Official rules · Summer 2027

The County Cup and Best Stand in Oklahoma: the official rules

Who can enter, how voting works and what wins. Free to enter, free to vote.

The basics

  • Two contestsThe County Cup, where stands race the others in their own county, and Best Stand in Oklahoma, one race for the whole state.
  • One entry, both contestsAn entered stand is in both at once.
  • FreeNothing to buy and nothing to pay, to enter or to vote.
  • Run by The Squeezethesqueezeok.com. Not run or sponsored by Facebook, Ko-fi or any store.

The dates

  • Season opensJune 1, 2027
  • Voting opensJuly 15, 2027
  • Voting closesAugust 24, 2027, 11:59pm Central
  • Tie-break, if neededAugust 26 to August 28, 2027
  • Winners announcedAugust 31, 2027

Who can enter

  • A kid-run stand in OklahomaListed on The Squeeze and live in the directory. Kids of any age.
  • With a photo of the standOn its listing, so voters can see what they’re voting for.
  • With a grown-up’s yesThe parent or guardian on the listing, 18 or older, agrees to these rules.
  • One entry per standBrothers, sisters or friends running one stand together are one entry.

How to enter

  • List the standFree, about two minutes. We approve it before it goes live.
  • Add a photoWith the listing, or later from the stand’s page under Edit details.
  • Say yesOn the stand’s page, the grown-up taps Read and enter. The same place takes the stand back out, any time.

Voting

  • Anyone can voteFree, on the contest pages.
  • One vote per personOne for Best Stand in Oklahoma, and one in each county’s County Cup race.
  • Change your mindMove your vote or take it back, any time before voting closes.
  • Play fairNo bots, no fake or bought votes, no spam. Votes that break this are removed, and a stand whose family took part can be taken out.

How the winners are picked

  • The County CupThe stand with the most votes in its county is that county’s champion. A county needs two entered stands to have a race.
  • Best Stand in OklahomaThe stand with the most votes in the state wins.
  • A tie at the topThe tied stands go to a runoff, August 26 to August 28, 2027, with fresh votes. Most runoff votes wins.
  • Still tied after thatIn the County Cup, the tied stands are co-champions and each gets the prize. In Best Stand, the stand that reached its final runoff total first wins.

Prizes

  • Best Stand in OklahomaA custom-built wooden lemonade stand, plus a Squeeze Champion bundle.
  • The County CupA heavy-duty commercial citrus press, plus a Squeeze Champion bundle, for every county champion.
  • DeliveryShipped free within Oklahoma. We email the grown-up on each winning listing on August 31, 2027.
  • For the standThe grown-up accepts the prize for the stand. Prizes can’t be swapped for cash.

Questions

  • Ask usUse the contact form. A real person answers.
  • ChangesAny change before voting opens is posted here. Once voting opens, the rules stay as they are.
  • Last updatedOctober 16, 2026

Ready to race?

List the stand with a photo, then a grown-up says yes from the stand’s page. Free, and nothing to buy.