Take Friday nights to a Whole. New. Level.

Friday nights bring us together. The lights go up. Families fill the stands. Your team takes the field. And T-Mobile’s right there with you. Friday Night 5G Lights is back—with even more winners and more prizes. Get in the game for the 2025 season.

 

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​​This is not an official application into the contest.​

​​This is more than a contest.​

It’s a nationwide movement to fuel school pride, performance, and possibility.

  • Starting July 17, high schools in towns less than 150,000 population will have the chance to win $5,000 every week through $5K Fridays.
  • Select finalists will each score $25,000 to upgrade their football programs.
  • On October 30, one high school will be crowned the grand prize winner.

See what it takes to win. Download the Preregistration Playbook.

   

Score a game-changing home-field upgrade.

  • Last year, we had 1,749 entries from 50 states—300 of those high schools won $5,000 each on $5K Fridays and 16 finalists earned $25,000 each. 
  • Inola High School rallied and won the grand prize package to supercharge Friday nights in Inola, Oklahoma forever. 
  • This year we expect to see even more winners. So, rally your town to bring home the prize!

Friday Night 5G Lights 2024 season highlights.

The road to the championship ran through every corner of America. Check out our interactive map to see how each finalist left it all on the football field. Dive into their stories, scroll through their Instagram highlights, and witness the hometown pride that made this competition unforgettable.

An aerial view of a town lit up with magenta accents.

Boosting small communities.

Friday Night 5G Lights, T-Mobile’s high school contest, is the latest way T-Mobile is supporting small communities after announcing its commitment in April 2021. Since then, we’ve delivered on our promise by expanding the nation’s leading 5G network, connecting rural communities with T-Mobile 5G Home Internet, empowering the community through Project 10Million, and investing over $16 million in small communities nationwide through Hometown Grants.

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