This is an unauthorized copy, created in violation of international copyright law. Absent express permission, repeated attempts to copy this page into a cache, into memory or onto a disk will result in legal action. Named after his late father, a Southern California business leader, the annual award honors great investigative reporting with 25 grand. So he gave each winner the full amount.
Ring says there's just supposed to be one victor.
But there was no reason why the winners should have been penalized because of our internal communication. Incredibly generous of him. Never discount the obvious.