I don't personally know anyone ever caught doing this kind of cheating. If I did, I'd want to ask them something like, "what was the point of cheating when you know you didn't win fairly?"
I guess their poor self esteem deludes them into thinking they've somehow won when they haven't. I know I wouldn't want an award if I knew I had not won it honestly.
Of course, sometimes people cheat because personal gain has nothing to do with false results. I'm thinking of teachers and executives who cheat in order to improve their compensation. There, the dishonesty is fueled by greed, not a fragile ego.
Then there's cheating for nationalistic reasons. This would include things like the huge Russian doping scandal. That's just outright stealing to make your country look better.
To take it back to my original point, I guess I'm not a particularly competitive person, so that's why I don't really understand why people would want to cheat about winning. I can't remember that I ever entered any kind of competition, so I imagine that's why awards are of little real interest to me personally.
The bottom line for me: achievements are more important than awards. And achievements are rewards for competition with yourself.
