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The Fantasy Football Open Championship Awards First-Ever Million Dollar Grand Prize in Fantasy Football History

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 07:00 CST

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fantasy Football Open Championship (FFOC) crowned the first-ever fantasy football millionaire at an event at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas yesterday, when Shane Schroeder of Ft. Collins, Colo. became the winner of the inaugural tournament. The FFOC, a fantasy football tournament open to the public, provided the richest payout in fantasy football history in an effort to find the best player in the world. Football legend and FFOC commissioner Jerry Rice presented Shane with the FFOC Championship Jacket, a championship trophy and the $1 million grand prize as fantasy football's first-ever millionaire.

"Who knew fantasy football could change my life?" said Shane Schroeder, a youth corrections officer from Ft. Collins, Colo., who led his team XFACTOR to victory. "I've been playing fantasy football for years, but never dreamed that I would become a millionaire from playing the game. With my winnings, I plan to pay some bills, start a new business and give some to my folks, who have always been so supportive of me."

From the thousands who entered the tournament, the top 15 finalists received an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to view the Week 16 action, cheer on their fantasy team and compete for a chance at the $1 million grand prize. Nobody went home a loser, as the second-place finisher received $100,000, the third place finisher received $50,000 and all of the top 15 finalists went home with at least $3,500.

"Shane Schroeder took on all competitors and has earned the right to be called the best fantasy football player in the world," said Stan Misthios, game architect of the Fantasy Football Open Championship. "Almost as important as the prize money is that our players truly enjoyed the experience. We look forward to doing it again next year and giving away another million dollars."

Sign-ups for the 2009 fantasy football season begin on Jan. 12 and will feature lower prices, better opportunities and all new packages. Visit www.FFOC.com for more information. For a low entry fee, prospective millionaires can test their skills against the world's best fantasy football players.

Utilizing a proprietary live cutline, the FFOC incorporates Weeks 1-16 of the football season and 10-team standard snake-draft leagues, with each team drafting 20 players and featuring an active rosters of ten players -- 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 offensive option, 1 K and 1 DEF. The winner was determined by the sum of three combined scores: average points from Week 1 through Week 10; average points from Week 11 through Week 15; and points from Week 16.

About the Fantasy Football Open Championship

FFOC.com (Poised To Stomp, LLC) is a fantasy sports multimedia company formed with the sole purpose of building the largest fantasy sports open championship and awarding the most prize money for any fantasy sports game on the internet. Poised to Stomp will set the standard for innovation in the field of fantasy online championships and live events. The employees of Poised To Stomp have been actively involved in fantasy sports for the last 14 years, and have been programming and producing media for over 25+ years. Visit www.FFOC.com for more information.

SOURCE Fantasy Football Open Championship

Source: PR Newswire

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