The Circa Survivor pro football contest experienced a massive wave of eliminations during the opening week of the season. A total of 25,017 entries registered for the Las Vegas based event hosted by Circa Sports, creating a prize pool of $25,017,000. However, early upsets proved fatal for thousands of contestants, knocking out 32.2% of the initial field in just a few days. The biggest factor in the high casualty rate was a shocking upset involving Los Angeles and Arizona. Los Angeles entered the matchup tied as an 8.5 point favorite, leading 7,585 participants to select them. That single game accounted…

The Circa Survivor contest is on pace to set a new prize pool record for the 2025 NFL season. Organizers report that the competition has already received more than 4,100 entries in a single day, surpassing last year’s early registration pace and moving the total well above the $15 million guarantee. If entries continue at this rate, Circa Survivor could exceed $20 million in prize money, breaking the previous record of $14.2 million set in 2024. Mike Palm, vice president of operations for Circa Sports, stated that current entries are more than 40 percent higher than at the same point…