Terry Moberly, an auto production worker from Berea, Kentucky, claimed first place in the 2009 FLW Fantasy Fishing season and its $1 million grand prize by the narrowest margin of just 41 points over second place finisher and fellow Kentuckian Jeff Short. Moberly was awarded his $1 million grand prize at Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena during the weigh-in ceremonies on Saturday of the
Forrest Wood Cup presented by BP and Castrol, the world championship of bass fishing.
Moberly completed a nearly wire-to-wire victory of fantasy sport's top prize as he won the first tournament of the season and never dropped below second place, becoming the first player ever to win a $100,000 first prize in a regular season event and the million dollar grand prize, a feat that surely will be uncontested for many years to come.
Moberly credits Player's Advantage for his success, in particular the Pundit's Pick feature, which offers recommendations on what bass pros to pick before each tournament, and the Fantasy Trends feature, which shows the most popular anglers selected by all players. "This is absolutely unbelievable," said the near speechless Moberly.
Top 10 Winners:
|
Place
|
Points
|
Winner
|
Home
|
Prize
|
|
1st
|
37,172
|
Terry Moberly
|
Berea, KY
|
$1,000,000
|
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2nd
|
37,131
|
Jeff Short
|
Tompkinsville, KY
|
Ranger Z20 w/Trailer and Evinrude Engine
|
|
3rd
|
36,723
|
Chris Chappell
|
Oologah, OK
|
Ranger Reata w/Trailer & Evinrude Engine
|
|
4th
|
36,029
|
Danny Richardson
|
Knoxville, TN
|
Chevy Malibu
|
|
5th
|
35,430
|
Andre Daniel
|
Oak Creek, WI
|
$25,000 Walmart Gift Card
|
|
6th
|
34,824
|
Gayle Janes
|
Bermuda Dunes, CA
|
$15,000 Walmart Gift Card
|
|
7th
|
34,811
|
Jason Willbur
|
Commerce Township, MI
|
Yamaha Grizzly 450 Hunter ATV
|
|
8th
|
34,810
|
Terry Allbee
|
Bismarck, ND
|
BRP Can-Am Outlander 400 ATV
|
|
9th
|
34,673
|
Mark Kinsey
|
Hixon, TN
|
BRP Sea-Doo GTI 4 Tec PWC
|
|
10th
|
34,626
|
Donald Stanley
|
Newton, NC
|
Yamaha VX110 Cruiser PWC
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We would like to thank you again for playing FLW Fantasy Fishing. If you know of anyone that you think would like to play next year, please send them to www.FantasyFishing.com where they can signup to be notified about the 2010 season.
If you missed any of the coverage of the $2 million Forrest Wood Cup championship, you can get the entire recap along with on-demand video and news at http://www.flwoutdoors.com/FWC
