2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Together, we took Friday nights to a Whole. New. Level.

We promised to kick this season up a notch, with more prizes and even bigger opportunities to show hometown pride.
And over 2,000 schools across the country responded with spirit and energy that blew us away.
 
Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to Dierks High School, our 2025 grand prize champion!

Meet your 2025 grand prize winner, Dierks High School!

The Outlaws fought with relentless energy and perseverance from the first whistle, catching national attention thanks to the school’s incredible push on social media. That electric small-town spirit led to nearly 2 million votes over the course of the contest, rushing them to the top of the leaderboard.
 
Dierks scored a $1 million homefield upgrade, Gronk Fitness weight room, 2026 tailgate, a trip for 16 school representatives to the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 6, and a party in 2026 to reveal the final upgrades.

The winners don’t stop there.

Special shoutout to our second and third place winners, along with the T-Mobile Fan Favorite school, voted on by employees.

The Lebanon Warriors logo over an image of the team running through a sign.
Lebanon, OR

#2 Lebanon High School

The Warriors took home $100,000 with 1,457,848 votes.

The Dexter Tigers logo over an aerial view of the high school.
Dexter, ME

#3 Dexter Regional H.S.

The Tigers took home $50,000 with 547,972 votes.

MAGENTA FAN FAVORITE

Harrisonville High School

Harrisonville, MO

T-Mobile employees got in on the voting action this year with the Magenta Fan Favorite award! The Harrisonville High School Wildcats are the first to win this new award, cashing in an additional $25,000 to put towards school upgrades.

The Harrisonville Wildcats logo.

Instant replay-worthy moments.

   

Students all decked out in blue cheer from the stands.
Two teams get into position on the field.
A group of cheerleaders pose for a photo.
A group of people decked out in magenta pose for a photo.

Special shoutout to the top 25 finalists.

This year’s competition was fierce, with applications from every corner of the country. Check out the towns our top 25 finalists call home.

2025 was an unforgettable season.

​​Small-town schools showed up big time for Friday Night 5G Lights this year.​

A group of students wearing magenta cheer from the stands.

Over 2,000 entered.

That’s the number of schools that entered from towns of 150,000 people or fewer in all 50 states.

A group of students wearing magenta hold big checks in the air.

450 won $5,000

450 schools showed their spirit on social media to bring home $5,000 during our $5K Fridays sweepstakes.

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25 won $25,000

25 schools rallied their communities to be finalists, each scoring $25,000.

A giant inflatable Longhorn mascot is held up by several students.

1 scored an epic win

The Dierks Outlaws won a grand prize worth over $1 million.

Get ready for the 2026 season.

The next $1 million grand prize could be yours.

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