Nick Cole & Jody Boyd Win 2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Titles
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:38 am
Nick Cole of Lascassas, Tennessee won the 2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Roto Championship and the $30,000 grand prize, but he did even better than that. He also had the third place team to win another $5,500 prize. This is Nick's first Diamond Challenge overall title as this contest goes all the way back to 1993.
Nick had only two Diamond Challenge Roto entries and he obviously won both of his league titles and those $1,700 league prizes. He finished with 132 points with his championship team and his third place team did even better with 144.5 league points. Great job Nick.
Cole, 39, first joined the NFBC in 2011 and has played in the Diamond Challenge contest the last several years. He had two Top 100 Roto and two Top 100 Points teams last year, but this is his first overall title in this format. He had two Diamond Challenge Points teams this year as well and both finished in the Top 50.
Elliot Kite finished second, 37 points behind Cole, whose third place team was 8.5 points out of second. Rounding out the Top 5 were Patrick Gagne and Michael Western.
We finished with a total of 510 teams in the Roto Championship -- up one league from 2023 -- and we paid the Top 3 teams in each 15-team league and we paid the Top 14 overall. Here's the final 2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Roto standings:
2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Roto Top 100 Teams:
1 Nick Cole Cole R1 4,722.50
2 Elliot Kite STL-Parrothead 4,685.50
3 Nick Cole Cole R2 4,677.00
4 Patrick Gagne Bringing it all Down 4,291.50
5 Michael Western Tribute to 2nd Chinnock 4,275.00
6 Carl Comstock CMmmco 4,142.50
7 Joe Forkner Forkner 4,082.00
8 Daniel Warner Warner 4,063.00
9 Michael McGrath Willie Chin 4,050.00
10 Harry Martin Martin 4,040.50
11 Duane Miller MYC 2 4,035.50
12 Matthew V I See Blue...He Looks Glorious 4,031.50
13 Duane Miller MYC 4,018.50
14 Jeff Caywood K-wood's Krushers 4,017.00
15 Jeff Jurney Jurney 4,003.50
15 Jeff Jurney Jurney 4,003.50
17 Anthony Unterreiner I Loves Me Some Peyton 3,985.50
18 Steven McKinney Dodger Blues 3,979.50
19 ERIC SEILER Chico's Bail Bonds 3,964.00
20 NICHOLAS ANDRETTA Nick's Nice Guys 3,961.00
21 Patrick Gagne Down 3,958.00
22 Dean Little 0 - DL - Atlanta Braves 3,952.50
23 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 1 3,933.50
23 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 3 3,933.50
25 Timothy Hansen Hansen 3,932.50
26 Carlos Lopez Mambo King 3,926.50
27 Eugene Endres Topsy Turvy 3,920.00
28 Jeff Caywood K-wood's Krushers II 3,918.50
29 THOMAS BAMFORD BAMFORD 3,916.00
30 Gary Itzkowitz Wilbur350 3,892.00
30 Gary Itzkowitz wilbur350A 3,892.00
32 Louis Pisani The Florida Chikihuts 3,879.00
33 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 2 3,878.00
34 jeremy miller MillerTime 3,875.00
35 Jeff Jurney Jurney 3,856.00
36 Alex Sturm Sturm 3,846.50
37 WILLIAM HYNES HYNES 3,821.00
38 BRIANNA HOVEY Peper Farms 3,818.50
39 Daniel Kobold Bleacher Bums 2 3,817.50
39 Daniel Kobold Bleacher Bums 3,817.50
41 John Hinck Hinck 3,813.50
42 Patrick Gagne Down but never out 3,810.00
43 Matthew Gordon Steal My Sunshine 3,806.50
44 Jody Boyd Boyd 3,806.00
45 Duane Miller MYC 3 3,800.50
46 Patrick Gagne Down with a plan 3,794.50
47 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Sadie 3,793.50
48 Don Pirodsky Jason's Hurricanes 3,772.00
49 Kirk Barry Louden Swain 3,759.00
50 Carl Comstock Triple C 3,757.50
51 Howard Baum Baum 3,755.00
52 Patrick Gagne Stand Down 3,749.50
53 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Shaka 3,748.50
53 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Mini 3,748.50
55 Francis McVey Gooney Birds 3,735.50
56 Brent Dewald Vitamin S 3,729.00
57 Abu Parvez YANKEES 2 3,720.00
58 Brian Booth ClevelandAgainstTheWorld! 3,718.50
59 Jason Perkins Chester Copperpot 3,714.50
60 Brian Schmidt Schmidt Happens 3,696.00
61 Daniel Williams Cruzn 3,685.50
62 Carl Comstock CCC you on the BB 3,680.50
63 Scott Jenstad Oaktown 3,658.00
64 Kenneth Colley Colley 3,656.50
65 Karl Miller BRAVES Lumber Yard 3,652.50
66 Dan Hagan DanD Greydogs 3,651.50
67 Craig Walrath usual suspects 3,644.00
68 Sean Hanlon Molten Maple 3,632.00
69 Paul Morris Go Braves! 3,622.50
70 Andrew Crouch Texas Aggie 3,620.50
70 Thomas Hayes Uninvited Visitor 3,620.50
72 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 1 3,607.00
73 Dean Little 0 - DL - Arizona Diamondbacks 3,598.50
74 Karl Miller Green Bay Packers 3,595.50
75 Michael Temple Peopleunite 3,586.00
76 Dean Little 0 - DL - St. Louis Cardinals 3,577.00
77 Jason Castellucci Castellucci 3,575.00
78 Jeff Schwartz IT HAD TO BE MOO 3,563.50
79 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 2 3,563.00
80 Tom Bledsoe Chattahoochee Duck Hunters 3,561.00
81 Robert Manning MIDNIGHT RIDER 3,555.50
82 David Martin Ride The Lightning 3,555.00
83 Frank Read Phillie Connection 3,554.50
84 Dean Little 0 - DL - Los Angeles Dodgers 3,547.00
85 Tom Stavropoulos Mad Greek 1 3,539.00
86 Dustin Davis KANE JAYS 3,536.50
87 John Franco Diamond Jubilee 3,531.00
88 Brian Wilson Wilson 3,526.50
89 Timothy BRAULT Hawks III 3,517.00
89 Sam Nuzzo New Castle 3,517.00
91 Quintan Kocher Qs Superstars Roto 3,513.50
92 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 3 3,504.50
93 Patrick Bush P Funk 3,480.50
94 Abu Parvez YANKEES 3,478.00
95 Patrick Gagne Down the line 3,473.00
96 Gary Kramer Cheeseheads 3,470.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
100 Frank Read Phillie Connection 2 3,461.50
Nick had only two Diamond Challenge Roto entries and he obviously won both of his league titles and those $1,700 league prizes. He finished with 132 points with his championship team and his third place team did even better with 144.5 league points. Great job Nick.
Cole, 39, first joined the NFBC in 2011 and has played in the Diamond Challenge contest the last several years. He had two Top 100 Roto and two Top 100 Points teams last year, but this is his first overall title in this format. He had two Diamond Challenge Points teams this year as well and both finished in the Top 50.
Elliot Kite finished second, 37 points behind Cole, whose third place team was 8.5 points out of second. Rounding out the Top 5 were Patrick Gagne and Michael Western.
We finished with a total of 510 teams in the Roto Championship -- up one league from 2023 -- and we paid the Top 3 teams in each 15-team league and we paid the Top 14 overall. Here's the final 2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Roto standings:
2024 NFBC Diamond Challenge Roto Top 100 Teams:
1 Nick Cole Cole R1 4,722.50
2 Elliot Kite STL-Parrothead 4,685.50
3 Nick Cole Cole R2 4,677.00
4 Patrick Gagne Bringing it all Down 4,291.50
5 Michael Western Tribute to 2nd Chinnock 4,275.00
6 Carl Comstock CMmmco 4,142.50
7 Joe Forkner Forkner 4,082.00
8 Daniel Warner Warner 4,063.00
9 Michael McGrath Willie Chin 4,050.00
10 Harry Martin Martin 4,040.50
11 Duane Miller MYC 2 4,035.50
12 Matthew V I See Blue...He Looks Glorious 4,031.50
13 Duane Miller MYC 4,018.50
14 Jeff Caywood K-wood's Krushers 4,017.00
15 Jeff Jurney Jurney 4,003.50
15 Jeff Jurney Jurney 4,003.50
17 Anthony Unterreiner I Loves Me Some Peyton 3,985.50
18 Steven McKinney Dodger Blues 3,979.50
19 ERIC SEILER Chico's Bail Bonds 3,964.00
20 NICHOLAS ANDRETTA Nick's Nice Guys 3,961.00
21 Patrick Gagne Down 3,958.00
22 Dean Little 0 - DL - Atlanta Braves 3,952.50
23 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 1 3,933.50
23 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 3 3,933.50
25 Timothy Hansen Hansen 3,932.50
26 Carlos Lopez Mambo King 3,926.50
27 Eugene Endres Topsy Turvy 3,920.00
28 Jeff Caywood K-wood's Krushers II 3,918.50
29 THOMAS BAMFORD BAMFORD 3,916.00
30 Gary Itzkowitz Wilbur350 3,892.00
30 Gary Itzkowitz wilbur350A 3,892.00
32 Louis Pisani The Florida Chikihuts 3,879.00
33 FERNANDO SANTIAGO Chavez 2 3,878.00
34 jeremy miller MillerTime 3,875.00
35 Jeff Jurney Jurney 3,856.00
36 Alex Sturm Sturm 3,846.50
37 WILLIAM HYNES HYNES 3,821.00
38 BRIANNA HOVEY Peper Farms 3,818.50
39 Daniel Kobold Bleacher Bums 2 3,817.50
39 Daniel Kobold Bleacher Bums 3,817.50
41 John Hinck Hinck 3,813.50
42 Patrick Gagne Down but never out 3,810.00
43 Matthew Gordon Steal My Sunshine 3,806.50
44 Jody Boyd Boyd 3,806.00
45 Duane Miller MYC 3 3,800.50
46 Patrick Gagne Down with a plan 3,794.50
47 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Sadie 3,793.50
48 Don Pirodsky Jason's Hurricanes 3,772.00
49 Kirk Barry Louden Swain 3,759.00
50 Carl Comstock Triple C 3,757.50
51 Howard Baum Baum 3,755.00
52 Patrick Gagne Stand Down 3,749.50
53 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Shaka 3,748.50
53 Lance Kopenhagen RIP Mini 3,748.50
55 Francis McVey Gooney Birds 3,735.50
56 Brent Dewald Vitamin S 3,729.00
57 Abu Parvez YANKEES 2 3,720.00
58 Brian Booth ClevelandAgainstTheWorld! 3,718.50
59 Jason Perkins Chester Copperpot 3,714.50
60 Brian Schmidt Schmidt Happens 3,696.00
61 Daniel Williams Cruzn 3,685.50
62 Carl Comstock CCC you on the BB 3,680.50
63 Scott Jenstad Oaktown 3,658.00
64 Kenneth Colley Colley 3,656.50
65 Karl Miller BRAVES Lumber Yard 3,652.50
66 Dan Hagan DanD Greydogs 3,651.50
67 Craig Walrath usual suspects 3,644.00
68 Sean Hanlon Molten Maple 3,632.00
69 Paul Morris Go Braves! 3,622.50
70 Andrew Crouch Texas Aggie 3,620.50
70 Thomas Hayes Uninvited Visitor 3,620.50
72 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 1 3,607.00
73 Dean Little 0 - DL - Arizona Diamondbacks 3,598.50
74 Karl Miller Green Bay Packers 3,595.50
75 Michael Temple Peopleunite 3,586.00
76 Dean Little 0 - DL - St. Louis Cardinals 3,577.00
77 Jason Castellucci Castellucci 3,575.00
78 Jeff Schwartz IT HAD TO BE MOO 3,563.50
79 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 2 3,563.00
80 Tom Bledsoe Chattahoochee Duck Hunters 3,561.00
81 Robert Manning MIDNIGHT RIDER 3,555.50
82 David Martin Ride The Lightning 3,555.00
83 Frank Read Phillie Connection 3,554.50
84 Dean Little 0 - DL - Los Angeles Dodgers 3,547.00
85 Tom Stavropoulos Mad Greek 1 3,539.00
86 Dustin Davis KANE JAYS 3,536.50
87 John Franco Diamond Jubilee 3,531.00
88 Brian Wilson Wilson 3,526.50
89 Timothy BRAULT Hawks III 3,517.00
89 Sam Nuzzo New Castle 3,517.00
91 Quintan Kocher Qs Superstars Roto 3,513.50
92 BOB SKYLAR Say Hey Kids 3 3,504.50
93 Patrick Bush P Funk 3,480.50
94 Abu Parvez YANKEES 3,478.00
95 Patrick Gagne Down the line 3,473.00
96 Gary Kramer Cheeseheads 3,470.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
97 Douglas Gruber Dougs Dawgs 3,463.50
100 Frank Read Phillie Connection 2 3,461.50