grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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The Powerball jackpot was last won Saturday, Jan. 18, when an Oregon player hit the $329 million grand prize, lottery officials said. Don Sweeney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025 Come nightfall, 292 samurai warriors gather, lured by the promise of a grand prize of 100 billion yen. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025 The film can now boast the grand prize out of Clermont-Ferrand’s boundary-pushing Lab competition. Ben Croll, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025 Last month, Seacrest was tackled to the ground after an overly excited contestant competed on the beloved game show for the grand prize money. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 6 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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