The Milly Maker is a Large Field GPP Contest on DraftKings that pays out $1,000,000 to First. Learn the winning trends that we’ve found by reviewing years of Milly Maker Winners!
Oct 5, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle (5) runs as Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (2) and safety Ashtyn Davis (21) defend in the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
A couple of times per season, the chalk will smash and you’ll get a winning lineup like this Week 5 Milly Maker winner that had almost 200% total team ownership.
| Week 5 | Points |
| J Fields | 25.92 |
| J Taylor | 31.6 |
| B Hall | 21.5 |
| J Smith-Njigba | 30.2 |
| E Egbuka | 34.3 |
| J Waddle | 26 |
| J Ferguson | 23.9 |
| R Dowdle | 35.4 |
| Saints DST | 18 |
| Total | 246.82 |
This lineup was very correlated with 7 of 9 players involved in some sort of stack. There was a primary stack of 3 players and then two other game stacks for a total of 197.22 stacking points.
Stacking
Primary Stack: Justin Fields 25.92 FPTS + Breece Hall 21.5 FPTS + Jake Ferguson 23.9 FPTS
Secondary Stacks: Jaxson Smith-Njigba 30.2 FPTS + Emeka Egbuka 34.3 FPTS
Rico Dowdle 35.4 FPTS + Jaylen Waddle 26 FPTS
Total Stacking Points: 197.22 FPTS
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$1,000,000 Milly Maker Ownership
| Week 5 | Ownership |
| J Fields | 31.51% |
| J Taylor | 23.12% |
| B Hall | 30.29% |
| J Smith-Njigba | 22.71% |
| E Egbuka | 7.07% |
| J Waddle | 12.75% |
| J Ferguson | 30.04% |
| R Dowdle | 18.01% |
| Saints DST | 15.83% |
| Total | 191.33% |
This lineup was a great example of how you can have a chalky build that still ends up being unique with a non traditional QB + RB + Tight End bring back. There was one sub 10% player that smashed and that was Emeka Egbuka who’s becoming matchup proof and a must play every week.
Top Leverage Plays
Emeka Egbuka at 7%
Top scoring wide receiver on the slate and the 2nd highest scorer on the entire slate at only 7% ownership.
Jaylen Waddle at 12%
Waddle had lower ownership than expected and outscored more expensive players like Amon-Ra, Wilson, Collins, Pickens, etc.
Saints at 15%
Cheapest DST on the slate and they ended up being the highest scoring. Were a great one to one pivot off of the $200 more Texans that scored 7 less FPTS.
Pricing and Value from the Milly Maker Contest
| Week 5 | Pricing | FPTS per Dollar |
| J Fields | $5,600 | 4.62x |
| J Taylor | $8,000 | 3.95x |
| B Hall | $5,600 | 3.83x |
| J Smith-Njigba | $7,100 | 4.25x |
| E Egbuka | $6,900 | 4.97x |
| J Waddle | $5,400 | 4.81x |
| J Ferguson | $4,800 | 4.97x |
| R Dowdle | $4,300 | 8.23x |
| Saints DST | $2,200 | 8.18x |
| Total | $49,900 | 4.94x |
This lineup was a great example of what can happen when you eat Value RB chalk and it smashes. Dowdle hit 8X his salary, Hall and Dowdle combined for only 19% of the salary with an average of 6X between the two. Furthermore, the paydown Saints DST also hit 8X. This value allowed pay ups of Taylor, JSN, and Egbuka to really bring the ceiling needed to take down the Milly Maker.
Ceiling
With 246 points, this was the highest Milly Maker score of 2025. Underpriced players like Dowdle that smashed their salary added to the ceiling of the lineup alongside studs like Taylor, Hall, JSN, Egbuka, Ferguson at tight end, and Waddle as the WR1 in Miami with Tyreek out for the rest of the year.
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