Fishing Challenge winners announced for Wheeler Lake contest
Georgian wins $5,000 for first place; Sign-ups ongoing for next event
Now that the final results are in, FLWOutdoors.com would like to congratulate everyone who took the time to participate in the latest FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing Challenge. While no contestant was able to correctly guess the top five anglers at the last Wal-Mart FLW Tour competition and walk away with the $1 million grand prize, 25 participants did manage to win a variety of great prizes.
Topping the list of fantasy-fishing prognosticators was Doyle Honea of Conyers, Ga., whose five-angler combination translated into a check for $5,000. Honea’s fantasy team earned a whopping 937 points in the Wheeler Lake contest.
To win the $1 million grand prize in the last Fishing Challenge – which took place May 11-14 on Wheeler Lake near Decatur, Ala. – a participant would have had to have selected the following five pros, in sequential order, so as to mirror the actual tournament outcome:
1st: Alvin Shaw of State Road, N.C.
2nd: Michael Bennett of Roseville, Calif.
3rd: Kelly Jordon of Mineola, Texas
4th: Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La.
5th: Toshinari Namiki of Hachioji City, Japan
Other awards, presented to the top 25 contestants, ranged from a die-cast model of an official FLW Outdoors sponsor boat to FLW Outdoors-branded tackle and other fishing gear.
Note to winners: Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery of prizes.
Winners of the latest FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing Challenge included the following top five:
1st: Honea, who won a check for $5,000.
2nd: Chris Wilkerson of Hastings, Minn., who won a die-cast replica of an official FLW Tour Ranger Comanche sponsor boat and a one-year FLW Outdoors membership.
3rd: Charles Frames of Pine Bluff, Ark., who won a set of FLW Outdoors-branded lures and a Plano gear bag.
4th: David Aslin of San Angelo, Texas, who won a set of FLW Outdoors-branded lures.
5th: Stephen Poynter of Edgewood, Texas, who won a Plano gear bag and an FLW Outdoors T-shirt.
Click here for a complete list of recent winners.
If you missed out on the prizes during the last FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing Challenge, don’t hesitate to sign up for the next contest, which corresponds with the June 22-25 FLW Tour Chevy Open on the Potomac River near LaPlata, Md. Click here to register, or click here to update your angler roster if you’ve already registered.
Remember, registration for the next contest is free, but it must be completed online at FLWOutdoors.com by 11:59 p.m. ET June 21, 2005. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Participants must be at least 21 years old and legal U.S. residents.