Minnesota Stay-at-Home Dad Reels in Catch of Lifetime: $1 Million FLW Fantasy Fishing Grand Prize

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Minnesota Stay-at-Home Dad Reels in Catch of Lifetime: $1 Million FLW Fantasy Fishing Grand Prize Michael Thompson has dreamed of becoming a law enforcement officer, some day. He and his wife, Penny, have dreamed about building their dream home, some day. And with a 12-year-old son and an 11-month old daughter, they've dreamed about saving enough money for their children to go to collegesome day. Some day is closer than they think, because today, Michael Thompson, 33, a stay-at-home dad from Minneapolis, Minn., who is studying to become a police officer, made fantasy sports history by becoming America's first FLW Fantasy Fishing champion, and the official winner of its $1 million grand prize. Thompson's payday is the largest payday in fantasy sports ever even including fantasy football. In a suspense-filled moment from the Colonial Center in Columbia, S.C., before a throng of fans, Thompson ripped open a three-foot card to reveal that he had come in first place in the ...