The Circa NFL football contests are back for 2025, and they’ve never been more massive or more thrilling. If you’re a sports bettor and haven’t explored these legendary betting challenges, it’s time to dive in and ask yourself why you’re missing out on all the action. Circa Millions VII returns with a robust format—an 18-week NFL contest where you pick five games each week against the spread using fixed lines. The goal? Outsmart the competition and claim the jaw-dropping $1 million top prize and the prestigious blue winner’s jacket. On top of that, there’s a guaranteed $6 million in total payouts, no rake involved.
Last season’s overlay was over $100,000 thus adding serious value for every entrant. Quarterly prizes continue with $300,000 handed out to the top five scorers each quarter. Even if one quarter goes sideways, you’ve got three more chances to make a comeback. At year’s end, places two through one hundred split a hefty $3.65 million. For those who are flirting with infamy, there’s now a second-place booby prize worth $50,000, plus $25,000 booby prizes doled out quarterly. As they say—if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Then there’s the Circa Survivor. This 18-week, 20-pick contest is all about choosing one team each week to win outright. Survive all 18 weeks, and you’ll get a shot at the gigantic $15 million guaranteed prize pool. If more than one contestant survives the gauntlet, the pot gets split accordingly. Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens is pushing the limits again, adding an extra $6 million in guaranteed money, raising the total contest payouts to an astonishing $21 million, all with no rake. These contests aren’t just back—they’re blowing the roof off of everything else in the betting world.
Circa Millions:
Circa Millions has 6 million dollars in guaranteed payouts! The quarterly prizes include $300,000 paid out to the top 5 quarterly scored participants. Just in case you have a rough quarter, you still can potentially win the next! This contest is also paying out 3.65M to the top 2-100 entries at the end of the year! There is now a second place booby prize for $50,000.00 and $25,000.00 booby prizes that are paid out every quarter. Playing Millions is a little different than sports betting in itself as in the lines are always locked in place, and the strategy can be different depending on where your specific entry ranks for the quarter or for the year. Here are the highlights below courtesy of Circa Sports.
- $1,000 to enter, 5 entries per person max
- Make 5 NFL picks against the spread each week
- Get one point for each correct selection and one-half point for each push
- $6 Million guaranteed in total prizes
- $1 Million first place prize and the coveted blue jacket
- $3.65 Million in cash prizes for places 2 – 100
- $300,000 per “Quarter” in prizes awarded every 4-5 weeks
- $100,000 last place booby prize / $50,000 second to last place booby prize
- No Rake! Any extra fees go into the quarter and full-season prizes
Circa Survivor:
Circa Survivor now has a guaranteed 15 million dollars in total payouts!
That is 5 million more than last season due to a huge 14,270,000.00 in last year’s pot! There are 20 total legs in this contest with Thanksgiving day games and Christmas games being their own week. Here are the highlights below.
- $1,000 to enter, 10 entries per person max (can rebuy up to ten additional entries until the registration deadline if you lose on the opening TNF or Friday game)
- Up to 20 picks in 2025: NFL Weeks 1 – 18, plus Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday and Christmas Leg (Wed/Thur)
- Each NFL team can only be selected once per each entry during the contest
- No Rake! – the last remaining entry wins the entire survivor pool: $15 Million guaranteed, plus more if entries exceed $15 Million
- Entries are eliminated from the contest by selecting a team that subsequently loses or ties its NFL game that week or continues until a single entry remains
- The contest continues until a single entry remains
- If more than one entry remains after all 20 legs, the pool is split equally among all the entries that successfully submitted a selection during the leg
- If all remaining entries lose in the same week, the pool is split equally among all the entries that successfully submitted a selection during the leg
- Picks are due at 4 p.m. PST every Saturday or before kickoff of the selected game (whichever is earlier), except for:
- Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday: picks are due by 10 p.m. PST Wednesday, November 26
- Christmas Leg: picks are due by 9 a.m. PST Wednesday, December 25
- See everyone’s picks here and on Twitter @CircaSports each week!
Grandissimo:
Wait, did you think that Derek didn’t have something up his sleeve for 2025? There is a NEW survivor for high rollers called Grandissimo! The rules are the same as Circa Survivor, but with a much larger buy in at $100,000.00 per entry for a guaranteed minimum payout of $1,500,000.00! This contest will have much less entries than Survivor, making it an interesting and potentially different strategy for each participant in order to take home the big prize!
- $100,000 to enter, 2 entries per person max (can rebuy up to two additional entries until the registration deadline if you lose on the opening TNF or Friday game)
- Up to 20 picks in 2025: NFL Weeks 1 – 18, plus Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday and Christmas Day
- Each NFL team can only be selected once per each entry during the contest
- No Rake! – the last remaining entry wins the entire survivor pool: $1.5 Million guaranteed, plus more if entries exceed $1.5 Million
- Entries are eliminated from the contest by selecting a team that subsequently loses or ties its NFL game that week or continues until a single entry remains
- The contest continues until a single entry remains
- If more than one entry remains after all 20 legs, the pool is split equally among all the entries that successfully submitted a selection during the leg
- If all remaining entries lose in the same week, the pool is split equally among all the entries that successfully submitted a selection during the leg
Here are some great Hotel deals for the big season! Go to CircaSports.com/contest for more details!
Hotel Offers:
- 1-9 total entries = 50% discounted room at Circa Resort & Casino for 2 nights
- 10+ total entries = Complimentary stay at Circa Resort & Casino for 2 nights
- **These night(s) must be used by September 5**
- Please email info@circasports.com with your full name, contest number(s), and alias(es) for the contest(s) along with what offer you are looking to redeem as one of our customer support team members will be able assist. If you are looking to book ahead of time, do so on the circalasvegas.com website and following signing up for the contest(s), please email info@circasports.com and we will apply the offer.
Registration Deadline:
Registration ends at 2 p.m. PST on Saturday, September 6 during the first NFL Week. All entrants will also receive a Circa Million VII hat.
Proxy Services:
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Check out footballcontest.com for full details—and may the football gods smile upon your season
