It's French for grand prize, the title and trophy that all the competitors are vying for.
More than 4,000 competitors were vying for the right to compete this year.
Instead, competitors will vie for prize money based on performance.
By then the state of aviation technology had advanced to the point that numerous competitors vied for the prize.
It doesn't have to, Ms. Churchill said, because so many competitors are vying for the right to sell new Hummers.
But prospects for the future are uncertain, as annual sales seem unlikely to grow very fast and more competitors vie for customers.
Along the way, the competitors vied in challenges.
More than 200 competitors in 21 events are vying for $300,000 in prizes.
These competitors vied for 90 policy nationals slots, 49 Lincoln-Douglas slots, and approximately 400 speech slots.
In the event that many competitors vie for the channel in a particular community, the F.C.C. would award licenses through a lottery.
