https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2018/5/21/17376624/fortnite-esports-tournament-prize-pool-2018-2019 > Epic Games is going to kick start the first year of competitive Fortnite tournaments with $100 million worth of prize pools, the company announced today. > This massive sum of money will help fund prize pools for a number of different Fortnite competitions throughout the 2018-2019 season, said Epic. The company has not yet specified when this season of play will begin, but said last month that it plans to hold a 100-person tournament during E3 in June called Fortnite Party Royale.