Let's make things more interesting

I'm ready to sponsor a special award for guys that beat nullius for the first ..what the hell.... first, second, and third place.

So in case nullius finishes on 4th, I'll award 5$ (in BTC) to each competitor that makes the podium.
If nobody makes it this time it will go to the next round for the normal prizes
stompix has sent $15 worth of BTC in order to supplement the winner(s) who beat @nullius with $5 each (for up to third place). The transaction can be seen here:
https://blockchain.info/tx/3fc23db6d1e3f4665ce38b4c15a1a596a89d353522427a3e3e8cf80fd6147347Because he has indicated that he trusts that I will use the funds appropriately, I have decided that to make it fair for ALL participants, including nullius, if nullius wins this week, he will receive an additional $5, and the remaining $10 will be rolled over into the next round (Round 2).
Thanks for sponsoring this and making it more interesting, stompix!
UpdateI am adding an escrow address that will hold the funds for this challenge:
37ZhBrGgw6BSghMQnPi4ixdmRBLxBTAXCf (
blockchain)
You can view the balance at any given time. If you'd like to make a donation to this challenge, you can do so at that address. It will only ever be used to reward winners of this challenge, and every transaction initiated from that address will be recorded in this thread.