US Open King Mackerel Tournament - Prize Structure & Sponsors

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Prize Structure & Sponsors

2004 Prize Structure & Sponsors:

PRIMARY PRIZES

LARGEST KING MACKEREL

$25,000 Grand Prize
Team & Captain Jackets
U. S. Open King Mackerel Print & Trophy

$10,000 - Second Prize
$5,000 - Third Prize
$2,500 - 4th
$1,500 - 5th
$1,400 - 6th
$1,300 - 7th
$1,200 - 8th
$1,100 - 9th
$1,000 - 10th
$950 - 11th
$900 - 12th
$850 - 13th
$800 - 14th
$750 - 15th
$700 - 16th
$650 - 17th
$600 - 18th
$550 - 19th
$500 - 20th thru 22nd
$500 - Dale Ward Place (23rd)
$500 - 24th thru 25th
$400 - 26th thru 30th
$350 - 31st thru 40th
$300 - 41st thru 55th

* This is a Guaranteed Prize Structure.
It is NOT based on a minimum number of boats.
- An entry can only win one of the primary prizes -

SECONDARY PRIZES
The entrant who won a Primary Prize does remain eligible to win Secondary Prizes with the same fish or additional fish.

104th LARGEST FISH - $810
$810 For the 104th largest fish of ALL fish weighed, not just the largest from each boat.

GRAND PATRON PRIZES - $520
$520 for the first king weighing in at 15.30 lbs. Sponsored by Dosher Memorial Hospital.
$520 for the first king weighing in at 21.50 lbs. Sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Two - $375 EARLY BIRD DRAWINGS
Two $375 winners to be drawn at the captains meeting from all the early bird entries.
Winners do not need to be present.

Two - $250 Entrant Drawings
Two $250 winners to be drawn at the Awards Ceremony from all boat entries of the 2004 U.S. Open.

D.V. Jones Special Weight Prize

$125 for first fish weighing 19.95 lbs.

$1,750 TOTAL CASH PRIZE
by BOB KING PONTIAC - GMC TRUCK INC.
$1,000 to largest, $500 to second largest and $250 for third largest fish caught by an “ORIGINAL” owner and current owner of a BOB KING Pontiac, GMC Truck or Mercedes-Benz in the last five years. Bob King will award this prize.

SPECIAL WEIGHT FISH

Friday, October 1st
1st Place 13.05 lbs. - $495
2nd Place 15.60 lbs. - $425
Saturday, October 2nd
1st Place 13.10 lbs. - $495
2nd Place 14.0 lbs. - $425

Please keep in mind that these are guaranteed prizes and if a fish is not weighed in at exactly these weights the computer will pick the first fish weighed in closest (either over or under) to the weight.

TOURNAMENT WITHIN A TOURNAMENT
The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament will conduct a Tournament Within a Tournament (TWT). For a $100 entry fee, a pool of money will be divided among the top three finishers in the largest fish category. Assuming 300 boats enter the TWT, $27,000 will be divided in the following manner: Fifty percent (50%) will be awarded to the winner of the largest fish competition, thirty percent (30%) will be awarded to the second place winner, twenty percent (20%) will be awarded to the third place winner. Note: The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament will deduct a ten percent (10%) administrative fee from the pool before money is awarded.

SPECIAL SPONSOR PRIZES - $125 EACH
$125 each for the first fish weighing in the specified day at the below weights:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST
13.25 lbs. American Fish Company
14.50 lbs. BB&T
15.05 lbs. Marina @ St. James
15.50 lbs. First Citizens Bank
15.95 lbs. Century 21 Dorothy Essey & Associates
16.05 lbs. Brian Keith Keesee Construction
16.30 lbs. Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., REALTORS
17.50 lbs. Art Skipper Realty, Inc.
17.75 lbs. Waste Industries
19.05 lbs. Cooperative Bank
19.60 lbs. Orpine Boat Soap & Corrosion Block
22.60 lbs. Fish House Restaurant
23.00 lbs. Security Savings Bank
26.00 lbs. Star News
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND
13.25 lbs. American Fish Company
14.90 lbs. BB&T
15.15 lbs. Marina @ St. James
15.95 lbs. First Citizens Bank
16.25 lbs. Brian Keith Keesee Construction
16.45 lbs. Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., REALTORS
17.50 lbs. Century 21 Dorothy Essey & Associates
18.05 lbs. Waste Industries
19.05 lbs. Cooperative Bank
19.60 lbs. Orpine Boat Soap & Corrosion Block
20.00 lbs. Wallace Home Builders
22.00 lbs. SignGraphics
22.60 lbs. Fish House Restaurant
23.00 lbs. Security Savings Bank
25.25 lbs. Art Skipper Realty, Inc.
26.00 lbs. Star News