The Statman
7th July 2006, 07:48 PM
Listed below are the total prize fund and the individual prizes awarded for the Crucible stages of each World Championship. Note that the prize for the maximum break has been awarded only in 1983, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2003 and 2005, and that the highest break prize was shared between two players in 1980, 1996 and 1998.
Note that the total prize fund may include prizes for rounds previous to the Crucible, and excludes maximum break prizes.
<table border=1><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total
prize fund</td><td>Champion</td><td>Runner-
up</td><td>Losing
semi-finalist</td><td>Losing
quarter-finalist</td><td>2nd round
loser</td><td>1st round
loser</td><td>Highest
break</td><td>Maximum
break</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>£17,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£2,000</td><td>£1,200</td><td>£700</td><td>£350</td><td>—</td><td>£500</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>£24,000</td><td>£7,500</td><td>£3,500</td><td>¹ £2,500</td><td>£1,000</td><td>£500</td><td>—</td><td>£500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>¹ £3,000</td><td>£1,250</td><td>£1,000</td><td>—</td><td>² £500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£4,000</td><td>£2,000</td><td>£1,500</td><td>£750</td><td>²£1,000</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>£75,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>£2,500</td><td>£1,800</td><td>£875</td><td>²£1,200</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>£110,000</td><td>£25,000</td><td>£12,500</td><td>£7,000</td><td>£3,500</td><td>£2,250</td><td>£1,250</td><td>³£2,500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£30,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,400</td><td>£4,450</td><td>£2,950</td><td>£1,500</td><td>³£3,000</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£44,000</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£12,700</td><td>£6,600</td><td>£4,350</td><td>£2,200</td><td>£4,000</td><td>£15,000</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,250</td><td>£2,500</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£60,000</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>£350,000</td><td>£70,000</td><td>£42,000</td><td>£21,000</td><td>£10,500</td><td>£5,250</td><td>£2,953.12</td><td>£7,000</td><td>£80,000</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>£400,000</td><td>£80,000</td><td>£48,000</td><td>£24,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£3,375</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£80,000</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>£475,000</td><td>£95,000</td><td>£57,000</td><td>£28,500</td><td>£14,250</td><td>£7,125</td><td>£4,007.81</td><td>£9,500</td><td>£90,000</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>£525,000</td><td>£105,000</td><td>£63,000</td><td>£31,500</td><td>£15,750</td><td>£7,875</td><td>£4,429.68</td><td>£10,500</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>£620,000</td><td>£120,000</td><td>£72,000</td><td>£36,000</td><td>£18,000</td><td>£9,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>£750,000</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£80,000</td><td>£42,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£11,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>£850,000</td><td>£150,000</td><td>£90,000</td><td>£45,000</td><td>£22,500</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£6,500</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>£1,000,000</td><td>£175,000</td><td>£105,000</td><td>£52,000</td><td>£26,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£14,400</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>£1,068,000</td><td>£180,000</td><td>£110,000</td><td>£55,000</td><td>£27,500</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,500</td><td>£15,400</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>£1,132,000</td><td>£190,000</td><td>£115,000</td><td>£57,000</td><td>£29,000</td><td>£15,500</td><td>£8,750</td><td>£16,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>£1,200,000</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£120,000</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£30,000</td><td>£16,000</td><td>£9,000</td><td>£17,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>£1,260,000</td><td>£210,000</td><td>£126,000</td><td>£63,000</td><td>£31,500</td><td>£16,800</td><td>£9,450</td><td>£18,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>£1,323,000</td><td>£220,000</td><td>£132,000</td><td>£66,000</td><td>£33,000</td><td>£17,750</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£19,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>£1,400,000</td><td>£230,000</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£68,000</td><td>£34,000</td><td>£18,350</td><td>£12,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>£1,460,000</td><td>£240,000</td><td>£140,000</td><td>£70,000</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£19,000</td><td>£13,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>£1,532,000</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£147,000</td><td>£73,000</td><td>£36,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>£1,615,770</td><td>£260,000</td><td>£152,000</td><td>£76,000</td><td>£38,000</td><td>£21,000</td><td>£14,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>£1,682,900</td><td>£270,000</td><td>£158,000</td><td>£79,000</td><td>£39,500</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>£1,378,920</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£125,000</td><td>£63,200</td><td>£31,600</td><td>£17,600</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£17,600</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>£1,121,800</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£125,000</td><td>£51,000</td><td>£26,000</td><td>£15,850</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>£896,240</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£100,000</td><td>£40,800</td><td>£20,800</td><td>£12,680</td><td>£9,600</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>£22,935,630</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table>
Notes:
¹ Prize shown for winner of third-place play-off; the loser received £2,000.
² Plus a £5,000 bonus for a championship record break of 143 or above (awarded in 1981).
³ Plus a £5,000 bonus for a championship record break of 146 or above (awarded in 1983).
Note that the total prize fund may include prizes for rounds previous to the Crucible, and excludes maximum break prizes.
<table border=1><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total
prize fund</td><td>Champion</td><td>Runner-
up</td><td>Losing
semi-finalist</td><td>Losing
quarter-finalist</td><td>2nd round
loser</td><td>1st round
loser</td><td>Highest
break</td><td>Maximum
break</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>£17,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£2,000</td><td>£1,200</td><td>£700</td><td>£350</td><td>—</td><td>£500</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>£24,000</td><td>£7,500</td><td>£3,500</td><td>¹ £2,500</td><td>£1,000</td><td>£500</td><td>—</td><td>£500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>¹ £3,000</td><td>£1,250</td><td>£1,000</td><td>—</td><td>² £500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£4,000</td><td>£2,000</td><td>£1,500</td><td>£750</td><td>²£1,000</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>£75,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>£2,500</td><td>£1,800</td><td>£875</td><td>²£1,200</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>£110,000</td><td>£25,000</td><td>£12,500</td><td>£7,000</td><td>£3,500</td><td>£2,250</td><td>£1,250</td><td>³£2,500</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£30,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,400</td><td>£4,450</td><td>£2,950</td><td>£1,500</td><td>³£3,000</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£44,000</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£12,700</td><td>£6,600</td><td>£4,350</td><td>£2,200</td><td>£4,000</td><td>£15,000</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£5,250</td><td>£2,500</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£60,000</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>£350,000</td><td>£70,000</td><td>£42,000</td><td>£21,000</td><td>£10,500</td><td>£5,250</td><td>£2,953.12</td><td>£7,000</td><td>£80,000</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>£400,000</td><td>£80,000</td><td>£48,000</td><td>£24,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£3,375</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£80,000</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>£475,000</td><td>£95,000</td><td>£57,000</td><td>£28,500</td><td>£14,250</td><td>£7,125</td><td>£4,007.81</td><td>£9,500</td><td>£90,000</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>£525,000</td><td>£105,000</td><td>£63,000</td><td>£31,500</td><td>£15,750</td><td>£7,875</td><td>£4,429.68</td><td>£10,500</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>£620,000</td><td>£120,000</td><td>£72,000</td><td>£36,000</td><td>£18,000</td><td>£9,000</td><td>£5,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>£750,000</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£80,000</td><td>£42,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£11,000</td><td>£6,000</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>£850,000</td><td>£150,000</td><td>£90,000</td><td>£45,000</td><td>£22,500</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£6,500</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>£1,000,000</td><td>£175,000</td><td>£105,000</td><td>£52,000</td><td>£26,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£8,000</td><td>£14,400</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>£1,068,000</td><td>£180,000</td><td>£110,000</td><td>£55,000</td><td>£27,500</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£8,500</td><td>£15,400</td><td>£100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>£1,132,000</td><td>£190,000</td><td>£115,000</td><td>£57,000</td><td>£29,000</td><td>£15,500</td><td>£8,750</td><td>£16,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>£1,200,000</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£120,000</td><td>£60,000</td><td>£30,000</td><td>£16,000</td><td>£9,000</td><td>£17,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>£1,260,000</td><td>£210,000</td><td>£126,000</td><td>£63,000</td><td>£31,500</td><td>£16,800</td><td>£9,450</td><td>£18,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>£1,323,000</td><td>£220,000</td><td>£132,000</td><td>£66,000</td><td>£33,000</td><td>£17,750</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£19,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>£1,400,000</td><td>£230,000</td><td>£135,000</td><td>£68,000</td><td>£34,000</td><td>£18,350</td><td>£12,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>£1,460,000</td><td>£240,000</td><td>£140,000</td><td>£70,000</td><td>£35,000</td><td>£19,000</td><td>£13,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>£1,532,000</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£147,000</td><td>£73,000</td><td>£36,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>£1,615,770</td><td>£260,000</td><td>£152,000</td><td>£76,000</td><td>£38,000</td><td>£21,000</td><td>£14,500</td><td>£20,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>£1,682,900</td><td>£270,000</td><td>£158,000</td><td>£79,000</td><td>£39,500</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£15,000</td><td>£22,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>£1,378,920</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£125,000</td><td>£63,200</td><td>£31,600</td><td>£17,600</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£17,600</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>£1,121,800</td><td>£250,000</td><td>£125,000</td><td>£51,000</td><td>£26,000</td><td>£15,850</td><td>£12,000</td><td>£14,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>£896,240</td><td>£200,000</td><td>£100,000</td><td>£40,800</td><td>£20,800</td><td>£12,680</td><td>£9,600</td><td>£10,000</td><td>£147,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>£22,935,630</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table>
Notes:
¹ Prize shown for winner of third-place play-off; the loser received £2,000.
² Plus a £5,000 bonus for a championship record break of 143 or above (awarded in 1981).
³ Plus a £5,000 bonus for a championship record break of 146 or above (awarded in 1983).