Skilled soccer handicapping contests have grown in reputation during the last decade and a brand new docuseries hopes to seize a number of the pleasure concerned in these high-stakes sports activities betting affairs.
VSiN lately introduced that the docuseries Circa Survivor: The Quest for $9.2 Million will debut on the sports activities betting community on Aug. 19. The sequence follows contestants as they navigate by means of the 2023 Circa Survivor, the biggest sports activities contest on the earth with a prize of $9.2 million.
The present captures the joy and drama, in addition to lots of the characters concerned, to see who will win a life-changing, winner-take-all purse.
“VSiN has lined Circa’s contests since their launch, so we’re thrilled to convey viewers behind the scenes to observe the drama unfold,” VSiN founder Invoice Adee mentioned. “This docuseries marks the primary time VSiN will air this sort of programming, and we’re excited to step outdoors the studio to convey this must-see expertise to sports activities betting lovers and, frankly, anybody who likes a superb cliffhanger. The sequence consists of loads of recommendation from VSiN personalities alongside the best way, which is sweet as a result of you could end up tempted to provide the competition a strive your self.”
Inside The World Of Sports activities Betting Contests
Contributors choose one crew to win every week of the season, however can solely choose every crew as soon as. Contestants choosing profitable groups survive to the following week. These with dropping picks are eradicated.
The sequence footage was edited down to 5 30-minute episodes following contestants from sign-up by means of all 20 weeks of the season. Filmmakers introduce viewers to the characters who convey contest pleasure to life, sports activities betting specialists offering evaluation and sharing weekly developments, and the Circa crew behind the season-long journey.
“As a TV producer, making a sequence on the Circa Survivor contest was a exceptional journey,” Longball Productions accomplice Stephan Shelanski mentioned. “We get to know so many contestants so properly as we monitor them by means of the highs and lows navigating this unimaginable contest in pursuit of life-changing cash. The sequence is a mix of nice tales, great characters and excessive drama, as a result of solely 4 of the greater than 9 thousand contestants make it by means of to the tip.”
Poker World Connections
Final 12 months’s event included high-stakes poker professional Sean Perry rejecting a take care of 12 different gamers remaining later within the season. Every participant would have scored $400,000 and performed for the remaining $4 million. He was eradicated from the competition the next week.
In 2021, two different poker gamers additionally got here by means of with a prime end in a Circa contest. David “ODB” Baker and Mark Gregorich gained the Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest for $435,623 and tied for second in Circa Sports activities Million II, the place gamers choose 5 video games every week towards the unfold, for $200,000.
The primary episode of Circa Survivor: The Quest for $9.2 Million begins airing on VSiN, the VSiN YouTube channel, VSiN.com, and on Twitter/X @VSiNLive on Monday. Subsequent episodes start airing on Aug. 26.
