The Winner's Tape
How the DraftKings Millionaire winner built the lineups: the chalk they faded, the players that gave the edge, and the stacks.
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By Nate Calder · Contest analyst
By Nate Calder · Contest analystWeek 6: the CMACXIMUS portfolio takes the $2.75M Millionaire with 210.50The CMACXIMUS portfolio won the $2.75M Millionaire on Sunday, Oct 18 with a 210.50-point lineup among 158,904 entries. Its 17 lineups gained +27.09 points per lineup against the field, and that edge was spread across the portfolio.A 10-lineup portfolio wins the $2.75M Millionaire at 234.20The oluseyeajayi1973 portfolio won the $2.75M Millionaire on Sunday, Oct 4 with 234.20 from 10 lineups. It held each chalk running back in 1 of 10 lineups, put Kyren Williams in 6 of 10 lineups, and gained +25.88 points per lineup against the field.Week 3: 10 lineups, 239.80 points, and Jahmyr Gibbs in 9 of 10 lineupsA 10-lineup portfolio won the $2.75M Millionaire on Sunday, Sep 27. Its top lineup scored 239.80 against 161,764 entries. Its biggest gain came from Jahmyr Gibbs at 90.0% exposure, and the edge total came from across the portfolio, not only from the winning lineup.The Top Edge Sat Out: How 232.38 Won the Week 2 MillionaireThe elidkatz1 portfolio's biggest player edges came from Ja'Marr Chase and Dalton Schultz, held above the field. Its winning lineup scored 232.38 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba and CeeDee Lamb, both held below it. Its edge total of +1.23 ranked 8th of the 8 portfolios of its size in the top 10.One Lineup of 3: How 273.98 Won the Week 1 MillionaireThe jwussow28 portfolio won the $3.5M Millionaire with one of its 3 lineups. It played the top chalk in 1 of 3 lineups, the winner, and left the third chalk play out of all 3. Its +23.79 edge total comes from the winning lineup; the other 2 averaged 111.88, below the field's 142.08.