Prizes
See below for details on what you can win in this year’s Lexus Eco Challenge!
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PRIZE: Sixteen (16) prize winning Teams will each win $10,000!
- Two (2) middle school teams in each of Four Lexus Market Regions—Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western as shown on the attached map (the "Four Lexus Market Regions")
- Two (2) high school teams in each of the four Lexus market regions
How will prizes be distributed?
The $10,000 prize is to be distributed as follows:
Public or Accredited Private School Teams:
- A $1,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing school-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs/school clubs or initiatives
- A $7,000 prize evenly distributed among the Team members in the form of checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent, who was part of the winning Team
- A $2,000 prize to the winning Team’s school
Home Schooled Team:
- A $1,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing education-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs, clubs or initiatives
- A $7,000 prize evenly distributed among the Team members in the form of checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent, who was part of the winning Team
- A $2,000 prize to the local environmental charity designated on the Team’s entry.
- The sixteen (16) winning Teams will also be invited to compete in the Final Challenge—Challenge #3
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Potential winners will be notified on or about December 27, 2012 by email.
PRIZE: Sixteen (16) prize winning Teams will each win $10,000!
- Two (2) middle school teams in each of Four Lexus Market Regions—Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western as shown on the attached map (the "Four Lexus Market Regions")
- Two (2) high school teams in each of the Four Lexus Market Regions will each receive a $10,000 prize
The $10,000 prize is to be distributed as follows:
Public or Accredited Private School Teams:
- A $1,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing school-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs/school clubs or initiatives
- A $7,000 prize evenly distributed among the Team members in the form of checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent, who was part of the winning Team
- A $2,000 prize to the winning Team’s school
Home Schooled Team:
- A $1,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing education-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs, clubs or initiatives
- A $7,000 prize evenly distributed among the Team members in the form of checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent, who was part of the winning Team
- A $2,000 prize to the local environmental charity designated on the Team’s entry. The sixteen
- The sixteen (16) winning Teams will also be invited to compete in the Final Challenge—Challenge #3
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FIRST PLACE PRIZE: Eight (8) First Place winning Teams will each receive $15,000!
- Four (4) middle school teams
- Four (4) high school teams
The $15,000 prize is to be distributed as follows:
Public and Accredited Private School Teams:
- A $3,000 to the winning Team's school
- A $2,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing school-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs/school clubs or initiatives
- $10,000 in scholarships to be evenly distributed among all the Students who were part of the winning Team. Scholarship checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent
Home Schooled Teams:
- A $3,000 prize to the to the local environmental charity designated on the Team’s entry,
- A $2,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor to be used toward purchasing education-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs, clubs or initiatives,
- $10,000 prize in scholarships to be evenly distributed among all the Students who were part of the winning Team. Scholarship checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent
GRAND PRIZE: Two (2) Grand Prize winning Teams will each receive $30,000:
- One (1) middle school Team
- One (1) high school Team
The $30,000 prize is to be distributed as follows:
Public and Accredited Private School Teams:
- A $7,000 prize awarded to winning team's school
- A $3,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor for to be used toward purchasing school-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs/school clubs or initiatives
- $20,000 in scholarships to be evenly distributed among all the Students who were part of the winning Team. Scholarship checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent
Home Schooled Teams:
- A $7,000 to the local environmental charity designated on the Team’s entry
- A $3,000 prize awarded directly to the Teacher Advisor for to be used toward purchasing education-related supplies and/or supporting educational programs, clubs or initiatives
- $20,000 in scholarships to be evenly distributed among all the Students who were part of the winning Team. Scholarship checks made payable to the parent or legal guardian of each Student or to the student directly pending parental consent
Total combined ARV of all prizes and awards for all three Challenges in the Contest: $500,000.



