The first-place prize for winning the competition is ＄1 million. Second- and third-place winners will receive ＄500, 000 and 250, 000 respectively, DARPA said.

DARPA表示，获得竞争第一名的设计将获得100万美元的奖金，第二名和第三名将分别获得50万美元和25万美元。

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Things have not changed much in this regard. today, first place winners are awarded gold medals, second place winners, silver, and third place gets the bronze.

现代奥林匹克运动会上第一名获金牌，第二名获银牌，第三名获铜牌。

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In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.

在奥运会的竞赛中，金牌代表第一名，银牌代表第二名，铜牌是第三名。

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Having all the medals in one place illustrates their evolution and you can learn interesting trivia, like the fact that the first modern Olympics in 1896 lacked gold (silver was first place, bronze second and third place finishers received no medal), and since 1972, host cities have been free to change the design of one medal, usually the silver.

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Politico said that first, second or third place was a big win for him.

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But we do know that the three metros rank poorly in everything except the average salary ranking, where they place first, second and third, respectively.

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