grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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The Powerball jackpot was last won Jan. 18, when an Oregon player hit the $329 million grand prize, lottery officials said. Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 Five companies will receive a share of the overall 700,000-euro endowment, with the winner of the grand prize taking a 300,000-euro purse, and the runner-up 100,000 euros. Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 News and revealed her son's adorable reaction to her return to American Idol as a judge on the show's 23rd season after taking home the grand prize in season 4. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025 The social media star has now ventured into TV with the launch of his Prime Video show Beast Games, which offers a grand prize of over $5 million and a private island. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 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 28 Mar. 2025.

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