BOWLING · 2025-02-08 · VERNON HILLS, IL, UNITED STATES

PBA Owens Illinois Classic 2025 prize money

Q: How much did the winner of the PBA Owens Illinois Classic get?

Santtu Tahvanainen took £22,222.

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Chris Via took £13,333, 60% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The PBA Illinois Classic paid £133,111.

The PBA Owens Illinois Classic paid £148,111 to 32 bowlers. Santtu Tahvanainen won £22,222. Chris Via took £13,333 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£148k

WINNER£22k

BOWLERS PAID32

PAYOUT BANDS32

Every cheque

32 bowlers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each bowler at the PBA Owens Illinois Classic.
PLACE	BOWLER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
1st	Santtu Tahvanainen	Finland	£22,222£22k
2nd	Chris Via	United States	£13,333£13k
3rd	Tim Foy Jr.	United States	£9,630£10k
4th	Sean Rash	United States	£7,407£7k
5th	Matt Ogle	United States	£6,667£7k
6th	Jason Belmonte	Australia	£5,556£6k
7th	Eric Jones	United States	£5,556£6k
8th	Hayden Stippich	United States	£5,556£6k
9th	Bill O'Neill	United States	£4,074£4k
10th	Graham Fach	United States	£4,074£4k
11th	Kris Prather	United States	£4,074£4k
12th	Ryan Barnes	United States	£4,074£4k
13th	Shawn Maldonado	United States	£4,074£4k
14th	Nate Stubler	United States	£4,074£4k
15th	Boog Krol	United States	£4,074£4k
16th	Tommy Jones	United States	£4,074£4k
17th	Jesper Svensson	Sweden	£2,963£3k
18th	Anthony Neuer	United States	£2,963£3k
19th	Bailey Mavrick	United States	£2,963£3k
20th	Jordan Malott	United States	£2,963£3k
21st	Wes Malott	United States	£2,963£3k
22nd	Matt Sanders	United States	£2,963£3k
23rd	Dom Barrett	England	£2,963£3k
24th	Jakob Butturff	United States	£2,963£3k
25th	Patrick Dombrowski	United States	£2,148£2k
26th	Tom Smallwood	United States	£2,074£2k
27th	Tomas Kayhko	Finland	£2,037£2k
28th	Mitch Hupe	Canada	£2,000£2k
29th	EJ Tackett	United States	£1,963£2k
30th	Francois Lavoie	Canada	£1,926£2k
31st	Thomas McNeal	United States	£1,889£2k
32nd	Chris Sloan	Ireland	£1,852£2k

How the money splits

Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one bowler

Where the money went, band by band

1st £22k

2nd £13k

3rd £9,630

4th £7,407

5th £6,667

6th £5,556

7th £5,556

8th £5,556

9th £4,074

10th £4,074

11th £4,074

12th £4,074

13th £4,074

14th £4,074

The rest of 2025

Every other bowling tournament we hold from 2025

Other bowling tournaments in 2025.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
Tournament of Champions	Jesper Svensson	£264,296£264k
PBA Players Championship	Ethan Fiore	£281,333£281k
PBA World Championship	EJ Tackett	£374,778£375k
PBA WSOB XVI Shark Championship	EJ Tackett	£73,407£73k
PBA WSOB XVI Chameleon Championship	Tun Ameerul Luqman Al Hakim	£73,407£73k
PBA WSOB XVI Viper Championship	Darren Ong	£73,407£73k
Mike Aulby PBA Nevada Classic	Andrew Anderson	£147,778£148k
PBA WSOB XVI Scorpion Championship	Rasmus Edvall	£73,407£73k
Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship	Jason Belmonte, Bill O'Neill	£147,778£148k
PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic	EJ Tackett	£148,111£148k
PBA Delaware Classic	Graham Fach	£148,111£148k

Bowling prize money in 2026

All 1 bowling tournaments we hold from 2026. The whole of 2026.

Bowling tournaments in 2026.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2026 PBA Players Championship	Brandon Bonta	£174,074£174k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the PBA Owens Illinois Classic get?

Santtu Tahvanainen took £22,222.

How much did the runner-up get?

Chris Via took £13,333, 60% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the PBA Owens Illinois Classic?

£148,111, paid to 32 bowlers.

How does it compare with other years?

The PBA Illinois Classic paid £133,111.

Where to next

Every edition is on the PBA Owens Illinois Classic prize money page, and the whole year on bowling prize money in 2025. The edition before was the PBA Illinois Classic.