Circa Million VIII — Official Contest Rules

Everything you need to know about how Circa Million VIII works, week to week, and exactly how the $6M guaranteed prize pool pays out.

This page summarizes the rules and prize structure Circa Sports publishes for Circa Million VIII. Vegas Football Proxy is an independent in-person registration service and is not affiliated with Circa Sports. Circa Sports sets and can change contest terms at any time — for the definitive, current rules, see the official Circa Million page.

Entry & Registration

  • •Entry fee: $1,000 per entry, paid directly to Circa Sports.
  • •Up to 10 entries per person.
  • •Registration happens in person at a Nevada Circa Sports location — VFP handles this leg of it for out-of-state clients.
  • •Accepted payment methods include cash, credit card, casino wire, cashier’s checks, gaming chips, and BurraPay.
  • •Registration closes at 2:00 PM PT on the Saturday of NFL Week 1 — get your entry booked well before then.

Contest Format & Scoring

  • •Each entry makes 5 NFL picks against the spread every week.
  • •Scoring: 1 point for a correct pick, 0.5 points for a push, 0 points for a loss.
  • •Highest cumulative score at the end of the regular season wins.
  • •No rake — Circa states all excess fees flow back into the prize pools rather than the house.

During the Season — Weekly Cadence

  • •Lines are posted Thursdays at 10:00 AM PT for a standard week.
  • •Picks are due by 4:00 PM PT on Saturday — get selections in ahead of the deadline.
  • •Thanksgiving week is on a holiday schedule: lines post Wednesday at 10:00 AM PT instead of Thursday.
  • •Christmas week follows the same holiday schedule: lines post Wednesday at 10:00 AM PT.
  • •Standings and picks are publicly viewable on Circa’s site and social channels once the week locks.

Prize Pool — $6M Guaranteed

The guaranteed pool splits into two pieces: a full-season pool paid out after the last week, and a series of quarterly pools paid out roughly every 4–5 weeks along the way — so there are prizes to chase all season, not just at the finish line.

Full-season payouts — $4.8M

1st place$1,000,000 + blue jacket
2nd place$500,000
3rd place$400,000
4th place$350,000
5th place$300,000
6th place$250,000
7th place$200,000
8th place$150,000
9th place$100,000
10th place$90,000
11th – 100th place$1,310,000 combined
Last place$100,000
2nd-to-last place$50,000

Pays 100 places total, plus a last-place and 2nd-to-last-place booby prize.

Quarterly payouts — $1.2M ($300K per quarter, 4 quarters)

1st place$150,000
2nd place$60,000
3rd place$40,000
4th place$15,000
5th place$10,000
Last place$25,000

Each quarter re-ranks entries on that quarter’s score only, so a slow start doesn’t rule you out of a quarterly prize.

Any entry fees collected beyond the $6M guarantee are spread evenly across the 1st-place quarterly spots and the top 100 full-season positions — so the guarantee is a floor, not a cap.

Good to Know

  • •Every entrant gets a Circa Million VIII hat while supplies last.
  • •The contest runs the full NFL regular season, so it rewards consistency over 18 weeks, not a hot single week.

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