SURFING · EVENT PRIZE MONEY · BANZAI PIPELINE, OAHU, UNITED STATES
Pipeline surfing prize money
The Pipeline has paid £7,992,623 across 17 editions from 2008 to 2025. In 2025 Barron Mamiya and Tyler Wright took £59,259 each.
PAID IN TOTAL£8.0m
EDITIONS17
2025 TOP PRIZE£59k
SURFERS PAID206
RANK5 of 32
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Barron Mamiya, Tyler Wright | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2024 | Barron Mamiya, Caitlin Simmers | £59,259£59k | £835,985£836k |
| 2023 | Jack Robinson, Carissa Moore | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2022 | Kelly Slater, Moana Jones Wong | £59,259£59k | £670,370£670k |
| 2020 | John John Florence, Tyler Wright | £51,852£52k | £597,037£597k |
| 2019 | Italo Ferreira | £74,074£74k | £450,222£450k |
| 2018 | Gabriel Medina | £74,074£74k | £450,222£450k |
| 2017 | Jeremy Flores | £74,074£74k | £428,889£429k |
| 2016 | Michel Bourez | £74,074£74k | £408,148£408k |
| 2015 | Adriano de Souza | £74,074£74k | £437,037£437k |
| 2014 | Julian Wilson | £74,074£74k | £370,370£370k |
| 2013 | Kelly Slater | £55,556£56k | £333,333£333k |
| 2012 | Joel Parkinson | £55,556£56k | £445,926£446k |
| 2011 | Kieren Perrow | £55,556£56k | £286,296£286k |
| 2010 | Jeremy Flores | £55,556£56k | £303,704£304k |
| 2009 | Taj Burrow | £66,667£67k | £344,593£345k |
| 2008 | Kelly Slater | £22,222£22k | £230,519£231k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
£231k 08
£345k 09
£304k 10
£286k 11
£446k 12
£333k 13
£370k 14
£437k 15
£408k 16
£429k 17
£450k 18
£450k 19
£597k 20
£670k 22
£700k 23
£836k 24
£700k 25
The Lexus Pipe Pro payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SURFERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £33,333£33k | £33,333£33k |
| Men's 3rd | 2 | £18,519£19k | £37,037£37k |
| Men's 5th | 4 | £11,852£12k | £47,407£47k |
| Men's 9th | 8 | £10,000£10k | £80,000£80k |
| Men's 17th | 16 | £8,600£9k | £137,600£138k |
| Men's 33rd | 4 | £7,778£8k | £31,111£31k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £33,333£33k | £33,333£33k |
| Women's 3rd | 2 | £18,519£19k | £37,037£37k |
| Women's 5th | 4 | £11,852£12k | £47,407£47k |
| Women's 9th | 8 | £10,000£10k | £80,000£80k |
| Women's 17th | 2 | £8,600£9k | £17,200£17k |
Every cheque by name is on the Lexus Pipe Pro payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Pipeline
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SURFER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Slater | United States | 3 | £330,533£331k |
| 2 | Gabriel Medina | Brazil | 1 | £306,378£306k |
| 3 | John John Florence | Hawaii | 1 | £250,593£251k |
| 4 | Jeremy Flores | France | 2 | £204,556£205k |
| 5 | Julian Wilson | Australia | 1 | £183,037£183k |
| 6 | Tyler Wright | Australia | 2 | £174,815£175k |
| 7 | Italo Ferreira | Brazil | 1 | £172,570£173k |
| 8 | Joel Parkinson | Australia | 1 | £169,185£169k |
| 9 | Michel Bourez | France | 1 | £164,741£165k |
| 10 | Sebastian Zietz | Hawaii | 0 | £150,556£151k |
| 11 | Jordy Smith | South Africa | 0 | £147,970£148k |
| 12 | Barron Mamiya | Hawaii | 2 | £136,748£137k |
| 13 | Carissa Moore | Hawaii | 1 | £132,859£133k |
| 14 | Adriano de Souza | Brazil | 1 | £130,148£130k |
| 15 | Kanoa Igarashi | Japan | 0 | £124,052£124k |
| 16 | Miguel Pupo | Brazil | 0 | £122,489£122k |
| 17 | Leonardo Fioravanti | Italy | 0 | £120,926£121k |
| 18 | Jack Robinson | Australia | 1 | £108,867£109k |
| 19 | Taj Burrow | Australia | 1 | £106,963£107k |
| 20 | Filipe Toledo | Brazil | 0 | £106,130£106k |
| 21 | Caitlin Simmers | United States | 1 | £102,593£103k |
| 22 | Kieren Perrow | Australia | 1 | £101,185£101k |
| 23 | Kolohe Andino | United States | 0 | £98,674£99k |
| 24 | Moana Jones Wong | Hawaii | 1 | £91,111£91k |
| 25 | Caio Ibelli | Brazil | 0 | £90,648£91k |
The top 12 here
Other surfing events
The events either side of the Pipeline by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Rottnest Island | 1 | £597,037£597k |
| 26 | Narrabeen | 1 | £590,370£590k |
| 27 | Mundaka | 2 | £478,444£478k |
| 28 | Beachley Classic | 5 | £413,333£413k |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 1 | £370,370£370k |
| 30 | San Francisco | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 31 | Santa Cruz | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 32 | Peru | 3 | £192,222£192k |
| 1 | Bells Beach | 17 | £9,666,771£9.7m |
| 2 | Saquarema | 15 | £8,665,037£8.7m |
| 3 | Portugal | 15 | £8,261,808£8.3m |
| 4 | Margaret River | 13 | £8,163,956£8.2m |
| 5 | Pipeline | 17 | £7,992,623£8.0m |
| 6 | Teahupoo | 17 | £7,676,815£7.7m |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 14 | £7,458,800£7.5m |
| 8 | Jeffreys Bay | 13 | £6,137,185£6.1m |
| 9 | France | 12 | £5,887,482£5.9m |
| 10 | Trestles | 12 | £5,695,112£5.7m |
| 11 | Fiji | 9 | £4,688,223£4.7m |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5 | £3,462,948£3.5m |
| 13 | Surf Ranch | 4 | £2,698,741£2.7m |
| 14 | Sunset Beach | 5 | £2,343,748£2.3m |
| 15 | Bali | 4 | £1,996,667£2.0m |
| 16 | Maui | 7 | £1,401,630£1.4m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Lexus Pipe Pro?
Barron Mamiya and Tyler Wright took £59,259 each. The whole edition paid £699,985 across 54 surfers.
How much prize money has the Pipeline paid?
£7,992,623 across 17 editions from 2008 to 2025. The richest was the Lexus Pipe Pro, at £835,985.
Who has won the most money at the Pipeline?
Kelly Slater, with £330,533 and 3 wins. Gabriel Medina is next on £306,378.
Who has won the Pipeline the most times?
Kelly Slater, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Pipeline rank for prize money?
5th of the 32 surfing events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every surfing event and surfer is ranked on surfing prize money. The latest edition is the Lexus Pipe Pro, and the one before it the Lexus Pipe Pro. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's surfing prize money.