List of Las Vegas Football Contests
Note: this update reflects the cancellation of the Hard Rock contest due to a lack of entries. Hopefully, this is the definitive list. Out-of-towners can check out "Section 2" for contests to enter when visiting Las Vegas (or Reno for the Club Cal Neva contest).
LAS VEGAS FOOTBALL CONTESTS
Section 1: Season-long contests with a deadline before the season starts:
Friendly Frank’s Pro Championship Challenge (South Point and El Cortez): $2,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; guaranteed prize pool of at least $250,000 with minimum $100,000 to the winner; prizes paid through fourth place; $50,000 bonus to be split by all entrants hitting 65 percent or higher; early-bird party for those signing up by 5 p.m. on Sept. 6; deadline to enter is at noon on Saturday, Sept. 8, with entries due each week by 2 p.m. Saturday.
SuperContest (Las Vegas Hilton): $1,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; total prize pool of $750,000 based on 500 entries; first prize is 40% of all entry fees, an estimated $300,000; prizes paid through 20th place; the Hilton also gives an aggregate $10,000 bonus for anyone who picks over 67%; everyone signing up by 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3 will be eligible for a free $10,000 winner-take-all contest on the last three weeks of the regular season; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7.
Glory of the Gridiron (Caesars Palace, Harrah’s, Flamingo, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon, Bally’s, Paris, Imperial Palace, Rio): $1,000 entry fee; maximum two per person; contestants pick six NFL games against the spread each week during the 17-week season; half-points only; total prize pool of $250,000, including $50,000 in bonuses paid by Harrah’s, based on 200 entries; first prize is 50%, an estimated $100,000; season-long prizes paid through 10th place; aggregate $15,000 bonus for the leader(s) at the end of six week; aggregate $15,000 bonus for the leader(s) after 12 weeks; aggregate $20,000 bonus for the most wins during the final five weeks of the season; deadline is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8.
The Challenge (Station Casinos, including Palace, Boulder, Texas, Sunset, Santa Fe, Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock): $1,000 entry fee; contestants pick five college or NFL games a week against the spread or selected totals; half-points only; total prize pool of $200,000 based on 200 entries; first prize is a guaranteed $100,000 or 50% of all entry fees, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 20th place; if the champion selects over 67%, Stations awards a one-year lease of a Mercedes Benz C-300 W Sport; all contestants also eligible for a $12,500 winner-take-all mini-contest over the last four weeks of the season; in addition, those who sign up by 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, are eligible for the “Beat the House Early Bird Special” of $10,000 for outperforming the Station Casinos Bookmaker’s entry; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8
Leroy’s College Challenge (all Leroy’s sports books): $250 entry fee; maximum three per person; contestants pick seven college games against the spread from a list of up to 50 games (Saturdays only); guaranteed prize pool of $100,000; first prize is $30,000 or 30% of all entries, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 40th place; 5 percent of prize pool will go to the winner of a mini-contest over the final four weeks; deadline to sign up is 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, and each week’s entries are due at 5 p.m. Friday.
Last Man Standing (all Station Casinos, plus Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Barley’s, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Gold Rush, and Magic Star): $25 entry fee, buy three get one free; maximum of four entries per person; players pick one college or NFL game against the spread each week; you lose once you're out; last person standing wins entire prize pool; guaranteed $50,000 prize; deadline is 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Section 2: Contests that can be entered at any time for the weekly prizes, even if they have season-long prizes:
Great Giveaway Football Contest (Station Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy two get one free; maximum of three entries per person; each contestant also receives $10 in slot play for one purchased entry and $15 for two; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $1 million in total prizes; $100,000 first prize for person picking the most winners on the season and $25,000 for the person picking the most losers, with each paying down to 100th place; late entrants not eligible for season-end prizes but still able to play for weekly prizes such as $30,000 for most winners and $10,000 for most losers, with $15,000 and $5,000, respectively, guaranteed to a single winner; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score without going over; "Fiddle in the Middle" drawing will be held Jan. 16, 2008, for all those who go .500 on a card with 25 $1,000 prizes to be awarded.
Pick the Pros Football Contest (Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, California, Fremont, Main Street Station, Sam’s Town, Joker’s Wild, Eldorado): $25 entry fee; maximum six entries per person, and only by buying four entries by Sept. 9 to get two free, can also buy two and get one free; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $1 million total prize pool; $100,000 to season-long champion, paying to 305th place; late entrants eligible for season-end prizes (though you're behind by 16 games after Week 1); $50,000 in weekly prizes, with a guaranteed $10,000 winner each week; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score.
Pigskin Payoff Football Contest (Palms): $25 entry fee; buy three get three free; maximum six entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $300,000 total prize pool; $10,000 to overall winner, paying to 50th place; contestant must submit card every week to be eligible for season-long prizes; $10,000 to the winner each week, $5,000 to the second-place finisher, or split evenly by those who tie for the top score and lose the tie-breaker, which is the Monday Night score; those who enter by Sunday, Aug. 26 receive $10 in free slot play; $1,000 second-chance drawing held each Monday night for losing tickets.
Fantasy Pick 3 Football Contest (Hard Rock): Cancelled.
Fantasy Football Contest (Rampart and Cannery): $25 entry fee; buy two get one free if sign up by Aug. 31; maximum of three per person; contestants pick from 12 head-to-head fantasy player matchups per week; $5,000 weekly prize for the top score, plus the weekly winner earns berth in the postseason playoffs; at the end of the regular season, the 17 weekly winners are joined by 50 “wild cards” who earn the most points during the year, and they compete from the wild-card games through the conference championships with the best fantasy picker winnings $10,000; postseason prized paid down to 10th place; deadline for the first week is 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, though people can enter at anytime to go for weekly prizes.
Pick Your Pros Football Contest (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany and Four Queens in Las Vegas): $25 entry fee; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games; no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 for least winners picked; weekly prize of $7,500 for most winners and $1,000 for least winners; entry fee decreased by $5 each month into the season for late entrants, but only those signing up by Sept. 10 are eligible for season-long prizes; $5 parlay card with each paid entry before Sept. 9.
Pick Your Pros – College Edition (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany and Four Queens in Las Vegas): $20 entry fee, but only $10 if coupled with a pro contest entry for a total of $35; maximum of 10 entries per person; no point spreads; $3,500 for the season-long winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 weekly prize for most winners and $500 for most losers; free $5 parlay card with each paid entry before Sept. 9.
Terrible's Football Contest (Terrible's casinos in Las Vegas and Pahrump): first entry free, next eight entries cost $10, at which time 10th entry is free; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games; no point spreads; $15,000 first prize to overall champion at all Terrible's casinos and paid down to 15th place; $1,500 weekly prize for the most winner picks by a Las Vegas entrants, $1,000 weekly prize for those in Pahrump; deadline for season-long prizes is Sunday, Sept. 9.
Football Frenzy Football Contest (Fiesta Rancho & Henderson, Barley's, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Magic Star and Gold Rush): $10 per entry, but three for $15; NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $5,000 for season champ, with the top 10 prizes paid in cash and the next 40 paid in free slot play (ranging from $250 for 11th down to $100 for 50th); weekly winners receive $2,000, with lesser cash prizes to the top 10 and the next 40 finishers receiving $50 in slot play.
Pick'em and Win Pro Football Contest (all Leroy's sports books): one free entry per person; contestants must sign up for Leroy’s Sports Club; NFL Sunday games only; no point spreads; $5,000 weekly first-place prize divided equally for multiple winners; no cumulative season-long standings; also held during preseason.
LAS VEGAS FOOTBALL CONTESTS
Section 1: Season-long contests with a deadline before the season starts:
Friendly Frank’s Pro Championship Challenge (South Point and El Cortez): $2,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; guaranteed prize pool of at least $250,000 with minimum $100,000 to the winner; prizes paid through fourth place; $50,000 bonus to be split by all entrants hitting 65 percent or higher; early-bird party for those signing up by 5 p.m. on Sept. 6; deadline to enter is at noon on Saturday, Sept. 8, with entries due each week by 2 p.m. Saturday.
SuperContest (Las Vegas Hilton): $1,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; total prize pool of $750,000 based on 500 entries; first prize is 40% of all entry fees, an estimated $300,000; prizes paid through 20th place; the Hilton also gives an aggregate $10,000 bonus for anyone who picks over 67%; everyone signing up by 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3 will be eligible for a free $10,000 winner-take-all contest on the last three weeks of the regular season; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7.
Glory of the Gridiron (Caesars Palace, Harrah’s, Flamingo, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon, Bally’s, Paris, Imperial Palace, Rio): $1,000 entry fee; maximum two per person; contestants pick six NFL games against the spread each week during the 17-week season; half-points only; total prize pool of $250,000, including $50,000 in bonuses paid by Harrah’s, based on 200 entries; first prize is 50%, an estimated $100,000; season-long prizes paid through 10th place; aggregate $15,000 bonus for the leader(s) at the end of six week; aggregate $15,000 bonus for the leader(s) after 12 weeks; aggregate $20,000 bonus for the most wins during the final five weeks of the season; deadline is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8.
The Challenge (Station Casinos, including Palace, Boulder, Texas, Sunset, Santa Fe, Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock): $1,000 entry fee; contestants pick five college or NFL games a week against the spread or selected totals; half-points only; total prize pool of $200,000 based on 200 entries; first prize is a guaranteed $100,000 or 50% of all entry fees, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 20th place; if the champion selects over 67%, Stations awards a one-year lease of a Mercedes Benz C-300 W Sport; all contestants also eligible for a $12,500 winner-take-all mini-contest over the last four weeks of the season; in addition, those who sign up by 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, are eligible for the “Beat the House Early Bird Special” of $10,000 for outperforming the Station Casinos Bookmaker’s entry; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8
Leroy’s College Challenge (all Leroy’s sports books): $250 entry fee; maximum three per person; contestants pick seven college games against the spread from a list of up to 50 games (Saturdays only); guaranteed prize pool of $100,000; first prize is $30,000 or 30% of all entries, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 40th place; 5 percent of prize pool will go to the winner of a mini-contest over the final four weeks; deadline to sign up is 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, and each week’s entries are due at 5 p.m. Friday.
Last Man Standing (all Station Casinos, plus Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Barley’s, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Gold Rush, and Magic Star): $25 entry fee, buy three get one free; maximum of four entries per person; players pick one college or NFL game against the spread each week; you lose once you're out; last person standing wins entire prize pool; guaranteed $50,000 prize; deadline is 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Section 2: Contests that can be entered at any time for the weekly prizes, even if they have season-long prizes:
Great Giveaway Football Contest (Station Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy two get one free; maximum of three entries per person; each contestant also receives $10 in slot play for one purchased entry and $15 for two; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $1 million in total prizes; $100,000 first prize for person picking the most winners on the season and $25,000 for the person picking the most losers, with each paying down to 100th place; late entrants not eligible for season-end prizes but still able to play for weekly prizes such as $30,000 for most winners and $10,000 for most losers, with $15,000 and $5,000, respectively, guaranteed to a single winner; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score without going over; "Fiddle in the Middle" drawing will be held Jan. 16, 2008, for all those who go .500 on a card with 25 $1,000 prizes to be awarded.
Pick the Pros Football Contest (Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, California, Fremont, Main Street Station, Sam’s Town, Joker’s Wild, Eldorado): $25 entry fee; maximum six entries per person, and only by buying four entries by Sept. 9 to get two free, can also buy two and get one free; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $1 million total prize pool; $100,000 to season-long champion, paying to 305th place; late entrants eligible for season-end prizes (though you're behind by 16 games after Week 1); $50,000 in weekly prizes, with a guaranteed $10,000 winner each week; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score.
Pigskin Payoff Football Contest (Palms): $25 entry fee; buy three get three free; maximum six entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $300,000 total prize pool; $10,000 to overall winner, paying to 50th place; contestant must submit card every week to be eligible for season-long prizes; $10,000 to the winner each week, $5,000 to the second-place finisher, or split evenly by those who tie for the top score and lose the tie-breaker, which is the Monday Night score; those who enter by Sunday, Aug. 26 receive $10 in free slot play; $1,000 second-chance drawing held each Monday night for losing tickets.
Fantasy Pick 3 Football Contest (Hard Rock): Cancelled.
Fantasy Football Contest (Rampart and Cannery): $25 entry fee; buy two get one free if sign up by Aug. 31; maximum of three per person; contestants pick from 12 head-to-head fantasy player matchups per week; $5,000 weekly prize for the top score, plus the weekly winner earns berth in the postseason playoffs; at the end of the regular season, the 17 weekly winners are joined by 50 “wild cards” who earn the most points during the year, and they compete from the wild-card games through the conference championships with the best fantasy picker winnings $10,000; postseason prized paid down to 10th place; deadline for the first week is 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, though people can enter at anytime to go for weekly prizes.
Pick Your Pros Football Contest (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany and Four Queens in Las Vegas): $25 entry fee; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games; no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 for least winners picked; weekly prize of $7,500 for most winners and $1,000 for least winners; entry fee decreased by $5 each month into the season for late entrants, but only those signing up by Sept. 10 are eligible for season-long prizes; $5 parlay card with each paid entry before Sept. 9.
Pick Your Pros – College Edition (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany and Four Queens in Las Vegas): $20 entry fee, but only $10 if coupled with a pro contest entry for a total of $35; maximum of 10 entries per person; no point spreads; $3,500 for the season-long winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 weekly prize for most winners and $500 for most losers; free $5 parlay card with each paid entry before Sept. 9.
Terrible's Football Contest (Terrible's casinos in Las Vegas and Pahrump): first entry free, next eight entries cost $10, at which time 10th entry is free; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games; no point spreads; $15,000 first prize to overall champion at all Terrible's casinos and paid down to 15th place; $1,500 weekly prize for the most winner picks by a Las Vegas entrants, $1,000 weekly prize for those in Pahrump; deadline for season-long prizes is Sunday, Sept. 9.
Football Frenzy Football Contest (Fiesta Rancho & Henderson, Barley's, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Magic Star and Gold Rush): $10 per entry, but three for $15; NFL Sunday and Monday games only; no point spreads; $5,000 for season champ, with the top 10 prizes paid in cash and the next 40 paid in free slot play (ranging from $250 for 11th down to $100 for 50th); weekly winners receive $2,000, with lesser cash prizes to the top 10 and the next 40 finishers receiving $50 in slot play.
Pick'em and Win Pro Football Contest (all Leroy's sports books): one free entry per person; contestants must sign up for Leroy’s Sports Club; NFL Sunday games only; no point spreads; $5,000 weekly first-place prize divided equally for multiple winners; no cumulative season-long standings; also held during preseason.
Thanks for the summary. Which contests will you be participating in this season? Will you be tracking the results, standings & picks from the contestants on this site?
Thanks,
Brian
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Brian:
I'm glad you like the summary. I'll definitely be in the Las Vegas Hilton SuperContest, and I've gotten offers from people who want to be partners in the Glory of the Gridiron and perhaps the new contest at the South Point, and I'll have multiple entries in the Leroy's College Challenge and the Last Man Standing at Stations.
Since I usually run around town anyway looking for stories or shopping for lines, I enter a lot of the smaller contests, too, so I'll also have entries at Stations, Coast, Palms, Hard Rock, Cannery and Leroy's (plus I've had my biggest scores on those, winning $10,000 at the Palms, $5,000 and $3,000 prizes at the Hard Rock in addition to some smaller slot play prizes there, and $5,000 at Leroy's. I've done the ones at Tuscany, Terrible's and the Fiesta in the past, but I might pass on those.
As for coverage here at the site, I'm working on pages that will have leaderboards from all the major point-spread contests (Hilton, South Point, Caesars, Stations, Leroy's) as well as consensus picks and leaders' selections each weekend.
Dave
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Excellent summary! Thanks for the information. Very useful.
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