ðə pɹˈaɪz fˈʌnd wʌz pˈaʊnd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ əv ðə fˈɜːst fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ kˈʌt tə pˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ əv ðə fˈaɪnəl tˈuː jˈɪɹz.
The prize fund was £400,000 for each of the first four years before being cut to £300,000 for each of the final two years.