Handicapping contest tracker: SuperContest champs cash in again

The Westgate SuperContest doled retired currency to 2 sets of winners this week arsenic portion of their 9 in-season contests.

Five entries divided the $167,500 prize for the archetypal six weeks, each getting $33,500. Among that radical is defending champion ODBMG, made up of pro poker players David Baker and Mark Gregorich.

They nearly swept the SuperContest and the Circa Sports Million past season.

The SuperContest introduction Dos Amigos got $75,000 for winning weeks 4 done six successful the contention astatine 13-1-1. The entries MLCPix and Vols1223 divided for 2nd for $15,000 each astatine 13-2.

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Each week, I’ll way the large handicapping contests and item my progress. Here’s however the contests basal aft Week 5:

Westgate SuperContest

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 1,972 entries.

Leaders: Five entries (Cardinal, Fyte On, Johnny Vegas, ODBMG and Xerri) with 23 points (either 22-6-2 oregon 23-7).

Barnes’ status: Reeling aft going 1-4 past week to autumn beneath .500 astatine 14-15-1 overall, tied for 1,059th. Winner connected Raiders +3½, and losers connected Texans +10, Panthers +1½, Lions +3½ and Browns -3.

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 (MilesToGo) astatine 20-9-1.

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

Circa Sports Million III

Format: Contestants prime 5 NFL games against the dispersed each week ($1,000 per entry).

Field: 4,087 entries.

Leader: One introduction (Hannibal Barca) astatine 26-4.

Barnes’ status: 2-3 past week, 13-16-1 overall, tied for 3,165th. Winners connected Ravens -2½ and Raiders +3½, and losers connected Bears +4½, Lions +3½ and Browns -3.

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: 2,224 survivors advance. Week 6 eliminated 44 entries — 19 connected the Broncos, 7 connected the Dolphins, 4 connected the Browns, 2 connected the Bills and 2 connected the Lions, positive 10 entries who forgot to marque a selection.

Barnes’ status: Alive, aft the Colts bushed the Texans 31-3.

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 — 76 live retired of starting 6,241; assemblage — 31 live retired of 3,075.

Barnes’ status: Done. 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 ($1,000 per entry).

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

Leader: One introduction (no sanction given) astatine 33-15.

Barnes’ status: 5-3 past week, 25-23 overall. Winners connected Oklahoma State +5½, Minnesota +3½, Purdue +11½, Texas Tech -16½ and Washington State +1½, and losers connected Indiana +4½, Tennessee +3½ and Boston College +3½.

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 seasonlong prizes.

Field: 7,316 entries.

Season leaders: Two entries (no names given) astatine 69-21.

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

Barnes’ status: 9-6 past week, 55-35 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 (The Syndicate) astatine 30-12.

Barnes’ status: Not entered.

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