Three - Point contest - wikipedia Three - Point contest The Three - Point Contest ( officially named the JBL Three - Point Contest and previously named the Three - Point Shootout ) is a National Basketball Association ( NBA ) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All - Star Game as part of All - Star Weekend. From its introduction in 1986 to 2002, and again in 2017, eight participants were selected to participate in each season 's shootout. Between 2003 and 2016, the contest was open to just six competitors. Eric Gordon ( Houston Rockets ) is the most recent winner of the event which was held at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Contents 1 Rules 2 Prize money 3 Milestones 4 Winners 5 All - time participants 6 Records 7 Notes 8 References Rules In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three - point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three - point arc in one minute. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three point arc until they reach the other corner. At each shooting station is a rack with five basketballs. Out of the five balls, four are worth one point ( the standard orange Spalding game balls ) and the fifth one ( a red / white / blue ABA - style ball ; often nicknamed the `` money ball '' ) is worth two points. The goal of this contest is to score as many points as possible within one minute. A perfect score used to be 30 points. In the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of `` money balls '' was added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player 's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points. In the qualifying round, each player has a chance to score as many points as possible. The three players with the top scores advance to the finals. The final round is played in the same way as the qualifying round, but players shoot according to the ascending order of their first - round scores. In each round, the shots and the score are confirmed by the referee and the television instant replay system. The final round will be shot in reverse direction ( left to right corner for a left - handed shooter and vice versa ). In the case of a tie, multiple extra rounds of 30 seconds ( 60 seconds in the final ) are played to determine the winner. Prize money Contestants compete for a total of $86,000. The first - place winner receives $35,000 ; the second - place finisher receives $22,500, and the third - place winner receives $15,000. Finishers, from fourth to sixth place, receive $4,500 each. Milestones Larry Bird, the inaugural winner of this contest, and Craig Hodges have each won three consecutive times, while Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojaković and Jason Kapono have each won two consecutive times. Craig Hodges holds the record for most shots made in one round ( 21 / 25 ), as well as most consecutive shots made ( 19 ). Stephen Curry ( final round, 2015 ) and Klay Thompson ( final round, 2016 ) hold the record with 27 points, albeit in the newer 34 - point format. Detlef Schrempf and Michael Jordan share the record for the fewest points scored in any round with five in 1988 and 1990 respectively. Kyrie Irving is the youngest player to win the contest at the age of 20. Winners Ray Allen won the contest in the 2000 -- 01 season while playing with the Milwaukee Bucks. Dirk Nowitzki won the contest in the 2005 -- 06 season. Players with multiple wins # Player First Place Second Place T - 1 Hodges, Craig Craig Hodges T - 1 Bird, Larry Larry Bird 0 Stojaković, Peja Peja Stojaković T - 3 Hornacek, Jeff Jeff Hornacek 0 T - 3 Price, Mark Mark Price 0 T - 3 Kapono, Jason Jason Kapono 0 Jason Kapono won the contest in the 2006 -- 07 and 2007 -- 08 season while playing with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat. Denotes players who are still active * Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame Player ( # ) Denotes the number of times the player has won Team ( # ) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won Season Location Player Team Final score / max 1985 -- 86 Dallas, TX Bird, Larry Larry Bird * Boston Celtics 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 / 30 1986 -- 87 Seattle, WA Bird, Larry Larry Bird * ( 2 ) Boston Celtics ( 2 ) 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 / 30 1987 -- 88 Chicago, IL Bird, Larry Larry Bird * ( 3 ) Boston Celtics ( 3 ) 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 / 30 1988 -- 89 Houston, TX Ellis, Dale Dale Ellis Seattle SuperSonics 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 1989 -- 90 Miami, FL Hodges, Craig Craig Hodges Chicago Bulls 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 1990 -- 91 Charlotte, NC Hodges, Craig Craig Hodges ( 2 ) Chicago Bulls ( 2 ) 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 / 30 1991 -- 92 Orlando, FL Hodges, Craig Craig Hodges ( 3 ) Chicago Bulls ( 3 ) 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 / 30 1992 -- 93 Salt Lake City, UT Price, Mark Mark Price Cleveland Cavaliers 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 / 30 1993 -- 94 Minneapolis, MN Price, Mark Mark Price ( 2 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2 ) 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 / 30 1994 -- 95 Phoenix, AZ Rice, Glen Glen Rice Miami Heat 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 / 30 1995 -- 96 San Antonio, TX Legler, Tim Tim Legler Washington Bullets 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 / 30 1996 -- 97 Cleveland, OH Kerr, Steve Steve Kerr Chicago Bulls ( 4 ) 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 / 30 1997 -- 98 New York City, NY Hornacek, Jeff Jeff Hornacek Utah Jazz 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 / 30 1998 -- 99 Cancelled due to the 1998 - 99 NBA lockout 1999 -- 00 Oakland, CA Hornacek, Jeff Jeff Hornacek ( 2 ) Utah Jazz ( 2 ) 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 / 30 2000 -- 01 Washington, D.C. Allen, Ray Ray Allen Milwaukee Bucks 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 2001 -- 02 Philadelphia, PA Stojaković, Peja Peja Stojaković Sacramento Kings 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 2002 -- 03 Atlanta, GA Stojaković, Peja Peja Stojaković ( 2 ) Sacramento Kings ( 2 ) 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 / 30 2003 -- 04 Los Angeles, CA Lenard, Voshon Voshon Lenard Denver Nuggets 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 / 30 2004 -- 05 Denver, CO Richardson, Quentin Quentin Richardson Phoenix Suns 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 2005 -- 06 Houston, TX Nowitzki, Dirk Dirk Nowitzki ^ Dallas Mavericks 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 / 30 2006 -- 07 Las Vegas, NV Kapono, Jason Jason Kapono Miami Heat ( 2 ) 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 / 30 2007 -- 08 New Orleans, LA Kapono, Jason Jason Kapono ( 2 ) Toronto Raptors 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 / 30 2008 -- 09 Phoenix, AZ Cook, Daequan Daequan Cook Miami Heat ( 3 ) 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 / 30 2009 -- 10 Dallas, TX Pierce, Paul Paul Pierce Boston Celtics ( 4 ) 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 / 30 2010 -- 11 Los Angeles, CA Jones, James James Jones Miami Heat ( 4 ) 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 / 30 2011 -- 12 Orlando, FL Love, Kevin Kevin Love ^ Minnesota Timberwolves 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 / 30 2012 -- 13 Houston, TX Irving, Kyrie Kyrie Irving ^ Cleveland Cavaliers ( 3 ) 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 / 30 2013 -- 14 New Orleans, LA Belinelli, Marco Marco Belinelli ^ San Antonio Spurs 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 / 34 2014 -- 15 New York City - Brooklyn, NY Stephen Curry ^ Golden State Warriors 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 / 34 2015 -- 16 Toronto, ON Klay Thompson ^ Golden State Warriors ( 2 ) 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 / 34 2016 -- 17 New Orleans, LA Eric Gordon ^ Houston Rockets 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 / 34 All - time participants Player ( in bold text ) Indicates the winner of the contest Player ( # ) Denotes the number of times the player has been in the contest Season Players 1985 -- 86 Larry Bird, Dale Ellis, Sleepy Floyd, Craig Hodges, Norm Nixon, Kyle Macy, Trent Tucker, Leon Wood 1986 -- 87 Danny Ainge, Larry Bird ( 2 ), Michael Cooper, Dale Ellis ( 2 ), Craig Hodges ( 2 ), Detlef Schrempf, Byron Scott, Kiki Vandeweghe 1987 -- 88 Danny Ainge ( 2 ), Larry Bird ( 3 ), Dale Ellis ( 3 ), Craig Hodges ( 3 ), Mark Price, Detlef Schrempf ( 2 ), Byron Scott ( 2 ), Trent Tucker ( 2 ) 1988 -- 89 Michael Adams, Danny Ainge ( 3 ), Dale Ellis ( 4 ), Derek Harper, Gerald Henderson, Craig Hodges ( 4 ), Rimas Kurtinaitis, Reggie Miller, Jon Sundvold 1989 -- 90 Larry Bird ( 4 ), Craig Ehlo, Bobby Hansen, Craig Hodges ( 5 ), Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller ( 2 ), Mark Price ( 2 ), Jon Sundvold ( 2 ) 1990 -- 91 Danny Ainge ( 4 ), Clyde Drexler, Tim Hardaway, Hersey Hawkins, Craig Hodges ( 6 ), Terry Porter, Glen Rice, Dennis Scott 1991 -- 92 Dell Curry, Craig Ehlo ( 2 ), Craig Hodges ( 7 ), Jeff Hornacek, Jim Les, Dražen Petrović, Mitch Richmond, John Stockton 1992 -- 93 B.J. Armstrong, Dana Barros, Craig Hodges ( 8 ), Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller ( 3 ), Terry Porter ( 2 ), Mark Price ( 3 ), Kenny Smith 1993 -- 94 B.J. Armstrong ( 2 ), Dana Barros ( 2 ), Dell Curry ( 2 ), Dale Ellis ( 5 ), Steve Kerr, Eric Murdock, Mark Price ( 4 ), Mitch Richmond ( 2 ) 1994 -- 95 Nick Anderson, Dana Barros ( 3 ), Scott Burrell, Steve Kerr ( 2 ), Dan Majerle ( 2 ), Reggie Miller ( 4 ), Chuck Person, Glen Rice ( 2 ) 1995 -- 96 Dana Barros ( 4 ), Hubert Davis, Steve Kerr ( 3 ), Tim Legler, George McCloud, Glen Rice ( 3 ), Dennis Scott ( 2 ), Clifford R. Robinson 1996 -- 97 Dale Ellis ( 6 ), Steve Kerr ( 4 ), Tim Legler ( 2 ), Terry Mills, Sam Perkins, Glen Rice ( 4 ), John Stockton ( 2 ), Walt Williams 1997 -- 98 Hubert Davis ( 2 ), Dale Ellis ( 7 ), Jeff Hornacek ( 2 ), Sam Mack, Reggie Miller ( 5 ), Tracy Murray, Glen Rice ( 5 ), Charlie Ward 1998 -- 99 Cancelled due to the 1998 - 99 NBA lockout 1999 -- 00 Ray Allen, Mike Bibby, Hubert Davis ( 3 ), Jeff Hornacek ( 3 ), Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry Porter ( 3 ), Bob Sura 2000 -- 01 Ray Allen ( 2 ), Pat Garrity, Allan Houston, Rashard Lewis, Dirk Nowitzki ( 2 ), Steve Nash, Bryon Russell, Peja Stojaković 2001 -- 02 Ray Allen ( 3 ), Wesley Person, Mike Miller, Steve Nash ( 2 ), Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson, Steve Smith, Peja Stojaković ( 2 ) 2002 -- 03 Brent Barry, Pat Garrity ( 2 ), Wesley Person ( 2 ), Peja Stojaković ( 3 ), Antoine Walker, David Wesley 2003 -- 04 Chauncey Billups, Kyle Korver, Voshon Lenard, Rashard Lewis ( 2 ), Cuttino Mobley, Peja Stojaković ( 4 ) 2004 -- 05 Ray Allen ( 4 ), Joe Johnson, Voshon Lenard ( 2 ), Kyle Korver ( 2 ), Vladimir Radmanović, Quentin Richardson ( 2 ) 2005 -- 06 Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen ( 5 ), Chauncey Billups ( 2 ), Dirk Nowitzki ( 3 ), Quentin Richardson ( 3 ), Jason Terry 2006 -- 07 Gilbert Arenas ( 2 ), Damon Jones, Jason Kapono, Mike Miller ( 2 ), Dirk Nowitzki ( 4 ), Jason Terry ( 2 ) 2007 -- 08 Daniel Gibson, Richard Hamilton, Jason Kapono ( 2 ), Steve Nash ( 3 ), Dirk Nowitzki ( 5 ), Peja Stojaković ( 5 ) 2008 -- 09 Mike Bibby ( 2 ), Daequan Cook, Danny Granger, Jason Kapono ( 3 ), Rashard Lewis ( 3 ), Roger Mason 2009 -- 10 Chauncey Billups ( 3 ), Daequan Cook ( 2 ), Stephen Curry, Channing Frye, Danilo Gallinari, Paul Pierce ( 2 ) 2010 -- 11 Ray Allen ( 6 ), Kevin Durant, Daniel Gibson ( 2 ), James Jones, Paul Pierce ( 3 ), Dorell Wright 2011 -- 12 Ryan Anderson, Mario Chalmers, James Jones ( 2 ), Anthony Morrow, Kevin Love, Kevin Durant ( 2 ) 2012 -- 13 Ryan Anderson ( 2 ), Matt Bonner, Stephen Curry ( 2 ), Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Steve Novak 2013 -- 14 Arron Afflalo, Bradley Beal, Marco Belinelli, Stephen Curry ( 3 ), Kyrie Irving ( 2 ), Joe Johnson ( 2 ), Damian Lillard, Kevin Love ( 2 ) 2014 -- 15 Marco Belinelli ( 2 ), Stephen Curry ( 4 ), James Harden, Kyrie Irving ( 3 ), Kyle Korver ( 3 ), Wesley Matthews, J.J. Redick, Klay Thompson 2015 -- 16 Devin Booker, Stephen Curry ( 5 ), James Harden ( 2 ), Kyle Lowry, Khris Middleton, J.J. Redick ( 2 ), Klay Thompson ( 2 ), C.J. McCollum 2016 -- 17 Klay Thompson ( 3 ), C.J. McCollum ( 2 ), Kyle Lowry ( 2 ), Eric Gordon, Kyrie Irving ( 4 ), Kemba Walker, Nick Young, Wesley Matthews ( 2 ) Records Sources : Most points in a round Score / Max Player Season Stephen Curry 27 / 34 2015 Klay Thompson 27 / 34 2016 Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986 Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008 Eric Gordon 25 / 34 2017 Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991 Mark Price 24 / 30 1994 Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998 Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007 Marco Belinelli 24 / 34 2014 Klay Thompson 24 / 34 2015 Minimum 24 Most points in the finals Score / Max Player Season Stephen Curry 27 / 34 2015 Klay Thompson 27 / 34 2016 Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008 Mark Price 24 / 30 1994 Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007 Marco Belinelli 24 / 34 2014 Kyrie Irving 23 / 30 2013 Larry Bird 22 / 30 1986 Steve Kerr 22 / 30 1997 Peja Stojaković 21 / 30 Eric Gordon 21 / 34 2017 Tim Legler 20 / 30 Paul Pierce 20 / 30 James Jones 20 / 30 2011 Matt Bonner 20 / 30 2013 Minimum 20 Most shots made in one round ( max 25 ) Player Shots Season Craig Hodges 21 1991 Craig Hodges ≥ 20 1986 Mark Price 20 1994 Jason Kapono 20 2008 Kyrie Irving 20 2013 Stephen Curry 20 2015 Hubert Davis 19 1998 Jason Kapono 19 2007 Larry Bird 18 1986 Larry Bird 18 1988 Tim Legler 18 Tim Legler 18 Gilbert Arenas 18 2007 James Jones 18 2012 Marco Belinelli 18 2014 Klay Thompson 18 2016 Eric Gordon 18 2017 Minimum 18 Most consecutive shots made ( max 25 ) Player Shots Season Craig Hodges 19 1991 Stephen Curry 13 2015 Larry Bird 11 1986 Hubert Davis 11 Stephen Curry 11 2016 Jason Kapono 10 2008 Ray Allen 10 2011 Kyrie Irving 10 2013 Dennis Scott 9 1991 Steve Kerr 9 1997 Kyle Korver 9 Minimum 9 Notes The 1999 All - Star Game was cancelled due to the 1998 -- 99 NBA lockout. Denote contests that required a tiebreaking round. The final score given here came from the tiebreaker. Starting with the 2014 Three - Point Contest, the format includes four extra `` money balls ''. C.J. McCollum was named as a replacement to Chris Bosh due to the latter being unable to participate in the event with a calf injury ( and later on, a blood clot in his leg ). It is unknown how many of the five `` money balls '' Hodges hit during his round. References General `` Shootout All - Time Winners ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. `` Shootout Round - by - Round Results : 2000 -- 08 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. `` Shootout Round - by - Round Results : 1990 -- 98 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. `` Shootout Round - by - Round Results : 1986 -- 89 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. `` Shootout Records ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. `` All - Star Game Contests ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Foot Locker Three - Point Contest ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2015. ^ Jump up to : McMenamin, Dave ( February 20, 2008 ). `` Kapono Lights Up Saturday Night ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2008. Jump up ^ Nance, Roscoe ( February 16, 2007 ). `` East notes : Kapono taking shot at three - point crown ''. USA Today. Retrieved December 30, 2008. Jump up ^ `` NBA All - Star Game : Shootout ''. CBS Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Jason Kapono To Defend Foot Locker Three - Point Shootout Crown ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 6, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008. Jump up ^ Brown, Donald H. ( 2007 ). A Basketball Handbook. AuthorHouse. p. 85. ISBN 1425961908. Jump up ^ Brown, Donald H. ( 2007 ). A Best of Basketball Story. AuthorHouse. p. 127. ISBN 1434341933. Jump up ^ Marco Belinelli wins the Three - Point Shootout after Bradley Beal 's comeback forces a playoff, Yahoo ! Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Billups Named As Participant in Foot Locker Three - Point Shootout ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2008. Jump up ^ http://www.nba-allstar.com/contests/3point/ ^ Jump up to : `` Jason Kapono is Three - Point Champ ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Shootout Records ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Quentin Richardson Bio ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Shootout Round - by - Round Results : 2000 -- 08 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2008. 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Question: who has the highest score in the 3 point contest
Answer: Larry Bird