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LAS VEGAS -- After five weeks of the Westgate SuperContest, there are still four contestants hitting at 80 percent or better.An entrant using the alias Ripsaw is still in the lead after going 4-1 ATS in Week 5 but actually had his winning percentage drop as hes 21-4 (84 percent) overall. Three SuperContestants are tied for second at exactly 80 percent at 20-5: KM Sports, OhioAgainstTheWorld and 4ViewFromVegas (yes, thats a group entry that I have with three members of my ViewFromVegas.com Forums).A record 1,854 entrants are in the SuperContest this year. They paid $1,500 to enter and are playing for more than $2.5 million in prizes (after an administrative fee of 8 percent was taken out) and a first-place prize of $895,482 with payouts to the top 50.The overall results were better this past week for the SuperContestants as a whole. The top five most-selected teams went 3-2 ATS in Week 5 after going 1-14 ATS during Weeks 2 through 4. For the season, the top five weekly picks are a combined 7-18 ATS (28 percent). The overall consensus was 10-4 ATS in Week 5 and is 34-42 ATS (44.7 percent).RoughRider39 is new leader in Golden Nugget contestA Friday Football Showdown entrant named RoughRider39 is the new leader with a record of 27-7-1 ATS (79.4 percent).This contest, hosted by the Golden Nugget and The Las Vegas Sportsline radio show here in Vegas, cost $2,000 to enter and allows contestants to also pick NFL over/unders as well as college sides and totals. Players make seven picks a week with one point awarded for a win and half a point for a push.RoughRider39 is 1.5 points ahead of @NFL_Totals, who was 19-2 through the first three week but has gone 7-7 over the past two weeks. Mucked Nuts and DShot702 are tied for third with 24.5 points. Last years runner-up, Anthony Curtis (and partner Frank Betti), are fifth with 24 points and then Timothy Bellow and The Garfather are tied for sixth with 23.5 points.Thats the spot that everyone is keeping an eye on as the top seven records after eight weeks qualify for the head-to-head playoff format later in the year. There are 21 players within three points with three weeks to play. (Note: the eighth playoff berth will be determined in a wild-card chase in Weeks 9 and 10).The Friday Football Showdown drew a field of 96 players at $2,000 apiece for a prize pool of $192,000. The eight qualifiers will earn $3,000 each and then face off in head-to-head matches between Nov. 19 and Dec. 9 on The Las Vegas Sportsline radio show from 2-3 p.m. PT Fridays on ESPN AM-1100 here in town. Those four winners will each win another $2,000 each. 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"Just trying to control that a little bit and get in the groove and figure out what was working and what wasnt. "Eventually, everything started working." By that point, Carlos Beltran had already belted a two-run homer to give Lyons the lead. Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday added solo shots in the sixth inning, and the Cardinals improved to a major league-best 20-9 on the road before heading home for two against KC at Busch Stadium. The only two hits that Lyons (2-0) allowed were to Billy Butler -- an RBI double in the first inning and a bloop single in the seventh, which ended a streak of 17 straight betters set aside. "He was very good, and pitched different today. He had a little trouble at first finding his fastball, but he had his breaking ball going today and that kept them off balance," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He made a good adjustment and found his fastball later." Trevor Rosenthal pitched the eighth inning in a driving rain for St. Louis, and Edward Mujica breezed through a perfect ninth for his 16th save of the season. "Just the life, the energy -- theyre enjoying showing up every day to play the game," Matheny said, "and you can tell theyre really lifting each other up." Things couldnt be more different in the opposing clubhouse. Kansas City has lost seven straight and 18 of its past 22, erasing a 17-10 start that had a beleaguered fan base finally starting to believe in something. The Royals 10 consecutive losses at Kauffman Stadium matches the franchise record set just last season. "What are you asking me to do? Take my belt off and spank them? Yell at them, scream at them? What do you want?" Royals manager Ned Yost asked. "Do we need to make changes? This cant continue. Somewhere down the road, were going to have to make some changes." Their offence has been the biggest culprit: Its produced eight runs total in the Royals past five games, and hasnt scored more than four in a game since May 21 at Houston. While the Cardinals had threee homers Tuesday night, the Royals have that many in 14 games.dddddddddddd "If pressure turns into panic, you have a problem," general manager Dayton Moore said prior to the game. "Right now, weve just got to deal with the pressure in a way that is professional and with the right mindset and just get through it." St. Louis got off to a carbon-copy start of the previous night, when Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer in the first inning from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. This time, it was Beltran who went deep off Santana to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead after just seven pitches. It was the first time the Cardinals got two-run shots from the No. 2 spot in the first inning in back-to-back games since 1998, when Ray Lankford hit both of them, according to STATS LLC. The Royals havent accomplished the same feat since Amos Otis went deep in consecutive games in 1976. The Royals got one run back right away when Alex Gordon drew a leadoff walk -- the Royals began the night with the third-fewest walks in the majors -- and Butler drove him in with a double to left. But that was the hardest-hit ball of the night by Kansas City, which set a season low for hits in a game. Lyons retired 17 in a row before Butler blooped his single down the right-field line with one out in the seventh inning, and then he left the Royals DH stranded on first base. "I mean, I knew there had to be a few," Lyons said of his streak of retired batters. "I wasnt sure how many there were, but I like not having to pitch out of the stretch, so that was good." Other than the home runs, Santana was nearly as effectively on the mound. The Royals right-hander went 14 consecutive batters without allowing anybody on base at one point, and he was aided by double plays in the first and seventh innings to limit the damage. Not even the best defence could keep the ball in the park, though. Santana allowed four homers to the Angels his last time out, and has allowed seven in his past two starts. "That happens. Im not trying to be perfect, just trying to make my pitch. If I miss, thats how it is," Santana said. "I have to change the page and get them next time." Notes: Molina got a rare night off. Hed played in 58 of the Cardinals first 60 games. ... Gordon was back in the leadoff spot for Kansas City. CF Lorenzo Cain batted third in the order for the first time. ... RHP Jeremy Guthrie will be on the mound for Kansas City on Wednesday. RHP Lance Lynn will pitch for the Cardinals. ..