450 entries (x) $500 - $225,000
Added money - $90,000
Total Prize Fund $315,000
I'm assuming Gold Coast gave away the lineage for the week, or maybe that's part of the added money. But regardless how is it that some sponsor doesn't add even more money to a "major" event. Or how does USBC not add extra money, again assuming none of the 90k extra came from them.
I'd be interested to know how the TV ratings were compared to previous shows. I'm up super early in the morning and didn't watch because of the 9pm est start time unfortunately.