2005 Mr. Olympia

The total prize amount given during the exhibition was $711,000, an increase of 32% from 2004. The total prize money for the men's Mr. Olympia was $550,000.

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1	2	3	4	Points
1	$150,000	Ronnie Coleman		7	5	5	5	22[2]
2	$85,000	Jay Cutler		8	10	10	10	38
3	$55,000	Gustavo Badell		21	19	16	15	71
4	$45,000	Günter Schlierkamp		20	16	19	20	75
5	$35,000	Víctor Martínez		22	25	26	25	98
6	$27,000	Dennis James		31	32	37		100
7	$16,000	Melvin Anthony		31	40	31		102
8	$15,000	Branch Warren		46	35	40		121
9	$14,000	Darrem Charles		40	50	46		136
10	$12,000	Mustafa Mohammad		57	50	48		155
11	$2,000	Johnnie O. Jackson		59	51	52		162
12	$2,000	George Farah		60	61	61		182
13	$2,000	Chris Cormier		51	73	67		191
14	$2,000	David Henry		71	64	66		201
15	$2,000	Markus Rühl		69	75	68		212
16	$2,000	Kris Dim		77	78			155
16	$2,000	Craig Richardson		79	80			159
16	$2,000	Ronny Rockel		80	79			159
16	$2,000	Quincy Taylor		80	80			160
16	$2,000	Aleksandr Fyodorov		80	80			160
16	$2,000	Mike Sheridan		80	80			160

• Ronnie Coleman wins his eighth consecutive Mr. Olympia title, tying with Lee Haney for most wins
• Gustavo Badell won $25,000 in the Challenge Round when he defeated Coleman by one point in a pose-off. This round (which did not impact the final scores) was judged by five previous Mr. Olympia winners and had a total purse of $50,000. Only the top five competed, and each challenged others to one pose comparisons.^[3]
• Jay Cutler won $10.000 in the Vyo Tech's Best Wheels.