Cash Prize Writing Contests Novels & Stories

“They’re here to scout contestants for the upcoming College contest, Campus Hotshots. Don’t be fooled by the name though, both male and female students are allowed to participate.” “So it’s like a beauty pageant?” Landon asked with narrowed eyes. “What’s the point of that?” “It’s not just a beauty pageant!” Tina and Yin both protested at the same time. “It’s also a talent hunt where we upload your special talent videos on our F******k page and the whole campus votes for you. And the winner also gets five thousand dollars cash.” “Holy shit!” Both Landon and Trey yelled at once. “Five thousand!” “See?” Tina grumbled. “Not just a pageant! And sometimes the winner also gets scouted or might even

“Sometimes it worked. I mean we had some fabulous periods when he won big and the whole family would celebrate. But then he just lost, every time he lost. Then he started betting on the Showcase. We even moved closer so he could try and watch the training. The compound wasn’t as secure then, they used to train outdoors.” I nodded, waiting for the crux of her tale, her face flushed and eyes avoided mine as she ploughed on. “He got in too deep, he owed Vincent more than what we could ever hope to repay. The first round of Prizes was made up of girls from such families.” She said it so matter of factly it didn’t register. /girls from families like hers, her daughter?/ Halo figuring it out for m

“Do you know about the corporate Hackathon that’s coming up?” “Of course. We’re sending in our top developers to participate in it.” “Really?” I asked, “What’s the prize money?” “Ten thousand dollars.” “Wow, what?” I exclaimed. “That’s a lot of money.” “Yes. They intend to find a talented coder through the competition. The prize money is just one of the perks. They have more.” “Such as?” “Well, a lot of companies have their eyes on the competition. The winners and runners up will be given a lot of opportunities, job proposals, what not. It is great for one’s CV.”

I mutter in response as I tap on the message I sent to myself from Mum’s phone. It leads me a to a pretty small webpage with a spin the wheel button, hesitating, I click on it and the wheel spins for a few seconds before stopping on “Nothing.” The wheel has five options, “Nothing”, “Spin again”, “Skincare coupon”, “Mc Donald Coupon”, and the apparent jackpot, “All-expense paid trip to an Island”. And you unfortunately get one spin. I close the page, return back there again and retry, end up on nothing again.

“It's a really big event. Three million dollars for the top finalist, plus a dinner date with any of the high table guests and a full sponsored trip to the Maccabees.” “Oh, I see.” He leans back. “I think Austin was talking about something like that. So, you want to be part of the contest?” “Uh—” The rest of my words are chopped off by Elsie who stops me from talking all of a sudden. “You're really doing the most now,” I growl.

Incredulity rang true in my voice, and I knew it. Levina's eyes widened as if she couldn't believe that I hadn't heard of the perks of winning the contest. She grabbed a flyer from the hand of a listening classmate the next second, and palmed it on my desk. "Check it out, girl. Tell me later if it's worth it…" I crinkled my nose, as I peered down at the flyer. Winner gets: -Private training sessions with the Queen. -A Car. -A vacation to any place outside the community.

Her eyes widened seeing the notification on her phone. "Oh My God! Oh My God!!!" She shrieked as if God had granted them a moment of luck. She couldn't believe what she was reading. "What? Have you lost your mind or something?" Emily stood up and jumped in happiness "Susan, there is still hope for us. We can fulfil our dream if we win this competition." Susan snatched the phone out of her hands while Emily kept dancing in happiness. "Win an Internship of two months at The Belle under Kevin Rawls with a cash prize of Twenty million dollars!"

The words "Dance Party" were printed in large letters at the top of the flyer. I picked it up absent-mindedly. Suddenly, my eye was drawn to the line of text beneath the title: "300,000 Dollar Prize" it said. I hurriedly read on. The flyer was for an event being held jointly by the top international hotel brands in town. At the end of the party, everyone would cast a vote for the person they felt had danced the best. The person with the most votes would win 300,000 dollars.

"A guy came in first thing this morning wearing a mask and cashed out the 30 million. I just saw the live stream and put it together." [What did he look like?] [Couldn't tell. He was covered head to toe and showed up the second I unlocked the doors. I had no idea the ticket was bought off someone. If I'd known, I never would have let him redeem it!] Wesley clenched his fists and spoke directly into the camera. "I'm asking for everyone's help to find this person and get the ticket back. Once it's done, I'll pay a million dollars to whoever helped make it happen."

After a few more congratulation speech, the Principal stepped forward with the judges. A beautiful gold trophy was brought onto the stage. The trophy had an inscription that read "Parkview high couples contest champions." The judges congratulated us. Then the MC announced again. "Our champions will receive a $10,000 cash prize along with a future development sponsorship from Briggs estate and our partner organizations, providing mentorship, networking opportunities and support for heir future ambitions." The audience gave a loud round of applause. Mr. Briggs was invited to the stage to present the trophy. He walked towards us with the trophy and gave a proud smile.