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An unlimited number of contestants are allowed to enter for $2,000 each (cash only). One entry per person.
The deadline to register at the Golden Nugget sports book is Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 10:00 p.m. The field of contestants will be announced on radio Wednesday, Sept. 7.
For the first eight weeks (Weeks 1-8) of the NFL schedule, each contestant makes seven selections against the spread, from all college and NFL sides and totals – excluding first-half lines – posted on Golden Nugget contest sheets at 12 p.m. on Thursdays.
For the ninth through tenth weeks (Weeks 9-10) of the NFL schedule, each contestant makes nine selections against the spread, from all college and NFL sides and totals – excluding first-half lines – posted on Golden Nugget contest sheets at 12 p.m. on Thursdays.
The deadline to submit selections each week is 2 p.m. Fridays – this deadline is FIRM. If a contestant does not submit their picks in advance of the deadline, they will receive no points for the week.
Each winning selection will be worth one point, with a tied selection being worth half a point.
After 10 weeks, the top seven contestants overall according to total points, plus the Wildcard Chase winner, will advance to the second round and a head-to-head bracket portion of the contest, which begins with Week 11 of the NFL schedule. If there is a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the contestants’ total points for Week 10. If there is still a tie, the second tiebreaker will be the contestants’ total points for Week 9, with ties being broken further week-by-week in reverse chronological order, all the way back to Week 1.
All games selected must be played within one (1) day of original game date. If not played within one (1) day, contestant will get zero (0) points for that selection.
Contestants are not permitted to play both sides of any one game, and may not play both sides of any one total.
