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.
What a grown-up agrees to
- Parent or guardianThey are the parent or legal guardian of the kids who run the stand, and the kids want to take part.
- The rulesThey have read these rules and agree to them.
- Showing the standThe stand’s name, town, photo and votes can be shown on The Squeeze and its Facebook page.
- The prizeThey accept any prize for the stand.
- LeavingThey can take the stand out at any time.
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.