As part of the agreement between CrossFit and Reebok, the 2016 CrossFit Games prize purse increased $200,000 over last year to $2.2 million. The purse will grow each year by $200,000 until it reaches $3.0 million in 2020.
First, second and third place individual finishers will still receive $275,000; $90,000 and $60,000, respectively. The amounts awarded for 4th place through 20th place have increased between $3,000 and $5,000. The full list of payouts is at the bottom of this article.
Athletes will also continue to win prize money for top 3 event finishes in addition to scoring the coveted 100, 95 and 90 points. An event victory takes home $3,000.
On the team side, the prize for 1st place increased $20,000 to $70,000. 2nd place will now receive $45,000 and 3rd place will earn $25,000. The top five team will all win prize money again this year.
The top 3 finishers in each Masters division will take home prize money with 1st place taking $10,000.
Individual Prizes:
1st: $275,000
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $60,000
4th: $40,000
5th: $25,000
6th: $23,000
7th: $21,000
8th: $19,000
9th: $17,000
10th: $15,000
11th: $14,000
12th: $13,000
13th: $12,000
14th: $11,000
15th: $10,000
16th: $9,000
17th: $8,000
18th: $7,000
19th: $6,000
20th: $5,000
Team:
1st: $70,000
2nd: $45,000
3rd: $25,000
4th: $20,000
5th: $15,000
Masters:
1st: $10,000
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $3,000
