Increase the Giant Vision Business Plan Competition prize pool and expand marketing to attract more participants.

Johnson will increase the prize pool and significantly expand the event’s marketing to attract more participants and spark greater entrepreneurial interest across the state.

Scale up the state business-plan competition with more prize money and promotion.

Dusty's Plan
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Under the Launch South Dakota section, Johnson says he will increase the Giant Vision Business Plan Competition prize pool and significantly expand the event's marketing to attract more participants.

The campaign promise explicitly commits to both a larger prize pool and broader marketing for Giant Vision.

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Dusty's Plan
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

The official competition overview says the first-place Business Competition prize is $20,000 and that prize money is raised from private sponsors with partial matching funds from the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

As of the current official overview, the prize structure remains at $20,000 for first place, showing no documented increase from the promise.

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Business Overview | SD Governor's Giant Vision Competition
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

The official sponsor page lists business competition prize money at $20,000, $10,000, $5,000, $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000, and says the program is funded by corporate sponsorships with partial matching funds from Governor Rhoden's Office of Economic Development.

The official prize schedule still shows the preexisting amounts rather than an increased pool.

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Business Sponsors | SD Governor's Giant Vision Competition
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

The 2025 winners page reports the first-place open-competition prize was $20,000 and notes a special marketing package for the winner, indicating the competition's prize level remained at $20,000 in 2025.

The official 2025 results confirm the prize pool had not increased to a higher first-place amount.

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2025 Giant Vision Winners Announced
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%