Winners Jan-Apr 2026
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2026, Round January - April Winners & Finalists
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2026
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
RESULTS
ROUND JANUARY - APRIL 2026
We will update this page regularly.
See the announcement schedule below – stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Start: 13 May 2026
End: 22 May 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCLUDED 23 May 2024
We will update this page with information about the
Round September-December 2023 winners & finalists.
Stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL START WITHIN
21st January 2024
🥇 ROUNDS: SHARING
· You can send unlimited canyoning/caving photos and videos throughout the year.
· Submissions are featured on a rotating and random basis on our socials to promote these sports .
· Winning in Rounds depends on being featured and liked on socials, with luck playing a big role.
🏆 FINALE 2026 (February 2027): COMPETING
· At year end, submit up to 5 best photos (or choose from those already sent).
· Photos in the TOP50📷 during Rounds gain extra entry to the Finale.
· The Jury will award the best photo of the year, based only on merit.
INDEX:
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PRIZES & CALENDAR
RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED starting 13 May 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20 May 2026
Round 1 (January - April) within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2026’.
❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
💠💠💠 KEY DATES:
🏁 April 30, closing of '2026 Round 1'
Update info and announcements on our web page Lucamemorial.org/winners-janapr2026 (link in bio)
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📆 Starting 13 May: 📣TOPs announcement based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on featured posts on our social accounts.
▪️The TOP50📷 featured photographers (25Caving+25Canyoning)
▪️The TOP15🎞️ featured reels (with no category distinction)
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All TOP 50 📷 photographers of the Round will enter the annual⭐FINALE 2026⭐opting for 🏆$3000 'Photo of the Year' award & FINALE ‘Brand Awards’ products.
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📆 Starting 19 May: 📣 WINNERs announcement, random drawn from among TOP and 🙌🏻Featured photos/reels, with below PRIZES:
▪️ 1 x $100 (cash) randomly drawn from TOP 15🎞️reels
▪️ 1 x $100 (🛍️voucher) drawn from all 🙌🏻Featured 🎞️participants
▪️ 3 x $100 (cash) drawn from all TOP 50📷 participants
▪️ 3 x $100 (🛍️voucher) drawn from all 🙌🏻Featured 📷 participants
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⭐⭐⭐ FINALE 2026 (to be held in February 2027):
Photos in the annual FINALE have the chance to win:
▪️ $3'000 Photo of the Year award: for the # 1 photo elected by FINALE Jury
▪️ FINALE Brand awards: renowned Brands awarding their preferred photo with a kit of their best products. Participating brands to be announced within November 2026.
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👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST:
link 'ℹ PRIZES🏆2026 '
link '➡️ HOW to PARTICIPATE'
Open globally, free to enter, only 📷/🎞️ taken in 2026 can win prizes
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⏩ SEND METHOD A)
Send directly FROM YOUR INSTAGRAM:
1. TAG* the exact Photo/Reel to submit
2. AND add a HASHTAG for the category:
#2026Caving_LucaMemorial
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#2026Canyoning_LucaMemorial
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⏩ SEND METHOD B)
Upload a photo FILE (jpg, png, ...)
https://Submit.LucaMemorial.Org
Round 1
JURY MEMBERS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th May
TO BE ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024
To be ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024!
Below the Jury Members that evaluated this Round.
They took a great effort and much of their precious time to fairly evaluate all the amazing photos received.
MANY THANKS TO ALL OF THEM!
(click on image to learn more about the Jury Members)
📷 PHOTOS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th May
TO BE ANNOUNCED
📷 WINNERS
by + likes
JANUARY
#1 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 424Likes post post
#2 Makel (SPAIN) 386Likes post post
#3 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 298Likes post post
#4 Maria Pérez (SPAIN) 234Likes post post
#5 Akari (UNITED STATES) 221Likes post post
FEBRUARY
#1 Ricard Merida Pons (SPAIN) 487Likes post post
#2 David Rios (SPAIN) 302Likes post post
#3 Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA) 218Likes post post
#4 Marco Marras (ITALY) 202Likes post post
#5 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 182Likes post post
MARCH
#1 Seth Null (GEORGIA) 1825Likes post post
#2 Alberto Angulo (SPAIN) 591Likes post post
#3 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 486Likes post post
#4 Juanito Polaris (SPAIN) 369Likes post post
#5 Sleyder Galeano Ruiz (COLOMBIA) 323Likes post post
APRIL
#1 Eduardo Castanedo (SPAIN) 440Likes post post
#2 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 410Likes post post
#3 Upix (ITALY) 305Likes post post
#4 Rubén Lage Medina (SPAIN) 295Likes post post
#5 Kris Bimantara (INDONESIA) 247Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Julio Serrano Banderas (SPAIN) 238Likes post post
#2 Gema Fernández Ponce (SPAIN) 223Likes post post
#3 Piper Cusmano (UNITED KINGDOM) 218Likes post post
#4 Juan Montero Martin (SPAIN) 213Likes post post
#5 Chiara Agnoletto (ITALY) 204Likes post post
JANUARY
#1 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 424Likes post post
#2 Makel (SPAIN) 386Likes post post
#3 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 298Likes post post
#4 Maria Pérez (SPAIN) 234Likes post post
#5 Akari (UNITED STATES) 221Likes post post
FEBRUARY
#1 Ricard Merida Pons (SPAIN) 487Likes post post
#2 David Rios (SPAIN) 302Likes post post
#3 Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA) 218Likes post post
#4 Marco Marras (ITALY) 202Likes post post
#5 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 182Likes post post
MARCH
#1 Seth Null (GEORGIA) 1825Likes post post
#2 Alberto Angulo (SPAIN) 591Likes post post
#3 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 486Likes post post
#4 Juanito Polaris (SPAIN) 369Likes post post
#5 Sleyder Galeano Ruiz (COLOMBIA) 323Likes post post
APRIL
#1 Eduardo Castanedo (SPAIN) 440Likes post post
#2 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 410Likes post post
#3 Upix (ITALY) 305Likes post post
#4 Rubén Lage Medina (SPAIN) 295Likes post post
#5 Kris Bimantara (INDONESIA) 247Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Julio Serrano Banderas (SPAIN) 238Likes post post
#2 Gema Fernández Ponce (SPAIN) 223Likes post post
#3 Piper Cusmano (UNITED KINGDOM) 218Likes post post
#4 Juan Montero Martin (SPAIN) 213Likes post post
#5 Chiara Agnoletto (ITALY) 204Likes post post
SEPTEMBER
#1 Romain Roussille (FRANCE) 1062Likes post post
#2 Pedro Diniz Ferraz (BRAZIL) 635Likes post post
#3 Ahmad (IRAN) 633Likes post post
#4 امیرعباس رحیمی (IRAN) 575Likes post post
#5 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 510Likes post post
OCTOBER
#1 Antonio Corona (ITALY) 297Likes post post
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 295Likes post post
#3 Daniel Rudolph (GERMANY) 286Likes post post
#4 Jose Rodriguez Arenas (SPAIN) 284Likes post post
#5 Annabelle.Bsc (FRANCE) 275Likes post post
NOVEMBER
#1 Andrew Tanasescu (UNITED STATES) 557Likes post post
#2 Thomas Ruchat (SWITZERLAND) 381Likes post post
#3 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 378Likes post post
#4 Canyon Trip (BRAZIL) 322Likes post post
#5 Jason Mcfarlane (AUSTRALIA) 193Likes post post
DECEMBER
#1 Ines Ogorevc (SLOVENIA) 280Likes post post
#2 Diego Caballero (SPAIN) 273Likes post post
#3 Xabier Garcia (SPAIN) 264Likes post post
#4 Un Ojo En La Mirilla (SPAIN) 220Likes post post
#5 Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN) 213Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Madeira Extreme (PORTUGAL) 416Likes post post
#2 Pascal Doyen (FRANCE) 325Likes post post
#3 Lorena Maldonado (SPAIN) 281Likes post post
#4 Guernat (SPAIN) 275Likes post post
#5 Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL) 261Likes post post
📷 WINNERS
📣 Lottery WINNERS from TOP50 📷 featured photos in 2026 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 1'
🔜To be announced tomorrow:📣 Lottery winners FROM ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photos
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
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▪️ 3 x $100 cash for randomly picked winners from TOP50📷 photo authors
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
https://app.randompicker.com/record/903482x94817
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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1:✅Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE)
2: 😞Eliton Ferreira (BRAZIL)
3: 😞Dayana L (PUERTO RICO)
4:✅Azahara Colina & Javier Tejedor (SPAIN)
5:✅ David Rios (SPAIN)
6: 😞Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA)
7:✅Lily_Miquel & Jesús Roca (SPAIN)
8: Christopher Medina (UNITED STATES)
9: Julio Serrano Banderas (SPAIN)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
[***Due to an internal administrative error, this round will exceptionally have 4 TOP50 winners.]
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🏅 🏅 🏅 TOP 50📷 / TOP 15🎞️
Top authors were selected based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on their top ‘🙌🏻FEATURED’ post during the Round (1 entry/ person in each category).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS and REELS to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ PRIZES 🏆 2026'
Link in bio '➡️ HOW TO PARTICIPATE'
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
📣 Lottery WINNERS from ALL 📷 FEATURED photos in 2026 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 1'
🏁 Announcements of 2026 Round 1 CONCLUDED!
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
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▪️ 3 x $100 🛍️vouchers for randomly picked winners from ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photo authors (1 entry per author)
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To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores.
ℹ️link in BIO'Friend Stores'
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
https://app.randompicker.com/record/903481x93642
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
[ ⚠️ WINNER/s STILL UNCONFIRMED, VERIFICATION IN PROCESS]
Candidates will be sequentially contacted for verification of Eligibility Rules(*).
❓ = potential winner/s, currently being contacted.
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1: 😞Enrique Salazar (COSTA RICA)
2: 😞Eliton Ferreira (BRAZIL)
3: ❓Noémie Castaing (FRANCE)
4: ❓Silvio Di Giovanni (ITALY)
5: ❓David Hall & Anna Hellawell (UNITED KINGDOM)
6: 🤞🏻Christopher Medina & Ramón Durarte (UNITED STATES)
7: 🤞🏻Chiara Agnoletto (ITALY)
8: 🤞🏻Upix (ITALY)
9: 🤞🏻Maria Pérez (SPAIN)
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🤞🏻🤞🏻 Finger crossed if you are in the Candidates list, you still have options to be the next to be contacted!
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS and REELS to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ PRIZES 🏆 2026'
Link in bio '➡️ HOW TO PARTICIPATE'
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
🎞️ REELS
TO BE ANNOUNCED
by + likesJANUARY
#1 Lukas Bergauer (AUSTRIA) 814Likes [27,8k Views] post post
#2 Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL) 724Likes [12,4k Views] post post
#3 Aila Taylor (UNITED KINGDOM) 507Likes [18,6k Views] post post
FEBRUARY
#1 Luca_Morgantini (ITALY) 1455Likes [69k Views] post post
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 466Likes [8,3k Views] post post
#3 David Simon Mcgiven (AUSTRALIA) 377Likes [5k Views] post post
MARCH
#1 Edgar Fella (FRANCE) 1017Likes [34,9k Views] post post
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 875Likes [35,9k Views] post post
#3 Antonio_Zedda (ITALY) 362Likes [5,1k Views] post post
APRIL
#1 Octavian Voda (ROMANIA) 1299Likes [37k Views] post post
#2 Jorge Ferreira (PORTUGAL) 670Likes [12k Views] post post
#3 Adrien Paris (NEW ZEALAND) 362Likes [9,7k Views] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Kylie_Malone (AUSTRALIA) 424Likes [8k Views] post post
#2 Alejandro Ménendez Gonzalez (SPAIN) 353Likes [7,8k Views] post post
#3 Andrea Mauro Matta (ITALY) 338Likes [8,4k Views] post post
JANUARY
#1 Lukas Bergauer (AUSTRIA) 814Likes [27,8k Views] post post
#2 Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL) 724Likes [12,4k Views] post post
#3 Aila Taylor (UNITED KINGDOM) 507Likes [18,6k Views] post post
FEBRUARY
#1 Luca_Morgantini (ITALY) 1455Likes [69k Views] post post
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 466Likes [8,3k Views] post post
#3 David Simon Mcgiven (AUSTRALIA) 377Likes [5k Views] post post
MARCH
#1 Edgar Fella (FRANCE) 1017Likes [34,9k Views] post post
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 875Likes [35,9k Views] post post
#3 Antonio_Zedda (ITALY) 362Likes [5,1k Views] post post
APRIL
#1 Octavian Voda (ROMANIA) 1299Likes [37k Views] post post
#2 Jorge Ferreira (PORTUGAL) 670Likes [12k Views] post post
#3 Adrien Paris (NEW ZEALAND) 362Likes [9,7k Views] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Kylie_Malone (AUSTRALIA) 424Likes [8k Views] post post
#2 Alejandro Ménendez Gonzalez (SPAIN) 353Likes [7,8k Views] post post
#3 Andrea Mauro Matta (ITALY) 338Likes [8,4k Views] post post
🎞️ WINNERS
📣 Lottey WINNER from TOP15 🎞️ featured reels in 2026 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 1'
🔜To be announced tomorrow:📣 Lottery winner FROM ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reels
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
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▪️ 1 x $100 cash for a randomly picked winner from TOP15 🎞️ reel authors
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules: http://app.randompicker.com/record/903184x74609
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1:✅Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM)
2:Antonio_Zedda (ITALY)
3:Octavian Voda (ROMANIA)
4:Adrien Paris (NEW ZEALAND)
5:Jorge Ferreira (UNITED STATES)
6:Kylie_Malone (AUSTRALIA)
7:Lukas Bergauer (AUSTRIA)
8:Aila Taylor (UNITED KINGDOM)
9:Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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🏅 🏅 🏅 TOP 50📷 / TOP 15🎞️
Top authors were selected based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on their top ‘🙌🏻FEATURED’ post during the Round (1 entry/ person).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS and REELS to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ PRIZES 🏆 2026'
Link in bio '➡️ HOW TO PARTICIPATE'
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
📣 Lottey WINNER from ALL 🎞️ featured reels in 2026 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 1'
🔜To be announced tomorrow:📣 Lottery winner from TOP50📷 photos
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
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▪️ 1 x $100 🛍️voucher for a randomly picked winner from ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reel authors (1 entry per author)
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To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores.
ℹ️link in BIO'Friend Stores'
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules: https://app.randompicker.com/record/903248x70691
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
❓ = potential winner/s, currently being contacted.
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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1: 😞Mindfullnet (SPAIN)
2:✅️Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL)
3: 🤞🏻Daniel Anderson (BRAZIL)
4: 🤞🏻Kish Patel (ICELAND)
5: 🤞🏻Andrew_Tanasescu (UNITED STATES)
6: 🤞🏻Noel Vargas Velazquez (PUERTO RICO)
7: 🤞🏻Carlos Torres (PUERTO RICO)
8: 🤞🏻Bek Burns (AUSTRALIA)
9: 🤞🏻Blair Lewis (UNITED STATES)
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🤞🏻🤞🏻 Finger crossed if you are in the Candidates list, you still have options to be the next to be contacted!
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS and REELS to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ PRIZES 🏆 2026'
Link in bio '➡️ HOW TO PARTICIPATE'
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
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