Old Hickory Lake Conseco Fishing Challenge winners announced

Sign-ups continue for next FLW fantasy-fishing contest at Lake Champlain

Now that the final results are in, FLWOutdoors.com would like to congratulate everyone who took the time to participate in the latest Conseco Fishing Challenge. While no contestant was able to correctly guess the top six anglers at the last FLW competition and walk away with $1 million, 25 participants did manage to win over $5,500 in prizes, including an all-expenses paid fishing trip for two as well as wide variety of merchandise from Conseco sponsors.

The $1 million winning angler combination in the latest Conseco Fishing Challenge – which took place May 15-18 on Old Hickory Lake in Gallatin, Tenn. – fell together as follows: Basil Bacon (first) of Springfield, Mo., Pat Fisher (second) of Stone Mountain, Ga., Kevin VanDam (third) of Kalamazoo, Mich., Koby Kreiger (fourth) of Osceola, Ind., John Sappington (fifth) of Wyandotte, Okla., and Frank Ippoliti(sixth) of Mount Airy, Md. Other awards, presented to the top 25 contestants, ranged from an all-expenses paid, guided fishing trip for two to a NASCAR Simulator Party to a one-year memberships to FLW Outdoors.

Winners of the latest Conseco Fishing Challenge included:
* Brad Daman of Napoleon, Ohio, who won the first-place, guided fishing trip valued at $3,500.
* Claude Wilson of Valparaiso, Ind., who won a NASCAR Simulator Party for 50 valued at $1,098.
* Brad Baldwin of Dayton, Ohio, who won a Team Conseco die-cast Ranger boat valued at $225.
* Gary Newton of Fort Smith, Ark., who won an A.J. Foyt die-cast Team Conseco car valued at $138.
* Robin Wear of Moulton, Ala., who won $75 in NASCAR merchandise.
* Joe Bill Hale of Spicewood, Texas, who won $47 in NASCAR merchandise.

Click here for a complete list of winners.

If you missed out on the prizes during the last $1 million Conseco Fishing Challenge, don’t hesitate to sign up for the next FLW fantasy fishing contest – slated to take place June 19-22 at Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Click here to register. Remember, registration for the next contest is free, however it must be completed online at FLWOutdoors.com by 6 p.m. EST, June 16, 2002. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Participants must be at least 21 years old and a legal U.S. resident.

Links:

How to play the Conseco Fishing Challenge
Official rules
Conseco Fishing Challenge unveiled