Fantasy angler reels in $100,000 – syracuse.com

By David Figura

Outdoors editor

Eugene Sullivan, of Syracuse, recently earned $100,000 from a professional bass fishing competition – and he didn’t even wet his line. Õ7SullivanÕ Sullivan, 54, won an online fantasy fishing game that is tied to an actual bass fishing series – the Wal-Mart FLW Tour.

Sullivan’s victory came because of how accurately he picked the finishes for 10 anglers in a real fishing tournament last week on Lake Norman in Charlotte, N.C.

“This is simply a miracle,” said Sullivan, who’s been out of work for nearly a year and is facing mounting bills. He was laid off from his job as a data security administrator at JPMorgan Chase. Earlier this month, he underwent heart bypass surgery.  Click link below for full story!

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