INOLA, Okla. — After vying for over a month to win $2 million from T-Mobile, the Inola Longhorns now have to wait until December for official results.
More than 1,700 schools in small towns nationwide entered to compete in the competition for a new football stadium.
Inola was one of the top two schools at the end of the competition. The competition was to see who could get the most likes on their schools Instagram post.
Earlier this month, 2 News shared Inola was one of 16 schools to advance — earning them $25,000 in grant money.
This is in addition to $5,000 for new equipment and sports gear.
But the Longhorns aren't done yet. Their eyes are on the grand prize of over $1.5 million.
The deadline to vote was 11 p.m. on Nov. 12. Now that the vote is over, T-Mobile will now have an independent audit done on the schools Instagram post.
"Upon collecting the final numbers, independent digital forensic specialists will conduct an audit and analyze each school’s video post and social engagement," T-Mobile said in a statement to competing schools. "The audit will look for things such as fake user accounts driving Likes or any unexplained spikes in Likes and followers that might indicate fraudulent, non-organic activity. Any instances of fraudulent social media activity that the digital forensic specialists uncover will be analyzed, confirmed, and addressed in the final vote tally."
We will update you here with the results in December.
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