The context of the following conversation is Alex thanked them for granting him the award on their behalf as it's a great honor.:
Alex says I am so proud of myself for giving the thank you speech when they were granted this award.
The friend responds what did they give them an award for?.
Alex responds it was for selling the most candy bars in the third quarter.
The friend responds wow, that is amazing. I bet you also sold a ton of them.
Alex responds I sold many, but they got the award granted because they sold just under a million candy bars this quarter.