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

PBA Owens Illinois Classic 2025 prize money

The PBA Owens Illinois Classic paid £150,338 to 32 bowlers. Santtu Tahvanainen won £22,556. Chris Via took £13,534 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£150k
WINNER£23k
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 £22,556£23k
2nd Chris Via United States £13,534£14k
3rd Tim Foy Jr. United States £9,774£10k
4th Sean Rash United States £7,519£8k
5th Matt Ogle United States £6,767£7k
6th Jason Belmonte Australia £5,639£6k
7th Eric Jones United States £5,639£6k
8th Hayden Stippich United States £5,639£6k
9th Bill O'Neill United States £4,135£4k
10th Graham Fach United States £4,135£4k
11th Kris Prather United States £4,135£4k
12th Ryan Barnes United States £4,135£4k
13th Shawn Maldonado United States £4,135£4k
14th Nate Stubler United States £4,135£4k
15th Boog Krol United States £4,135£4k
16th Tommy Jones United States £4,135£4k
17th Jesper Svensson Sweden £3,008£3k
18th Anthony Neuer United States £3,008£3k
19th Bailey Mavrick United States £3,008£3k
20th Jordan Malott United States £3,008£3k
21st Wes Malott United States £3,008£3k
22nd Matt Sanders United States £3,008£3k
23rd Dom Barrett England £3,008£3k
24th Jakob Butturff United States £3,008£3k
25th Patrick Dombrowski United States £2,180£2k
26th Tom Smallwood United States £2,105£2k
27th Tomas Kayhko Finland £2,068£2k
28th Mitch Hupe Canada £2,030£2k
29th EJ Tackett United States £1,992£2k
30th Francois Lavoie Canada £1,955£2k
31st Thomas McNeal United States £1,917£2k
32nd Chris Sloan Ireland £1,880£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 £23k
2nd £14k
3rd £9,774
4th £7,519
5th £6,767
6th £5,639
7th £5,639
8th £5,639
9th £4,135
10th £4,135
11th £4,135
12th £4,135
13th £4,135
14th £4,135

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 £268,271£268k
PBA Players Championship Ethan Fiore £285,564£286k
PBA World Championship EJ Tackett £380,414£380k
PBA WSOB XVI Shark Championship EJ Tackett £74,511£75k
PBA WSOB XVI Chameleon Championship Tun Ameerul Luqman Al Hakim £74,511£75k
PBA WSOB XVI Viper Championship Darren Ong £74,511£75k
Mike Aulby PBA Nevada Classic Andrew Anderson £150,000£150k
PBA WSOB XVI Scorpion Championship Rasmus Edvall £74,511£75k
Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship Jason Belmonte, Bill O'Neill £150,000£150k
PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic EJ Tackett £150,338£150k
PBA Delaware Classic Graham Fach £150,338£150k

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 £176,692£177k

Frequently asked questions

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

Santtu Tahvanainen took £22,556.

How much did the runner-up get?

Chris Via took £13,534, 60% of the winner's cheque.

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

£150,338, paid to 32 bowlers.

How does it compare with other years?

The PBA Illinois Classic paid £135,113.

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.