Circa Sports teases historic guarantee for 2026-2027 NFL contests
4 May 2026(PRESS RELEASE) -- Circa Sports professional football contests will be back and bigger than ever. This season, the Las Vegas sports betting brand will continue to up the ante for its professional football contests – Circa Million VIII, Circa Survivor and Circa Grandissimo.
Today, Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens released a video teasing the eighth year of Circa Sports hosting record-breaking professional football betting contests.
The full details on this year’s contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
2025-2026 Contest Recap
Five winners of Circa Survivor, who all went 20-0 during the 2025-2026 season, took home the largest prize pot in history of $18,718,000, with each winning entry receiving $3,743,600. Circa Million VII contestant Coynehop took home the Circa Million VII full season, first-place prize of $1 million and a coveted, handmade Circa Sports blue jacket.
Last season, Circa Sports debuted Circa Grandissimo, the ultra-luxury version of Circa Survivor. Initially guaranteeing a $1.5 million prize pool with $100k per entry, the pool reached 69 entries meaning the prize pool for the first-ever Circa Grandissimo was $6.9 million.
At the conclusion of the season, the Circa Sports team presented a multitude of checks, with highlights including:
- $18,718,000 million split between Circa Survivor winners Dylan W, GaryA, Juicy Kewchi, Kick Your Knees Up and Real Bro
- $6.9 million split between Circa Grandissimo winners BinoCollection, FTW Degenerates, Gambleballs, Kujo, Sammy Sadist on OF and The Dream Team
- $1 million to Circa Million VII first place winner Coynehop (60-29-1, 60.5 points)
- $500,000 to BisonSportsCards for second place (60-29-1, 60.5 points)
- $400,000 to Seans Dolphins for third place (59-29-2, 60 points)
- $325,000 each to Bruiser1226 and Wink for a tie for 4th place (59-30-1, 59.5 points)
- $100,000 booby prize for the last prize winner, GCIndycate (25-64-1, 25.5 points)
- $50,000 split for second-to-last place winners, Mental Handicappers (27-61-2, 28 points) and Son of David (28-62-0, 28 points)