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R&A ANNOUNCES BIGGER THAN EVER OPEN PURSE
Published: 7th Jul 2010
PRIZEMONEY totalling £4.8 milion has been announced by the R&A for this year’s Open Championship. Of that, the 150th Open Champion will receive £850,000.
The prize fund had increased substantially this year. For the last three championships, the purse had stayed at £4.2 million, with the Champion receiving £750,000 in each of those years.
"The Open Championship sits at the forefront of world golf and it is appropriate that our prize fund reflects that position in the game,” said The R&A’s Chief Executive, Peter Dawson.
"Over the last eighteen months we have had to take account of the Pound's weakened position against the US Dollar and the Euro, and we have increased our prize money accordingly."
The breakdown of Prize Money for the 150th Anniversary Open Championship is as follows:
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Place
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£
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Place
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£
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Place
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£
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1
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850,000
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53
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12,800
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105
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2,500
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2
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500,000
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54
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12,600
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106
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2,500
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3
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320,000
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|
55
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12,500
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107
|
2,500
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4
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250,000
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|
56
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12,400
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|
108
|
2,500
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5
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200,000
|
|
57
|
12,300
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|
109
|
2,500
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6
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175,000
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|
58
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12,200
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|
110
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2,500
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7
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150,000
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|
59
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12,100
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|
111
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2,500
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|
8
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125,000
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|
60
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12,000
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|
112
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2,500
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9
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110,000
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|
61
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11,900
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|
113
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2,500
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|
10
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100,000
|
|
62
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11,800
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|
114
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2,500
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|
11
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90,000
|
|
63
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11,700
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|
115
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2,500
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|
12
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80,000
|
|
64
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11,600
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|
116
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2,500
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|
13
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75,000
|
|
65
|
11,500
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|
117
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2,500
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|
14
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70,000
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|
66
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11,400
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|
118
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2,500
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|
15
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65,000
|
|
67
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11,300
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|
119
|
2,500
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|
16
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60,000
|
|
68
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11,200
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|
120
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2,500
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|
17
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57,500
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|
69
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11,100
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|
121
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2,250
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|
18
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55,000
|
|
70
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11,000
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122
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2,250
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|
19
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52,500
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|
71
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3,400
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|
123
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2,250
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|
20
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50,000
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|
72
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3,400
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|
124
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2,250
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|
21
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47,500
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73
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3,400
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|
125
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2,250
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|
22
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45,000
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|
74
|
3,400
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|
126
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2,250
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|
23
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43,000
|
|
75
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3,400
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|
127
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2,250
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|
24
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41,000
|
|
76
|
3,400
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|
128
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2,250
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|
25
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39,000
|
|
77
|
3,400
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|
129
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2,250
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|
26
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37,500
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|
78
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3,400
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|
130
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2,250
|
|
27
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36,000
|
|
79
|
3,400
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|
131
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2,250
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|
28
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34,500
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|
80
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3,400
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|
132
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2,250
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|
29
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33,000
|
|
81
|
2,750
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|
133
|
2,250
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|
30
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31,500
|
|
82
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2,750
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|
134
|
2,250
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|
31
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30,000
|
|
83
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2,750
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|
135
|
2,250
|
|
32
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29,000
|
|
84
|
2,750
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|
136
|
2,250
|
|
33
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28,000
|
|
85
|
2,750
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|
137
|
2,250
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|
34
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27,000
|
|
86
|
2,750
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|
138
|
2,250
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|
35
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26,000
|
|
87
|
2,750
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|
139
|
2,250
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|
36
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25,000
|
|
88
|
2,750
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|
140
|
2,250
|
|
37
|
24,000
|
|
89
|
2,750
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|
141
|
2,250
|
|
38
|
23,000
|
|
90
|
2,750
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|
142
|
2,250
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|
39
|
22,000
|
|
91
|
2,750
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|
143
|
2,250
|
|
40
|
21,000
|
|
92
|
2,750
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|
144
|
2,250
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|
41
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20,000
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|
93
|
2,750
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|
145
|
2,250
|
|
42
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19,000
|
|
94
|
2,750
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|
146
|
2,250
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|
43
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18,250
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|
95
|
2,750
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|
147
|
2,250
|
|
44
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17,500
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|
96
|
2,750
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|
148
|
2,250
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|
45
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16,750
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|
97
|
2,750
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|
149
|
2,250
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|
46
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16,000
|
|
98
|
2,750
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|
150
|
2,250
|
|
47
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15,250
|
|
99
|
2,750
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|
151
|
2,250
|
|
48
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14,500
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|
100
|
2,750
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|
152
|
2,250
|
|
49
|
14,000
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|
101
|
2,500
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|
153
|
2,250
|
|
50
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13,500
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|
102
|
2,500
|
|
154
|
2,250
|
|
51
|
13,250
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|
103
|
2,500
|
|
155
|
2,250
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|
52
|
13,000
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|
104
|
2,500
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|
156
|
2,250
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