Nice idea @stefanarud not only does this help all noobs get a little cash but it helps highlight some positive posting. As @rkrijgsman said it would be cool to highlight others. What you should do is simply do runner ups since you don't have funds to pay out right now! People will I'm sure be just as thrilled to get a shout out on one of their posts as winning first! Plus it's driving repeat traffic back to your new contests 😉.

Food for thought!