I’ve met most of the Circa Survivor winners since the contest started in 2020.
I always admire their unbridled confidence when they return for the next year.
But when I met 2024 Circa Survivor winner Chris Dierkes on Monday, he seemed to have a healthy appreciation for how fortune needs to smile on you multiple times to collect the prize. His team, C3 Picks, won $1.78 million, dividing the $14,266,000 pool with seven other entries.
On his Follow The Money appearance with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard, the professional sports bettor from New York attributed “99.9 percent” of his victory to luck.
That said, Chris is putting his money where his mouth isn’t. He came into the Circa sportsbook on Monday to sign up for two $100,000 entries in the Circa Grandissimo, the inaugural high-stakes survivor contest.
That pushes the number of entries to 16 and a $1.6 million pool, past the $1.5 million guarantee by Circa owner Derek Stevens.
“Two months ago, I didn’t think it would hit 15,” he said. “I thought [Derek] was crazy.”
Now, his estimate is 30.
As you might expect, Chris is a featured character in the final five episodes of Circa Survivor: The Quest for $14.2 million. We’ll release them tonight at 9 ET on the VSiN YouTube channel. And Episode 6 will run tonight at 9 on VSiN’s video platforms.
No time like the present to catch up on the first five episodes. >>Go here.
Want in on Circa Million VII — for free? VSiN and Winners Circle Proxy are giving away 2 Grand Prize Packages: contest entry + full season proxy service + a VSiN studio tour. Enter here by Aug. 17.
MLB Today
Greg Peterson offers his Best Bets for today’s card.
Adam Burke, Steve Makinen and Josh Appelbaum will file their daily contributions later this morning.
Steve has updated his Bullpen Betting Systems. Tough weekend for our guy.
Other MLB resources:
>Greg’s daily handicapped lines.
>Steve’s daily handicapped lines
Quick Hits
VSiN College Football Betting Guide: 186 pages. 136 team previews. Plenty of predictions and picks. >>Download here.
NFL: Here are four NFL Win Total matchups that Gill Alexander likes. >>Watch.
Tennis: VSiN Pro subscribers should go to the tennis picks page for plays from Gill.
