The Circa Sports NFL handicapping contests wrapped up over the weekend with some attention-grabbing final-week dynamics. With a number of groups already locking up playoff appearances, handicappers confronted some difficult matchups as some gamers rested starters and the league noticed a number of upsets.
In whole, the Circa Survivor and Circa Million VI paid out a report $20.3 million. The $1,000 Survivor, which had a documentary made about it in 2023, produced the biggest handicapping prize pool in historical past, paying out $14.3 million to eight winners after a chaotic begin with 14,266 entries.
Survivor Sweating
All eight winners within the sports activities betting competitors held a 20-0 report and every took residence $1,783,250. In the ultimate week, 5 of the successful entries relied on Tampa Bay, which staged a second-half comeback after being down 16-6 to New Orleans at halftime.
Two entries selected Indianapolis, which additionally proved to be a nail-biter. The Colts finally beat Jacksonville 26-23 in time beyond regulation. A single entry breezed by, due to Arizona’s 47-24 win over San Francisco.
The remaining week noticed some powerful upsets for a number of gamers. Eight picked Atlanta, which misplaced to Carolina in time beyond regulation and ended the season on a two-game dropping streak and getting bounced from playoff rivalry.
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The remaining two contestants had been counting on Green Bay, which misplaced 24-22 to Chicago on a last-second subject purpose. This was the primary time in Survivor historical past the place a number of entries misplaced within the remaining week.
The “Meatball Brothers” was one of many groups cashing in for a win. The group featured six buddies who beforehand labored collectively in meat gross sales.
“Honest to god, for the last two weeks, we’ve slept maybe two hours a night,” 55-year-old Meatball crew member Paul Czyz instructed the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Another member of the group, Carson Williams, expressed the enjoyment of reaching the end line.
“This was the best 20 weeks of my life, outside of my wedding and the birth of my children Owen and Noelle,” he added.
The crew wanted a Colts win within the remaining week and likewise scored a bonus six-figure win after hedging on Jacksonville, which was a 3.5-point underdog.
Harvard graduates Brian Wood and Zheng Fan had been additionally among the many eight successful groups and picked the Buccaneers to win over the Saints. That got here with some actual ups and downs, however the crew guess $30,000 on the New Orleans moneyline to win $200,000 in case issues didn’t end up as they hoped.
“Obviously at halftime, we were throwing up,” Wood instructed the Review-Journal. “I don’t think you can have a worse half as a 14-point favorite against (quarterback) Spencer Rattler at home in a must-win game. It’s insane.”
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Million Contest Also Sees A $1 Million Winner
The Circa Million VI contest was additionally determined, with “Team BP” taking residence the first-place prize of $1 million.
Going into the ultimate week, BP was in second place and went 2-2-1 over Saturday and Sunday to maneuver to the highest. BP ended the season with a 60-26-4 report for 62 factors, edging out the competitors by only a half-point.
The remaining week additionally decided the competition’s “booby prize” with “The Brown Clown” ending with the worst report of 27-61-2 to win $100,000. A examine presentation is scheduled for Friday on the D Las Vegas with CEO Derek Stevens and the Circa crew current checks to winners.
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