Mr. Olympia 2024 Results: Prize Money Payouts for Winner and Top Contestants

Despite a field that included three former champions Derek Lunsford, Hadi Choopan and Brandon Cutler, it was Nigerian-born Samson Dauda who heard his name called as the 2024 Mr. Olympia Saturday night in Las Vegas.

It was the third year in a row that a new champion was crowned, a rarity in a contest typically defined by dominance from larger-than-life competitors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman, Lee Haney and Phil Heath, among others.

How much did the Nigeria-born Dauda pocket as a result of his victory?

As it turns out, it was more than any other winner in event history, thanks to a record $1.6 million pot.

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Results and Prize Money

1. Samson Dauda ($600,000)
2. Hadi Choopan ($250,000)
3. Derek Lunsford ($100,000)
4. Martin Fitzwater ($40,000)
5. Andrew Jacked ($35,000)

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Top Three Excellence

For the second consecutive year, Dauda, Choopan and Lunsford made up the top three of the open bodybuilding portion of the Mr. Olympia event.

Lunsford finished first in 2023, with Choopan and Dauda as runners-up.

This year, the same three made up the top third of the competition, with Dauda building on his third-place finish and showing up in the best condition of his decade-long career.

He needed to be, too, as Choopan has been the most consistent bodybuilder for the last five years, routinely finishing in the top four of his category.

Lunsford's third-place finish this year could be considered a disappointment for the defending champion, but the quality of competition perhaps makes the result a little more palatable for the American than it otherwise may have been.

It will not be easy for Dauda to repeat as champion. He has put in the work to get to the pinnacle, but he will have to retain that work ethic to fend off the fierce competition who will look to dethrone him in 2025.