Prize money totaled over $ 300,000 for the single heaviest marlin in the one day world event. In this Championship Cup there is no second place.
After "Blank Check" ended fishing in their time zone, they had to sweat out the fishing action in later time zones to see if their catch would hold up to win.
In the final western most time zone, a fleet of 42 fishing boats left Kona, Hawaii (US) determined to top Kevin 'sblue marlin. The team aboard "Medusa" came close when they weighed in a 660 lb blue marlin.