Circa Sports on Thursday said it has upgraded the guaranteed prizes on its two pro football contests, Circa Millions III and Circa Survivor, to $10m with no rake.
According to Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens (pictured), this marks the largest pro football contest guarantee ever, and the most significant prize purse for a survivor-style contest.
Circa Millions III will feature $4m in total prizes, with a $1m top prize and quarterly payouts. Circa said it will offer 100% payback of the prize pool to players.
To enter, each player will make five professional football picks against the spread each week. One point will be awarded for each correct selection and one-half point for each push. Each entry is $1,000, maximum of three per person.
Circa Survivor returns for its second season and a $6m total guaranteed payout, including a $1m undefeated prize, consisting of up to 20 legs throughout the year, one for every week of the football season. Each week, participants will choose one team to win straight up, but the player cannot pick the same team twice for the duration of the season. Thanksgiving and Christmas Day each will be considered their own contest week. Entries are $1,000 each, maximum of six entries per participant.
To be eligible for the undefeated bonus prize, an entrant must select a team playing in the final game on Week 18, which is defined as the last week of the season in both the Circa Survivor contest and the professional football schedule.
Sign-ups for both contests open May 28 at all Circa Sports Nevada locations and conclude at 2 p.m. PT on September 11. The operator said entries for participants outside of Nevada can register a proxy to submit picks from within Nevada.
“The demand for our contests in the past years was so high we knew we needed to come back bigger and better than ever,” Stevens said in a statement. “Last year we guaranteed $3 million in payouts for Circa Million and we are pushing to $4 million this year. Survivor was $1 million, and we are bringing it to $6 million for the largest survivor contest ever. With guaranteed prize money totaling $10 million, 2021 is going to be an exciting football betting season with Circa Sports.”
Circa Sports has five locations in Southern Nevada, including what it says is the world’s largest sportsbook inside Circa Resort & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. The operator launched in Colorado in 2020 with the Circa Sports Colorado mobile app.
