It does depend on which variety you're shooting. For IDPA, since that's what I shoot, it is forbidden to give performance based prizes at matches. They award trophies at sanctioned matches for for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners, etc, but no prizes. Instead of performance prizes, regional and state matches usually have prizes, which can be pretty nice, that are given out by random drawing.
I figure at least for now, that's my best chance of actually winning something
USPSA and IPSC do award performance prizes, but are also much more competitive that IDPA.