Out of a $108 million budget, shouldn't more than $7.2 million go to prize money?
The 2019 draft budget proposed state tax dollars be used to pay for:
$7.2 million for prizes
$14 million to host the broadcast
$9 million for accommodations
$6 million for the festival outside the event gates
$4 million to add seating to Hayward Field
$5 million for security