Don't Skip Your Chance to Compete in The UNO Championship Series, With a $50,000 Grand Finale Prize

How bully are you astatine UNO? This year, artifact institution Mattel is announcing the UNO World Championship Series, which volition instrumentality the fast-paced paper crippled to the satellite signifier with a $50,000 expansive prize.

Fancy your chances? Taking a changeable astatine the tourney is arsenic casual arsenic joining successful via the UNO! Mobile app, oregon turning up to in-person qualifiers to beryllium held crossed the state successful Orlando (October 3), Chicago (October 10) and Los Angeles (October 17).

Successful contestants volition past vie connected the satellite signifier successful the UNO World Championship expansive final, broadcast unrecorded from L.A. connected November 11, and disposable to ticker globally via Twitch.

If the grant of being crowed the archetypal UNO World Champion isn't capable of a gully (pun intended), past the $50,000 prize wealth volition apt sweeten the woody (sorry).

"At its core, UNO has ever been astir creating unforgettable moments astir the array from epic comebacks to game-changing Draw 4s," Katie Buford, VP and Global Head of Mattel Games said. "The 2026 UNO Championship Series Tournament brings that excitement to the biggest signifier yet, giving fans astir the satellite a front-row spot arsenic elite players conflict it retired to go this year's UNO champion."

Can't marque it to L.A.? No worries. If you privation to up your UNO crippled to the title level past Mattel is launching a scope of prize-worthy products for you to play with astatine home. These see the UNO Championship Series Tournament Set ($19.99) which includes a snazzy UNO set, scoring pad and golden trophy.

A abstracted UNO Championship Series Belt ($19.99) volition besides beryllium available, arsenic volition a Championship Series Card Shuffler ($19.99). For the pros, the UNO Championship Series Expanded Tournament Set ($27.99) is the eventual offering, with a much robust golden trophy for the champ.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social