WNBA 3-point contest and skills contest prize money: Why winners earn more than All-Star participants

Colin Capece

WNBA 3-point contest and skills contest prize money: Why winners earn more than All-Star participants image

WNBA players who participate in Saturday's All-Star game will receive a nice bonus, but the real money will be made in Friday's 3-point contest and skills competitions.

Last year, Aflac announced a partnership with the WNBA players' union to provide $55,000 bonuses for the winners of the individual competitions. In 2025, the bonus for the three-point contest winner has been raised to $60,000, while the bonus for the skills competition winner will remain $55,000.

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The Aflac bonuses are significantly more than the $2,575 the league offers its All-Star players and individual competition winners. Last year, Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray won both the 3-point contest and the skills contest and took home $110,000 in prize money from Aflac and $5,150 from the league.

Here's a look at the prize money for the WNBA All-Star Game events in 2025.

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WNBA 3-point contest and skills contest prize money

Aflac will continue its partnership with the WNBA players union to provide higher bonuses for the winners of the 3-point contest and skills contest. Here's a look at the Aflac bonus money in 2025.

  • 3-point contest: $60,000
  • Skills contest: $55,000 

The league also provides bonuses for the 3-point contest and skills contest winners, but they are significantly less than the Aflac bonuses. Here's a look at the league's bonus money in 2025.

  • 3-point contest: $2,575
  • Skills contest: $2,575

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WNBA All-Star Game prize money

The WNBA also offers a $2,575 bonus to each All-Star for their participation, regardless of whether they are a starter or a reserve or what the outcome of the game is. The All-Star Game MVP also earns a $5,150 bonus.

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Colin Capece

Colin Capece is an editorial intern for The Sporting News. He previously wrote The Dallas Morning News, USA Today and The Arizona Republic. Colin earned his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and loves to talk baseball and basketball.