you are so clueless or a troll or both. There was a period where there were a handful of meets that paid cash ...but there are very few noq and i dont know if you are trolling but no woman or male pler is making 100 k on top of her day job. Esp female. There isnt much money in pro bbing but it makes pl even more of a joke in comparison. She isn't a household name even in "powerlifting households".
These are the top raw powerlifting meets that occur annually, and have been occurring annually for some time now:
US Open: $20K top male and female
This prize was $50K plus a few years ago when total prize was $250K
Showdown: $20K top male and female
USPA Pro Series: $20K top male and female
- replacement for the Showdown with future meets added
Ghost Clash: $10K top male and female
Surge: $10K top male and female
Hybrid Showdown: $30K top male and female
WRPF PPC: $15K bonus for top placing in a 3 meet series
There is a laundry list of regional level meets that you can win anywhere from $1-5K for best lifter. Easily 1-2 of these somewhere in the country per month.
Even in the tested side of powerlifting, the USAPL has split from the IPF, now offering a 5 meet series with a $250k total prize pool annually. To compete with that, the IPF has launched the SBD Sheffield Championships with the single largest meet prize pool since the early U.S. Open Days - $250K.
Most sponsorship contracts for the top 5 athletes all time offer large performance bonuses and stipends for top meet performances, all time WR’s, etc. I am a nobody with a very small following and my 2 sponsorships pretty much cover meet travel fees, coaching fees, etc. in full and then some. Not an income, but I don’t pay to compete anymore.
Source: am top 10 all time raw powerlifter in a certain weight division that gets invited to and competes all of these meets with Hunter.
There is more money in powerlifting now than ever. It’s not even close.
Keep confidently discussing what you don’t know though!