Circa Sports announces $38.7 million football prize pool

Circa Sports has announced a total football prize pool of $38,717,000 for the 2026-2027 professional football season, exceeding its $30 million combined guarantee. The total is distributed across three rake-free contests: Circa Survivor, Circa Million, and Circa Grandissimo.

Circa Survivor recorded 25,017 entries, creating a $25,017,000 winner-take-all prize pool, which marks the largest in the contest’s history. Circa Million features 5,790 entries with a $6 million guarantee, including $1 million for the winner. Circa Grandissimo consists of 77 entries at $100,000 each, competing for a $7.7 million winner-take-all prize.

As NFL Week 1 begins, betting trends show high concentration in the Grandissimo contest, where 67.5% of entries are focused on either the Chargers or the Jaguars. In the Survivor contest, early eliminations have already occurred, including 49 entries lost on the Rams and 25 on the Patriots.