The runner up is paid nothing. The rules are on the website.
On X-Factor, $500,000 au is the prize money given to the winner.
$5 million
Olly Murs was the runner up.
He didn't win anything - there is no prize for second place.
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Josh Krajcik was runner-up of The X Factor 2011 in the United States.
On X-Factor, $500,000 au is the prize money given to the winner.
$5 million
G4
They came runner up in the x factor
G4 were the runners up.
Stacey Solomon, finished third in the x factor 2009 series.
The prize money for the runner-up winner of The X Factor varies by season, but it is typically a large sum of money, often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The exact amount may be influenced by factors such as the show's budget and sponsorship deals.
Olly Murs was the runner up.
He didn't win anything - there is no prize for second place.
Sally Chatfield was the runner-up on Australia's The X Factor in 2010. As of 2014, she is still singing, making videos, and raising money for the Starlight Foundation.
1 million