A total of $15,000 went to the owners of the nine other top winners.

The 18 top winners receive scholarships ranging from $8,000 to $60,000 over four years.

Last night's victory was his 199th and he's the second top winner in American dog show history.

Paul Teschan was one of the contest's two top winners.

The top winners get a lot, and as the list goes down, the players get less, but everyone making the cut gets something.

During the first outing, the top winner reached about $37,000.

And he was the team's top winner with 18 victories last season.

Welch (12-2) became the top winner so far this season in the major leagues.

Every three months, the four top winners during that period would return for a quarterly contest.

The eventual top winner, however, was a student from Chicago.