Contest tracker: Millions at stake at Circa, Westgate for Week 18

Circa Sports is acceptable to mint astatine slightest 2 millionaires — and possibly arsenic galore arsenic six — successful the last week for Las Vegas’ large NFL handicapping contests.

Five entries stay live for the $6 cardinal prize successful the $1,000 buy-in Circa Survivor, successful which contestants prime 1 straight-up NFL victor each week but tin usage each squad lone once. If each 5 triumph Sunday, they volition divided the prize ($1.2 cardinal each).

Circa volition besides wage $1 cardinal to the victor of the $1,000 buy-in Circa Sports Million, successful which contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week. The introduction nether the alias Hannibal Barca has a half-point pb going into Week 18.

The $1,000 buy-in Westgate SuperContest has a $335,800 first-place prize astatine stake. The entries nether the aliases Litofsky Clan and SportsHandicapper are tied going into Week 18.

There volition beryllium nary sweat successful the $5,000 buy-in SuperContest Gold. The introduction nether the alias Calabasas Wise Guy has locked up the $435,000 winner-take-all prize with a 6½-point pb going into Week 18.

Each week, I’ve tracked the large handicapping contests and elaborate my (lack of) progress. Here’s however the contests basal aft Week 17:

Circa Sports Million III

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry), earning 1 constituent for a triumph and a half-point for a push.

Field: 4,087 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Hannibal Barca) astatine 60-24-1, a half-point up of Durbify.

Barnes’ status: 1-4 past week, 37-47-1 overall, tied for 3,433rd. Deploying an “opposite” strategy to spell for the last-place prize successful the 4th quarter, resulting successful a victor connected Raiders +6½, and losers connected Cowboys -6, Chiefs -5, Broncos +6½ and Browns -3½.

Circa Survivor

Format: Contestants prime 1 straight-up NFL victor each week (each squad tin beryllium utilized lone once) and are eliminated with a nonaccomplishment ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 4,080 entries, but Circa added $1.92 cardinal to the prize excavation to scope the $6 cardinal guarantee.

Leaders: All 5 survivors advance, with nary 1 eliminated successful Week 17.

Barnes’ status: Eliminated successful Week 9 erstwhile the Bills mislaid to the Jaguars.

Westgate SuperContest

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry), earning 1 constituent for a triumph and a half-point for a push.

Field: 1,972 entries.

Leaders: Two entries (SportsHandicapper and Litofsky Clan) with 58 points (58-27 and 57-26-2, respectively).

Barnes’ status: 4-1 past week, 41-43-1 overall, tied for 1,219th. Winners connected Cardinals +5, Bengals +5, Chargers -6½ and Steelers +3, and a loser connected Colts -6½.

Westgate SuperContest Gold

Format: Same arsenic the SuperContest, but with a $5,000 buy-in and the victor taking all.

Field: 87 entries.

Winner: One introduction (Calabasas Wise Guy) astatine 57-26-2, locking up the triumph with an insurmountable 6½-point lead.

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

William Hill Pro Pick’em

Format: Contestants prime 15 NFL straight-up winners (or selected totals) each week ($25 per entry). There are play and season-long prizes.

Field: 7,316 entries.

Season leader: One introduction (no sanction given) astatine 175-77.

Weekly winners: 10 entries (no names given) went 15-0 and divided $10,000 ($1,000 each).

Barnes’ status: 12-3 past week, 154-98 overall.

Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge

Format: Contestants prime 7 NFL and/or assemblage games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 to enter).

Field: 149 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Accorsi) astatine 72-46-1 for 72½ points, a half-point up of 2 others.

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

COMPLETED CONTESTS

Station Last Man Standing

Format: Contestants prime 1 crippled against the dispersed each week. Entries outgo $25, but the maximum $100 gets 5 entries. There are abstracted pro and assemblage contests. Winner takes each — $150,000 successful the pro contest, $100,000 successful the college.

Entries: Pro — Two winners from starting 6,241 aft Week 12; assemblage — 1 victor retired of 3,075 aft Week 9.

Barnes’ status: Eliminated from pro contention successful Week 5; eliminated from assemblage successful Week 3.

William Hill College Pick’em

Format: Contestants prime 8 assemblage games against the dispersed each week for 10 weeks ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 452 entries, but an other $548,000 added to the prize excavation to scope the $1 cardinal guarantee.

Winners: Two entries (CastleRocker and Heatwave) tied astatine 51-29 and divided the archetypal prize, getting $325,000 each.

Barnes’ status: Finished 39-41, tied for 176th.

Contact Jim Barnes astatine jbarnes@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0277. Follow @JimBarnesLV connected Twitter.