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 32 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 $ 160,000 .
Contest Format -- 32 handicappers shall participate in this 15 week Tournament,
fashioned along the lines of the 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 $ 160,000.oo in the "winner-take-all"
prize pool. For the first 8 weeks of the Contest there will be two head-to-head matchups
to reduce the field to 8 remaining contestants. Each handicapper will make 7 selections
against the LeRoys pointspread that exists shortly before air time. Unlike last season
when the 7 selections were weighted 1 through 7, this season 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 afternoons and evenings in both Las Vegas and Reno between 2 and 3
PM and 7 and 9 PM with both programs broadcast over local radio in both Las Vegas
and Reno. The public is welcome -- and encouraged -- to attent. The contest airs
over Las Vegas radio station KBAD (AM 920) at 7:00 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 4 matches will meet in the Finals to be held on Friday,
December 30, 2007 to play for the winner-take-all purse of $ 160,000.
The 2007 LeRoys "Money Talks" Tournament Begins on Friday, September 14, 2007
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.