Numerous Upsets Fuel Chaos In NFL Sports Betting Contest

The upsets within the NFL hold coming and extra rivals within the Circa Survivor contest hold falling. The Las Vegas-based handicapping event, often called the most important sports activities betting pool on this planet, started the season with 14,266 entries. However after simply three weeks, solely 642 stay.

After back-to-back weeks of report eliminations, week 3 of the NFL season additionally noticed loads of rivals eradicated, with the biggest share knocked out on Sunday, together with three of the highest 4 picks via Sunday night time. That was then adopted by the highest decide for the week, Cincinnati, additionally dropping on Monday night time after the Washington Commanders topped the Bengals 38-33.

Underdogs Rise Up

A complete of 980 rivals picked the Bengals, that means the competition has misplaced 96% of the sphere via the primary three weeks. Solely 3,877 entries remained alive when the week started.

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— Gill Alexander (@beatingthebook) September 24, 2024

Week 3 has traditionally been difficult for contestants. In 2023, the competition had 5,924 entries getting into however 3,445 entries (58.2% of the sphere) had been eradicated. In contrast, final yr’s contest noticed 9,267 entries general and didn’t drop under 1,700 entries till Week 7.

The annual Circa Survivor includes a $1,000 entry price and has rivals selecting one winner every week all through the season to maintain advancing. The last word winner collects all the prize pool, which now stands at greater than $14 million, though final yr’s finale led to a take care of every of the 4 remaining gamers pocketing $2.3 million every.

In associated information, VSiN lately debuted the docuseries Circa Survivor: The Quest for $9.2 Million, documenting final season’s contest.

Week 3 #CircaSurvivor Results3,235 eradicated together with 988 Bengals, 931 Browns, and 667 Bucs

642 of 14,266 whole entries survive to Week 4

Winner-Take-All Prize: $14,266,000Implied Worth Per Entry: $22,221

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— Circa Sports activities (@CircaSports) September 24, 2024