WCOFF offers Cameron Pettigrew Main Event entry that
could be worth $300,000
St. Louis,
MO (Jan. 28, 2010) - The World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF)
announced today that it has offered Cameron Pettigrew a courtesy invitation to
participate in its 2010 Main Event League draft in September at The Venetian in
Las Vegas. Pettigrew, from Grapevine, Texas,
is a fantasy football enthusiast who was dismissed from his job at Fidelity
Investments in 2009 because he received an email at work related to his role as
organizer of a fantasy football league. Not only will he play in the 2010 WCOFF,
he will also be a guest of the WCOFF during Super Bowl XLIV week in Miami, Fla.
When Dustin Ashby, commissioner of the WCOFF, heard about
the story, he promptly stepped up and offered his support. Ashby, commissioner
of the largest live fantasy football league playing for the highest cash stakes
in the world, said it was the right thing to do.
“Our league consists of thousands of hard-working football
fans who enjoy rooting for specific players each week as they compete for
life-changing awards,” Ashby said. “We felt it was important to support Mr.
Pettigrew by offering him an entry into our 2010 Main Event draft in Las Vegas. Perhaps he’ll
draft well, make the right coaching moves and wind up earning a cash award.”
Pettigrew received considerable attention from those who
felt he was unjustly terminated shortly before Christmas. He will join the
thousands of men and women who participate each season in the World
Championship of Fantasy Football.
“I am touched and motivated by all of the support that I
have received from the fantasy football community,” Pettigrew said. “I cannot
thank Dustin and the WCOFF enough for extending this opportunity to me. I
believe that my recent misfortune is actually a blessing in disguise.”
At stake in the Main Event League is a $300,000 first-place
prize, which was won in 2009 by three
football fans from the Cleveland,
Ohio area – Ed Oszterling, Craig
Gillette and Jason Conn, otherwise known as “Team Shocker.” The 2009 WCOFF Main
Event champions also won a trip to Super Bowl XLIV week in Miami, Fla.
The
World Championship of Fantasy Football completed its eighth year of competition
in 2009. It
is the first organization to offer high-stakes fantasy football and pays out the largest cash awards
of any live fantasy sports contest. Since its inception, the company has
awarded more than $12 million in prizes. In 2009, up to 1,200 teams across
various WCOFF contests competed for cash prizes in excess of $2 million, with
September drafts held in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Orlando and Dallas.
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WCOFF
offers fantasy sports enthusiasts a variety of leagues from which to
participate, headlined by its Main Event League (comprising 876 teams and 2,250
players across the country), where teams
pay a $1,750 entry fee, draft players over 20 rounds and are assigned to one of
many 12-team leagues. A variety of other leagues
and formats exist as part of the WCOFF, including the Platinum League ($25,000
entry fee), Celebrity League, Auction Leagues ($1,000 or $5,000 entry fees),
GridIron League ($5,000 entry fee), Draft Masters League ($1,000 entry fee),
and online satellite leagues.
Among
those winning 2009 World Championship of Fantasy Football titles in other
leagues were: Glenn Schroter, Whitestone, N.Y., who earned $150,000 for winning
the $25,000 Platinum League; Eddie Gillis, Jamestown, R.I., who won $30,000 for
notching the $5,000 Draft Masters League title and an additional $10,000 for
winning the GridIron League; and Drew Miceli, Los Gatos, Calif., who won
$30,000 for winning the $5,000 Auction League crown.
Registration for the 2010
WCOFF and the inaugural World Championship of Fantasy Baseball (WCOFB), which
will be introduced through a live draft on March 26-27 at The Venetian in Las Vegas and in New
York City, is now open at www.wcoff.com.
About WCOFF
Founded in 2002, the World
Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF) has revolutionized the
world of fantasy sports. The first high-stakes fantasy contest to afford
fantasy footballers the opportunity to compete against the best of the best,
the WCOFF takes pride in the fact that it offers the largest cash awards
available in fantasy sports. Since its inception, the company has awarded more
than $12 million in prizes. The 2009 World Championship of Fantasy Football
Main Event has been covered by media outlets such asThe New York Times,
Wall Street Journal, HBO, Showtime, Fox Sportsand most recently
broadcastthe 2009Main Event Draft on Versus Network to a national
audience of more than 70 million
households. For more information on the World Championship of Fantasy
Football, visit www.wcoff.com.
