The FCF hosted The People’s Championship Preview Show at the Infinity Energy Center in Duluth, GA on Wednesday night highlighted by 13X Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winner and the #1 Ranked competitive eater in the World Joey Chestnut outeating four separate teams of FCF players, founders, and staff in a night filled with competition, fun, and playoff implications.
The People’s Championship Game between the Glacier Boyz and the Wild Aces is slated for an 8pm start on Saturday, March 20 live on Twitch. Full rosters for The People’s Championship Game was released before the show on Wednesday.
The final Man-Up Challenge between the Glacier Boyz and the Wild Aces was extremely competitive with three POWER UP advantages at stake. The Glacier Boyz swept all three POWER UPS with the support of Co-Owner Deestroying watching from on top of the Wendy’s Hot Mic stage as QB Deondre Francois led all quarterbacks with 16pts, WR Elijah Rogers led all receivers with 10 points followed by the Boyz’ Roman Tatum taking home the defensive honors with seven points. The Glacier Boyz will have a most certain advantage headed into The People’s Championship Game on Saturday
FCF FASTEST EATER: JOEY CHESTNUT
The #1 Eater in the World Joey Chestnut took home the FCF championship eating belt after eating 33 boneless buffalo wings from Shane’s Rib Shack in just 90 seconds. James Lee and Jaylen Flye-Sadler ate a combined 31 wings for a close second place followed by Lawrence Keys and Saige Young downing 28 wings for third place. FCF CEO and co-founder Sohrob Farudi and FCF commissioner and co-founder Ray Austin finished in 4th place with 15 wings while the FCF Wild Aces Fans consisting of Matt Bratson and Gino Viteri ate just nine wings to close out the pack.
SPEED CHALLENGE (25-yard speed challenge – won by Karrheem Darington)
In 1V1 heat battles in the 25-yard speed challenge there were plenty of close finishes but it was Karrheem Daringtonflying past the competition and took home the championship belt with Ralph Leonard finishing in second place. The complete list of competitors below:
- Roman Tatum
- Ralph Leonard
- David Pindell
- Ike Adigwu
- James Harden
- Marquis Cain
- Karrheem Darrington
- Ed Crouch
STRENGTH CHALLENGE (225lb lift – won by Xavier Dampeer)
Plenty of FCF players showed their strength with a 225lb lift on the FCF battlefield but it was Xavier Dampeer from the Glacier Boyz that took 33 reps to out-muscle the competition. Complete participants below;
- Xavier Dampeer
- Parker Bass
- Cecil Cherry
- Chris Bazile
- Pat Allen
- Daryl Virgies
- D’Marcus Hayes
- Clavacia Love
QB ACCURACY CHALLENGE (TARGET CONTROL…David Pindell won the MOST ACCURATE ARM in the FCF) Glacier Boyz QB David Pindell took home the championship belt as he gathered 165 points through four rounds as he edged out Ed Crouch’s 110 points in the accuracy competition. Complete list of participants below:
- Jackson Erdmann
- Ed Crouch
- Braden Smith
- David Pindell
- Tigi Hill
- Deondre Francois
UP NEXT – FCF CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY | WEEK 6
Saturday, March 20
Live-Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/fcf
Register today at: FCF.io
Coverage starts at 7:30 pm ET
The People’s Championship Game: Wild Aces (3-2) vs. the Glacier Boyz (2-3)
About Fan Controlled Football
Fan Controlled Football (FCF) – which combines the passion and competitiveness of live and fantasy sports with the interactivity of video games – is the first platform in professional sports history where fans get to call all the shots, from branding and personnel decisions to real-time play calling. Four teams, led by the biggest names in sports & entertainment, and stacked with professional athletes, began their championship quest on February 13, 2021, when the inaugural six-week FCF season – Season v1.0 – Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, GA. Regular and postseason play, in addition to exclusive behind-the-scenes team content and league and team webcasts, will be available via twitch.tv/FCF and broadcast network VENN TV.
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