1 -- Introduction
2 -- The Proxy & the Services He Provides
3 -- 2019 Football Contests -- Basic Information
4 -- 2019 Westgate NFL SuperContest and SuperContest GOLD
5 -- 2019 Golden Nugget Football Contest
6 -- 2019 Circa Football Contest
7 -- 2019 William Hill Pro Football Pick 'Em Contest
8 -- 2019 William Hill College Football Pick 'em Contest
9 -- 2019 Stations Casinos College Football Last Man Standing Contest
10 -- 2019 Stations Casinos Pro Football Last Man Standing Contest
11 -- The Proxy & the Services He Provides

Because of the popularity of football, especially the NFL, each football season many Sports Books in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada offer weekly and/or season long football contests, often in an effort to attract as much traffic into their casino and sports book as possible.

Some contests are free. Some carry a modest price tag to enter ($25 to $250). Others are more of the "high end" variety (such as the Westgate Las Vegas Super Contest) with entry fees of $ 1,500.oo -- and upwards (Westgate SuperContest Gold is $5,000.oo).

These contests offer prizes ranging upwards of seven figures ($1,000,000 or more) and some pay up to 100 places. Some of the contests even offer "rebates" on their entry fees in the form of free slot play or offer end of season prizes in the form of cash and free slot play.

Some contests offer weekly prizes of several thousand dollars. Some contests offer season long prizes of $5,000 to $1,00,000 or more. And some contests offer a combination of weekly and season long prizes.

The majority of the contests involve picking the straight up winners of NFL games (usually just the Sunday and Monday games). A few contests -- mainly those that carry entry fees of $250 or more -- involve picking winners against the pointspread. Some contests have involved just college football or a combination of NFL and College Football.

Contests are available for virtually every budget and for fans with varying degrees of knowledge and interest in football -- college and/or NFL, Sides and/or Totals.

These contests have become increasingly popular with residents and seasonal visitors to Las Vegas and Nevada and, over the past decade, those who live outside the state of Nevada.

There are ways for non-residents and occasional visitors to participate in some of these contests -- BY UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF A PROXY. Read on for details and further information on these contests and available proxy services.

Most contests require the contestant to enter IN PERSON in Las Vegas but then allow the weekly selections to be submitted by a Proxy.

Depending on the specific contests rules, a contestant may or may not be required to submit their weekly selections in person.

In some contests where 'in person' submissions are required, a contestant is able to designate a specific person as a proxy who is authorized to submit the weekly selections for that contestant (such as the Westgate Las Vegas NFL Super Contest).

For contests that do not require weekly selections to be submitted in person a proxy is nonetheless needed for contestants who are not able to be in Las Vegas to make the weekly selections as at the present time Contests do not allow for submissions by telephone or over the Internet.

Since moving to Las Vegas in 1991 Andy Iskoe of Logical Approach has entered many of the football contests offered and sponsored by the Sports Books in Las Vegass.

In fact, in 2019 he has entered the Super Contest for a 29th consecutive season!

In addition to having had success as a contestant in most of these contests over the years, he has also been a Proxy for contestants who live out of town and are not able to make the weekly selections in person at the various Sports Books, most notably for the Super Contest for which he has proxied for more than 15 years.

It was his participation in the SuperContest throughout the 1990's and into the early 2000's and his long running role as a co-host of the Saturday night edition of the Stardust Line Radio Show from Las Vegas that got Andy involved as a Proxy for non-Las Vegas residents who listened each week during the football season as Andy shared his experiences in the SuperContest, sharing his results from the prior week, his selections for the current week and his progress throughout the season that caught the attention of listeners to the show as to how they might participate in the SuperContest even though they did not live in Las Vegas or visit Las Vegas on a weekly basis. Mostly these were listeners on the West Coast from Washington down through California and in Arizona. In addition, subscribers to his "Logical Approach College & Pro Football Newsletter" were also interested in participating. In response to those inquiries his answer was simple. Visit Las Vegas to sign up for the contest and have someone turn in your weekly picks if you were unable to put them in yourself. And that's how he got started offering his Proxy service.

Back "in the day" the contest, from its inception in 1988 through much of the next two decades, attracted generally between 200 and 400 contestants and was pretty much considered a "locals" contest but for the relatively small number of out-of-area contestants. That all changed after 2010 when ESPN began to report on the contest throughout the 2010 season, generating much publicity for the SuperContest and widespread interest in participating in the next season's SuperContest -- both nationally and internationally. Since then the Proxy service business has developed into somewhat of a cottage industry, fueled by that extensive coverate given to the SuperContest beginning in 2010 by the folks at ESPN.

Participation in the SuperContest set another record in 2018, up nearly 14 percent over 2017. The growth of the popularity of the SuperContest, as measured by growth in participation, is as follows, beginning with the 2010 Contest.

2010 -- 345 Entries
2011 -- 517 Entries
2012 -- 745 Entries
2013 -- 1,034 Entries
2014 -- 1,403 Entries
2015 -- 1,727 Entries
2016 -- 1,854 Entries
2017 -- 2,748 Entries
2018 -- 3,123 Entries
2019 -- ???


In 2019 Andy is again offering his services as a Proxy for contestants who are unable to submit selections in person.

The keys to an effective Proxy/Contestant relationship are organization and communication.

Over the years Andy has developed an organized, structured and sensible system for disseminating and receiving contest selection information with the contestants for whom he has served as Proxy. Details of that system are explained below, both before and after the descriptions of most of the weekly football contests for which he shall be proxying in 2019.

The Proxy procedure is similar for all contests with minor variations due to time and/or deadline variations that will vary according to the specific contest.

Using the Westgate NFL Super Contest as an example, emails are sent on Wednesday evenings by Andy to the contestants for whom he is a Proxy. The email will contain information related to the contest lines for the upcoming week's games (to be released by 5 PM Pacific time Wednesdays in 2019), expected to include links to contestants' results for the previous week, season-to-date results and the overall standings for all contestants (including information on the status of the contestants currently in "cashing" position -- for 2019 the Top 100 and ties).

The contestant is then responsible for providing Andy with his/her 5 contest selections by email no later than 6 PM Pacific Time on FRIDAY evening (or at a later time as mutually agreed upon) so that the selections may be submitted to the Westgate safely in advance of the Westgate's official Saturday 11 AM deadline (that is strictly enforced). If the contestant is using the Thursday game(s) the selections should be received by Andy by 10 AM Pacific time on Thursday with all 5 selections required to be submitted at the same time (for this reason the Thursday game is usually the least played game each week).

The Fee charged for the Proxy Service is agreed upon with each contestant and may be based upon the specific contest or combination of contests entered, the number of entries, the complexities of "administering" your weekly entries/selections, and other factors. The Fee is generally a flat, up front one time fee with no requirement to share a percentage of any winnings earned by the contestant.

For nearly 30 years this has been the premier high end handicapping contest in Las Vegas, annually drawing hunreds, and now thousands, of contestants at $1,500 a pop that generates a huge prize pool. 2018 set yet another record with 3,123 entries. Previous records had been set in 2017 (2,748), 2016 (1,854), 2015 ( 1,727), 2014 (1,403), 2,013 (1,034) and 2012 (745). The 2018 total prize pool was in excess of $4.3 million! Contestants pick 5 NFL games each week against the pointspread making for 85 picks over the 17 week season. In 2019 the contest will again pay the Top 100 places and ties (prior to 2013 only the Top 20 finishers, and ties, were paid). A record of 60% (51-34, which corresponds to 51 points with 1 point for a winning selection and 1/2 point for a push) has cashed more often than not over the years. Hitting 60% is not as easy as many believe it is!!

In 2018 there were a record 3,123 entries which broke the record ofI 2,748 entries set in 2017. A new record is expected to again be set in 2019 which would mark a tenth straight season of an increase in entries over the previous season.


A record of 59-25-1 (70.00%, 59.5 points) won the 2018 Contest which paid a record $ 1,422,214.oo to the winner
A record of 58-22-5 (71.18%, 60.5 points) won the 2017 Contest which paid $ 1,327,284.oo to the winner
A record of 54-28-3 (65.29%, 55.5 points) won the 2016 Contest which paid $ 895,482.oo to the winner
A record of 59-23-3 (71.18%, 60.5 points) won the 2015 Contest which paid $ 906,675.oo to the winner
A record of 64-20-1 (75.88%, 64.5 points) won the 2014 Contest which paid $ 736,575.oo to the winner

In 2018 it took a record of 62.35% (53.0 out of 85 points) to cash with 23 entries tying for places 78 through 100 and each collecting $ 2,267.30.
(Had there been no tie for the final paying spot in 2018 the contestant who finished alone in 100th would have collected $ 2,154.87 -- 0.05% of the prize pool for spots 81-100)

In 2017 it took a record of 61.18% (52.0 out of 85 points) to cash with 10 entries tying for places 48 through 50 and each collecting $ 1,137.67.
(Had there been no tie for the final paying spot in 2017 the contestant who finished alone in 50th would have collected $ 3,792.24)

In 2016 it took a record of 59.41% (50.5 out of 85 points) to cash with 15 entries tying for places 40 through 50 and each collecting $ 2,217.38.
(Had there been no tie for the final paying spot in 2016 the contestant who finished alone in 50th would have collected $ 2,558.52)

In 2015 it took a record of 61.18% (52 out of 85 points) to cash with 13 entries tying for places 39 through 50 and each collecting $ 2,989.05.
(Had there been no tie for the final paying spot in 2015 the contestant who finished alone in 50th would have collected $ 2,590.50)

In 2014 it took a record of 62.35 % (53 out of 85 points) to cash, with 9 entries tying for places 28 through 30 and each collecting $ 2,105.oo
(Had there been no tie for the final paying spot in 2014, the contestant who finished alone in 30th would have collected $ 6,313.oo)

FORMAT (Rules 7, 9) -- Contestants select 5 NFL games each week against the pointspread for 17 weeks. Sides only. No Totals. The pointspread is a "static" pointspread as established by the Westgate on Wednesdays and thus does not change even though the actual betting lines on the games may change during the week. The lines are generally available around 5 PM Pacific time on Wednesdays at the Westgate and on their website. Note that contestants may not submit opposite sides of the same game as 2 of their 5 selections on the same Entry. If a contestant has 2 entries he/she can use one side of the game on one Entry and the other side of the same game on the other Entry.

ENTRY FEE & DEADLINE (Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) -- $ 1,500.oo per entry with a maximum of 2 entries allowed per Social Security Number. Entrants (and Proxies, if any) must be 21 years of age, with valid ID proof of age required. Contestant must also have a "Players Card" which is free. Deadline to enter the Contest is 11 AM Pacific time on Saturday, September 7, 2019 (deadline for submission of first week's selections). Entering the regular SuperContest (1 or 2 entries) does not preclude the contestant from also entering the SuperContest Gold. The Deadline to be eligible for the 3 Week Mini-Contest is 4 PM on Monday, September 2, 2019. See details below under "Other Notes" #2)

AUTHORIZATION OF PROXY (Rules 10,11) -- A contestant may utilize the services of a Proxy to submit the weekly selections. Both the entrant and the Proxy must appear in person at the time of registration at which time the entrant will authorize the Proxy to submit the weekly selections on the Contest Registration form. The authorization of a Proxy has not impact on the payment of any prize money as the Entrant is the ONLY PERSON to whom the Westgate will make payment although the Entrant may request separate payments to be made once the results are official (i.e. in the case of multiple people sharing in an entry)

METHOD/FORM OF PAYMENT (Rule 3) -- Payment of the Entry Fee may be in the form of cash, cashiers check, money order, Westgate Las Vegas Resort live gaming chips and credit card. ***** NOTE -- Credit Cards are subject to a 3% surcharge ***** ALSO NOTE that personal checks are not being accepted for the 2019 Contest

PAYOUT (Rules 17, 18) -- 92% of Entry Fees paid to Top 100 Finishers (and ties) ranging from 32% for First Place to 0.05% for those finishing 81st through 100th. Tie breakers are in place to determine First Place only. All other ties split the tied places' prize money equally. For 2019 the Westgate is again charging an 8% "administrative fee" which results in $120 of each $1,500 not going to the Prize Pool. However, the Westgate is adding an additional $45,000 into the Prize Pool -- See"Other Notes" # 2, 3 and 4 below

WEEKLY SELECTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE (Rule 12) -- Saturday 11:00 AM Pacific Time. All selections are submitted at the same time and, once submitted, may not be changed after the close of business on the day the selections are submitted (assuming, of course, that none of the games selected have kicked off). If a contestant chooses to use a Thursday game all 5 selections must be submitted prior to the start of that Thursday game. The Official Rules clearly emphasize that the submission deadline will be strictly enforced.

SELECTION SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS (Rules 10 and 11) -- Contestant must submit entries in person or via a Proxy who has been registered by the Contestant with the Westgate Race & Sports Book. Contestants and their Proxy will be issued a Contest Card. The Card will be needed to enter the weekly selections at an electronic kiosk located in the Race & Sports Book. Once an entry is submitted into the computer system it cannot be voided after the SuperBook business day on which the entry is submitted.

CONTESTANT IDENTIFICATION (Rule 5) -- Contestants may use an alias (approved by management) to identify his/her selections and standings as published throughout the contest period. Aliases are limited to 20 characters with no commas allowed.

OTHER NOTES --
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1 -- CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE & PERSONAL CHECKS DEADLINE (Rule 3) -- Payment of the Entry Fee by Credit Card is subject to a 3% surcharge ($45.oo) per entry. Personal Checks will not be accepted this season.

2 -- FINAL 3 WEEK MINI-CONTEST (Rule 19) -- An additional $ 15,000 is put up by the Westgate for a 3 week Mini-Contest for the best record over the final 3 weeks of the season with the prize being winner-take-all -- no tie breakers -- those tied for the best 3 week record split the prize equally -- Contestants eligible are those who sign up and enter the contest prior to 4 PM Pacific time on Monday, September 3, 2018 (Labor Day).

3 -- FIRST QUARTER BONUS (Rule 19) -- An additional $ 15,000 is put up by the Westgate to be paid to the contestant (or contestants) who have accumulated the most points over the first 4 weeks of the season. There are no tie-breakers such that those contestants tied for the best record after the first 4 weeks of the season shall split the prize equally.

4 -- HALFTIME BONUS (Rule 19) -- An additional $ 15,000 is put up by the Westgate to be paid to the contestant (or contestants) who have accumulated the most points over the first 8 weeks of the season. There are no tie-breakers such that those contestants tied for the best record after the first 8 weeks of the season shall split the prize equally

The Rules for the SuperContest Gold are essentially the same as for the regular SuperContest. Aspects that are identical to Regular SuperContest are shown with the designation "Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above." with key differences, additions and exclusions detailed below.


FORMAT (Rules 7, 15) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.

ENTRY FEE & DEADLINE (Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above, EXCEPT that there is a $ 5,000.oo entry fee and a maximum of 1 entry allowed per Social Security Number. Entering the SuperContest GOLD does not preclude the contestant from also entering the regular SuperContest.

METHOD/FORM OF PAYMENT (Rule 3) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.

PAYOUT (Rule 17) -- This is a "Winner Take All" Contest with no tie-breakers and no 'Administrative Fee." Thus if there are 100 entries the Prize Pool would be $500,000. If there is a single winner that contestant would receive the entire $500,000. If 2 or more contestants are tied for the most points they would split the prize pool evenly with each of 2 tied contestants, for example, receiving $250,000 (i.e. There are no tie-breakers).

WEEKLY SELECTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE (Rule 12) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.

SELECTION SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS (Rules 10, 11 and 15) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.

CONTESTANT IDENTIFICATION (Rule 5) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.

OTHER NOTES --
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CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE & ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT (Rule 3) -- Same as Regular SuperContest. See Above.


There is no Mini-Contest, First Quarter Bonus, Halftime Bonus or any other bonus such as are applicable to the regular SuperContest.

In some respects the 2019 Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge is similar to the Westgate SuperContest. But there are two major differences -- The Golden Nugget Contest includes both College and NFL Games and requires contestants to make 7, rather than 5, selections each week for a total of 119, rather than 85, selections over the 17 weeks of the Contest.

CONTEST FORMAT
Contestants will submit 7 selections each week from the eligible College and NFL games. Eligible games are those that will be played between Wednesday at 5 PM Pacific time (Contest lines are generally released around 2 PM Pacific time on Wednesdays) through the following Monday. Eligbile games include only those for which Contest Lines are posted. Selections will be on SIDES ONLY with NO TOTALS (Overs/Unders). Generally all such games that have actual betting lines on them at the time the lines are released on Wednesday will be eligible for Contest play.

Contestants may not select both sides of the same game on the same entry. A contestant with 2 or 3 entries may select Side A on one or two of the entries and Side B on the third.

The Contest will run concurrent with the NFL regular season with Week 1's lines being released on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 and the selections deadline for Week 17 of 10 PM on Friday, December 27, 2019.

On a weekly basis the 7 selections must be sumbitted by 10 PM Pacific time on Friday.

A winning selection earns 1 point. A losing selection earns 0 points. A selection that pushes the pointspread earns 1/2 point.


ENTRY FEE AND DEADLINE
Contestants must be at least 21 years old. The entry fee is $ 1,000.oo with a maximum of three (3) entries per person. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 10:00 PM Pacific time. Payment must be made either in cash or Golden Nugget gaming chips only.


PAYOUT
97% of the Entry Fees will be paid out to the top 20 finishers at the end of the 17 week contest.
Places 11 through 20 shall receive $1,000.oo (i.e. a refund of their entry fee) with the balance of the prize pool distributed to those who finish in places 1 through 10 with the winner earning 40%, second place 20%, third place 10%, 4th and 5th place 7% each, 6th and 7th place 5% each and places 8 through 10 2% each.

There are no tie-breakers with those tying for multiple positions sharing equally in the payouts for those tied positions. Thus in a 3 way tie for first place those 3 contestants would equally split the prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

In most respects this contest is a virtual clone of the Westgate SuperContest and SuperContest Gold with several key differences related mostly to the Payouts and Payouts structure. 2019 is the first season this contest is being offerred and is being sponsored by the Golden Gate and D Las Vegas Casinos prior to the opening of the Circa Casino which is espected to occur in 2020.

This contest is most similar to the long-running SuperContest that has been offered for three decades by the Westgate (formerly Hilton and LVH). The Contest requires picking 5 NFL games per week for the entirety of the NFL regular season, resulting in a total of 85 selections. All of a given week's games are available for use in the contest and the contest lines remain static even though the actual betting lines may change. The top 10 finishers will cash with the winner earning $1,000,000. A total prize pool of $1,500,000 is guaranteed and the prize pool includes payouts for the contestant(s) with the best record during each of four stages during the sesaon as noted below. In order to meet the guaranteed prize pool a total of 1,500 entries are required and if there are more than 1,500 entrants the additional entry fees will go towards the payouts for the four stages.

Highlughts of the Circda Pro Football Contest include --

1 -- Contestant must be 21 years of age and have a "Club One" Card (issued at no cost) available at the Golden Gate or D Las Vegas Casino
2 -- $ 1,000.oo Entry Fee with a maximum of 3 entries per person allowed. Method of Payment includes cash, gaming chips from Golden Gate or D Las Vegas Casinos and credit card -- no mention is made of any surcharge.
3 -- Deadline to enter is 3 PM Pacific time on Saturday, September 7, 2019.
4 -- Pick 5 NFL games each week against a static contest pointspread. One point is awarded for a pointspread win, half a point for a push and no points for a loss.
5 -- Contest pointspreads will generally be available on Thursday mornings at 10 AM Pacific time. Selections must be submitted by 3 PM Pacific time on Saturdays and all 5 selections must be submitted at the same time.
6 -- Contestants may authorize up to three (s) Proxies to submit selections on their behalf. Authorization must be made at the time of contest registration.
7 -- The contest pays $1,000,000 to the winner with a tie breaker in effect only to determine first place. Those who finish in second through tenth will also collect a cash prize ranging from $100,000 for second to $5,000 for tenth with contestants who tie for positions 2 through 10 splitting the prize for the respective tied positions.
8 -- There are four $ 50,000 in Quarterly Bonus Prizes awareded to the contestant(s) who accumulate the most points in Weeks 1 through 4, 5 through 8, 9 through 12 and 13 through 17.
9 -- The prize pool is guaranteed to be at least $1,500,000 and distributed as described in items (7) and (8). Should the contest attract more than 1,500 entries, thereby increasing the prize pool above the guaranteed $1.5 million, the extra monies will be equally added to each of the four quarterly prizes (i.e. $250 of each $1,000 entry fee will get added to each of the Four Quarter prizes).


For more specifics it is suggested that you read the OFFICIAL RULES by clicking on the link at the top of this Contest.

This contest is similar in many respects to the very popular Stations Casinos Great Giveaway Contest that had been offered for many years in that the selections are made Straight Up (no pointspreads) and involves only Sunday and Monday games. There will be a total of 15 selections made each week and in weeks in which there are fewer than 15 games scheduled for Sunday/Monday Totals will be used to bring the total for those weeks to 15. For Totals, the contestant will required to select if a game will go OVER or stay UNDER a specified number of total points. There are weekly prizes and full-season prizes as described below.

Highlughts of the William Hill Pro Football Contest include --

1 -- Contestant must be 21 years of age and have a "William Hill Rewards Club" Card (issued at no cost) or a William Hill Wagering Account to enter
2 -- $ 25.oo Entry Fee with a maximum of 15 entries per person allowed. If you purchase 4 entries you will receive a fifth entry for free. This only applies to the first four entries purchased and the free entry counts towards the limit of 15. Thus, if you were to play the maximum 15 entries you would pay for 14 ($ 350.oo) and get 1 entry for free. Late entries will be able to be purchased at $25 per entry with each such entry purchased counting towards the maximum of 15 entries per person.
3 -- Pick games each week Straight Up, NOT against the pointspread. Totals on specified games are used in weeks in which there are fewer than 15 Sunday/Monday games.
4 -- Contest will last all 17 weeks of the regular season.
5 -- There are no tie breakers for the weekly prize -- those tied for most winners will split the prize equally.
6 -- Selections must be made by the start of the first Sunday game
7 -- $ 10,000 in weekly prizes -- $ 10,000 to the contestant(s) selecting the most winners each week with no prizes for second or third most winners or most losers.
8 -- $ 30,000 in end of season prizes -- Most winners ($20,000), second most winners ($7,500), and third most winners ($2,500).
9 -- In the case of end of season ties those tied entries will split the money for the tied places -- i.e. a 2 way tie for most winners will split the first and second place prize equally.
10 -- In the event that more than $200,000 is collected in entry fees that excess will be added to the end-of-season Grand Prize amount.
11 -- There will be a $100,000 bonus paid to the First Place winner if that person has made at least 200 winning selections (out of the 255 total selections). This works out to a winning percentage of 78.43%.
13 -- IMPORTANT -- All prizes must be claimed IN PERSON with a valid Photo ID and MUST BE COLLECTED BY FEBRUARY 28, 2020. Any prizes not collected by that date are void and become the property of William Hill.
14 -- For questions or addtional information you may contact William Hill Customer Support at (855) - 754 - 1200.

For more specifics it is suggested that you read the OFFICIAL RULES by clicking on the link at the top of this Contest.

This contest is similar in many respects to the very popular LeRoys College Football Contest of the mid 2000's. The Contest involves picking 7 games per week against the pointspread. The Contest lasts 10 weeks such that a total of 70 picks will be made. There are no weekly prizes but there are 10 end-of-season prizes and a Bonus prize if the Contest winner picks at least 70% winners. Contestants will make their 7 selections from a list of 25 games designated by William Hill with all games featuring 1/2 point pointspreads (i.e. there can be no selections that result in pushes).

Highlughts of the William Hill Pro Football Contest include --

1 -- Contestant must be 21 years of age and have a "William Hill Rewards Club" Card (issued at no cost) or a William Hill Wagering Account to enter.
2 -- $ 500.oo Entry Fee with a maximum of 4 entries per person allowed. Entries will not be accepted after 8:00 AM Pacific time on Saturday, September 7, 2019. The wording (Rule 6) suggests that in addition to Saturday games Friday games may be used, but not Thursday games.
3 -- Pick 7 games each week against the pointspread posted by William Hill for Contest purposes. Each game will have a half-point attached to the pointspread such that ties, or pushes, are not possible.
4 -- Contest will last 10 weeks beginning on Friday, September 6, 2019 and running through Saturday, November 9, 2019.
5 -- There are no weekly prizes, only end of season prizes.
6 -- Selections may be made up until such time that 7 games remain to start from that week's listed games (i.e. contestants can wait until mid to late afternoon on Saturdays to submit their 7 selections as long as at least 7 games have yet to start).
7 -- There is a minimum of $ 75,000 guaranteed in end of season prizes with any entry fees in excess of $75,000 being added to the Prize Pool. The contestant with the most winners will receive 50% of the prize pool; second most winners will receive 15%; third most winners 10%; 4th through 6th place will each receive 5%; and 7th through tenth will each receive 2.5%.
9 -- In the case of end of season ties those ties split the money for the tied places -- i.e. a 2 way tie for most winners will split the first and second place prize equally.
10 -- There will be a $25,000 bonus paid to the First Place winner if that person has made at least 49 winning selections (out of the 70 total selections). This works out to a winning percentage of 70.00%. The wording seems to suggest that only the Grand Prize winner (or winners if there is a tie) would collect (or share) the $25,000 bonus. That is, if the First Place contestant picks 51 winners and the Second Place contestant picks 50 winners only the First Place winner would collect the $25,000 bonus. If there is a tie for First Place with the ties contestants picking 49 or more winners (it would have to be the same number since they finished in a tie) thoese contestants would evenly split the $25,000 bonus.
12 -- IMPORTANT -- All prizes must be claimed IN PERSON with a valid Photo ID and MUST BE COLLECTED BY FEBRUARY 28, 2020. Any prizes not collected by that date are void and become the property of William Hill.
13 -- For questions or addtional information you may contact William Hill Customer Support at (855) - 754 - 1200.


For more specifics it is suggested that you read the OFFICIAL RULES by clicking on the link at the top of this Contest..

FORMAT -- Contestants select 1 College football game each week to win their game against a static contest pointspread that uses half point lines and thus eliminates the possibility of a pointspread "push" or tie. If the selected team wins the contestant advances to the next week. Thursday and Friday games may be included in the Contest in addition to Saturday games. Any game that is not played by Sunday of the scheduled week will be counted as a winner and that contestant will advance to the following week. Contest continues until only one contestant remains. See the PAYOUT section below for more information on how the contest will end.

ENTRY FEE -- $ 25 per entry with a maximum of 4 entries allowed. Entrants must be 21 years of age and have a Boarding Pass Card, or equivalent, issued by a participating Stations propery. Entrants who pay for 4 entries will recieve a fifth entry at no additional cost. The deadline to sign up is Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 8:00 PM Pacific time.

PAYOUT -- The greater of $ 40,000 or 100% of Entry Fees will be awarded to the last contestant to correctly select a winner. If at the end of the 12 weeks there are 2 or more contestants who have not submitted a losing selection the prize pool will be equally split among such contestants. If all remaining contestants are eliminated on the same contest day the prize pool will be equally split among such contestants. HOWEVER -- Note that the Rules do not seem to consider the phrase "same contest day" as meaning the "same contest week" such that if contestants are eliminated on a Thursday, Friday and a Saturday of the same week only the contestants eliminated on that Saturday would win/share the prize pool). I shall try to obtain clarification on this point although I believe the "same contest week" is the intended meaning.

WEEKLY SELECTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE -- Selections must be made prior to the start of the game selected. The Contest Lines for week 1 are expected to be available on Monday, September 3, 2018 with the following weeks' lines available on Wednesdays.

SELECTION SUBMISSION/IDENTIFICATION REQUIRMENTS -- The Official Rules do not specifically address the use of a Proxy to submit a contestant's selection. HOWEVER, Rule # 7 does state "Identification may be required when contest selection is submitted." Since a contestant must have a Boarding Pass in order to enter the Contest the possession and presentation of that Boarding Pass when submitting the selection should be cousidered as meeting the Identification requirement if requested.



ADDITIONAL NOTES --

If the same contestant wins BOTH this College Football Last Man Standing Contest AND the Pro Football Last Man Standing Contest that contestant will win a BONUS of $ 135,000 in addition to the prize pools from both contests.

FORMAT -- Contestants select 1 NFL game each to win their game against a static contest pointspread that uses half point lines and thus eliminates the possibility of a pointspread "push" or tie. If the selected team wins the contestant advances to the next week. Any game that is not played by Monday of the scheduled week will be counted as a winner and that contestant will advance to the following week. Contest continues until only one contestant remains. See the PAYOUT section below for more information on how the contest will end.

ENTRY FEE -- $ 25.oo per entry with a maximum of 4 entries allowed. Entrants must be 21 years of age and have a Boarding Pass Card, or equivalent, issued by a participating Stations propery. Entrants who pay for 4 entries will recieve a fifth entry at no additional cost. The deadline to sign up is Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM Pacific time.

PAYOUT -- The greater of $ 75,000 or 100% of Entry Fees will be awarded to the last contestant to correctly select a winner. If at the end of the 17 week regular season there are 2 or more contestants who have not submitted a losing selection the prize pool will be equally split among such contestants. The Contest will not extend into the NFL Playoffs. If all remaining contestants are eliminated on the same contest day the prize pool will be equally split among such contestants. HOWEVER -- Note that the Rules do not seem to consider the phrase "same contest day" as meaning the "same contest week" such that if all remaining contestants are eliminated on both a Sunday and a Monday of the same week only the contestants eliminated on that Monday night game would win/share the prize pool). I shall try to obtain clarification on this point although I believe "same contest week" is the intended meaning.

WEEKLY SELECTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE -- Selections must be made prior to the start of the game selected. It appears that all games (including Thursday night games) will be included in the contest although Stations may decide to exclude certain games (though not stated these could be games involving key players with questionable status for which no betting line has been posted). The Contest Lines for week 1 are expected to be available on Monday, September 3, 2018 with the following weeks' lines available on Wednesdays.

SELECTION SUBMISSION/IDENTIFICATION REQUIRMENTS -- The Official Rules do not specifically address the use of a Proxy to submit a contestant's selection. HOWEVER, Rule # 7 does state "Identification may be required when contest selection is submitted." Since a contestant must have a Boarding Pass in order to enter the Contest the possession and presentation of that Boarding Pass when submitting the selection should be cousidered as meeting the Identification requirement if requested.



ADDITIONAL NOTES --

If the same contestant wins BOTH this Pro Football Last Man Standing Contest AND the College Football Last Man Standing Contest that contestant will win a BONUS of $ 135,000 in addition to the prize pools from both contests.

Since moving to Las Vegas in 1991 Andy Iskoe of Logical Approach has entered many of the football contests offered and sponsored by the Sports Books in Las Vegas.

In fact, in 2019 he has entered the Super Contest for a 29th consecutive season!

In addition to having had success as a contestant in most of these contests over the years, he has also been a Proxy for contestants who live out of town and are not able to make the weekly selections in person at the various Sports Books, most notably for the Super Contest for which he has proxied for more than 15 years.

It was his participation in the SuperContest throughout the 1990's and into the early 2000's and his long running role as a co-host of the Saturday night edition of the Stardust Line Radio Show from Las Vegas that got Andy involved as a Proxy for non-Las Vegas residents who listened each week during the football season as Andy shared his experiences in the SuperContest, sharing his results from the prior week, his selections for the current week and his progress throughout the season that caught the attention of listeners to the show as to how they might participate in the SuperContest even though they did not live in Las Vegas or visit Las Vegas on a weekly basis. Mostly these were listeners on the West Coast from Washington down through California and in Arizona. In addition, subscribers to his "Logical Approach College & Pro Football Newsletter" were also interested in participating. In response to those inquiries his answer was simple. Visit Las Vegas to sign up for the contest and have someone turn in your weekly picks if you were unable to put them in yourself. And that's how he got started offering his Proxy service.

Back "in the day" the contest, from its inception in 1988 through much of the next two decades, attracted generally between 200 and 400 contestants and was pretty much considered a "locals" contest but for the relatively small number of out-of-area contestants. That all changed after 2010 when ESPN began to report on the contest throughout the 2010 season, generating much publicity for the SuperContest and widespread interest in participating in the next season's SuperContest -- both nationally and internationally. Since then the Proxy service business has developed into somewhat of a cottage industry, fueled by that extensive coverate given to the SuperContest beginning in 2010 by the folks at ESPN.

In 2019 Andy shall again be offering his services as a Proxy for contestants who are unable to submit selections in person.

The key to an effective Proxy/Contestant relationship is communication.

Over the years Andy has developed an organized, structured and sensible system for disseminating and receiving contest selection information with the contestants for whom he has served as Proxy.

The Proxy procedure is similar for all contests with minor variations due to time and/or deadline variations that will vary according to the specific contest.

Using the Westgate NFL Super Contest as an example emails are sent on Wednesday evenings by Andy Iskoe to the contestants for whom he is a Proxy. The email will contain information related to the contest lines for the upcoming week's games (to be released by 5 PM Pacific time Wednesdays), the contestant's results for the previous week and season-to-date results and the overall standings for all contestants (including information on the status of the contestants currently in "cashing" position -- Top 100 and ties).

The contestant is then responsible for providing Andy with his/her 5 contest selections by either email or telephone (or both) by 6 PM Pacific Time on FRIDAY evening (or at a later time as mutually agreed upon) so that the selections may be submitted to the Westgate safely in advance of the Westgate's official Saturday 11 AM deadline that is strictly enforced.

The Fee charged for the Proxy Service is agreed upon with each contestant and is based upon the specific contest or combination of contests entered, the number of entries, the complexities of "administering" your weekly entries/selections, and other factors. The Fee is generally a flat, up front one time fee with no requirement to share a percentage of any winnings earned by the contestant.