Circa Survivor Week 18 Strategy & Picks (2025)
We cover Circa Survivor Week 18 picks and strategy, where six entries are one win away from capturing the prize.
by Jason Lisk - Jan 2, 2026
The Vikings and Bengals could be in the middle of the biggest decision of Week 18 in Circa Survivor
It’s the final week of the 2025 Circa Survivor contest, and only six entries remain alive as we enter Week 18, one pick to go to get part of the $18.7M prize purse.
Three entries went down last week with Tampa Bay, and it looks like a lot of different choices this week mean a solo champion is pretty unlikely.
We cover all that and more in both our video and the rest of this article.
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Circa Survivor Strategy Show: Week 18
Jason Lisk breaks down Circa Survivor strategy for Week 18 and the choices that each entry is likely to make.
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Circa Survivor Week 18 Strategy
Of the six remaining entries, five have a different “top favorite” available, and are likely to be on different picks from each other.
That includes the following most likely picks:
- Dylan W: Atlanta
- Gary A: New England
- Juicy Kewchi: Minnesota
- PARTZ1: Cincinnati
- Real Bro: Jacksonville
Entry “Kick Your Knees Up” had Philadelphia, but the news that they will rest starters lowers the value of being on an island. That entry also has both Cincinnati and Minnesota, so it can join one of the others with a second pick on one of those teams.
Here’s another look at how things stack up, as pointed out in the video (info as of Wednesday AM):
What These Options Mean for EV Purposes
I go through that quandary in the video and discuss how picking either of the two favorites of over a touchdown is a better EV play than Philadelphia at this point, even though it would not be solo. That’s also because the other picks being spread out really reduces the chances of a big pot scoop by being unique, and just going with the best survival play is probably the better choice.
You can see the EV of all those potential choices in our Data Grid.
Good luck to the remaining six entries, in line to win at least three million dollars. We will have an overall recap in the near future once the contest is done.