High Stakes Lowdown – Details, episodes & analysis

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

10-time FFPC league-winner Duke Viveros is in play for a big move up the FFPC Big Gorilla leaderboard in Championship Week as he chases a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the fellas talk about what's wrong with Baker Mayfield, what to do with Michael Wilson in your Championship Week lineups, why Rhamondre Stevenson is a top-10 play in the final week of the FFPC Main Event Championship Round, and much more.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​

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Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

Former FFPC Main Event league champions Brent and Mark Messina find themselves just outside the top 20 in the Championship Round of the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again pay out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize.

In this episode, the players discuss why Kenneth Gainwell could once again be the key to fantasy success in Week 21, which AFC South tight end might be in for a big performance in Week 2 of the FFPC Main Event Championship sprint, and much more.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​

Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

Steve Highfill has 29 FFPC high-stakes league titles to his name and also sits in 23rd place overall in the 2025 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament, a competition that will award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize.
The guys talk about tough backfield situations for fantasy owners in both Pittsburgh and New England, whether Tre Tucker is here to stay, Harold Fannin’s flirtation with must-start status, and much more.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​

Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: Stephen Ranaghan

Stephen Ranaghan, a winner of three separate six-figure high stakes fantasy football grand prizes. This week, our conversation is focused on the 2021-2022 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge, a contest in which Ranaghan finished fourth place overall two years ago and won the $500,000 grand prize last season. In this episode, we’ll discuss the secret to his success, his thoughts on lineup building, and some player analysis on members of the Bucs, Chiefs, and Packers.

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

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Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: @SJCobe1

Scott Cobe is a winner of seven FFPC leagues and the 2021 FFPC Super Bracket runner-up team owner. In this episode, we break down his hits and misses for 2021 and where some of the most polarizing players will go in 2022 FFPC drafts. Plus, he gives us some insight one players to target and fade in the 2021-22 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge, which will pay out a $500,000 grand prize this February.

RotoViz Discount Plug

Before we get into the show, I want to remind everyone that you can get a listeners-only 10% discount to RotoViz by using the code RVRADIO2021. Your subscription gives you unlimited access to all of the RotoViz content and tools and it supports the podcast channel.

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to grapes for providing the theme music.

Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: @GatorEyeDoc

Steve Lowinger is the current 18th-place team owner in the 2021 FFPC Main Event, a contest that will pay out nearly four million dollars in prizes, including a $500,000 grand prize. In this episode, we discuss how his philosophy changes in managing a team to life-changing money, the tough start/sits he’s facing for Week 15, how he stands on the Cowboys ground game right now and much more.

RotoViz Discount Plug

Before we get into the show, I want to remind everyone that you can get a listeners-only 10% discount to RotoViz by using the code RVRADIO2021. Your subscription gives you unlimited access to all of the RotoViz content and tools and it supports the podcast channel.

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: Michael Cobb

Multiple FFPC high stakes leagues champion Michael Cobb is an owner of two top-50 teams in the Footballguys Players Championship, a contest that will pay out more than $3.7 million dollars in prizes, including a $500,000 grand prize. In this episode, we talk about how Melvin Gordon could ruin Javonte Williams in Week 14, why he's still hanging onto Antonio Brown for the stretch run, which rookie is going to be a championship-winner and more.

SHOW NOTES

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to grapes for providing the theme music.

Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: @Bodey24

10-time FFPC and Footballguys Players Championship league champion Craig Bodenmiller currently owns the 43rd-place team in the 2021 FFPC Main Event, a contest that will pay out more than four million dollars in prizes, including a $500,000 grand prize. In this episode, we discuss how he knew this Main Event team was special right after he drafted it, the new normal in the Titans backfield, the expected chasm between Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon and much more.

SHOW NOTES

Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to grapes for providing the theme music.

Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

Twitter: @RotoVizRadio

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: Jerry Hooton

The defending FFPC Main Event $500,000 winner is also this week's guest Jerry Hooton. Currently, Hooton sits in tenth place overall in this year’s Main Event as he tries to make it back-to-back half million dollar years. In this episode, we break down a few of the backup running backs on some high stakes waiver wires that need to be grabbed, the philosophy of lineup setting in a season-long event and much more.

RotoViz Discount

Before we get into the show, I want to remind everyone that you can get a listeners-only 10% discount to RotoViz by using the code RVRADIO2021. Your subscription gives you unlimited access to all of the RotoViz content and tools and it supports the podcast channel.

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The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

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Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast and media relations officer of the Fantasy Football Players Championship 

SPONSOR

Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

GUEST: @MForestaESQ

Mike Foresta is a high stakes player that has a top-10 team in the 2021 Footballguys Players Championship. That contest will pay out nearly $4,000,000 in prizes, including a half-million dollars to first place alone. In this episode, we discuss why he was willing to draft Damien Harris earlier than others, why he wanted two elite quarterbacks fairly early in his draft, why he tries to be proactive early on waivers and much more.

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You can get a listeners-only 10% discount to RotoViz by using the code RVRADIO2021. Your subscription gives you unlimited access to all of the RotoViz content and tools and it supports the podcast channel.

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