If it gets ugly, then someone can probably write a great post about why and earn a good chunk of change.

I don't think the size is actually that crazy. Several territories have weekly prizes that sum to similar amounts and ~Stacker_Sports has many contests with prizes this large.

I've also wanted to see how longer time horizon rewards might work out, since we'll have territory rewards someday. This is a step in that direction.

We can reevaluate once all the donor money is paid out.