There are bonuses on top of the individual prizes, so even the 30th-place golfer could take away $50,000 or more.
Up to 1991 only one individual prize giving was held.
At the end of this competitions only one individual prize giving was held.
Volunteers competed for individual and group prizes for the most hours worked.
There are also individual prizes given out to short films.
In time the award has come to carry great prestige as an individual prize.
The 1986 edition of the race was unusual in that there was no individual prize awarded.
With the passage of years, the prize list got longer so that eventually over 100 individual prizes were presented.
In boat events such as this, the members of the various teams have to decide among themselves whether the individual prizes will be shared by all.
Mariangela won the individual national prize - a $100,000 scholarship to the college of her choice.