grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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To win the grand prize, a ticket must match all five numbers and the Powerball. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 More than three months of rollovers have pushed the grand prize to one of the largest lottery jackpots of the year, just days after a Florida player won an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot. Fernando Cervantes, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, Bryce Alakai and Trinity Tatum were crowned the winners of the dating show, going home with a $50,000 grand prize. Carolyn Burt, Daily News, 28 July 2026 Those are the odds for winning Powerball’s grand prize jackpot, which requires a player to correctly match all five numbers on white balls and the number on the red Powerball. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 July 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 7 Aug. 2026.

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