Dayton prize fund inequity
Here is the breakdown of the prize payouts by division in Dayton, based on numbers from cross-tables and the official prize list:
Div Players Entry $ Prize $ % payout
1 91 $10920 $28250 259%
2 111 $13320 $6575 49%
3 107 $12840 $4450 35%
4 67 $8040 $3175 40%
5 84 $10080 $2825 28%
Tot 460 $55200 $45275 82%
I can't be the only person who's offended and upset that the top division is being heavily subsidized by the other four. I realize nothing can be done about it, but holy shit, the inequity is off the charts here. I've never attended a tourney, much less a major tourney, where the payout was less than half of the entry fees collected for every division, but more than 2 1/2 times as large for the top group.
As contributions poured in from Hasbro and private parties, they should have been distributed more equitably.
Elitism is always offensive, never moreso in the Scrabble world than now.
Div Players Entry $ Prize $ % payout
1 91 $10920 $28250 259%
2 111 $13320 $6575 49%
3 107 $12840 $4450 35%
4 67 $8040 $3175 40%
5 84 $10080 $2825 28%
Tot 460 $55200 $45275 82%
I can't be the only person who's offended and upset that the top division is being heavily subsidized by the other four. I realize nothing can be done about it, but holy shit, the inequity is off the charts here. I've never attended a tourney, much less a major tourney, where the payout was less than half of the entry fees collected for every division, but more than 2 1/2 times as large for the top group.
As contributions poured in from Hasbro and private parties, they should have been distributed more equitably.
Elitism is always offensive, never moreso in the Scrabble world than now.