Average Joe Contest 2026

Average Joe is back.

New year. Fresh slate. So many ways to win.

Let’s be honest…

When it comes to the Edge Boost Average Joe Contest, we’re all chasing the same thing:

The top spot.

Bragging rights as VSiN’s best handicapper.

And, ultimately, the chance to earn your way into the Circa Friday Football Invitational.

Think of it as putting your money where your mouth is…without having to put up a dollar.

Not a bad deal.

Every week is a new opportunity to move up the leaderboard.

But the truth is, you don’t need to be perfect to have something to play for.

There are so many ways to win (more on that in a second).

But here are the top four reasons to take your shot:

1. WHY NOT YOU?

Seriously.

You know the game. You have opinions. You can pick winners.

And every person sitting near the top of the leaderboard started in the exact same place:

They entered.

That’s it.

Give yourself a shot and see what happens.

2. THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO WIN THAN YOU MAY THINK

This might be the best part of Average Joe.

You don’t have to win the whole thing to walk away with something worth bragging about.

We’re sending winners to Las Vegas every quarter.

Even second place comes with a great prize.

And speaking of prizes…

3. THE WEEKLY PRIZE IS NOW $1,000

Yep.

Every single week, $1,000 is up for grabs.

Thanks to our friends at Edge Boost, the player who finishes atop the weekly leaderboard takes home a grand (just make sure you have a funded Edge Boost account of $100 to be eligible.)

Which means one rough week doesn’t sink your season.

Missed a few picks?

Shake it off.

Next week, the leaderboard resets and you’ve got another shot at $1,000.

And another the week after that.

4. VSiN HOSTS ARE GETTING IN ON THE ACTION

We see you talking smack online.

Now you get to back it up.

Think you can handicap better than the people you listen to every day?

Here’s your chance to prove it.

A number of VSiN hosts will be playing Average Joe this year, so you can see exactly how your picks stack up against theirs.

No studio. No excuses.

Just picks.

So…enough from us.

You know what’s on the line.

You know who you’re up against.

And the lines are officially live at 10AM Pacific today.

Football is back.

Average Joe is back.

Now go make this season count.

—The VSiN Team