Like anything no rifle brand is ever going to be perfect, that said I have a few Savages and a Stevens. The best is a 116 Weather Warrior in 7mm rem mag, it is the best shooting rifle, I've ever held, or probably will ever hold..For me. In other words, that Savage 116 was like it was made for me personally by higher powers which I do not understand lol. The others are all very accurate, except a Savage HMR which is as accurate as it gets but doesn't feed ammo worth a [beeep]. If you already have a .243 that you like and you want something else, I guess it would depend on what you like to shoot and if you have something that works well for it. After I bought my 116 7mm rm, I almost exclusively used it for hunting (everything other than foul) for around 12 years, I just now got back into a smaller cal, a .243 which has been remarkable. (But the 7mm is still a much better round to me and I shoot it well.)
Congrats on your win!! Just grab a lot of them and see which one feels the best that suits your needs. I have/had other brands than Savage of course, and some were great and I still have them others were horrible, although very popular with others. Luck of the draw over all I'd have to say as far as getting the "perfect" rifle from any company. I'm not going to bad mouth any brand, but always try to stay in NA.