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The Black Badge is the highest award DEFCON gives to contest winners of certain events. CTF winners sometimes earn these, as well as Hacker Jeopardy winners. The contests that are awarded Black Badges vary from year to year, and a Black Badge allows free entrance to DEFCON for life— potentially a value of thousands of dollars.
