Colossal Fund Cash Prizes

Competitions IFComp
1

entries = 80; min prize = $10.00; prize pool = $4800.00
winners = 53; max prize = ~$241.70

1: $247.16
2: $238.21
3: $229.43
4: $220.83
5: $212.40
6: $204.14
7: $196.05
8: $188.13
9: $180.39
10: $172.82
11: $165.42
12: $158.19
13: $151.13
14: $144.25
15: $137.54
16: $131.00
17: $124.63
18: $118.44
19: $112.41
20: $106.56
21: $100.88
22: $95.38
23: $90.04
24: $84.88
25: $79.89
26: $75.07
27: $70.42
28: $65.95
29: $61.65
30: $57.52
31: $53.56
32: $49.77
33: $46.16
34: $42.72
35: $39.45
36: $36.35
37: $33.43
38: $30.67
39: $28.09
40: $25.68
41: $23.44
42: $21.38
43: $19.49
44: $17.77
45: $16.22
46: $14.84
47: $13.64
48: $12.60
49: $11.74
50: $11.05
51: $10.54
52: $10.19
53: $10.02
Sum: $4799.61

This is the output of zarf’s script to calculate the prizes.

2

Does having 79 entries instead of 80 change the numbers significantly?

3

There is one less prize. The top ranked prizes increase a little ($5) the lower ranked prizes below 20 lose a little ($1.49).

rank / 80 entries / 79 entries / difference
1 $247.16 $252.20 $5.04
2 $238.21 $242.88 $4.67
3 $229.43 $233.75 $4.32
4 $220.83 $224.80 $3.97
5 $212.40 $216.04 $3.64
6 $204.14 $207.45 $3.31
7 $196.05 $199.05 $3.00
8 $188.13 $190.83 $2.70
9 $180.39 $182.80 $2.41
10 $172.82 $174.94 $2.12
11 $165.42 $167.27 $1.85
12 $158.19 $159.78 $1.59
13 $151.13 $152.48 $1.35
14 $144.25 $145.36 $1.11
15 $137.54 $138.42 $0.88
16 $131 $131.66 $0.66
17 $124.63 $125.08 $0.45
18 $118.44 $118.69 $0.25
19 $112.41 $112.48 $0.07
20 $106.56 $106.45 -$0.11
21 $100.88 $100.61 -$0.27
22 $95.38 $94.95 -$0.43
23 $90.04 $89.47 -$0.57
24 $84.88 $84.17 -$0.71
25 $79.89 $79.06 -$0.83
26 $75.07 $74.13 -$0.94
27 $70.42 $69.38 -$1.04
28 $65.95 $64.81 -$1.14
29 $61.65 $60.43 -$1.22
30 $57.52 $56.23 -$1.29
31 $53.56 $52.21 -$1.35
32 $49.77 $48.38 -$1.39
33 $46.16 $44.72 -$1.44
34 $42.72 $41.25 -$1.47
35 $39.45 $37.97 -$1.48
36 $36.35 $34.86 -$1.49
37 $33.43 $31.94 -$1.49
38 $30.67 $29.20 -$1.47
39 $28.09 $26.64 -$1.45
40 $25.68 $24.27 -$1.41
41 $23.44 $22.08 -$1.36
42 $21.38 $20.07 -$1.31
43 $19.49 $18.24 -$1.25
44 $17.77 $16.60 -$1.17
45 $16.22 $15.14 -$1.08
46 $14.84 $13.86 -$0.98
47 $13.64 $12.76 -$0.88
48 $12.60 $11.85 -$0.75
49 $11.74 $11.12 -$0.62
50 $11.05 $10.57 -$0.48
51 $10.54 $10.21 -$0.33
52 $10.19 $10.02 -$0.17
53 $10.02

4

Loosely speaking, voters judge how much each game is worth.

grade / $ value
10 $252.20
9 $190.83
8 $131.66
7 $84.17
6 $48.38
5 $24.27
4 $11.85
3 $0
2 $0
1 $0

5

I’m not sure that’s a meaningful way of looking at it. Judges aren’t deciding how much the game is worth to them, because the money isn’t coming out of their pockets(*). Judges also aren’t deciding how much the game is worth on the open market; there’s no guarantee that selling your winning game to (say) Sub-Q will bring in a comparable royalty.

The connection to the dollar figure is really too loose for judges to reason about.

(* Some judges have donated to the pool, others have not, but nobody is donating $250 directly to the first-place winner.)