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Fantasy Fishing Pays Out 1 Million Dollars
Posted on: Aug 20, 2008
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Who will be the first person in America to make fantasy sports history by claiming the first $1 million prize ever awarded in an online fantasy sports game? Will it be a retired grandmother, a stay-at-home dad or a college student?
On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, fishing fans and fantasy sports players from around the world will turn their attention to Columbia, S.C., where FLW Fantasy Fishing, an international, online fantasy game, has invited the top 15 finalists who competed in its seven-tournament fantasy fishing season, to participate in the final ceremony of its inaugural season – the unveiling of the first $1 million grand prize winner in fantasy sports history.
To reach Columbia, S.C., located in the heart of bass-fishing country, each finalist clicked on www.fantasyfishing.com and selected 10 professional bass anglers before each Walmart FLW Tour stop, the nation’s premier professional bass-fishing tournaments. Based on the on-the-water performance of their bass pros, the player who accumulated the most points over seven tournaments wins a guaranteed $1 million.
In keeping with the previous six tournaments, the first place finisher of FLW Fantasy Fishing’s seventh tournament, the Forrest Wood Cup, which was conducted this past weekend in Columbia, S.C., will be honored with a check for $100,000.
In its first season, FLW Fantasy Fishing has rocketed to the top of the fantasy sports world, gaining fans from all over the globe who have been attracted to the game’s $7.3 million in cash and prizes, representing the highest payout of any fantasy sports game in the world. To date, 4,000 prizes have been awarded to FLW Fantasy Fishing players, including players located in Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Poland and Estonia.
The suspense-filled $1 million event will take place at Colonial Center in downtown Columbia, S.C., starting at noon EDT and will conclude at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will include a free lunch to the first 4,000 fans. A convoy of 15 Walmart FLW Tour bass-fishing rigs will bring each of the 15 FLW Fantasy Fishing finalists to the event.
The Top 15 $1 Million FLW Fantasy Fishing Finalists
The top 15 finalists for the $1 million FLW Fantasy Fishing grand prize have been determined based on the total number of points accumulated over a seven-tournament season. None of the top 15 finalists will know, until Thursday, Aug. 21, when the $1 million winner will be unveiled
How FLW Fantasy Fishing Works
FLW Fantasy Fishing is free to play and is open to adults, 18 and older, throughout the world, wherever it is legal to play. Participants log onto FantasyFishing.com and register to enter the game.
Prior to each Walmart FLW Tour tournament, FLW Fantasy Fishing participants select a fantasy team of 10 FLW pro bass anglers. In 2008, participants earned points for each tournament, based on the performance (placement in the designated tournament) of their fantasy team pro anglers. Participants could win prizes for an individual tournament as well as accumulate points over seven designated tournaments to be eligible for a $1 million cash prize, which will be awarded to the participant with the highest overall points for the season. Seven $100,000 first-place prizes went to the participants who earn the most points for each tournament. A $5 million bonus was eligible to the first player to correctly rank the top seven finishers in a tournament. Participants could subscribe to Player’s Advantage to get the edge when selecting their team by accessing expert advice, inside information and cutting-edge statistical tools.
Walmart Eagle Claw, and many of America’s largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Walmart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world’s leading supporter of tournament fishing.
Wright & McGill – Rig It Right – Podcast
Posted on: Oct 13, 2007
Posted in: Podcasts, Wright & McGill
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Blair Wiggins Addictive Fishing’s Mogan Man talks about using W&M fly rods for Redfish.
Blair uses Wright & McGill rods exclusively and helped design his signature line of rods with W&M engineers.
