Circa Sports introduces $20M guaranteed survivor prize pool, the largest legal sports betting contest in U.S. history
Circa Sports has announced a record $20 million guaranteed prize pool for its Survivor contest, the largest in U.S. sports betting history. This contest requires participants to select one NFL team each week to win outright without repeating teams. The entry fee is set at $1,000, with a maximum of 10 entries allowed per person.
- ▪The Circa Survivor contest's guaranteed payout has increased from $15 million last season to $20 million this season.
- ▪Last season, five winners shared a prize pool of $18.7 million, with each taking home approximately $3.7 million.
- ▪Circa Sports also plans to continue its Circa Millions VIII contest, which involves making five NFL picks against the spread each week.
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| Canonical URL | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/betting/article/circa-sports-introduces-20m-guaranteed-survivor-prize-pool-the-largest-legal-sports-betting-contest-in-us-history-220018562.html |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 22:00:18 +0000 |
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