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Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Bobby Firestone (aka BobbyFi) pursued Daily Fantasy from the beginning as a career and now he makes a living taking down GPPs. He talks tournament strategy, game theory, and shares how he evaluates players. He gives tons of DFS insight and MLB advice. He also talks about how he grew up as a world traveller and shares some great thoughts about fears, fasting and family. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- How Bobby grew up traveling
- Game theory in DFS
- Breaking down Perfect Lineups
- Evaluating MLB Pitchers
- Importance of pitch counts
- Lineup construction
- MLB, NBA, NFL advice
- How to spend salary
- His favorite websites
- His trusted DFS reads and podcasts
- Relief pitching and winning GPPs
- Gut based lineups
- Having confidence
- Building lineups from $5 entry fees to $1,500
- How he got into DFS
- Having confidence in DFS
- The future of DFS internationally
- Creating own projection system
- Stats he likes to lean on
- Trusting (or not) your research
- Insightful tie-breaker strategy in your lineups
- Fears and getting wiser
- Tinder and long term relationships
- Regrets and Best life advice
and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Bobby on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BobbyFi

Check out example of Bobby advice on Rotogrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/live/daily-fantasy-cycle-thursday-may-11th-1909286

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Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Carmelo “Cscore2” Scorpo has found early success on FanDuel Golf taking down the $3 Birdie for $15,000 and almost did it in back-to-back weeks! He comes onto the show to talk about his strategy and what he looks at when evaluating golfers each week. He shares who he follows for insight about golf, his priorities when evaluating golfers, and his confidence in only a few lineups. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- Carmelo’s day job and daily process
- How he got into DFS
- His top follows for golf information and insight
- His thoughts on the mental side of golf
- Tournament history
- Stats he uses
- Current form
- Lineup breakdown
- Almost winning again
- What he would do if CEO for a day
and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Carmelo’s 1st place “Perfect Lineup”: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cscore2_lineup.png

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Carmelo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cscore2
Wiley77 on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wiley77
Pat Mayo on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepme
Rotogrinders strategy website: http://www.rotogrinders.com

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Ep 18 – McJester Interview Part 1 – His FanDuel NBA Championship, lineup building, and being mentored

PART 1 of 2 —

Jonathan “McJester” Zellers is a Daily Fantasy legend at this point. The 2014 Tournament Player of the Year has once again returned to the top of the podium to win another live final championship. This time a FanDuel Perfect Lineup at the NBA live final. He comes onto the podcast to talk about his lineup, his win, and his process. Lots to listen to and laugh at in this episode, so we broke it into two parts for all the content it provides. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- What new developments have lead McJester to becoming a ‘house wife’
- How he was mentored and what he took from it
- How McJester prepares for DFS
- Deadspots in pricing you can exploit
- His live final experience
- Advantage to building lineups by hand
- The processes he thinks about when creating a lineup
- Finding alternatives off low priced chalk plays
- Using your imagination
- Why he’d remove late swap
- Refunding players with true late scratch players in them
- How they celebrated his win
- Life advice on living in the moment
- His first fight
- and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

McJesters’s FanDuel Live Final 1st place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/McJester_PerfectLineup.png

McJester with Jack & FuegoSteve: Steve_with_McJester_Jack

VIDEO: McJester winning and hosting trophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcismlcd4Hg

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
McJester on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mcjester_

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Ep 17 – DFS Pro “wining247” Interview – Jack’s process, FanDuel live final, & his ideal fix when players sit

Jack “wining247” Hendrixson returns to the show to share about his top 3 finish at the FanDuel NBA Live Final. He talks more about his process, analysis of how he built his lineup, and what it was like to stand up on the podium for the first time. Jack also talks about how his Dad supports his DFS life and what he would do to fix late scratches in lineups if he were CEO for a day. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the Daily Fantasy Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

- Jack’s plumbing job and where it is now
- What it’s like to work on the content side of DFS
- Chasing live finals
- His note taking habits
- His live final experience
- Sweating the game with McJester
- What play got him to 2nd place and almost 1st
- His favorite contrarian lineup spot in NBA FanDuel DFS
- How they celebrated
- What he would do if CEO for a day
and the 5 RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS to end the show with some insight, fun, and laughs about strange phobias, biggest regrets, and best life advice.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Jack’s FanDuel Live Final 2nd place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JHendrixson_2ndplace.png

Jack with McJester & FuegoSteve: Steve_with_McJester_Jack

Jack lifts the trophy for 2nd place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcismlcd4Hg

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Jack on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wining247

Jack Live Final Interview by Dan Back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5O0uBVDYc

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Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Hear our own Scott Hanson talk about his historic 2nd Fantasy Football Championship win at the DraftKings 2016 live final!! Listen in on what it is like to win a 2nd $2,000,000 playing DFS. Hear how he decided on his players, the sweat he had, and strategy he has implemented this year that he didn’t use in previous years. Hear what sites he uses in his process and gain some insight on how this now LEGEND in Daily Fantasy plays the game. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the DFS Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Scott’s $2,000,000 DraftKings Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scott_1stPlaceLineup.png

Scott’s 125th place lineup:https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts125thLineup.png
Scott’s 150th place lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Scotts150thLineup.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

How a Goff TD saved the win for Scott
How Scott’s strategy was different for this year’s Qualifiers that helped achieve 3 seats in the live final
How Scott built his 3 lineups
The difference process for a live final week than a regular week of DFS
How Scott uses ProFootball Focus stats in building his lineups
How Scott buys into Jonathan Bales idea of “Anti-Fragile” lineups
Scott’s structured approach to lineup building
Using Rotogrinders Chris Gimino’s ownership percentages
Profiling WRs vs Defenses
Using Yahoo for analyzing matchups
A discount code for watching Perfect Lineup
How it felt to win $2Million the second time around
How Scott dealt with a big losing weekend this year
Themes to his live final lineups
How Scott and his wife celebrated their big win in NYC

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com

Scott’s ProFootball Focus instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxnGJdHHYE
DraftKings video awarding top 3 winners on periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1ZkKzqPawBZxv
Anti-fragility lesson from Jonathan Bales: https://rotogrinders.com/lessons/the-finale-an-antifragile-dfs-philosophy-807581
Ownership % Projections from Chris Gimino: https://rotogrinders.com/profiles/chrisgimino
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker

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Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Jason and Scott talk stacking games in the NFL, the lineup building process, and when to go contrarian to the Vegas Odds. Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 10 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament and the winner of the $4 entry, $100K to first ‘Midseason Celebration’ winner on DraftKings. Subscribe to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Fade or not to fade the top priced RB (David Johnson this past week)
Key players in the millionaire maker winning lineups
Stacking games in NFL tournament lineups
The stack breakdowns of the winner “mortyice” in the $2 Million, $100K to first tourney on DK
DK pricing changes and how that affects lineup building
Scott’s lineup building process each week without scripting
Scott’s approach to stacking, news, QB exposure and using Vegas vs his projections

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($444 Millionaire Maker) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_millymakerwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $1,000,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/30362380

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 10 ($4 Midseason Celebration) – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/draftkings_week10_midseason100Kwinner.png

Link to the DraftKings $100,000 tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/31528188

Visual Breakdown of “mortyice” player stacks: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MortyIce_QBStacks.pdf

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Ep 10 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Millionaire Winner Eric Craine’s 150 lineups breakdown – NFL Week 8

Dive into the analysis on the best player choices for Week 8 and a breakdown of how the winner “jakz101” created a strong ‘core’ of players that he built around. Jason and Scott talk how to set player exposure in your lineups determined by the rest of the field. Scott also talks his player choices based on home/road split, snap distributions and how he uses Pro Football Focus statistics. Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 8 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Takeaways from the Top 10 lineups in the Milly Maker NFL Week 8
Using a small core to build lots of lineups
Making decisions based on the field’s player exposure
How impactful injuries can affect your tournament lineups
Why fading top priced WR can be a good strategy
How pivot plays can set you apart in tournaments
What type of players to feel comfortable having heavy exposure on
How paying attention to team injuries can give you insight into player usage
Using snap distributions and home/road splits for players
Using Pro Football Focus player grades to target players each week
How one injury on a Defense can really impact Offensive players output
Breakdown and takeaways of the top 150 lineups of the winner Eric “Jakz101” Craine
The actual DraftKings Perfect Lineup for the week if someone had built it (via RotoQL)

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 8 – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Week8_WinningLineup_jakz101.png

Link to the DraftKings Milly Maker tournament: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/30579862

Visual Breakdown of “jakz101” top 150 lineups and player distribution: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JAKZ101_lineupbreakdown.png

The DraftKings Perfect Lineup if one had built it (via RotoQL.com):https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/week8-dk-perfect-lineup-rotoql.jpg

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Ep 09 – DFS Pro Jesse “JL003” L’Hommedieu Interview – How being broke helped him become a better player

DraftKings Perfect Lineup DFS NFL interview with Jesse L’Hommedieu “JL003” about his 9th live final qualifier for NFL this year. We discuss how Matthew Berry got Jesse into DFS, how being broke helped him get better, advice on who’s opinion to trust in DFS and much more. Listen in to meet a fellow player in the DFS Community and take away something you can apply to your own DFS process and strategy.

TOURNAMENT WINNING “PERFECT LINEUP”:

Jesse’s Week 1 Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jesse_winninglineup_week1.png

Jesse’s Week 3 Perfect Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jesse_winningLineup_week3.png

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

What Jesse did with his $100K winnings
Story of the night he qualified for the Miami Live Final in 2015
How Jesse approaches NBA with cash and GPP lineups
Jesse’s advice on pursuing qualifiers
How Matthew Berry (of ESPN) got Jesse into DFS
How being broke made Jesse a better DFS player
The story of Jesse’s “all or nothing” last $250
Jesse’s 1st GPP win
Discussion on moving up entry fee levels
Jesse’s football process
When Jesse enters contests
Using Rotogrinders extensions for player % tracking
Game stacking strategy in NFL
Being contrarian with overlooked players
Who’s opinion to trust in building lineups
What is “sickening” to Jesse in DFS
Who cares about your DFS wins and losses
Jesse’s “JL003” username genesis
How to see the movie PERFECT LINEUP for 20% off

LINKS MENTIONED:

Perfect Lineup Movie: http://www.perfectlineupmovie.com
Jason on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dfsfilmmaker
Jesse on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JL003DFS

Rotogrinders.com Chrome Extensions: https://rotogrinders.com/pages/rotogrinders-daily-fantasy-browser-extensions-245335

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Ep 08 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Trends of 1st Place Lineups in Milly Maker – NFL Week 7

There is a trend in the lineups that have won the Millionaire Maker tournament on DraftKings the first 7 weeks of the NFL season. Listen to hear what it is and how it can help you build a winning lineup. Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 7 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Takeaways from the Top 10 lineups in the Milly Maker NFL Week 7
Scott adjusts his tournament value for high priced players
How to build lineups similar to the winning lineups
What is common in all the top place lineups that have won?
When to not fade highly owned players in large tournaments.
Ownership averages from the first 7 weeks of the top 10 lineups.
Where to pay up and where to pay down to create a Top 10 lineup

Winning DraftKings Perfect Lineup for NFL Week 7 – https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-25-at-10.41.17-PM.png

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Ep 07 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Player Bust Trends & ‘wining247’ Top 10 Finish! – NFL Week 6

Ever want to know which positions are worth paying up for in tournaments? In this episode, Scott breaks down the trends of which price points at each position are most likely to give you tournament value and which are less likely. It will help you know where to pay up and where not to moving forward! Additional BONUS is another interview with Jack Hendrixson ‘wining247’ about his top ten finish in the millionaire maker tournament and why he used a RB at 0.2% owned! His process should be encouraging to any players who aren’t all about the numbers of DFS but just love the sport.

Jason and Scott analyze the NFL Week 6 DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament to learn better daily fantasy theory, strategy, and lineup construction. Listen to gain some insight into how to go about building lineups that will give you a better chance at winning large field tournaments!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

Takeaways from the Top 10 lineups in the Milly Maker NFL Week 6
Breaking down positions by low/medium/high cost players
How to determine if a player ‘busts’ in your lineup by how much you paid for him
What is anti-fragility in your lineups?
Which positions have the highest bust potential
Which positions have the lowest bust potential
Which positions usually ‘crush’ tournament value
How ‘wining247’ found the diamond in the rough for his RB position
How ‘wining247’ builds his lineups and uses the flex spot
How ‘wining247’ builds lineups throughout the week
Where to pay up and where to pay down to create a Top 10 lineup

LINKS:

Top 10 DraftKings Milly Maker Lineups for week 6 NFL: Top 10 Lineups

Million Dollar Winning Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/week6_millymaker_winner.png

Jack ‘wining247’ Hendrixson Top 10 Lineup: https://www.perfectlineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wining247_top10_finish.png

DraftKings Milly Maker page (will need account to view): https://www.draftkings.com/contest/gamecenter/29630243

Link to download the Milly Maker results: https://www.draftkings.com/contest/exportfullstandingscsv/29630243

Vegas Odds for Week 6 NFL 2016: Week6 Odds

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Ep 22 – DFS Pro “BobbyFi” – Building tournament winning lineups, MLB strategy, and a lifetime of traveling the world

Ep 20 – $15K winner “CScore2” builds very few lineups, hear his process and how he evaluates golfers

Ep 18 – McJester Interview Part 1 – His FanDuel NBA Championship, lineup building, and being mentored

Ep 17 – DFS Pro “wining247” Interview – Jack’s process, FanDuel live final, & his ideal fix when players sit

Ep 13 – Scott Hanson wins another $2,000,000!! – His strategy, sweat, and historic win in Daily Fantasy.

Ep 12 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Scott’s 150 Lineup Building Process for Milly Maker – NFL Week 10

Ep 10 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Millionaire Winner Eric Craine’s 150 lineups breakdown – NFL Week 8

Ep 09 – DFS Pro Jesse “JL003” L’Hommedieu Interview – How being broke helped him become a better player

Ep 08 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Trends of 1st Place Lineups in Milly Maker – NFL Week 7

Ep 07 – DraftKings NFL Tournament Strategy – Player Bust Trends & ‘wining247’ Top 10 Finish! – NFL Week 6

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