PBA World Championship prize money
The PBA World Championship has paid £5,979,057 across 23 tournaments from 2002 to 2025. In 2025 EJ Tackett took £75,188.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The PBA World Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | BOWLERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | £75,188£75k | £75,188£75k |
| 2nd | 1 | £45,113£45k | £45,113£45k |
| 3rd | 1 | £30,075£30k | £30,075£30k |
| 4th | 1 | £22,556£23k | £22,556£23k |
| 5th | 1 | £18,797£19k | £18,797£19k |
| 6th | 1 | £13,158£13k | £13,158£13k |
| 7th | 1 | £11,278£11k | £11,278£11k |
| 8th | 1 | £10,150£10k | £10,150£10k |
| 9th | 1 | £9,023£9k | £9,023£9k |
| 10th | 1 | £8,271£8k | £8,271£8k |
| 11th | 1 | £7,519£8k | £7,519£8k |
| 12th | 1 | £6,767£7k | £6,767£7k |
| 13th | 1 | £6,391£6k | £6,391£6k |
| 14th | 1 | £6,015£6k | £6,015£6k |
| 15th | 1 | £5,639£6k | £5,639£6k |
| 16th | 1 | £5,263£5k | £5,263£5k |
| 17th | 1 | £4,098£4k | £4,098£4k |
| 18th | 1 | £3,722£4k | £3,722£4k |
| 19th | 1 | £3,609£4k | £3,609£4k |
| 20th | 1 | £3,534£4k | £3,534£4k |
| 21st | 1 | £3,459£3k | £3,459£3k |
| 22nd | 1 | £3,383£3k | £3,383£3k |
| 23rd | 1 | £3,308£3k | £3,308£3k |
| 24th | 1 | £3,233£3k | £3,233£3k |
| 25th | 1 | £3,195£3k | £3,195£3k |
| 26th | 1 | £3,158£3k | £3,158£3k |
| 27th | 1 | £3,120£3k | £3,120£3k |
| 28th | 1 | £3,083£3k | £3,083£3k |
| 29th | 1 | £3,045£3k | £3,045£3k |
| 30th | 1 | £3,008£3k | £3,008£3k |
| 31st | 1 | £2,970£3k | £2,970£3k |
| 32nd | 1 | £2,932£3k | £2,932£3k |
| 33rd | 1 | £2,895£3k | £2,895£3k |
| 34th | 1 | £2,857£3k | £2,857£3k |
| 35th | 1 | £2,820£3k | £2,820£3k |
| 36th | 1 | £2,782£3k | £2,782£3k |
| 37th | 1 | £2,744£3k | £2,744£3k |
| 38th | 1 | £2,707£3k | £2,707£3k |
| 39th | 1 | £2,669£3k | £2,669£3k |
| 40th | 1 | £2,632£3k | £2,632£3k |
| 41st | 1 | £2,594£3k | £2,594£3k |
| 42nd | 1 | £2,556£3k | £2,556£3k |
| 43rd | 1 | £2,519£3k | £2,519£3k |
| 44th | 1 | £2,481£2k | £2,481£2k |
| 45th | 1 | £2,444£2k | £2,444£2k |
| 46th | 1 | £2,406£2k | £2,406£2k |
| 47th | 1 | £2,368£2k | £2,368£2k |
| 48th | 1 | £2,331£2k | £2,331£2k |
| 49th | 1 | £2,293£2k | £2,293£2k |
| 50th | 1 | £2,256£2k | £2,256£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the PBA World Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the PBA World Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
The top 12 here
Other bowling tournaments
The tournaments either side of the PBA World Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic | 1 | £42,895£43k |
| 239 | PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open | 1 | £42,782£43k |
| 240 | PBA50 Dick Weber Invitational | 1 | £40,895£41k |
| 241 | PBA60 Killer 'b' Open | 1 | £38,571£39k |
| 242 | PBA50 Security Federal Championship | 1 | £37,632£38k |
| 243 | PBA Skill Ball Challenge | 1 | £37,594£38k |
| 244 | PBA50 Grants Pass Open | 1 | £35,338£35k |
| 245 | PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open | 1 | £35,090£35k |
| 246 | PBA Xtra Pair | 1 | £34,248£34k |
| 247 | PBA50 Highland Park Lanes Open | 1 | £29,011£29k |
| 248 | PBA50 Storm Invitational | 1 | £26,203£26k |
| 249 | PBA Australian Masters | 1 | £19,444£19k |
| 1 | PBA World Championship | 23 | £5,979,057£6.0m |
| 2 | PBA Tournament of Champions | 23 | £5,005,429£5.0m |
| 3 | U.S. Open | 17 | £3,732,406£3.7m |
| 4 | USBC Masters | 14 | £2,885,711£2.9m |
| 5 | PBA Players Championship | 12 | £2,259,587£2.3m |
| 6 | PBA Japan Cup | 14 | £1,703,851£1.7m |
| 7 | Senior U.S. Open | 20 | £1,695,237£1.7m |
| 8 | USBC Senior Masters | 15 | £1,322,808£1.3m |
| 9 | PBA Scorpion Championship | 13 | £992,023£992k |
| 10 | PBA Playoffs | 4 | £889,564£890k |
| 11 | PBA Cheetah Championship | 11 | £860,515£861k |
| 12 | PBA United States Bowling Congress Masters | 4 | £856,337£856k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the PBA World Championship?
EJ Tackett took £75,188. The whole tournament paid £380,414 across 50 bowlers.
How much prize money has the PBA World Championship paid?
£5,979,057 across 23 editions from 2002 to 2025. The richest was the PBA World Championship, at £388,910.
Who has won the most money at the PBA World Championship?
EJ Tackett, with £346,241 and 4 wins. Jason Belmonte is next on £273,271.
Who has won the PBA World Championship the most times?
EJ Tackett, 4 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the PBA World Championship rank for prize money?
1st of the 249 bowling tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every bowling tournament and bowler is ranked on bowling prize money. The latest edition is the PBA World Championship, and the one before it the PBA World Championship. How much of the pot a bowling winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money.