The NFL train kept chugging on down the tracks in Week 6. That meant that the 3,328 entrants in the Westgate SuperContest had five more picks to make and more decisions to agonize over. Thirty of the 85 picks are now catalogued and just 11 weeks worth of picks remain. The lead-up to the season is filled with so much excitement and then it seems to fly by.
There is a lot of excitement for Tuco, who leads the SuperContest with an astonishing record of 27-3 over the first six weeks. Tuco’s lead was three points coming into Week 6 and it is 3.5 points coming out of Week 6. It’s unconscionable to think about going 90% in the NFL over six weeks, but it has happened and the closest suitors have records of 23-6-1 and 23.5 points. To this point in the contest, there are actually 73 entrants hitting at least 70% of their NFL selections (21-9). We’ve talked a lot about the margin for error and we’re seeing it firsthand this season.
ER @ JAR was actually tied with Tuco going into Week 6, but an 0-5 week dropped that entry into a tie for fourth at 23-7. The top 100 plus ties get paid in the SC. Right now, that is a success rate of 69%. Nice. It’s a record of 20-9-1, but we have a ton of football left to go. To this point, there are 597 entrants at 60% or higher.
The 2019 SuperContest attracted a record setting field of 3,328 entries, creating a prize pool of $4,592,640 and a first-place prize of $1,469,644.
The payouts have been announced for the 2019 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest. After a field size of 3,328 entries generated a prize pool of $4,592,640, the winner of ‘the ultimate football handicapping challenge’ is set to take home $1,469,644 in first-place prize money. That’s the largest first prize in SuperContest history.
With second place at $505,190, the winner will take home nearly $1,000,000 more. The top nine places are set to win six figures. The top 100 places will reach the money, with a min-cash worth $2,296. The full prize structure is listed below.
1st Place: $1,469,644
2nd Place: $505,190
3rd Place: $275,558
4th Place: $218,150
5th Place: $195,187
6th Place: $172,224
7th Place: $149,260
8th Place: $137,779
9th Place: $114,816
10th Place: $91,852
11th-13th Places: $68,889
14th-15th Places: $57,508
16th-18th Places: $50,519
19th-20th Places: $45,926
21st-22nd Places: $41,333
23rd-25th Places: $36,741
26th-28th Places: $32,148
29th-30th Places: $27,555
31st-34th Places: $13,777
35th-43rd Places: $9,185
44th-50th Places: $6,888
51st-66th Places: $4,592
67th-73rd Places: $3,674
74th-80th Places: $3,214
81st-100th Places: $2,296
Additional prizes will be given out in the form of three $15,000 bonuses. The bonuses are the $15,000 1st Quarter Bonus, the $15,000 Halftime Bonus, and the $15,000 Mini Contest. For these bonuses, contestants needed to sign up before Monday, September 2, 2019, at 4 p.m. PT. Of the field’s 3,328 entries, 2,907 qualified for the Early Bird Sign-Up Bonuses.
The $15,000 1st Quarter Bonus will be awarded to the contestant with the best record over the first four weeks. The $15,000 Halftime Bonus will be awarded to the contestant with the best record over the first eight weeks. The $15,000 Mini Contest will go to the contestant with the best record over the final three weeks. If multiple contestants are tied for these bonuses, those tied will split the prizes equally.
$585,000 First Prize in SuperContest Gold
In the Las Vegas SuperContest Gold, which is Westgate’s $5,000 buy-in, winner-take-all football contest that attracted 117 entries, the winner will get $585,000. As a reminder, the SuperContest Gold is a winner-take-all prize format and the entire entry fee goes to the prize pool with no administrative fee.
