Each week we will present the selections of some of the nation's leading handicappers as they compete for cash prizes and handicapping acclaim. Two such contests have attracted national notoriety. One contest, sponsored by the Las Vegas Hilton, is a season-long contest with the same contestants making selections each week against the Las Vegas pointspread. The second contest, sponsored by the LeRoys Race & Sports Book chain, is a tournament with 16 entrants who have each paid a $ 5,000 entry fee, participating in a one-on-one elimination format that runs for 15 weeks two contestants meeting in the Finals with the Champion earning the winner-take-all prize of $ 80,000 .

Contest Format -- 16 handicappers shall participate in this 15 week Tournament, fashioned along the lines of the old Stardust Invitational which ran for 11 years. However, unlike the Stardust Tournament, each of the 16 participants in the Money Talks contest has put up $ 5,000.oo for a total of $ 80,000.oo in the "winner-take-all" prize pool. Each week will feature a head-to-head matchup of two of the 16 handicappers. Each handicapper will make 7 selections against the LeRoys pointspread that exists shortly before air time. All selections will be of equal weight with one Best Bet to serve as a tie breaker. The winner will be the contestant with the better winning percentage for the week. The contest will be held Friday evenings in Las Vegas at the Hooters Hotel & Casino and will be broadcast LIVE from 3 to 4 PM over local radio in Las Vegas. The public is welcome -- and encouraged -- to attend. The contest airs over Las Vegas radio station KLAV (AM 1230) at 3 PM and is also expected to be available for broadcast live on the Internet at www.americanwagering.com -- just click on the Leroys link and follow other links to reach the broadcast). The two contestants who win their first 3 matches will meet in the Finals to be held on Friday, December 18, 2009 to play for the winner-take-all purse of $ 80,000.

Contest Format -- The SuperContest is open to anyone who pays the entry fee. Each entrant pays a $1,500 entry fee with 100% of the fees being returned to the winners. Only the top 20 places (and ties) are paid. Historically, a 60% winning percentage will finish in the Top Twenty. Each contestant must make five selections each week vs. the pointspread (generally the lines at the Hilton as of noon on Tuesdays). Each winning selection counts 1 point; a push counts 1/2 point; losses are 0 points.