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!
Dec 21, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) waves to fans after scoring a touchdown against New York Jets cornerback Brandon Stephens (21) during the second half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
The Week 16 Milly Maker winner was constructed by putting together the most contrarian lineup we’ve seen all season. This lineup targeted some of the best plays that were overlooked and utilized two stacks of 3 to take down the $1,000,000 contest on Draftkings.
| Week 16
J Herbert |
Points 33.2 |
| C Brown | 32.9 |
| J Cook | 29.4 |
| C Olave | 39.8 |
| Q Johnston | 23.4 |
| K Allen | 9.4 |
| B Bowers | 14.3 |
| A Jeanty | 34.8 |
| Raiders | 1 |
| Total | 218.2 |
Primary Stack:
Justin Herbert 33.2 FPTS + Quentin Johnston 23.4 FPTS + Keenan Allen 9.4 FPTS
Secondary Stack:
Brock Bowers 14.3 FPTS + Ashton Jeanty 34.8 FPTS + Raiders DST 1 FPT
Total Stacking Points: 116.1 FPTS
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$1,000,000 Milly Maker Ownership
| Week 16 | Ownership |
| J Herbert | 7.01% |
| C Brown | 6.10% |
| J Cook | 13.23% |
| C Olave | 12.32% |
| Q Johnston | 1.47% |
| K Allen | 8.51% |
| B Bowers | 2.14% |
| A Jeanty | 2% |
| Raiders | 2.74% |
| Total | 55.52% |
This lineup was super contrarian. The only real chalk pieces were Cook and Olave and they were barely chalk with just over 10% ownership.
Top Leverage Plays
Chase Brown at 6% ownership
There was plenty of Chalk priced around Chase Brown that failed or didn’t perform the way he did. Achane and Gibbs, for example, both didn’t provide tournament winning value and Brown was only outscored by Jeanty who was also in the lineup.
Chris Olave at 12% ownership
Highest scoring player on the slate at just 12% ownership. He was a clear 10 points higher than the 2nd highest scoring wide receiver.
Ashton Jeanty at 2% ownership
Almost nobody wanted to play Jeanty against the Texans and thus he was the highest scoring RB on the slate at only 2% ownership and thus the top leverage play at Running Back.
Milly Maker Pricing & Value
| Week 16 | Pricing | FPTS per Dollar |
| J Herbert | $6,000 | 5.53X |
| C Brown | $6,900 | 4.75X |
| J Cook | $7,700 | 3.81X |
| C Olave | $6,500 | 6.12X |
| Q Johnston | $4,900 | 4.77X |
| K Allen | $4,800 | 1.95X |
| B Bowers | $5,600 | 2.55X |
| A Jeanty | $5,600 | 6.21X |
| Raiders | $2,000 | .5X |
| Total | $50,000 | 4.36X |
A Punt with the Raiders at DST and the Herbert double stack with two wide receivers under 5K provided the salary savings to pay up at tight end for Bowers. Furthermore, getting Brown, Cook, and Olave together for an average salary of $7,000 brought some good ceiling for this lineup. The top values were Olave and Jeanty who both hit 6X their salary and carried the lineup from a value perspective. Herbert also was the only other player above 5X his salary.
Ceiling
With a lot of the chalk failing, the winning lineup score was lower than most weeks with 218.2 FPTS – the third lowest score of the Season. This brought the seasonal average down 1 Fantasy Point to 238 FPTS on the season.
For more of an in-depth breakdown of the Milly Maker contest on Draftkings and a Strategy review of Top DFS Players on the Week 16 slate, be sure to watch the Youtube Video below:
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