Post-Game Stat Correction Costs Man Daily Fantasy Victory And $997K

A post-game stat correction in Monday evening’s soccer recreation between the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams price one fantasy soccer fanatic a close to seven-figure rating.

According to an ESPN Chalk report, a 41-year-old insurance coverage agent from St. Louis thought he received $997,000 after successful a DraftKings match. When the clock struck zero on the Rams’ 24-10 victory, considered one of Rob Huntze’s lineups scored 92.79, greater than another lineup out of the 176,470 entries within the contest.

But half-hour after the elation of victory, got here the agonizing feeling of defeat. In the fourth quarter, the Bears’ protection was credited with a sack of Rams quarterback Jared Goff.

After the sport was over, the official scorers determined that the play must be switched from a passing play to a operating play, and the sort out was now not deemed a sack. The scoring change subtracted factors from the Bears’ protection and knocked Huntze off the highest of the leaderboard and into an 18-way tie for sixth.

Instead of strolling away with simply shy of $1 million, Huntze’s payout was solely value $3,078.94. Huntze instructed ESPN that in a previous each day fantasy contest, a post-game scoring change price him $5,000.

DraftKings’ bread and butter is its each day fantasy sports activities product, however as sports activities betting has been legalized by an ever-growing variety of states, the Boston-based firm has additionally started operating on-line sportsbooks in authorized markets.

Earlier this week, its sportsbook issued refunds to bettors who have been affected by a blown name by officers on the game-winning play of a faculty soccer recreation.