This
page presents an Overview of several prestigious Football Handicapping Contests
held in Las Vegas.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to access contest
selections for this football season and for the past several seasons.
Each week we will present the selections
of some of the nation's leading handicappers as they compete for cash prizes and
handicapping acclaim. One such 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 and is considered the premier football handicapping contest
as a result of its being held for more than 20 years attracting a field of several
hundred contestants.
Hilton
Contest Selections for each week shall generally be posted by 6 PM Pacific time Saturday
night *
*
Hilton Contest rules changed in 2009 to extend the deadline to submit selections
to 11 AM Pacific time on Saturdays
NOTE: The LeRoys "Money
Talks" Contest, held for the past several seasons, is not being held in 2010.
LAS
VEGAS HILTON NFL SuperContest
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.
Please click on the following
links to access current and prior contest selections and results