Edmunds
7. Steven Dittes
8. Stephen Marshall
9. TIMOTHY TUNKS
10. ADAM NAJEMY
11. Leonard Ringle
12. Andrew Sullivan
13. Robert DiPietro

[Darik B]

Another 4-hunny is all set

NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 3
Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 William Whitlock
2 Michael DeCavalcante
3 Christopher Cosley
4 Danny Bronski
5 Tom O'Bryan
6 Todd Hoppe
7 Nathan Edmunds
8 Steven Dittes
9 Stephen Marshall
10 TIMOTHY TUNKS
11 ADAM NAJEMY
12 Leonard Ringle
13 Andrew Sullivan
14 Robert DiPietro
15 Ryan Beck

[Darik B]

SOLD OUT: A 2-hour 4-hunny kicks off on New Year's Eve....perfect!

NFBC $400 Draft Champions
2-Hour League 4
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 William Whitlock
2 Gary Durbin
3 Michael DeCavalcante
4 Christopher Cosley
5 Danny Bronski
6 Tom O'Bryan
7 Russell Withers
8 Ben Tidd
9 Seth Trachtman
10 Vlad Sedler
11 Robert DiPietro
12 Stephen Ruschak
13 Mike Raudio
14 Stephen Marshall
15 TERRY LEWIS

[Tom Kessenich]

FIVE spots left

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 1
1. Dan Iverson
2. Todd Hoppe
3. Nathan Edmunds
4. Mike Ballschmiede
5. Brad Wilt
6. James Gabal
7. Ian Hubbard
8. Daniel Beerhalter
9. Brian Kurtz
10. JOHN COCCHIERI

[Darik B]

SOLD OUT: Our first 4-hour 4-hunny of the year:

NFBC $400 Draft Champions
4-Hour League 1
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 Dan Iverson
2 Todd Hoppe
3 Nathan Edmunds
4 Mike Ballschmiede
5 Brad Wilt
6 James Gabal
7 Ian Hubbard
8 Daniel Beerhalter
9 Brian Kurtz
10 JOHN COCCHIERI
11 scott slack
12 Aaron Cutler
13 ANDREW DENINNO
14 Mike Raudio
15 Marc Perlmutter

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in the next NFBC $400 4-Hour Draft Champions League that will start 30 minutes after it fills. Who's ready to jump in and draft a team that can win the $3,000 league prize and the $40,000 grand prize?

Here's the current signup list:

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 2
1. Michael McMorrow
2. Christopher Cosley
3. Todd Hoppe
4. Steven Dittes
5. Brian Kurtz
6. scott slack
7. Nate Anderson
8. david marcus
9. RICHARD ZITO
10. Brad Miller
11. rusty clark
12. FREDERICK STUDIER
13. ANDREW DENINNO

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 2
1 Michael McMorrow
2 Christopher Cosley
3 Todd Hoppe
4 Steven Dittes
5 Brian Kurtz
6 scott slack
7 Nate Anderson
8 david marcus
9 RICHARD ZITO
10 Brad Miller
11 rusty clark
12 FREDERICK STUDIER
13 ANDREW DENINNO
14 James Gabal
15 RUSSELL STURTZ

[Darik B]

SOLD OUT: Latest 4-HUNNY

NFBC $400 Draft Champions
2-Hour League
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 David Miller
2 Christopher Cosley
3 Michael Mager
4 Rick thomas
5 Robert Osgood Jr.
6 TERRY LEWIS
7 Greg Benevides
8 Robert Giese
9 Brad Miller
10 Gary Durbin
11 Stephen Ruschak
12 James Gabal
13 John Pausma
14 Allan Quis
15 robert cramutola

[Tom Kessenich]

SEVEN spots left

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 6
1. Michael DeCavalcante
2. Todd Hoppe
3. Ben Tidd
4. Brad Miller
5. FREDERICK STUDIER
6. JEFFREY ELLIOTT
7. JB Helford
8. robert cramutola

[Darik B]

SOLD OUT: Latest 2-hr and league #9 of the 4-hunny's

NFBC $400 Draft Champions
2-Hour League
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
1 Michael DeCavalcante
2 Tom O'Bryan
3 Todd Hoppe
4 Steve Maier
5 Ben Tidd
6 Robert DiPietro
7 Brad Miller
8 FREDERICK STUDIER
9 JEFFREY ELLIOTT
10 JB Helford
11 robert cramutola
12 Paul Jager
13 Robert Giese
14 Vlad Sedler
15 David Ehsanipoor

[Darik B]

SOLD OUT: Latest 4-hr 4-hunny

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 3:
1 Krin Kay
2 Clark Olson
3 Tom O'Bryan
4 Mike Ballschmiede
5 Brian Kurtz
6 Brian Ambos
7 RICHARD ZITO
8 David Schroeder
9 AARON KOLAR
10 JACOB BECK
11 KEVIN DEBENEDETTO
12 Todd Ciolek
13 Derek DowDell
14 Robert DiPietro
15 Aaron Cutler

[BBolf]

This league is Sold Out.

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 4
1 Michael McMorrow
2 Russell Withers
3 Mike Ballschmiede
4 Ian Hubbard
5 Kyle Savage
6 Christopher Koumou
7 Jeremy E Daino
8 JOSEPH HERGES
9 Ian Peterson
10 Brad Miller
11 nicholas durrell
12 Andrew Lu
13 CORY JAMES
14 James Gabal
15 Derrek Smith

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 1-Hour League 1
1 Rick thomas
2 Seth Trachtman
3 Stephen Marshall
4 Leonard Ringle
5 Stephen Ruschak
6 JB Helford
7 Nathan Edmunds
8 Brad Miller
9 CORY JAMES
10 James Gabal
11 Robert Giese
12 John Fish
13 MICHAEL BRUTSCHE
14 robert cramutola
15 Ryan-Allen Guenther

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 7
1 Todd Hoppe
2 Steve Maier
3 Ben Tidd
4 Steven Dittes
5 Robert Osgood Jr.
6 Leonard Ringle
7 scott slack
8 JEFFREY ELLIOTT
9 Ben Foulger
10 Brad Miller
11 rusty clark
12 Tom O'Bryan
13 Vlad Sedler
14 Mike Raudio
15 STEPHEN PREPAS

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 5
1 Michael McMorrow
2 Krin Kay
3 Mike Ballschmiede
4 Brian Kurtz
5 Nate Anderson
6 Kyle Savage
7 CORY JAMES
8 rusty clark
9 david marcus
10 Brad Miller
11 Darren Wan
12 robert cramutola
13 Ross Gardner
14 JARED GOULD
15 Michael Treffilett

[Tom Kessenich]

This league is SOLD OUT

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 2-Hour League 8
1 Michael DeCavalcante
2 Danny Bronski
3 SCOTT SLEZAK
4 James Anderson
5 John Doering
6 Brad Miller
7 David Bone
8 Adam Mayer
9 August Thompson
10 Gary Durbin
11 Zach Bettencourt
12 scott slack
13 BRENNAN LOGUE
14 James Tomony
15 joel blasberg

[Tom Kessenich]

FIVE spots left

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 1-Hour League 2
1. David Miller
2. Seth Trachtman
3. Leonard Ringle
4. James Gabal
5. Brad Miller
6. Stephen Ruschak
7. Randall Haines
8. MICHAEL RICHARDS
9. Roland Pinto
10. Scott Moyer

[BBolf]

This league is Sold Out.

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 1-Hour League 2
1 David Miller
2 Steven Dittes
3 Seth Trachtman
4 Leonard Ringle
5 JB Helford
6 Nathan Edmunds
7 Tom O'Bryan
8 Brad Miller
9 Stephen Ruschak
10 Randall Haines
11 MICHAEL RICHARDS
12 Roland Pinto
13 Scott Moyer
14 Rick thomas
15 Robert Giese

[GeoffreySteinNFC]

FULL!

Pays Top 3 In Each League; $40,000 Grand Prize
Draft Starts 30 Minutes After League Fills:
NFBC $400 Draft Champions 4-Hour League 6
1 Clark Olson
2 Mike Ballschmiede
3 Steve Maier
4 Brian Bellinger
5 Brian Ambos
6 RICHARD ZITO
7 James Gabal
8 rusty clark
9 Coley Lockward
10 Brad Miller
11 Chris Plouffe
12 Michael Caputo
13 Brad Wilt
14 Daniel Seeberger
15 William Whitlock