There's finally a winner to FanDuel's "Kick of Destiny" contest.
The U.S. sportsbook dumped Rob Gronkowski as the star of its field-goal kicking contest after failed attempts in the two previous years. NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning stepped in this year in hopes of guaranteeing a winning kick.
Younger brother Eli emerged victorious after putting his second attempt through the uprights in a televised event prior to kickoff of Super Bowl LIX.
And your @FanDuel #KickOfDestiny 3 Champion is………..@EliManning! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ZuSN0lGg93
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The brothers both missed their first attempts from 25 yards out. Peyton put his second kick off the upright from 20 yards out, and Eli responded by splitting the uprights.
In a FanDuel Super Bowl promo, customers were asked to select who they thought would make the field goal first. Correct bettors would win a share of a prize pool of $10 million in bonus bets.
Though Gronk missed each one of his kicks, the Mannings proved better special teamers. If both Mannings missed their first two attempts, the contest would have come down to a tiebreaker of who kicked the ball closest to the center target.
