Win means being able to monetize the intelligence they have created by exploiting the past present and future collective intelligence of humanity to amass wealth and power without regard for the debt they owe

The prize is a tenure for the researcher, and in OpenAI's case, a higher valuation when they IPO?

In this case, the tenure is gone, and OpenAI has increased their valuation

Sure there is. A job, tenure, professional respect, Fields medal.