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The surfer who won more prizes and money with the sport was Kelly Slater, consecrated world champion for 11 times. The American earned over $700,000 in prize money in just one year, not counting sponsor money. Kelly Slater, 11-time world champion in 2009, ended the year with $3 million. Kelly Slater was the first surfer to score two perfect 10's (when all judges give full marks) in a World Tour heat. It happened in Tahiti in 2005.