Grand Prix - Washington D.C. Results

Grand Prix-Washington DC is over, and Ben Farkas has won, taking home $2,400. In the Fantasy Pro Tour, nine people had Ben Farkas on their roster, and he was worth $266.67 in Fantasy Money to each of them.

Since only sixteen people win money at a North American Grand Prix, most players on rosters provided no Fantasy Money at all. In addition, seven players who did win money weren't listed on any Fantasy Pro Tour roster. As a result, 23 of the 97 teams made no money at all; when this contest is run based on Pro Tour or Worlds results (where more players win money), there will presumably be more Rosters in the black.

The winner of the Fantasy Pro Tour was Brian Bewley, whose prophetically-named Roster "Team I'm gonna win this thing" contained Ben Farkas, Mark Le Pine, and Jon Finkel. In addition to Farkas's $266.67, Le Pine provided $160, and Finkel's winnings of $500, after being split among the 54 owners that picked him, provided $9.26.

Bewley's team was worth $435.93; he will win a box of any Standard-legal expansion of his choice.

In addition, a box of Urza's Destiny will be divided among the second, third, and fourth place finishers.

In second place, Gary Wise's "Gary Wise roster" made $355.56, anchored by Ben Farkas and Mike Turian (whose $800 was divided among nine players, provided $88.89 in Fantasy Money to each one).

In third and fourth place, Shawn Keller's "Stingrays and Fairydust" and Jack Lewis Stanton's "MOA" both had $338.89, with $88.89 from Mike Turian and $250 from another player. Keller was one of two people to pick Rob Dougherty (who won $500), and Stanton was of two people to pick David Williams (who also won $500). Keller is in third place based on his first-place pick (Dan O'Mahoney Schwartz), who finished in seventeenth place, as opposed to Stanton's first pick, Justin Gary, who didn't play in Washington.

The next Fantasy Pro Tour will be based around the APAC Championships. Entries will be accepted from Tuesday, June 22 until Tuesday, June 29 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. A full list of everyone invited to the APAC Continental Championship is available at http://www.wizards.com/Worlds/APAC_Invitations.html