Bill Cook Is 2014 NFBC Draft Champions Winner

[Tom Kessenich]

Congratulations to Bill Cook who takes home the $25,000 grand prize in our Draft Champions contest after besting a field of 2,460 teams. The Top 22 overall finishers all receive prize winnings in this contest this year. Here is the final Top 22 standings. Congratulations to everyone on the list.

1 Starfishmn 0211 Bill Cook $150 Draft Champions Feb 11 1:00 pm Lg.2608 11,915.5 10,539.0 22,454.5 -94.0
2 OC Wolverines Brent Barbour $150 Draft Champions Feb 09 1:00 pm Lg.2604 11,025.0 10,890.0 21,915.0 +84.5
3 Ocular Keratitis DC5 Jason Weir $150 Draft Champions Feb 04 1:00 pm Lg.2587 11,009.5 10,382.5 21,392.0 +5.0
4 Captain Crunch 6 Dorian Kinman $150 Draft Champions Feb 27 1:00 pm Lg.2663 10,860.0 10,482.0 21,342.0 -24.0
5 It Shrinks? Barry Ercoles $1000 Draft Champions Feb. 17 League 11,039.0 10,089.0 21,128.0 -55.5
Gregory Doyle
6 Margins of Error Scott Butterworth $150 Draft Champions Jan 05 1:00 pm Lg.2540 11,805.5 9,298.5 21,104.0 +85.0
7 Chin Musicians Kevin Price $150 Draft Champions Feb 26 1:00 pm Lg.2661 10,978.0 9,936.0 20,914.0 -25.0
8 Gordon Gekko Mark Srebro $150 Draft Champions Express Feb. 16 6 pm ET 10,458.5 10,294.0 20,752.5 -62.0
9 Wayne Unser Anthony Visano $150 Draft Champions Jan 07 1:00 pm Lg.2541 10,865.5 9,878.5 20,744.0 +41.0
10 BAY HARBOR BUTCHERS Todd Easterling $150 Draft Champions Dec 29 1:00 pm Lg.2532 11,514.0 9,173.5 20,687.5 +0.5
11 Ocular Keratitis DC6 Jason Weir $150 Draft Champions Feb 17 1:00 pm Lg.2625 9,461.0 11,010.0 20,471.0 -59.0
12 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Josh Rasmusson $150 Draft Champions Feb 14 1:00 pm Lg.2618 10,246.5 10,209.5 20,456.0 -100.5
13 GLG20s Brian Slack $150 Draft Champions Feb 23 1:00 pm Lg.2645 9,749.0 10,696.0 20,445.0 +118.0
14 Team Winhold Scott Winhold $150 Draft Champions Mar 07 1:00 pm Lg.2717 9,136.5 11,235.0 20,371.5 +4.5
15 Poopy Tooth 1 Michael Lins $150 Draft Champions Nov 21 1:00 pm Lg.2493 9,638.5 10,562.5 20,201.0 +104.0
16 The Bream Team Chief Noc-A-Homa $150 Draft Champions Feb 22 1:00 pm Lg.2643 8,929.0 11,234.0 20,163.0 -47.0
17 Why So Much Haith? Beau Butler $150 Draft Champions Mar 03 1:00 pm Lg.2691 9,629.5 10,532.0 20,161.5 +28.5
18 Team boldger Sean boldger $150 Draft Champions Feb 26 1:00 pm Lg.2661 10,720.5 9,415.0 20,135.5 +113.0
19 Frozen Tundra Richard Temkin $400 Draft Champions Feb 19 1:00 pm Lg.2633 8,474.5 11,580.5 20,055.0 -65.0
20 Ehrman 132 Ralph Ehrman $150 Draft Champions Mar 05 1:00 pm Lg.2699 10,176.5 9,863.5 20,040.0 -11.5
21 old vet and the rook Carm $150 Draft Champions Feb 18 1:00 pm Lg.2628 11,384.5 8,649.5 20,034.0 +29.5
Gary Cutler
22 Vegas Vandals Ryan Atkins $150 Draft Champions Feb 15 1:00 pm Lg.2620 9,308.0 10,666.0 19,974.0 +181.5
Sam Erickson

[Winston's Empire]

Congrats to all of the guys on this short list! With the THOUSANDS of people playing the DC game, this is a very impressive task!

[Greg Ambrosius]

With a record 2,460 teams competing last year over a five month period, winning this title certainly wasn't going to be easy. CONGRATS to Bill Cook, who held off every team for the NFBC Draft Champions National Championship. Bill drafted in early February and jumped two spots in the last week to win the overall title. This was another amazing race with a ton of great players in the competition. Kudos to Bill and everyone who won a league title and overall prize money.

Here's a look at the Top 100 teams in this competition:

2014 NFBC Draft Champions National Championship Top 100 Teams:
Rank Team Owner League Batting Pts Pitching Pts Overall Pts Change
1 Starfishmn 0211 Bill Cook $150 Draft Champions Feb 11 1:00 pm Lg.2608 11,915.5 10,539.0 22,454.5 -94.0
2 OC Wolverines Brent Barbour $150 Draft Champions Feb 09 1:00 pm Lg.2604 11,025.0 10,890.0 21,915.0 +84.5
3 Ocular Keratitis DC5 Jason Weir $150 Draft Champions Feb 04 1:00 pm Lg.2587 11,009.5 10,382.5 21,392.0 +5.0
4 Captain Crunch 6 Dorian Kinman $150 Draft Champions Feb 27 1:00 pm Lg.2663 10,860.0 10,482.0 21,342.0 -24.0
5 It Shrinks? Barry Ercoles $1000 Draft Champions Feb. 17 League 11,039.0 10,089.0 21,128.0 -55.5
Gregory Doyle
6 Margins of Error Scott Butterworth $150 Draft Champions Jan 05 1:00 pm Lg.2540 11,805.5 9,298.5 21,104.0 +85.0
7 Chin Musicians Kevin Price $150 Draft Champions Feb 26 1:00 pm Lg.2661 10,978.0 9,936.0 20,914.0 -25.0
8 Gordon Gekko Mark Srebro $150 Draft Champions Express Feb. 16 6 pm ET 10,458.5 10,294.0 20,752.5 -62.0
9 Wayne Unser Anthony Visano $150 Draft Champions Jan 07 1:00 pm Lg.2541 10,865.5 9,878.5 20,744.0 +41.0
10 BAY HARBOR BUTCHERS Todd Easterling $150 Draft Champions Dec 29 1:00 pm Lg.2532 11,514.0 9,173.5 20,687.5 +0.5
11 Ocular Keratitis DC6 Jason Weir $150 Draft Champions Feb 17 1:00 pm Lg.2625 9,461.0 11,010.0 20,471.0 -59.0
12 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Josh Rasmusson $150 Draft Champions Feb 14 1:00 pm Lg.2618 10,246.5 10,209.5 20,456.0 -100.5
13 GLG20s Brian Slack $150 Draft Champions Feb 23 1:00 pm Lg.2645 9,749.0 10,696.0 20,445.0 +118.0
14 Team Winhold Scott Winhold $150 Draft Champions Mar 07 1:00 pm Lg.2717 9,136.5 11,235.0 20,371.5 +4.5
15 Poopy Tooth 1 Michael Lins $150 Draft Champions Nov 21 1:00 pm Lg.2493 9,638.5 10,562.5 20,201.0 +104.0
16 The Bream Team Chief Noc-A-Homa $150 Draft Champions Feb 22 1:00 pm Lg.2643 8,929.0 11,234.0 20,163.0 -47.0
17 Why So Much Haith? Beau Butler $150 Draft Champions Mar 03 1:00 pm Lg.2691 9,629.5 10,532.0 20,161.5 +28.5
18 Team boldger Sean boldger $150 Draft Champions Feb 26 1:00 pm Lg.2661 10,720.5 9,415.0 20,135.5 +113.0
19 Frozen Tundra Richard Temkin $400 Draft Champions Feb 19 1:00 pm Lg.2633 8,474.5 11,580.5 20,055.0 -65.0
20 Ehrman 132 Ralph Ehrman $150 Draft Champions Mar 05 1:00 pm Lg.2699 10,176.5 9,863.5 20,040.0 -11.5
21 old vet and the rook Carm $150 Draft Champions Feb 18 1:00 pm Lg.2628 11,384.5 8,649.5 20,034.0 +29.5
Gary Cutler
22 Vegas Vandals Ryan Atkins $150 Draft Champions Feb 15 1:00 pm Lg.2620 9,308.0 10,666.0 19,974.0 +181.5
Sam Erickson
23 TeachMeHowtoDougieGlanville Matt Petrich $150 Draft Champions Nov 22 1:00 pm Lg.2505 8,835.5 11,122.5 19,958.0 -46.5
24 Home Run Derbies Eric John $150 Draft Champions Feb 14 1:00 pm Lg.2618 10,271.5 9,615.5 19,887.0 -93.0
25 Lucca 1 Leonard Ringle $400 Draft Champions Jan 15 1:00 pm Lg.2559 10,121.5 9,707.5 19,829.0 -92.0
26 EA Sports Express Eric Albright $150 Draft Champions Express Feb. 28 8 pm ET 9,744.0 10,036.0 19,780.0 -121.5
27 Starfishmn 0119 Bill Cook $150 Draft Champions Jan 19 1:00 pm Lg.2562 10,572.5 9,156.5 19,729.0 -84.5
28 one eyed jack Eric John $150 Draft Champions Mar 06 1:00 pm Lg.2705 8,572.5 11,138.0 19,710.5 -59.5
29 Tom Haverford Tom Haverford $150 Draft Champions Feb 18 1:00 pm Lg.2630 9,614.5 10,078.5 19,693.0 +4.0
30 Merloni Plays the Mamba Jon Pierce $150 Draft Champions Feb 25 1:00 pm Lg.2651 10,266.0 9,379.5 19,645.5 -219.5
31 Captain Crunch 4 Dorian Kinman $150 Draft Champions Feb 13 1:00 pm Lg.2616 10,805.5 8,818.0 19,623.5 +15.5
32 Dandelion Heads Shad Harrington $150 Draft Champions Jan 19 1:00 pm Lg.2562 10,074.5 9,548.5 19,623.0 -106.5
33 Starfishmn X 0221 Bill Cook $150 Draft Champions Express Feb. 21 8 pm ET 11,129.5 8,446.5 19,576.0 -135.0
34 BK Mets FS Alan Greenberg $150 Draft Champions Jan. 19 Noon ET 11,708.5 7,861.5 19,570.0 -150.0
35 Ocular Keratitis DC7Razz Jason Weir $150 Draft Champions March 1 1 pm ET League 2 9,055.0 10,498.5 19,553.5 -6.5
36 The Minion's David Boyce $150 Draft Champions Jan 12 1:00 pm Lg.2552 8,806.0 10,739.0 19,545.0 -24.5
37 Harpy's Tribe Eric Harper $150 Draft Champions Feb 25 1:00 pm Lg.2657 9,981.5 9,536.0 19,517.5 +67.5
38 Frightened Turtle Gregory Doyle $150 Draft Champions Jan 14 1:00 pm Lg.2555 8,048.5 11,445.5 19,494.0 -73.5
39 MPG Rhubarb Karl M $400 Draft Champions Express March 16 8 pm ET 9,874.5 9,617.5 19,492.0 -30.5
40 Baxter's in Milwaukee Pat Brubaker $150 Draft Champions Feb 08 1:00 pm Lg.2602 10,124.0 9,360.5 19,484.5 +205.0
41 Uptown Baby DC3 Doug Cassidy $150 Draft Champions Feb 04 1:00 pm Lg.2588 9,669.5 9,799.0 19,468.5 +32.0
42 Texas Connection Jon Stadtmueller $150 Draft Champions Express Feb. 14 8 pm ET 9,373.0 10,044.0 19,417.0 +126.0
43 2014 Dunder Mifflin Mar Dennis Kleven $150 Draft Champions Mar 04 1:00 pm Lg.2692 9,257.5 10,124.5 19,382.0 +46.5
44 PTPers Darren Wasney $150 Draft Champions Mar 08 1:00 pm Lg.2719 8,886.5 10,492.0 19,378.5 -69.5
45 2014 Dunder Mifflin Feb Dennis Kleven $150 Draft Champions Feb 15 1:00 pm Lg.2619 9,679.0 9,668.5 19,347.5 +41.0
46 smackers II David Dorman $150 Draft Champions Feb 10 1:00 pm Lg.2605 10,160.0 9,166.5 19,326.5 -90.5
47 Captain Crunch Dorian Kinman $150 Draft Champions Jan 12 1:00 pm Lg.2551 10,560.0 8,735.5 19,295.5 -176.0
48 Three Little Birds Rick T $150 Draft Champions Nov 21 1:00 pm Lg.2495 10,046.5 9,232.0 19,278.5 +237.5
49 Slay the Billy Goat Coach C $150 Draft Champions Nov 28 1:00 pm Lg.2509 9,457.5 9,812.0 19,269.5 -47.5
50 Hard hat and lunchpale Ryan Guenther $150 Draft Champions Jan 29 1:00 pm Lg.2576 8,996.5 10,241.0 19,237.5 -35.5
51 MustSeeTV David Hubbard $400 Draft Champions Dec 28 1:00 pm Lg.2531 8,166.0 11,059.0 19,225.0 +286.5
Derek Pierson
52 Rhino2 Chris Rihn $150 Draft Champions Feb 07 1:00 pm Lg.2598 10,001.5 9,221.5 19,223.0 -72.5
53 London Cheeseheads Scott Winhold $150 Draft Champions Feb 16 1:00 pm Lg.2621 11,352.0 7,869.0 19,221.0 -113.0
54 Yellow Penguins Josh Lindell $150 Draft Champions Jan 23 1:00 pm Lg.2567 9,463.0 9,754.5 19,217.5 +263.5
55 Home Run Derbies Eric John $400 Draft Champions Jan 23 1:00 pm Lg.2568 9,232.5 9,981.0 19,213.5 +52.5
56 Ehrman 42 Ralph Ehrman $150 Draft Champions Jan 16 1:00 pm Lg.2560 11,399.0 7,801.0 19,200.0 -156.0
57 Team Vintzel Jon Vintzel $150 Draft Champions Feb 10 1:00 pm Lg.2605 8,172.0 11,007.0 19,179.0 -104.5
58 Feral Cats Rick B $150 Draft Champions Feb 20 1:00 pm Lg.2635 9,750.5 9,424.0 19,174.5 -89.5
59 AirForce One Mike Yoder $400 Draft Champions Feb 16 1:00 pm Lg.2622 11,935.5 7,222.0 19,157.5 -71.0
60 Team Olson Mark Olson $150 Draft Champions Feb 15 1:00 pm Lg.2619 9,649.5 9,502.5 19,152.0 +141.0
61 Gooden Plenty Marc Winokur $150 Draft Champions Jan 13 1:00 pm Lg.2553 7,973.0 11,177.0 19,150.0 -31.5
62 Team Petyk Aaron Petyk $150 Draft Champions Jan 03 1:00 pm Lg.2538 8,460.5 10,677.5 19,138.0 -73.5
63 HE HATE ME Andrew Brandimarte $150 Draft Champions Feb 19 1:00 pm Lg.2632 8,590.0 10,515.5 19,105.5 +292.0
Nathan Oake
64 TampRons Ron Anderson $150 Draft Champions Feb 16 1:00 pm Lg.2623 9,107.0 9,946.5 19,053.5 +166.0
65 Las Vegas Ratpack 14 Steve Wells $150 Draft Champions Feb 16 1:00 pm Lg.2621 11,588.5 7,446.5 19,035.0 -205.0
66 -- Wolf Cubs -- KJ Duke $150 Draft Champions Dec 03 1:00 pm Lg.2511 9,778.5 9,208.5 18,987.0 -6.0
KJ Duke
67 M.C.M.C. Joel Vetter $150 Draft Champions Feb 03 1:00 pm Lg.2586 10,712.5 8,247.0 18,959.5 -160.5
68 Ball Busters Kevin Price $150 Draft Champions Jan 30 1:00 pm Lg.2579 9,171.0 9,766.0 18,937.0 +82.0
69 -- Pack of Pyrenees -- KJ Duke $400 Draft Champions Nov 23 1:00 pm Lg.2506 8,985.0 9,924.0 18,909.0 -81.0
70 BIG BLUE NATION Todd Easterling $150 Draft Champions Dec 17 1:00 pm Lg.2524 10,148.5 8,698.0 18,846.5 +59.0
71 BATS OUT OF HELL IV james havey $150 Draft Champions Jan 15 1:00 pm Lg.2557 8,975.0 9,860.0 18,835.0 -46.5
72 Bama DC3 Ken Norred $150 Draft Champions Jan 20 1:00 pm Lg.2563 8,608.0 10,224.0 18,832.0 +89.5
73 Team DeMay Rob DeMay $150 Draft Champions Mar 07 1:00 pm Lg.2717 11,636.5 7,189.5 18,826.0 -2.0
74 Arrickdale Warthogs Matthew Beagle $150 Draft Champions Dec 28 1:00 pm Lg.2530 9,427.5 9,398.0 18,825.5 +105.0
75 baseball Patrick Gallagher $400 Draft Champions Mar 05 1:00 pm Lg.2697 9,811.0 8,978.0 18,789.0 -97.0
76 Team Bristow DC6 Dave Bristow $150 Draft Champions Express March 21 8 pm ET League 2 10,260.5 8,503.0 18,763.5 +187.0
77 Sharky and Bones Marc Rogovin $150 Draft Champions Jan 21 1:00 pm Lg.2564 11,396.5 7,365.5 18,762.0 -11.0
78 East Dallas Original Joe Camp $150 Draft Champions Mar 05 1:00 pm Lg.2702 9,101.5 9,659.5 18,761.0 +138.0
Nick Bunch
79 2-Seam Dream Drew Mims $150 Draft Champions Mar 05 1:00 pm Lg.2702 9,296.0 9,446.5 18,742.5 -161.5
Josh Midd
80 Bronx Yankees (DC1) Mike Mager $150 Draft Champions Kenyon Email League 8,993.0 9,746.0 18,739.0 +67.0
81 Speed Kills Matt Jones $150 Draft Champions Mar 04 1:00 pm Lg.2693 9,583.0 9,148.5 18,731.5 -50.5
82 Sand-erella Story Ricky/Sean's Cubbies $150 Draft Champions Dec 21 1:00 pm Lg.2526 10,633.0 8,086.0 18,719.0 -50.5
83 Team Wasiewski T W $150 Draft Champions Feb 20 1:00 pm Lg.2634 10,461.5 8,211.5 18,673.0 +204.0
84 Noodler Fun Monkey 1 Matt Jensema $400 Draft Champions Mar 02 1:00 pm Lg.2684 9,667.5 9,005.0 18,672.5 +174.0
85 Without a Trout Thomas Young $150 Draft Champions Feb 16 1:00 pm Lg.2621 7,611.0 11,043.5 18,654.5 +187.5
86 Forest Hills Fiends Jay Springfield $150 Draft Champions Dec 14 1:00 pm Lg.2523 9,994.0 8,598.0 18,592.0 +125.5
87 TeachMeHowtoDougieGlanville Matt Petrich $150 Draft Champions March 1 1 pm ET League 3 10,369.0 8,211.0 18,580.0 -164.5
88 Black Ice Fishermen Joseph Anello $150 Draft Champions Jan 10 1:00 pm Lg.2549 8,123.5 10,431.0 18,554.5 +50.5
Chris Perri
89 Carl Fredricksen Mark Srebro $150 Draft Champions Express Jan. 31 8 pm ET 8,721.0 9,833.0 18,554.0 -136.0
90 deadmoneyB kc cha $400 Draft Champions Mar 07 1:00 pm Lg.2710 8,677.0 9,876.0 18,553.0 -155.5
91 Master Batters Tom Carey $150 Draft Champions Feb 17 1:00 pm Lg.2626 9,364.0 9,170.5 18,534.5 +96.5
92 Team Brady Don Brady $150 Draft Champions Jan 31 1:00 pm Lg.2582 8,680.0 9,852.0 18,532.0 +57.5
93 JZ SANTA 2014 Joe Santamaria $150 Draft Champions Jan 05 1:00 pm Lg.2540 9,924.0 8,597.5 18,521.5 -31.0
94 DIVERGENCE joseph palazzo $150 Draft Champions Feb 24 1:00 pm Lg.2649 10,776.5 7,733.5 18,510.0 +70.0
95 chargers Patrick Gallagher $400 Draft Champions Feb 05 1:00 pm Lg.2593 10,382.5 8,118.5 18,501.0 -184.0
96 Rule Number 5 Duke Dean $150 Draft Champions Feb 25 1:00 pm Lg.2651 9,558.5 8,904.5 18,463.0 -257.5
97 GLG20s Brian Slack $150 Draft Champions Dec 03 1:00 pm Lg.2511 9,949.5 8,510.0 18,459.5 -96.5
98 Upton your Pujols Parker Kaesgen $150 Draft Champions Feb 28 1:00 pm Lg.2667 9,357.0 9,092.0 18,449.0 -6.5
Mark Skapin
99 Team Clark Thomas Clark $150 Draft Champions Mar 04 1:00 pm Lg.2696 7,347.5 11,098.0 18,445.5 +163.5
100 Bronx Yankees (DC2) Mike Mager $150 Draft Champions Nov 21 1:00 pm Lg.2493 10,412.0 8,003.0 18,415.0 -1.5

[mrogovin99]

My first top 100 finish to go along with my first ever league title. How soon until '15 drafts begin?!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

My first top 100 finish to go along with my first ever league title. How soon until '15 drafts begin?!!!

I like the enthusiasm!! Our goal is to have the NFBC Draft Champions leagues ready earlier this year than ever before. We are shooting for early November, right after the World Series. Last year we went live the week of Thanksgiving. Get yourselves ready because we could be drafting right after the Royals win the World Series!!

[fozzie]

Congrats to Bill for a record-setting season! And kudos to Brent, whose 89% of points would've won any DC before this year's.

[poopytooth]

My first top 100 finish to go along with my first ever league title. How soon until '15 drafts begin?!!!

Get yourselves ready because we could be drafting right after the Royals win the World Series!!

Does this mean you are cancelling these leagues for another 30 years?