prize pool
Combined reward fund
A prize pool is the total amount of money or rewards available to be distributed among winners of a competition, tournament, or lottery.
In esports and poker especially, prize pools can reach millions of dollars, often funded by entry fees, sponsors, or crowdfunding: The tournament's prize pool exceeded ten million dollars.
- winningsMoney gained from betting
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- progressive jackpotPrize increasing until won
- stakesPosts or wagers
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
payout · cash · purse · overlay · freeroll · cash game · lottery · pari-mutuel betting · money · reward · fund · winner-take-all · winner takes all · tombola · sweepstakes entry · allocation · tournament · final table
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- esportstournament, esports, ESL, MLG, championship
- winningsjackpot, winnings, payout, purse, lottery winnings
- Board game competitionschess tournament
- cue sportscue, cue ball, cue stick, snooker, pocket billiards
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear