diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/app/commands/game/get_game_state/GetGameStateResponse.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/app/commands/game/get_game_state/GetGameStateResponse.java
index d83288a..7b6e33d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/app/commands/game/get_game_state/GetGameStateResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/app/commands/game/get_game_state/GetGameStateResponse.java
@@ -60,12 +60,9 @@ public class GetGameStateResponse extends SuccessResponse {
         builder.param("WINNER", winnerIndex);
 
         List<String> winnerNames = computeWinnerNames(state, game);
-        int potPerWinner = computePotPerWinner(state, winnerNames.size());
-
         for (String name : winnerNames) {
             builder.param("WINNER_NAME", name);
         }
-        builder.param("POT_PER_WINNER", potPerWinner);
 
         appendWinnerToHighscoresIfFinished(state, winnerNames);
         appendHighscoreEntries(builder);
@@ -92,13 +89,22 @@ public class GetGameStateResponse extends SuccessResponse {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Keep ordering stable, avoid duplicate writes for the same winner in one hand.
+        // Keep ordering stable and persist tied winners as a single shared highscore
+        // entry. Compute the per-winner share here (pot is split equally among
+        // winners)
+        int potPerWinner = computePotPerWinner(state, winnerNames.size());
         Set<String> uniqueWinners = new LinkedHashSet<>(winnerNames);
+        List<String> formattedWinners = new ArrayList<>();
         for (String name : uniqueWinners) {
             if (name != null && !name.isBlank()) {
-                HighscoreService.getInstance().appendWinner(name);
+                formattedWinners.add(name + " (" + Math.max(0, potPerWinner) + ")");
             }
         }
+
+        if (!formattedWinners.isEmpty()) {
+            HighscoreService.getInstance()
+                    .appendFormattedEntry(String.join(", ", formattedWinners));
+        }
     }
 
     private static Player findPlayerByIndex(GameState state, int winnerIndex) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/domain/highscore/HighscoreService.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/domain/highscore/HighscoreService.java
index 929b3e3..f47f5a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/domain/highscore/HighscoreService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/server/domain/highscore/HighscoreService.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public final class HighscoreService {
     private static final DateTimeFormatter DISPLAY_FORMATTER =
             DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
     private static final int MAX_RETURNED_ENTRIES = 100;
+    private static final int MIN_MONEY_COLUMN_COUNT = 3;
     private static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = "\t";
 
     private final Path storagePath;
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ public final class HighscoreService {
     }
 
     public synchronized void appendWinner(String winnerName) {
+        appendWinner(winnerName, 0);
+    }
+
+    /** Append a winner with an optional money value (money may be 0). */
+    public synchronized void appendWinner(String winnerName, int money) {
         if (winnerName == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -41,6 +47,44 @@ public final class HighscoreService {
             return;
         }
 
+        String line;
+        if (money > 0) {
+            line =
+                    Instant.now()
+                            + LINE_SEPARATOR
+                            + sanitized
+                            + LINE_SEPARATOR
+                            + money
+                            + System.lineSeparator();
+        } else {
+            // Keep legacy two-column format for backward compatibility
+            line = Instant.now() + LINE_SEPARATOR + sanitized + System.lineSeparator();
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Files.createDirectories(storagePath.getParent());
+            Files.writeString(
+                    storagePath,
+                    line,
+                    StandardCharsets.UTF_8,
+                    StandardOpenOption.CREATE,
+                    StandardOpenOption.APPEND);
+        } catch (IOException ignored) {
+            // Highscore persistence must never break the game state response path.
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Append a preformatted highscore entry such as "Lars (1000), Jona (1000)". */
+    public synchronized void appendFormattedEntry(String entryText) {
+        if (entryText == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String sanitized = sanitizeName(entryText);
+        if (sanitized.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         String line = Instant.now() + LINE_SEPARATOR + sanitized + System.lineSeparator();
 
         try {
@@ -74,15 +118,25 @@ public final class HighscoreService {
             if (raw == null || raw.isBlank()) {
                 continue;
             }
-
-            String[] parts = raw.split(LINE_SEPARATOR, 2);
+            // Support both legacy format (TIMESTAMP \t NAME) and new format (TIMESTAMP \t
+            // NAME \t MONEY)
+            String[] parts = raw.split(LINE_SEPARATOR);
             if (parts.length < 2) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             try {
                 Instant ts = Instant.parse(parts[0].trim());
-                String display = DISPLAY_FORMATTER.format(ts) + " | " + parts[1].trim();
+                String name = parts[1].trim();
+                String display = DISPLAY_FORMATTER.format(ts) + " | " + name;
+                if (parts.length >= MIN_MONEY_COLUMN_COUNT) {
+                    try {
+                        int money = Integer.parseInt(parts[2].trim());
+                        display = display + " | $" + money;
+                    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
+                        // ignore malformed money
+                    }
+                }
                 formatted.add(display);
             } catch (Exception ignored) {
                 // Skip malformed lines and keep all valid entries.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ui-structure/Casinomainui.fxml b/src/main/resources/ui-structure/Casinomainui.fxml
index b5df10b..0b734ee 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ui-structure/Casinomainui.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ui-structure/Casinomainui.fxml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 
-<AnchorPane xmlns="http://javafx.com"
+<AnchorPane fx:id="rootPane" xmlns="http://javafx.com"
             xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com"
             fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.casono.client.ui.lobbyui.CasinomainuiController"
             styleClass="anchor-pane-bg"
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/client/ui/gameui/gameuicomponents/TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest.java b/src/test/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/client/ui/gameui/gameuicomponents/TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest.java
index bc2cd31..4751205 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/client/ui/gameui/gameuicomponents/TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/casono/client/ui/gameui/gameuicomponents/TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest.java
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest {
     void updateLogicRunsWithoutCrash() {
         GameState state = new GameState();
 
-        state.players = List.of(
-                new Player(PlayerId.of("me"), 20000),
-                new Player(PlayerId.of("other"), 20000)
-        );
+        state.players =
+                List.of(
+                        new Player(PlayerId.of("me"), 20000),
+                        new Player(PlayerId.of("other"), 20000));
 
         state.phase = "PREFLOP";
         state.currentBet = 200;
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class TaskbarControllerInputValidationTest {
     }
 
     static class DummyController {
-        void update(GameState state, PlayerId id) {
-        }
+        void update(GameState state, PlayerId id) {}
     }
 }