T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights Narrows the Field to 40 Schools Chasing a $1M Upgrade

T-Mobile has named the Top 40 division finalists for its Friday Night 5G Lights program, narrowing the competition to schools across four regions—West, Midwest, South and East—for a chance at a $1 million home field upgrade. The announcement follows community voting and rallies for hometown teams. Each of the 40 finalists receives $25,000 for the school and a T-Mobile-hosted Home Game Celebration. One Division Champion from each region will earn $250,000, a Gronk Fitness gym valued at $90,000, and a “The Big Deal” student leadership award prize of $5,000, while still competing for the grand prize. The finalists were selected based on community impact, need, creativity, school pride, social media participation and engagement. T-Mobile says nearly 2,500 schools applied. East finalists include Smith Vocational & Agricultural High School (Northampton, Mass.) and South Caldwell High School (Hudson, N.C.), among others.