Paste all of this into your daily cron file and delete the competition_cron.php file.
if ($set['competition'] == "Active") {
if ($set['competition_type'] == "Crimes") {
$type = "crimes";
} elseif ($set['competition_type'] == "Jail Busts") {
$type = "jail_busts";
}
$get_top3 = $db->query("SELECT userid, $type, competition_starting FROM users WHERE competition='1' ORDER BY $type-competition_starting DESC LIMIT 3");
$n = 1;
while ($top3 = mysql_fetch_object($get_top3)) {
switch ($n) {
case 1:
$prize = $set['competition_prize_1'];
break;
case 2:
$prize = $set['competition_prize_2'];
break;
case 3:
$prize = $set['competition_prize_3'];
break;
}
$db->query("UPDATE users SET money=money+$prize WHERE userid='$top3->userid'");
$n++;
}
$db->query("UPDATE users SET competition='0' WHERE competition='1'");
$db->query("UPDATE settings SET conf_value='Inactive' WHERE conf_name='competition'");
$db->query("UPDATE settings SET conf_value='' WHERE conf_name='competition_type'");
$db->query("UPDATE settings SET conf_value='' WHERE conf_name='competition_prize_1'");
$db->query("UPDATE settings SET conf_value='' WHERE conf_name='competition_prize_2'");
$db->query("UPDATE settings SET conf_value='' WHERE conf_name='competition_prize_3'");
}