grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Tonight’s grand finale will feature this season’s final four queens: Anetra, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby who will each compete for the $200,000 grand prize. Josie Howell | , al, 15 Apr. 2023 The 1953 original won both the Berlinale’s Golden Bear for best film and the Cannes film festival’s grand prize, as well as a BAFTA for best film. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023 The next Mega Millions drawing on Friday will see the jackpot increase to about $476 million after nobody took home the grand prize on Tuesday. Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023 Even before our official launch, Hey Auntie! won the $50,000 grand prize in the Well City Challenge, a Philadelphia competition around solutions for millennial health. Marci Alboher, Fortune Well, 12 Apr. 2023 Last summer, the Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host premiered her game show Generation Gap, a reboot of the 1969 version featuring kids and adults answering pop culture questions for a grand prize. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2023 The grand prize went not to a producer from the major malt making regions of Scotland, Ireland or Japan. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 Despite stiff competition, Nigel Xavier won the grand prize of $200,000, as well as the opportunity to launch a collection on Rent the Runway. Alex Kessler, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2023 The prize timeline called for five teams each to begin an operational phase in two locations, one in Wyoming and the other in Alberta, culminating in a $20 million grand prize. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023 See More

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“Grand prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20prize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2023.

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