Such prizes are sometimes a substantial amount of money: a social gaming hackathon at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference offered $250,000 in funding to the winners, while a controversial 2013 hackathon run by Salesforce.com had a payout of $1 million to the winners, billed as the largest-ever prize.
Premiile pot fi uneori substanțiale: un hackathon despre social gaming în cadrul conferinței TechCrunch Disrupt a oferit o finanțare de $250.000 câștigatorilor, în timp ce un hackathon controversat organizat în 2013 de Salesforce.com avea un premiu de 1 milion de dolari.