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Several BASS Anglers to become $1 Million Winners
In a release from BASS yesterday, I learned that several professional anglers are "poised" to join the elite group of million dollar winners. BASS has 29 these days, and about four others are one tournament win away. In the FLW, there are million dollar winners, including Scott Suggs and Michael Bennett. Suggs was the first pro angler ever to bank a $1 million payday for a single event when he won the Forrest Wood Cup last year. Bennett became the second when he won the Cup in Columbia, South Carolina.
Plenty of pro anglers will be left in the dirt earnings wise by the end of the day today. FLW's Fantasy Fishing will award the largest payout in fantasy sports history - $1 million dollars - later today, again in Columbia, South Carolina.
Right now, fifteen FLW Fantasy Fishing finalists (glad I'm not reading this aloud) are getting ready for a day of celebration that will end with one of them getting the ceremonial "big check" for photos and a real-live, sign-the-back-and deposit-it check from the FLW for winning the Fantasy Fishing contest.
The Fourteen other FLW Fantasy Fishing finalists are also in line for receive big prizes, too, everything from a Ranger bass boat, and Chevy Silverado, to $25,000 Walmart gift card and a $20,000 BP gas card.
Originally, the big fantasy event was to be held in Atlanta, but the enthusiastic crowds and especially friendly venue of the Colonial Center in Columbia led Jacobs to make the last-minute decision to move the festivities there.
The FLW Fantasy Fishing season was launched in February, with the start of the Walmart FLW Tour. Players selected 10 bass pros before each of seven tournaments. The winner of each tournament won $100,000 and the player who accumulated the most points over seven tournaments, will be named champion and win $1 million.
In addition to the $1 million grand prize, seven players have already won $100,000 each and more than 4,000 other prizes were awarded throughout the season. FLW Fantasy Fishing has awarded prizes to players in Canada, Australia, Estonia, South Africa, Japan, Poland and Indonesia.
As always, we'll keep you posted.
Jim Shepard
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