Word Cup Collins Division - Main Event
Word Cup is an annual Scrabble championship run by the Word Game Players' Organization (WGPO). The CoCo teamed up with WGPO to run the Collins division in Chicagoland on July 9-13, 2022.
Thanks to generous sponsorship from The Carter Chapman Shreve Family Foundation, the top prize for the Collins Division was $10,000 USD.
We provided extensive live coverage of Word Cup, including a live broadcast of all 31 rounds, aired on the official Scrabble Twitch channel. Thanks to our sponsors from Scopely, Inc. - the makers of Scrabble GO and PlayScrabble.com - for making the extensive live coverage possible.
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BUDGET
This budget presents data for the Collins divisions.
Revenue/Income
Main Event entry fees: $11,110
Contributions from The Carter Chapman Shreve Family Foundation: ~$20,000
Scopely, Inc. corporate sponsorship: $2,000
Donations from players: $1,600
Expenses
Prize pool: $26,050. See full details and amounts here.
WESPA rating fee: $71
WGPO expenses, paid by CoCo (playing room, trophies, food, lanyards, pens, mugs, printing fees): $3,719.87
Refunds to players who withdraw from the tournament before or after it began: $1,800
Tournament supplies (tablecloths, paper, Word Cup logo design, mini flags, COVID tests, etc.): $530
Financial transaction fees: $330
Streaming: $4,000
Partial reimbursement of air travel and hotel expenses for two CoCo directors (paid out of CoCo general funds, not from the tournament budget): $1,500