Contest tracker: Last 5 entries sweating in $6M Circa Survivor

Five radical person entries successful the Circa Survivor contention that are theoretically worthy much than $1 cardinal but could inactive extremity up being worthy zero.

The 5 are vying for the $6 cardinal winner-take-all prize successful the contest, successful which entries prime 1 straight-up NFL victor each week but tin usage each squad lone once.

If the contestants divided the apical prize, they would each person $1.2 million, but Circa does not facilitate alleged “chops.”

The prize excavation volition beryllium divided lone if aggregate radical past done Week 18, oregon if everyone is eliminated successful the aforesaid week.

It’s going to beryllium an breathtaking 2 weeks successful those entries’ households — and possibly achy arsenic well.

Each week, I’ll way the large handicapping contests and item my progress. Here’s however the contests basal aft Week 16:

Circa Sports Million III

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry), earning 1 constituent for a triumph and a half-point for a push.

Field: 4,087 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Hannibal Barca) astatine 57-23. A 2nd introduction from Hannibal Barca is tied for 2nd spot astatine 56-24.

Barnes’ status: 3-2 past week, 36-43-1 overall, tied for 3,236th. Trying — and failing — to deploy an “opposite” strategy to spell for the last-place prize successful the 4th quarter, resulting successful winners connected Colts -1, Jets PK and Raiders PK, and losers connected Ravens +3 and Patriots -2.

Circa Survivor

Format: Contestants prime 1 straight-up NFL victor each week (each squad tin beryllium utilized lone once) and are eliminated with a nonaccomplishment ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 4,080 entries, but Circa added $1.92 cardinal to the prize excavation to scope the $6 cardinal guarantee.

Leaders: Five survivors advance. 11 entries eliminated connected the 2 picks that had to beryllium made successful Week 16 — 4 connected the Cardinals and 3 connected the 49ers successful the Thursday/Saturday games and 4 connected the Chargers successful the Sunday/Monday games.

Barnes’ status: Eliminated successful Week 9 erstwhile the Bills mislaid to the Jaguars.

Westgate SuperContest

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry), earning 1 constituent for a triumph and a half-point for a push.

Field: 1,972 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Litofsky Clan) astatine 55-23-2 aft a 5-0 week, starring by 2½ points.

Barnes’ status: 2-3 past week, 37-42-1 overall, tied for 1,411th. Winners connected Bengals -2½ and Bills +2½, and losers connected Cardinals -1, Jaguars PK and Broncos PK.

Westgate SuperContest Gold

Format: Same arsenic the SuperContest, but with a $5,000 buy-in and the victor taking all.

Field: 87 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Calabasas Wise Guy) astatine 55-23-2 aft a 5-0 week, each but locking up triumph with a 7½-point lead.

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

William Hill Pro Pick’em

Format: Contestants prime 15 NFL straight-up winners (or selected totals) each week ($25 per entry). There are play and season-long prizes.

Field: 7,316 entries.

Season leader: One introduction (no sanction given) astatine 163-74.

Weekly winner: One introduction (no sanction given) went 15-0 and won $10,000.

Barnes’ status: 8-7 past week, 142-95 overall.

Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge

Format: Contestants prime 7 NFL and/or assemblage games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 to enter).

Field: 149 entries.

Leader: One introduction (BuckNuts) astatine 67-42-2 (one crippled canceled).

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

COMPLETED CONTESTS

Station Last Man Standing

Format: Contestants prime 1 crippled against the dispersed each week. Entries outgo $25, but the maximum $100 gets 5 entries. There are abstracted pro and assemblage contests. Winner takes each — $150,000 successful the pro contest, $100,000 successful the college.

Entries: Pro — Two winners from starting 6,241 aft Week 12; assemblage — 1 victor retired of 3,075 aft Week 9.

Barnes’ status: Eliminated from pro contention successful Week 5; eliminated from assemblage successful Week 3.

William Hill College Pick’em

Format: Contestants prime 8 assemblage games against the dispersed each week for 10 weeks ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 452 entries, but an other $548,000 added to the prize excavation to scope the $1 cardinal guarantee.

Winners: Two entries (CastleRocker and Heatwave) tied astatine 51-29 and divided the archetypal prize, getting $325,000 each.

Barnes’ status: Finished 39-41, tied for 176th.

Contact Jim Barnes astatine jbarnes@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-383-0277. Follow @JimBarnesLV connected Twitter.