I've compiled a report of (almost) all the large events I've worked, as well as how much flights, and accommodations cost. I included two one-day events (which are highlighted in blue) because those two events I had to fly to, so they were very financially similar to three day events. I didn't include any RCQs or similar events because the math on those is just so wildly different. I also didn't include Ubers and food, but my food budget doesn't change dramatically from when I'm at home to when I'm at an event. I tend to take public transit a lot, or split Ubers with others, so I usually end up sub $50 on transit over each weekend.
I usually book 4 people to a room and share 2 to a bed. This year there was a lot of free rooms since I was able to find people who would let me get a floor spot for free, or I stayed with people who lived close to the venue. Finally for a few Head Judge roles, the organizer would sponsor the room.
I fly out of a very small two-gate regional airport on the West Coast of Canada, so for international events I will often have to connect through a larger airport.
Some events will have some very cheap travel costs, that's because I was able to chain the event together with other US events and either drove from the previous event or took a very cheap Spirit or Frontier flight. For those I just split the intermediary flight and assigned half the cost of it to each event.
All costs are in USD, converted using today's rate (1.42)
Some fun facts:
I was not at home for 42% of weekends
I was in lead roles for 64% of the events I worked
I have worked for 10 different large TOs this year
The most organized TO was StarCityGames
The highest paying TO was Face to Face Games
My lowest gross earnings over a weekend were $65 from Punt City
The average accommodations for Thursday to Monday were $76 (but my zeroes probably skewed that)
The average event paid about $871
On average, I earned $537 for a weekend
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Event Name | Flights | Hotel | Compensation | Role | Date | Earnings | Food Provided |
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SCG Cincinnati | 175 | 70 | 1000 | Keystone | January 5, 2024 | 755 | No |
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RC Ottawa | 110 | 107 | 855 | Trials Lead | February 9, 2024 | 638 | Yes |
NRG Chicagoland | 50 | 62 | 500 | 5KHJ | February 17, 2024 | 388 | Yes |
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Magiccon Chicago | 195 | 191 | 1389 | Floor Judge | February 23, 2024 | 1003 | No | |
Punt City | 384 | 51 | 500 | Team Lead | April 6, 2024 | 65 | No | |
SCG Atlanta | 392 | 137 | 1000 | Trials Lead | April 12, 2024 | 471 | No | |
MXP San Francisco | 337 | 50 | 1000 | Sides Lead | April 19, 2024 | 613 | No | |
Pro Tour Seattle | 0 | 0 | 750 | Floor Judge | April 26, 2024 | 750 | Yes | |
NRG indianapolis | 420 | 0 | 675 | 10K HJ | May 11, 2024 | 255 | Yes | |
SCG Vegas | 382 | 106 | 750 | Floor Judge | June 6, 2024 | 262 | No | |
Face to Face Red Deer | 222 | 0 | 400 | Floor Judge | June 15, 2024 | 178 | No | |
NRG Chicagoland | 418 | 0 | 550 | 5K HJ | June 24, 2023 | 132 | Yes | |
SCG Baltimore | 321 | 178 | 1100 | Sides Lead | July 26, 2024 | 601 | No | |
MXP Los Angeles | 309 | 0 | 825 | Floor Judge | August 16, 2024 | 516 | Yes | |
Face to Face Regina | 155 | 0 | 470 | Floor Judge | September 15, 2024 | 315 | No | |
Commandfest Toronto | 60 | 0 | 984 | Open HJ | September 27, 2024 | 924 | Yes | |
SCG RC DC | 202 | 161 | 900 | Keystone | October 4, 2024 | 537 | No | |
Cubecon | 215 | 244 | 1200 | Floor Judge | October 16, 2024 | 741 | Yes | |
NRG Chicagoland | 483 | 0 | 675 | 10k HJ | November 3, 2024 | 192 | Yes | |
RC Calgary | 110 | 97 | 1522 | RC Head Judge | November 15, 2024 | 1315 | Yes | |
Eternal Weekend | 525 | 140 | 900 | One Lead Day | November 21, 2024 | 235 | No | |
MXP Houston | 373 | 0 | 900 | Floor Judge | December 6, 2024 | 527 | No | |
Averages | 258 | 76 | 871 | | | 537 | 65% No |
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