The first three contests allow proxies for out-of-towners. I'm available to proxy if anyone wants to talk with me at the RX Bash on Saturday night or contact me before they come to town:
Season-long contests with a deadline before the season starts:
SuperContest (Las Vegas Hilton): $1,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; total prize pool of $675,000 based on 450 entries; first prize is 40% of all entry fees, an estimated $270,000; prizes paid through 20th place; the Hilton also gives a $10,000 bonus if the champion picks over 67%; everyone signing up by 4 p.m. on Sept. 2 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. 9.
The Challenge (signups at Palace Station, but weekly entries can be made at any Station Casino): $1,000 entry fee; contestants pick five college or NFL games a week against the spread or selected totals; total prize pool of $160,000 based on 160 entries; first prize is $80,000 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; all contestants also eligible for a $10,000 winner-take-all mini-contest over the last four weeks of the season, plus a $10,000 (aggregate) bonus for finishing ahead of the Station Casinos bookmaker; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Leroy’s College Challenge (all Leroy’s outlets): $250 entry fee; maximum three per person; contestants pick seven college games against the spread (all half-point spreads) from a list of 32 games on Saturdays only; guaranteed prize pool of $50,000; first prize is $25,000 or 50 percent of all entries, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 30th place; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
Last Man Standing (Texas Station): $25 entry fee, buy 3 get 1 free; maximum of 4 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 $5,000 prize, deadline is at midnight on Sept. 10.
Some of the following contests have season-long prizes, but locals or tourists can enter at any time to play for the weekly prizes:
Great Giveaway Football Contest (Station Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy 2 get 1 free; maximum of 3 entries per person; each contestant also receives $25 in slot play; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $100,000 first prize for person picking the most winners on the season and $50,000 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 $20,000 for most winners and $10,000 for most losers, with $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, guaranteed to a single winner; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score without going over; $200,000 "Fiddle in the Middle" prize pool to be split by everyone who compiles a .500 record.
Friendly Frank's Pick the Pros Football Contest (Coast Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy 4 get 1 free; maximum of 5 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $100,000 to overall winner, paying to 305th place; late entrants eligible for season-end prizes (though you're behind by 16 games after Week 1); $30,000 in weekly prizes, with a guaranteed $10,000 winner each week; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score; early-bird parties at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, at The Orleans, Gold Coast and Suncoast for everyone signing up by 4 p.m. that day, with $3,000 in cash drawings at each party.
Pigskin Payoff Football Contest (Palms): $25 entry fee; buy 3 get 2 free; maximum of 5 entries per person; each contestant also received $10 in slot play; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner, paying to 200th place; $10,000 to the winner each week, $5,000 split up by anyone else tying for the top score; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score; deadline for season-long prizes is 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Pick Your Pros Football Contest (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany in Las Vegas): $25 entry fee; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 for least winners picked for the season; $7,500 prize of most winners each week, $1,000 for least winners; early-bird bonus is each entry by 10 a.m. Sept. 8 will receive a drawing ticket for a chance to win a trip for two to the Super Bowl.
Pick Your Pros – College Edition (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany 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 and a trip to the Rose Bowl for the overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 weekly prize for most winners and $500 for least winners.
Terrible's Football Contest (Terrible's casinos in Las Vegas and Pahrump): $10 entry fee, buy 4 get 1 free; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); 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. 11.
Football Frenzy Football Contest (Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Barley's, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Magic Star and Gold Rush): one free entry per person; 2nd and 3rd entry cost $10 each; maximum three entries per person; free stadium seat with first paid entry; NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid through 100th place; $10,000 to each week's winner; all entrants receive 17 tickets for end-of-season drawings for plasma TV, BBQ grill, DVD home theatre system, DVD/VCR players and a recliner on Monday, Dec. 26.
All-American Football Contest (Stardust, Sam's Town, California, Fremont, Joker's Wild, Eldorado): one free entry per person; players pick combination of 17 college and NFL games; no point spreads; $10,000 aggregate weekly prize (split equally among multiple winners); no cumulative season-long standings; deadline before each Saturday's first game.
The Best Free Football Contest in Vegas (Hard Rock): one free entry per person; no registration required as contestants use last five digits of social security number; contestants pick Sunday and Monday NFL games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); all games against the spread (half-point spreads); $2,000 to weekly winner and paid down to 10th place; no cumulative season-long standings; deadline is 8 a.m. on Sunday (and Saturday, Dec. 24).
Pick'em and Win Pro Football Contest (all Leroy's outlets): one free entry per person; contestants must sign up for Leroy’s Sports Club; NFL Sunday games only (except for Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $5,000 weekly first-place prize divided equally for multiple winners; no cumulative season-long standings; also held during preseason.
Season-long contests with a deadline before the season starts:
SuperContest (Las Vegas Hilton): $1,500 entry fee; contestants pick five NFL games against the spread each week; total prize pool of $675,000 based on 450 entries; first prize is 40% of all entry fees, an estimated $270,000; prizes paid through 20th place; the Hilton also gives a $10,000 bonus if the champion picks over 67%; everyone signing up by 4 p.m. on Sept. 2 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. 9.
The Challenge (signups at Palace Station, but weekly entries can be made at any Station Casino): $1,000 entry fee; contestants pick five college or NFL games a week against the spread or selected totals; total prize pool of $160,000 based on 160 entries; first prize is $80,000 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; all contestants also eligible for a $10,000 winner-take-all mini-contest over the last four weeks of the season, plus a $10,000 (aggregate) bonus for finishing ahead of the Station Casinos bookmaker; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Leroy’s College Challenge (all Leroy’s outlets): $250 entry fee; maximum three per person; contestants pick seven college games against the spread (all half-point spreads) from a list of 32 games on Saturdays only; guaranteed prize pool of $50,000; first prize is $25,000 or 50 percent of all entries, whichever is greater; prizes paid through 30th place; deadline to sign up and get first week's entry in is at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
Last Man Standing (Texas Station): $25 entry fee, buy 3 get 1 free; maximum of 4 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 $5,000 prize, deadline is at midnight on Sept. 10.
Some of the following contests have season-long prizes, but locals or tourists can enter at any time to play for the weekly prizes:
Great Giveaway Football Contest (Station Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy 2 get 1 free; maximum of 3 entries per person; each contestant also receives $25 in slot play; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $100,000 first prize for person picking the most winners on the season and $50,000 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 $20,000 for most winners and $10,000 for most losers, with $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, guaranteed to a single winner; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score without going over; $200,000 "Fiddle in the Middle" prize pool to be split by everyone who compiles a .500 record.
Friendly Frank's Pick the Pros Football Contest (Coast Casinos): $25 entry fee; buy 4 get 1 free; maximum of 5 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $100,000 to overall winner, paying to 305th place; late entrants eligible for season-end prizes (though you're behind by 16 games after Week 1); $30,000 in weekly prizes, with a guaranteed $10,000 winner each week; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score; early-bird parties at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, at The Orleans, Gold Coast and Suncoast for everyone signing up by 4 p.m. that day, with $3,000 in cash drawings at each party.
Pigskin Payoff Football Contest (Palms): $25 entry fee; buy 3 get 2 free; maximum of 5 entries per person; each contestant also received $10 in slot play; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner, paying to 200th place; $10,000 to the winner each week, $5,000 split up by anyone else tying for the top score; tiebreaker is the person closest to the Monday Night score; deadline for season-long prizes is 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Pick Your Pros Football Contest (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany in Las Vegas): $25 entry fee; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 for least winners picked for the season; $7,500 prize of most winners each week, $1,000 for least winners; early-bird bonus is each entry by 10 a.m. Sept. 8 will receive a drawing ticket for a chance to win a trip for two to the Super Bowl.
Pick Your Pros – College Edition (Club Cal Neva and satellite books in Reno and at Tuscany 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 and a trip to the Rose Bowl for the overall winner and paid down to fifth place; $3,000 weekly prize for most winners and $500 for least winners.
Terrible's Football Contest (Terrible's casinos in Las Vegas and Pahrump): $10 entry fee, buy 4 get 1 free; maximum of 10 entries per person; contestants pick all NFL Sunday and Monday games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); 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. 11.
Football Frenzy Football Contest (Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Barley's, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Magic Star and Gold Rush): one free entry per person; 2nd and 3rd entry cost $10 each; maximum three entries per person; free stadium seat with first paid entry; NFL Sunday and Monday games only (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $25,000 to overall winner and paid through 100th place; $10,000 to each week's winner; all entrants receive 17 tickets for end-of-season drawings for plasma TV, BBQ grill, DVD home theatre system, DVD/VCR players and a recliner on Monday, Dec. 26.
All-American Football Contest (Stardust, Sam's Town, California, Fremont, Joker's Wild, Eldorado): one free entry per person; players pick combination of 17 college and NFL games; no point spreads; $10,000 aggregate weekly prize (split equally among multiple winners); no cumulative season-long standings; deadline before each Saturday's first game.
The Best Free Football Contest in Vegas (Hard Rock): one free entry per person; no registration required as contestants use last five digits of social security number; contestants pick Sunday and Monday NFL games (plus Saturday, Dec. 24); all games against the spread (half-point spreads); $2,000 to weekly winner and paid down to 10th place; no cumulative season-long standings; deadline is 8 a.m. on Sunday (and Saturday, Dec. 24).
Pick'em and Win Pro Football Contest (all Leroy's outlets): one free entry per person; contestants must sign up for Leroy’s Sports Club; NFL Sunday games only (except for Saturday, Dec. 24); no point spreads; $5,000 weekly first-place prize divided equally for multiple winners; no cumulative season-long standings; also held during preseason.
