# Optimizing demand-side: Prize-Pool Modification Request

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/optimizing-demand-side-prize-pool-modification-request/2268>\
**Category:** Power Laws\
**Created:** [March 30, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/optimizing-demand-side-prize-pool-modification-request/2268 "2018-03-30T07:22:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![twsthomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@twsthomas](https://community.drivendata.org/u/twsthomas)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/optimizing-demand-side-prize-pool-modification-request/2268/1 "2018-03-30T07:22:22Z")

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Dear challengers,

As noticed earlier, because of the small size of the final test set (35 simulations), there might have some variance in the final score.

So I propose, if the organizers will accept it, _to modify the prize pool_ as follow: There will be 5 winners instead of 3, and the prize pool will be divided as follow:  
1st: 11’000 €  
2nd: 6’000 €  
3rd: 3’000 €  
4th; 2’000 €  
5th: 1’000 €  
(Which may be seen as the top 3 participants giving one thousand euros to the 4th or the 5th).

Of course, this would happen only if all the top 5 participants had accepted this new rules and if organizers accept to change the rule of the challenge!

So, if you also want to split the rewards for the 5 first participants, please answer to this topic.  
Or if you have any suggestion.

@bull : Will it be possible to modify the rules for the rewards, if everyone is okay?

Best,  
Thomas

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/optimizing-demand-side-prize-pool-modification-request/2268/2 "2018-03-30T15:41:31Z")

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Hi Thomas, we don’t change prize levels after a competition starts.

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/optimizing-demand-side-prize-pool-modification-request/2268/3 "2018-03-30T15:41:39Z")

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