Circa Sports distributes more than $31 million across three football contests

Professional football betting contests operated by Circa Sports concluded the 2025–2026 season with total payouts exceeding $31 million, including results from Circa Survivor, Circa Million VII, and the newly introduced Circa Grandissimo. The combined distributions marked the largest season-ending outlay across the operator’s football contest portfolio, with multiple seven-figure prizes awarded.

The largest share of the payouts came from Circa Survivor, where a record prize pool of $18,718,000 was divided among five entries that completed the season without a loss. Each winning entry received $3,743,600 after finishing 20-0. Six entries reached the final week with perfect records intact.

Five survived the final slate, while one was eliminated after Cincinnati surrendered a late lead to Cleveland on a field goal as time expired, following a brief advantage created by a Ja’Marr Chase touchdown with 1:29 remaining.

The surviving entries, identified as Dylan W, GaryA, Juicy Kewchi, Kick Your Knees Up, and Real Bro, each surpassed the previous highest individual payout in the contest’s history. That earlier benchmark had been set in 2022, when two Circa Survivor winners each collected $3,066,500.

Circa Million VII was decided during the same weekend and required a tiebreaker to determine the overall winner. Coynehop and BisonSportsCards both finished the full season with identical 60-29-1 records.

Under contest rules, first place was awarded based on the number of winning weeks, defined as weeks finishing 3-2 or better. Coynehop recorded 15 winning weeks, compared with 14 for BisonSportsCards, securing the $1 million first-place prize and the contest’s blue jacket.

Additional payouts in Circa Million VII included $500,000 for second place to BisonSportsCards, $400,000 for third place to Seans Dolphins, and $325,000 each to Bruiser1226 and Wink, who tied for fourth place. The contest also awarded its “Booby Prize” based on the lowest performance over the season.

GCIndycate earned $100,000 after finishing with a 25-64-1 record, ending 2.5 points clear of the next lowest entries. Mental Handicappers and Son of David tied for second in that category and split a $50,000 payout.

The season also marked the conclusion of Circa Grandissimo, a new high-stakes contest with a $100,000 buy-in. The tournament ended during Thanksgiving week, with six winners splitting a total of $6.9 million.

A formal check presentation is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at Circa Resort & Casino. Derek Stevens and Mike Palm are expected to attend alongside the Circa Sports team to present checks to Circa Survivor winners, Circa Million VII full-season winners, and Circa Million VII fourth-quarter winners.