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As Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was one of the longest books in the series, the 2005 adaptation had to trim a lot of elements from the original source material. Notably, the movie left out who actually won the Triwizard Tournament, making it seem like this storyline didn't matter.
The tournament took up much of the book's story as well as that of the movie. But once Lord Voldemort made his return and killed Cedric Diggory, the film switched gears and set the stage for the Second Wizarding War. Although the movie never revealed who won the tournament, its literary counterpart did, and it showed what the champion did with the winnings.
Who Won the 1994 Triwizard Tournament?
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Triwizard Cup consisted of older students from three wizarding schools -- Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, Durmstrang Institute and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Representing the schools were Fleur Delacour from Beauxbaton, Viktor Krum from Durmstrang, and Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts. However, Harry Potter himself was added thanks to some trickery. This wasn't supposed to happen because no student under 17 was allowed to enter due to safety precautions. However, the Goblet of Fire itself determined who competed, and when it chose Harry's name as the fourth entrant, the organizers said they couldn't go against its will, as it was a legal, binding contract.
The tournament saw the contestants engage in different competitions that tested their magical ability, intelligence and courage. The student who won the tournament would receive the Triwizard Cup along with some prize money. In the first task, the wizards had to snatch a golden egg from a nest with a dragon guarding it. After this event, Viktor and Harry tied for first place, while Cedric was second and Fleur in third place.
The second event saw the wizards tasked with retrieving something important from the bottom of Hogwarts' Lake. What they didn't expect was that it was someone close to them that they had to retrieve. Harry fell behind here when he saved Fleur's sister, but he roared back and finished tied with Cedric for first, while Viktor came in second, and Fleur was third again. In the final task, the four went through a maze looking for the Cup, and it was Cedric and Harry who found it first, but this transported them to the graveyard where Voldemort killed Cedric. Viktor came in second, and Fleur was in third. This meant that Harry had three first-place finishes, Victor came in first once and second twice, and Fleur was last in all three events. Harry Potter won the Triwizard Tournament.
What Did Harry Potter Do With His Prize?
While the official prize ceremony was canceled, Harry still won a 1,000 galleon cash prize and the Triwizard Cup. However, Harry didn't need the money due to his fortune at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Because he didn't need the money, he wanted to use it to help someone else. First, Harry attempted to give the money to Cedric Diggory's family, but they rejected his offer. While they didn't blame him for Cedric's death and thanked him for returning the body, they in no way wanted the money that would have gone to their son if he had lived.
Eventually, Harry donated his prize money to Fred and George Weasley, who had been saving up the funds to open their own joke shop. Although the twins seemingly prospered after winning a bet on the Triwizard Tournament, they had merely been given Leprechauns' gold — which disappeared. No matter how hard they tried to get their money back, their grievances fell on deaf ears, and they ended up losing all their savings. That settled it for Harry, deciding to give Fred and George all his winnings so that they could open Weasley's Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley. So with his winnings, Harry Potter helped George and Fred achieve their dreams.