grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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Despite tying for third place on cycle 14, Underwood eventually signed with the esteemed agency Wilhelmina — a modeling contract with which served as the ANTM grand prize for multiple cycles. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026 Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 19 Feb. 2026 Everyone who finds the idol can enter a drawing for the grand prize of attending the season 50 live reunion in Los Angeles in May. Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026 In total, the organization handed out more than $220,000, including a $100,000 grand prize, FORGE’s largest product development grant award to date. P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand prize

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