What Is The NFBC Double Play?
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:07 am
Last year we debuted the NFBC Online Championship and it took off faster than we ever imagined. We finished with 600 teams after projecting just 300 and wound up giving out a $40,000 grand prize after originally planning for a $20,000 grand prize. We actually had to stop taking signups at 600 because that's as many teams as we were allowed legally thanks to language in our rules.
This year we talked about growing this portion of the contest but we didn't want to just double the number of teams that we could take online. We are a live events business and thus our goal is to grow everything we do towards the live drafts, while recognizing that we've got a good hit with the Online Championship.
So this year we are eliminating the name of the NFBC Online Championship and rolling it into a new format. The old NFBC Online Championship will now be known as the NFBC Double Play. Here's how it works:
The NFBC Double Play has two parts to it:
1. A separate online contest that is projecting 720 teams and has a $60,000 grand prize. Cost is the same as last year at $350 per team and league prizes are the same as last year at $1300 for first place and $650 for second.
2. A Live Double Play component where a team can win the $25,000 grand prize in this contest and the $60,000 grand prize in the Online Championship. Every teams' results will be included in the Live Double Play and the Online Double Play, giving that owner two chances for a national title. There will be 300 teams (25 leagues) for the Live Double Play among the five cities. Cost is $500 per team and there is a $25 Events Fee at the Bellagio, Citi Field and Cubby Bear Wrigleyville. Top two teams in each league earn prizes: $2,000 for first and $750 for second.
If we sell out both portions of the event, the total number of teams battling for the $60,000 grand prize will be 1,020. Last year we had 600 teams. One team could actually win $85,000 in grand prizes and $2,000 in league prizes if it won through the Live Double Play.
We built this new model because a) we believe the $500 price point is a great entry level for folks who may want to join the NFBC's live events for the first time; and b) we wanted to grow the online portion without just doubling the number of online participants.
The NFBC Double Play remains a 12-team format with the same 5x5 scoring rules as the NFBC, 30-man rosters, $1,000 FAAB budget and all the rest. Online Double Play drafts will start in March and continue through Saturday, April 3. We will haveve 20+ dates to choose from and a number of different times with multiple leagues happening at once. Live Double Play drafts will be held at every location on March 19-21 and March 26-28. Go to the Double Play link for more details and an Events Schedule.
I hope this helps. Say goodbye to the NFBC Online Championship and hello to the NFBC Double Play. Play one way and win $60,000 or play the Live Double Play and have a shot at $85,000. Good luck all.
This year we talked about growing this portion of the contest but we didn't want to just double the number of teams that we could take online. We are a live events business and thus our goal is to grow everything we do towards the live drafts, while recognizing that we've got a good hit with the Online Championship.
So this year we are eliminating the name of the NFBC Online Championship and rolling it into a new format. The old NFBC Online Championship will now be known as the NFBC Double Play. Here's how it works:
The NFBC Double Play has two parts to it:
1. A separate online contest that is projecting 720 teams and has a $60,000 grand prize. Cost is the same as last year at $350 per team and league prizes are the same as last year at $1300 for first place and $650 for second.
2. A Live Double Play component where a team can win the $25,000 grand prize in this contest and the $60,000 grand prize in the Online Championship. Every teams' results will be included in the Live Double Play and the Online Double Play, giving that owner two chances for a national title. There will be 300 teams (25 leagues) for the Live Double Play among the five cities. Cost is $500 per team and there is a $25 Events Fee at the Bellagio, Citi Field and Cubby Bear Wrigleyville. Top two teams in each league earn prizes: $2,000 for first and $750 for second.
If we sell out both portions of the event, the total number of teams battling for the $60,000 grand prize will be 1,020. Last year we had 600 teams. One team could actually win $85,000 in grand prizes and $2,000 in league prizes if it won through the Live Double Play.
We built this new model because a) we believe the $500 price point is a great entry level for folks who may want to join the NFBC's live events for the first time; and b) we wanted to grow the online portion without just doubling the number of online participants.
The NFBC Double Play remains a 12-team format with the same 5x5 scoring rules as the NFBC, 30-man rosters, $1,000 FAAB budget and all the rest. Online Double Play drafts will start in March and continue through Saturday, April 3. We will haveve 20+ dates to choose from and a number of different times with multiple leagues happening at once. Live Double Play drafts will be held at every location on March 19-21 and March 26-28. Go to the Double Play link for more details and an Events Schedule.
I hope this helps. Say goodbye to the NFBC Online Championship and hello to the NFBC Double Play. Play one way and win $60,000 or play the Live Double Play and have a shot at $85,000. Good luck all.