# Vesuvius Challenge 2026: Vesuvius Challenge prizes

> Vesuvius Challenge, 2026. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Shows what has not yet been achieved (a complete intact roll) and the rules that…

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[Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri)Vesuvius Challenge 2026

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# Vesuvius Challenge prizes

Vesuvius Challenge, 2026. _scrollprize.org_.

The current prize list: a 2027 Grand Prize of US$1,000,000 in total for fully unrolling one scroll from a set of 13 (deadline 25 June 2027), First Letters prizes for up to nine more scrolls, a title prize for PHerc. Paris. 4 and monthly progress prizes, with open-source and data-release conditions.

**Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Shows what has not yet been achieved (a complete intact roll) and the rules that keep results open.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The 2027 Grand Prize is offered for fully unrolling one scroll from a set of 13, which implies no complete…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/evidence/EVD0D367XEG1P49/the-2027-grand-prize-is-offered-for-fully-unrolling-one)

Evidence

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[The Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri)

The mystery article

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[Can the sealed Herculaneum rolls be read in full, non-invasively, at the scale of the whole library?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VG00XNS/can-the-sealed-herculaneum-rolls-be-read-in-full-non)

Question

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## Cite it

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Vesuvius Challenge (2026). Vesuvius Challenge prizes. scrollprize.org. https://scrollprize.org/prizes
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[Read it free at scrollprize.org](https://scrollprize.org/prizes)

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