grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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The Mega Millions jackpot previously hit on July 28, when a Florida player won the $803 million grand prize, lottery officials said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Check out the grand prize winner for middle school, who talks about her dyslexia, and for high school, who discusses an important family memory. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Over the two-day event, about 600 startup founders are pitching their companies face-to-face to big-name investors, all hoping to find someone ready to bet on their vision and take home the grand prize of $475,000 in funding. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Sol Dias paletas was named the grand prize winner for H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand prize

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“Grand prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20prize. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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