The EDGE Boost Average Joe Contest provides VSiN listeners and viewers a chance to play along with 25 professional bettors in the Circa Friday Football Invitational, a football handicapping contest.  Think of it as a satellite tournament, à la poker, with the winner getting an automatic spot in next year’s Friday Invitational. It is free to play and open to all.

• Start: Friday, September 5, 2025
• End: Friday, January 16, 2026
• Duration: 20 weeks

Weeks 1–18

• Each handicapper submits 7 plays: full-game sides or totals (college or NFL).
• No props, team totals, or first-half bets.
• Max 4 college totals per week.
• One pick must be designated as the Best Bet (BB).

Weeks 19–20 (Playoffs)

• Contestants submit 3 plays each week using NFL playoff and College Football Playoff games.
• The contest ends with the College Football National Championship on Monday, January 19, 2026.

• Win = 1 point
• Best Bet win = 1.5 points
• Push = 0.5 points
• Canceled/postponed = 0.5 points (unless played by the following Thursday)
• Best Bet points used as tiebreaker

• Lines: Circa Sports odds posted Fridays at 10 a.m. PT
• Deadline: All plays must be submitted via vsin.com no later than 7 am PT each Saturday
• Missing deadline or Best Bet = 0 points for that week

• Winner (Average Joe Champion):
  • Automatic qualifier to the 2026 Circa Friday Football Invitational;
  • Airfare for two (2) to Las Vegas;
  • Two-night stay for two (2) at the Circa Resort & Casino
  • One-day Circa Stadium Swim experience for two (daybed); and,
  • An in-studio, guest appearance on a VSiN show.

• Weekly Prize:
  • $500 deposit in Edge Boost account for weekly winner as determined by most points for that week’s selections. If the weekly winner has a current Edge Boost account, the prize will be boosted to a $1,000 deposit.
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• Quarterly Prize:
  • Airfare for two (2) to Las Vegas
  • two-night stay for two (2) at the Circa Resort & Casino;
  • An in-studio, guest appearance on a VSiN show.
    • Q1 – Sept 4th to Oct 8th
    • Q2 – Oct 9th to Nov 12th
    • Q3 – Nov 13th to Dec 17th
    • Q4 – Dec 18th to Jan 19th

• Last Place (Mr. Irrelevant):
  • Airfare for two (2) to Las Vegas
  • Two-night stay for two (2) at the Circa Resort & Casino
  • An in-studio, guest appearance on a VSiN show.
  • Tie Breaker: Worst Best BET record,Worst Record NFL,Worst Record College Football,Random drawing
  • MUST MAKE ALL 132 SELECTIONS OVER 20 WEEKS TO WIN MR. IRRELEVANT