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Circa Sports football betting contests

Overview

Circa Sports has launched several football-related betting competitions for the 2026-2027 season. The Circa Friday Football Invitational returned for its fifth season, a 20-week contest organized by VSiN and supported by Derek Stevens. This invitational features 25 professional contestants competing for a $30,000 prize pool.

In conjunction with the start of the NFL season, Circa Sports announced a much larger total football prize pool of $38,717,000. This pool is distributed across three specific rake-free contests: Circa Survivor, Circa Million, and Circa Grandissimo. The Circa Survivor contest reached a record-breaking $25,017,000 winner-take-all pool, while Circa Grandissimo and Circa Million offer prizes of $7.7 million and $1 million respectively.

Entities

VSiN · Derek Stevens · Circa Resort & Casino · Chris Macero · Chuck Edel

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Circa Sports announces $38.7 million football prize pool

    Circa Sports has set a record $38.7 million prize pool for its 2026-2027 football contests, led by a $25 million winner-take-all pool in the Circa Survivor competition.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Circa Friday Football Invitational returns with 25 professional players

    The fifth annual Circa Friday Football Invitational features 25 professional handicappers competing for $30,000 in prizes over a 20-week NFL and college football season.

Sources

areyoupop.com · covers.com · nbcsports1060.com · vsin.com