Does anyone know the proper formula for making a League Prize Fund List? I just finished a summer league were the difference between first and second was only $10.00 per person, not much incentive to try and win a league.

Thanks!
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Pat Patterson

It's all about what "type" of league you are (money. fun. etc) AND, eseentially, who runs the league. There are countless optionsfrom minimal differences in payouts as you mentioned to $$ stacked at the top, as mentioned above. If it's a reasonably run handicap league, the prize list should be voted on. Usually, submissions are recd from 3-4 persons each on different teams and each team with one vote. But you can always use something like this:

1st place     30%
2nd place     20%
3rd place     10%
4th place      8%
5th place      7%
6th place      6%
7th place      5%
8th place      5%
9th place      4.5%
10th place     4.5%

But again, with countless variations on # of teams and available prize $$, you can spend all day on what is best and what is fair. Remember, unfortunately, that some teams will quit if they get no $$ for the bottom. I've found a dramatic difference in league prize fund distribution when I moved from the Northeast to the South.
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Just bowl!