draftkings betting national championship

We’ll have to see what comes from the controversy but it certainly didn’t end up the way DraftKings was hoping. Six players finished with a bankroll of more than 40,000 with three topping $80,000. In terms of numbers, there was $4,653,018.33 wagered by the contestants overt he three-day contest. Spears finished in 11th place with a bankroll of $23,962.49 to take home $15,000.īelow is the final top-15 leaderboard from the DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship:

They didn’t get funded the winnings until after kickoff of the late game, making them frustrated bystanders for the Eagles-Saints matchup.

Others, including RotoGrinders’ co-founder and CEO Cal Spears, had all their money tied up in the Chargers-Patriots game. Peabody wasn’t the only contestant shut out from betting the Eagles-Saints game. He won $350,000 for second place with a bankroll of $88,206.07.ĭraftKings issued a statement on the controversy, saying they will learn and improve from the experience. He ended up taking home $250,000 for third place after both Rleejr86 and Nomoreiloveyous passed him. Peabody was relegated to waiting with no skin in the game. The only problem is Peabody’s Patriots bet didn’t grade as a win in time for him to wager on the Eagles-Saints game. Following New England’s 41-28 win over the Chargers, Peabody moved into first place with a bankroll of $81,891.82. Rufus Peabody, aka ‘Opti5624,’ went all in for $42,875.30 on the Patriots -3.5. However, the event wasn’t without controversy, as some bettors weren’t able to place wagers in time for the Eagles-Saints game. When the Eagles covered, it moved Rleejr86 into first place. The winning bet was $47,500 to win $90,725 on the Philadelphia Eagles +8.5. Rleejr86 took home $1 million for winning the contest with a final bankroll of $101,474. (tcasale) Created 5 years ago, Last Updated 4 years agoĭraftKings’ first-ever Sports Betting National Championship crowned a winner Sunday night.

Draftkings betting national championship