Circa to offer $21m payout for 2025 NFL contests, introduce Grandissimo survivor

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- Circa Grandissimo is a high-stakes survivor-style contest with a $1.5m guaranteed prize pool and no rake at $100,000 per entry
- Each entry submission will include a round-trip flight to and from Las Vegas, a three-night stay in a Founder’s Suite at Circa Resort & Casino and more
Crica Sports will once again be offering its Circa Survivor and Circa Million VII pro football contests for the 2025-2026 NFL season, including its highest payout to date of $21m, as well as the introduction of Circa Grandissimo, a high-stakes survivor-style contest.
“Our contests have continuously broken their own records, so we knew that for year seven it had to be a prize worth talking about,” Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens said.
“Circa Grandissimo pays homage to some of the biggest bets in Las Vegas – and this is by far the grandest wager we’ve ever made on Circa Sports.”
Circa Grandissimo features a $1.5m guaranteed prize pool for participants and no rake at $100,000 per entry.
Each entry also includes a complimentary stay at Circa Resort & Casino, a round-trip flight to and from Las Vegas, three nights in a Founder’s Suite, steakhouse dinners, a Stadium Swim Owner’s Suite experience and more.
Good to know: Circa Resort & Casino was named as a Founding Partner and the official host hotel for College Basketball Crown on February 26, a postseason college basketball tournament launched by FOX Sports and AEG Global Partnerships
During the 2024-2025 season, Circa Survivor originally guaranteed winners $10m, but the eight eventual winners split a final prize pool of nearly $14.3m after entries surpassed the guarantee.
Sign-ups for each contest were made available on May 23 and will run through September 6, either through Circa Sports retail locations or the operator’s mobile application.
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