Circa Sports Million is a Las Vegas football handicapping contest from sportsbook operator Circa Sports. Participants will pick five NFL games against the posted spread each week.
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The entry fee is $1,000, and there’s a max of five entries per person. There’s no rake or administration fee for Circa Sports Million. All contest entry fees will be paid to the winning participants.
This year’s Circa VI contest has $6 million guaranteed. The eventual winner will take home at least $1 million. The top 100 finishers will receive prize money at the end of the season. All prize info can be found below.
Circa Sports will also be paying a $100,000 “booby prize” to the last-place finisher in the contest and $50,000 for the second-to-last place. Eligible contestants must submit picks for all 18 weeks of the season. Only contestants who fully participate each week are eligible for this prize.
In addition to the end-of-year prizes, money from contest entries will go to the quarterly MVP winners. Each quarter of the football season, Circa will pay $300,000 to the contestants that have the most points for the period (Weeks 1-4, 5-9, 10-13, and 14-18).
Circa Sports Million prize pool
Circa Sports Million will have a prize pool of at least $6 million in 2024. The Top 100 point earners at the end of the NFL season will receive a prize.
In addition, $300,000 in prizes will be awarded every four to five weeks, each quarter of the season. Quarterly “MVP” prizes will be split if there are ties.
Here are the prizes for each of the Top 100 finishers for the full season:
- 1st place: $1,000,000
- 2nd place: $500,000
- 3rd place: $400,000
- 4th place: $350,000
- 5th place: $300,000
- 6th place: $250,000
- 7th place: $200,000
- 8th place: $150,000
- 9th place: $100,000
- 10th place: $90,000
- 11th-100th place: $1,310,000 Total
- Second-to-last place: $50,000
- Last place: $100,000
Quarterly MVP prizes will be as follows for the contestants with the most (and least) points for each period:
- 1st place: $150,000
- 2nd place: $60,000
- 3rd place: $40,000
- 4th place: $15,000
- 5th place: $10,000
- Last Place Quarterly Booby Prize: $25,000
If the contest prize pool surpasses the $6 million guarantee, all overages will be divided evenly among the four first-place quarterly prizes as well as places 1-100 for the full season prizes.
What is Circa Sports Million?
Circa Sports Million is a simple NFL picks contest. Each week participants will choose a side in five pro football games against the point spread. The Circa Sports Million doesn’t offer totals or moneylines for weekly selections.
Football betting odds are created by individual sportsbooks. A betting line will move based on how much money is wagered on the side. For the Circa Sports Million, though, point spreads are different. The contest spreads are “static lines” and won’t change once posted.
Every week of the NFL season Circa Sports will post the static lines at 10:00 am PT on Thursday. Contestants must submit weekly picks to Circa Sports by 4:00 pm PT each Saturday during the season. If picks aren’t submitted by the weekly deadline, zero points will be awarded for that week.
Contestants can sign up for the contest and submit weekly entries in person at:
- Circa Resort & Casino
- The D Las Vegas
- Tuscany Suites & Casino
- Legends Bay Casino
- The Pass at Water Street in Nevada.
The weekly picks can also be placed anywhere inside of Nevada using the Circa Sports mobile app.
The contest is won by accruing as many points as possible each quarter and for the full season. Contestants will earn one (1) point for each correct selection, one half (.5) point for each push, and zero (0) points for each incorrect selection.
Who can participate in Circa Sports Million?
Circa Sports Million is open to anyone 21 years of age from Nevada and the rest of the world. The entry fee is $1,000 and each person may have up to five (5) submissions. Circa Sports may disqualify a player that has more than five entries. Additionally, contest fees are not refundable unless Circa Sports cancels the contest.
Nevada residents can place picks in person at the locations listed above or use a kiosk at those properties. Contestants can also submit weekly picks anywhere inside of Nevada using the Circa Sports mobile app.
Out-of-state contestants may also participate in Circa Sports Million. Non-residents must sign up in person at one of the Nevada properties listed above to participate. Once signed up, contestants inside or outside of Nevada may use a proxy to submit the weekly picks.