Sentence examples for contest earned from inspiring English sources

The city gained some perverse currency when on an episode of "The Simpsons" the winner of a gross-out contest earned a trip to Hartford, but only a downtrodden place can take civic pride in being mocked on national television.

The one five-point score in a desperate fear factor of a contest earned the Warriors their first win of the season, their first in the top flight in 23 matches (since a 29-23 success against Wasps at Sixways on 1 March last year) and their first on the road for more than two years (since a 6-0 win at Wasps on New Year's Day 2012).

That contest earned $303,000 for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

He edged Crosby in a close contest, earning 1,090 points and 50 first-place votes to Crosby's 1,058 and 46.

It was Anderson's fourth wicket of the day, fifth of the innings and 10th of the contest, earning him the man-of-the-match award.

They try out for one of those made-for-TV talent shows, fall in love, win the contest, earn a big-time country recording contract, release their first album and become overnight sensations, give or take a few months or so.

Whichever team wins this contest, earns first possession of the ball.

His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness".

Successful candidates, after completing a field clinic, will be eligible to work public and private school contests, earning $49 to $82 a game.

Joel Moss Levinson, who has won 11 contests, earning more than $200,000 in money and prizes, by turning out wacky homemade corporate commercials -- what advertisers call a form of user-generated content.

The startup has HackFwd backing but also won two business contests earning £30,000.