Numerous Upsets Fuel Chaos In NFL Sports Betting Contest

The upsets within the NFL maintain coming and extra opponents within the Circa Survivor contest maintain falling. The Las Vegas-based handicapping event, referred to as the most important sports activities betting pool on this planet, started the season with 14,266 entries. But after simply three weeks, solely 642 stay.

After back-to-back weeks of document eliminations, week 3 of the NFL season additionally noticed loads of opponents eradicated, with the biggest proportion knocked out on Sunday, together with three of the highest 4 picks by means of Sunday night time. That was then adopted by the highest choose for the week, Cincinnati, additionally shedding on Monday night time after the Washington Commanders topped the Bengals 38-33.

Underdogs Rise Up

A complete of 980 opponents picked the Bengals, which means the competition has misplaced 96% of the sector by means of the primary three weeks. Only 3,877 entries remained alive when the week started.

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— Gill Alexander (@beatingthebook) September 24, 2024

Week 3 has traditionally been difficult for contestants. In 2023, the competition had 5,924 entries entering into however 3,445 entries (58.2% of the sector) have been eradicated. By distinction, final 12 months’s contest noticed 9,267 entries general and didn’t drop under 1,700 entries till Week 7.

The annual Circa Survivor includes a $1,000 entry price and has opponents choosing one winner every week all through the season to maintain advancing. The final winner collects your entire prize pool, which now stands at greater than $14 million, though final 12 months’s finale led to a cope with every of the 4 remaining gamers pocketing $2.3 million every.

In associated information, VSiN not too long ago debuted the docuseries Circa Survivor: The Quest for $9.2 Million, documenting final season’s contest.

Week 3 #CircaSurvivor Results
3,235 eradicated together with 988 Bengals, 931 Browns, and 667 Bucs

642 of 14,266 whole entries survive to Week 4

Winner-Take-All Prize: $14,266,000
Implied Value Per Entry: $22,221

Week 4 Team Availability: https://t.co/6U9MxDweb1 pic.twitter.com/wPDxP8yowd

— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 24, 2024