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[Dez]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

 

[Down Under]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

Very nice! Congrats!!

 

[SDJohnny]

Well, I won my work league this year. I tried a different strategy, instead of being the first seed and losing to the hot team that barely made the playoffs, I squeaked into the playoffs at 8-7 and promptly beat the two teams that had been dominating the league all year.

 

[joey]

Well, I won my work league this year. I tried a different strategy, instead of being the first seed and losing to the hot team that barely made the playoffs, I squeaked into the playoffs at 8-7 and promptly beat the two teams that had been dominating the league all year.

Otherwise known as “that guy”



congrats

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

Wow. Congratulations.
According to this article, you won $90K this year (1st and 4th) and $100K about 10 years ago.

May I ask how much you'd say you've spent on fantasy football in that time, and how much you've won?

 

[eighsse2]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

Congrats, my fellow Buckeye. Extremely impressive.

 

[Dez]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

Wow. Congratulations.
According to this article, you won $90K this year (1st and 4th) and $100K about 10 years ago.

May I ask how much you'd say you've spent on fantasy football in that time, and how much you've won?

Sure. I started playing FF in 1990 and started playing high stakes in 2003. I remember my 1st ever high stakes league I ever played it was the first time I ever played in a PPR league and I drew pick 8. I knew that at least 6 RB's would go off the board so I had pre decided to go WR-WR to start if things fell right (Which mean 2 of the 3 guys Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens).
Sure enough 7 straight RBs to start the draft and then I took Harrison followed my Moss followed by Hines Ward followed by Toomer.
This was a smaller high stakes contest and this was my only team I was the only person out of all the people to go WR-WR-WR-WR. In fact only 1 other guy started WR-WR (also Harrison/Moss).
I was called dead money on their message board for going WR-WR-WR-WR and I was asked what I was "smoking".
Well I went on to beat up those guys in the regular season I went something like 11-2 and was 2nd overall heading into championship round (weeks 13-16 back then).
I lead wire to wire until Week 16 Monday night (The night Favre played after his father died). The other guy had Favre, A Green and GB DEF and I had Javon Walker.
I lost with 8 mins left it was brutal and I was so hurt I didn't come out of the house for a week as I lost $13,000 ($15K was 1st) because I sat the wrong K and DEF week 14.

I had 1 team in 2003. I ramped up to 50 teams in 2012 (counts local and dynasty) and peaked out a few years back around 115 teams. That was too many to manage. So I cut back down to 69 this year (about 50 high stakes). Did a lot of underdog (where I finished 234th out of 677,000+ in BBM4).

In 2014 I won RTS and $200K (I had a teammate for this team we split it $100K each)
In 2015 menobrown and I nearly won that same RTS contest for $200K (We needed 20 pts from AJ Green on Monday night he had 17 at the half and never touched the ball again)
One of the worst games we both ever had to sit through thinking we would win and it never happened losing by 2.96 pts. Instead of $200K we only got $25K was 2nd.

In 2003-2008 range I was spending like $1K to $3K a year.
In 2009-2011 range I was at $4K to $5K a year.
In 2012-2015 I jumped up to about $10K a year.
In 2016 I jumped to about $15K that year
2017-2022 I was approx $20K a year
2023 back down to about $15K

Since I was in about 50 to 100 high stakes leagues a year from 2012 and on the plan is normally win as many small league titles/money as possible to be around break even then you try to hit a big score.

2012, 2014 and 2023 are the 3 years I hit the big score.

So without figuring it all out I would say I and up approx those 3 big scores and broke around even on the rest (some years won $3-$5K and some years lost $3-$5K).

Chad Schroder spent $752K this year and won $809K if you seen his tweet. Pretty crazy playing that much in 1 year.

In the NFFC alone (they keep track of your winnings there) I have won $171,900 before this year and I won approx another $100K this year counting all leagues.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

In case anyone cares to read this is what the NFFC posted today for me.

Henry Muto Wins 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship & $75,000​

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:34 am

Henry Muto of Geneva, Ohio won the 2023 NFFC Cutline Championship and that $75,000 grand prize, becoming our 11th different national champion in the 11-year history of this contest. Henry beat a field of 1,720 teams to win the grand prize as his team was consistently at the top of the standings all year long. When the final table of 12 owners was completed on Sunday Night, Henry was standing at the top and holding the $75,000 grand prize.

This is a fun survivor-style contest where the field is whittled in half after Week 10 and then whittled further after Weeks 12, 14, 15 and 16. After Week 16, there is a "final table" of 12 owners battling for the vast majority of the prize pool. Henry actually had two teams in the Final 12 and those teams finished 1st and 4th overall. Well done Henry.

Henry has had good success in this contest in the past and he was ALL IN on this contest in 2023. He took 16 teams and won 7 league titles and finished second in two others, including this championship team. Nine teams made the Championship Round and 6 teams were in the Consolation Round. His Muskrats team finished the regular season in 204th place overall, but he had other teams that were 9th and 31st overall. In fact, this Muskrats team that won the $75,000 grand prize is a perfect example of how you can never give up in the NFFC Cutline Championship.

After the first "cut" in Week 12, Henry's Muskrats team was 42nd overall and four teams survived that first cut. All four teams survived the "cut" in Week 14 and his Muskrats team had moved up to 28th overall. Three of his teams survived the "cut" after Week 15, but this Muskrats team was NOT one of them as it finished 78th overall that week. It moved down to the Consolation Round, where its only shot at winning the grand prize would be winning the Consolation Round in Week 16.

And of course, that's exactly what happened. Henry's Wolves team won the Championship Round in Week 16 with 567.66 points and his Muskrats team won the Consolation Round with 556.46 points to jump back into the Championship Round. In Week 17, that team scored 190.25 points to win the $75,000 grand prize with a total of 536.95 points, finishing 4.92 points ahead of Wayne Culley, who won $20,000. Devin Heesch finished 3rd to win $17,500 and Henry finished 4th to win $15,000. All 12 finalists earned prize money, while we also paid the Top 12 finishers in the Wild Card Tier. David Webb won the Wild Card Tier to earn $3,000.

The Muskrats were led in Week 17 by Lamar Jackson's 49.55 points, but Henry also got 27.60 from Breece Hall and 22.10 from Amon Ra-St. Brown. His 190.25 points were 12.50 more points than Wayne Culley scored in Week 17 and the highest total from that week.

Henry Muto is a veteran NFFC player who first joined our contests in 2009. He now is a two-time national champion in the NFFC as he also won the $100,000 grand prize in the Rotowire Online Championship in 2012. He has battled for this Cutline title and come close to winning it multiple times, including last year when he was at the "final table" and finished 6th overall. He also finished 11th overall in 2021. But this year he had two shots at the top prize and won it with his Muskrats team, while finishing 4th overall with his other team. Well done Henry.

We will be back with the Cutline in 2024 with another $75,000 grand prize and we expect a bigger year for this contest. Best Ball leagues are flourishing throughout the industry, but no contest has the survivor-style format like we have in the NFFC Cutline Championship. Thanks all and congrats to everyone who won money in this contest.

Here's the final standings from Week 17:

2023 NFFC Cutline Championship Week 17 Final Standings:
1 Henry Muto Muskrats NFFC Cutline Championship #2585 536.95
2 Wayne Culley Public Educator CL 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #986 532.03
3 Devin Heesch HeeschLilas 2 NFFC Cutline Championship #2410 500.29
4 Henry Muto Wolves NFFC Cutline Championship #3569 497.52
5 KEN TRINH Jalen-McCaffrey-No Lineups NFFC Cutline Championship #2557 483.5
6 Chester Mui CM12 NFFC Cutline Championship #3618 482.29
7 GEORGE WALLOFF Stormin Mormons NFFC Cutline Championship #2925 482.21
8 Mark Cacciola Cacciola NFFC Cutline Championship #3354 467.57
9 Christopher Saturno CSATCUT175NYJ NFFC Cutline Championship #2954 466.63
10 Ray Pelleane Gang green NFFC Cutline Championship #219 464.61
11 Steven Scharf Casa Lago NFFC Cutline Championship #3632 458.45
12 jared stein stein NFFC Cutline Championship #3634 456.47

Wow. Congratulations.
According to this article, you won $90K this year (1st and 4th) and $100K about 10 years ago.

May I ask how much you'd say you've spent on fantasy football in that time, and how much you've won?

Sure. I started playing FF in 1990 and started playing high stakes in 2003. I remember my 1st ever high stakes league I ever played it was the first time I ever played in a PPR league and I drew pick 8. I knew that at least 6 RB's would go off the board so I had pre decided to go WR-WR to start if things fell right (Which mean 2 of the 3 guys Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens).
Sure enough 7 straight RBs to start the draft and then I took Harrison followed my Moss followed by Hines Ward followed by Toomer.
This was a smaller high stakes contest and this was my only team I was the only person out of all the people to go WR-WR-WR-WR. In fact only 1 other guy started WR-WR (also Harrison/Moss).
I was called dead money on their message board for going WR-WR-WR-WR and I was asked what I was "smoking".
Well I went on to beat up those guys in the regular season I went something like 11-2 and was 2nd overall heading into championship round (weeks 13-16 back then).
I lead wire to wire until Week 16 Monday night (The night Favre played after his father died). The other guy had Favre, A Green and GB DEF and I had Javon Walker.
I lost with 8 mins left it was brutal and I was so hurt I didn't come out of the house for a week as I lost $13,000 ($15K was 1st) because I sat the wrong K and DEF week 14.

I had 1 team in 2003. I ramped up to 50 teams in 2012 (counts local and dynasty) and peaked out a few years back around 115 teams. That was too many to manage. So I cut back down to 69 this year (about 50 high stakes). Did a lot of underdog (where I finished 234th out of 677,000+ in BBM4).

In 2014 I won RTS and $200K (I had a teammate for this team we split it $100K each)
In 2015 menobrown and I nearly won that same RTS contest for $200K (We needed 20 pts from AJ Green on Monday night he had 17 at the half and never touched the ball again)
One of the worst games we both ever had to sit through thinking we would win and it never happened losing by 2.96 pts. Instead of $200K we only got $25K was 2nd.

In 2003-2008 range I was spending like $1K to $3K a year.
In 2009-2011 range I was at $4K to $5K a year.
In 2012-2015 I jumped up to about $10K a year.
In 2016 I jumped to about $15K that year
2017-2022 I was approx $20K a year
2023 back down to about $15K

Since I was in about 50 to 100 high stakes leagues a year from 2012 and on the plan is normally win as many small league titles/money as possible to be around break even then you try to hit a big score.

2012, 2014 and 2023 are the 3 years I hit the big score.

So without figuring it all out I would say I and up approx those 3 big scores and broke around even on the rest (some years won $3-$5K and some years lost $3-$5K).

Chad Schroder spent $752K this year and won $809K if you seen his tweet. Pretty crazy playing that much in 1 year.

In the NFFC alone (they keep track of your winnings there) I have won $171,900 before this year and I won approx another $100K this year counting all leagues.

That's great info. Thanks very much for sharing that. Congratulations again.