Circa Survivor — Official Contest Rules
Everything you need to know about how Circa Survivor works, week to week, and how the $20M guaranteed pool pays out.
This page summarizes the rules and prize structure Circa Sports publishes for Circa Survivor. 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 Survivor page.
Entry & Registration
- •Entry fee: $1,000 per entry, paid directly to Circa Sports.
- •Up to 10 entries per person, plus up to 10 additional rebuy entries if you lose on the opening Wednesday or Thursday night game.
- •Registration happens in person at a Nevada Circa Sports location — VFP handles this leg of it for out-of-state clients.
- •Must be 21 or older with a valid photo ID.
- •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 & Elimination
- •Each entry picks one team to win straight up (no point spread) every week.
- •A team can only be picked once per entry for the entire season.
- •A loss or a tie eliminates the entry for that leg.
- •The contest runs 20 total legs: NFL Weeks 1–18 plus a Thanksgiving/Black Friday leg and a Christmas leg.
- •No rake — the entire guaranteed pool goes to remaining entries.
During the Season — Weekly Cadence
- •Standard pick deadline: 4:00 PM PT Saturday, or kickoff of your selected game if earlier.
- •Thanksgiving leg deadline: 4:00 PM PT Wednesday, November 25.
- •Christmas leg deadline: 4:00 PM PT Thursday, December 24.
- •Weekly picks are published publicly on Circa’s site and social channels once the leg locks.
- •Weekly pick submission must happen in Nevada — at the sportsbook, on the Nevada app, or through your proxy.
Prize Pool — $20M Guaranteed
- •Total guaranteed pool: $20 million.
- •If multiple entries survive all 20 legs, the pool splits equally among them.
- •If every remaining entry loses in the same week, the pool also splits equally among whichever entries submitted picks that week.
- •No rake — the full pool goes to survivors, with none held back by the house.
Good to Know
- •Every entrant gets a Circa Survivor hat while supplies last.
- •Rebuy entries are only available after losing your very first (opening-week Wednesday or Thursday) pick — you can’t rebuy after being eliminated later in the season.
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