Winners May-Aug 2026
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2026, Round May - August Winners & Finalists
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2026
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
RESULTS
ROUND MAY - AUGUST 2026
We will update this page regularly.
See the announcement schedule below – stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Start: 9 September 2026
End: 18 September 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 18 September 2026
Round 2 (May - August) within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2026’.
❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
💠💠💠 KEY DATES:
🏁 August 31, closing of '2026 Round 2'
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📆 Starting 9 September: 📣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 15 September: 📣 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
MAY
#1 Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES) 457Likes post post
#2 Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA) 342Likes post post
#3 Taira Kenya (JAPAN) 305Likes post post
#4 Naufal Nopal (INDONESIA) 304Likes post post
#5 Juan Montero Martin (SPAIN) 295Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Judith Piedras (SPAIN) 755Likes post post
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 706Likes post post
#3 Jessica Coffey (UNITED STATES) 691Likes post post
#4 Juli Serrano Banderas (SPAIN) 347Likes post post
#5 Juanito Polaris (SPAIN) 342Likes post post
JULY
#1 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 576Likes post post
#2 Seth Null (GEORGIA) 575Likes post post
#3 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 465Likes post post
#4 Eugenio Griffoni (ITALY) 460Likes post post
#5 Upix (ITALY) 331Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Euforia Por México (MEXICO) 454Likes post post
#2 Brice Maestracci (FRANCE) 416Likes post post
#3 Gscaiverona (ITALY) 367Likes post post
#4 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 347Likes post post
#5 Laurent Bruxelles (FRANCE) 340Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 324Likes post post
#2 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 315Likes post post
#3 Mehdi Shomali (IRAN) 315Likes post post
#4 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 301Likes post post
#5 Alex Martin (SPAIN) 289Likes post post
MAY
#1 Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES) 457Likes post post
#2 Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA) 342Likes post post
#3 Taira Kenya (JAPAN) 305Likes post post
#4 Naufal Nopal (INDONESIA) 304Likes post post
#5 Juan Montero Martin (SPAIN) 295Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Judith Piedras (SPAIN) 755Likes post post
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 706Likes post post
#3 Jessica Coffey (UNITED STATES) 691Likes post post
#4 Juli Serrano Banderas (SPAIN) 347Likes post post
#5 Juanito Polaris (SPAIN) 342Likes post post
JULY
#1 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 576Likes post post
#2 Seth Null (GEORGIA) 575Likes post post
#3 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 465Likes post post
#4 Eugenio Griffoni (ITALY) 460Likes post post
#5 Upix (ITALY) 331Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Euforia Por México (MEXICO) 454Likes post post
#2 Brice Maestracci (FRANCE) 416Likes post post
#3 Gscaiverona (ITALY) 367Likes post post
#4 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 347Likes post post
#5 Laurent Bruxelles (FRANCE) 340Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 324Likes post post
#2 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 315Likes post post
#3 Mehdi Shomali (IRAN) 315Likes post post
#4 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 301Likes post post
#5 Alex Martin (SPAIN) 289Likes post post
MAY
#1 Jordi Vives Ortega (SPAIN) 405Likes post post
#2 Javier Tejedor (SPAIN) 326Likes post post
#3 Jorge Ferreira (UNITED STATES) 286Likes post post
#4 Bonczi Péter (HUNGARY) 239Likes post post
#5 Wesley Silva (BRAZIL) 186Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Jose Antonio Ramos (COSTA RICA) 298Likes post post
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 206Likes post post
#3 Galo Samuel Paredes Alfonso (SPAIN) 199Likes post post
#4 Borja Vicente (SPAIN) 194Likes post post
#5 David Madrid (SPAIN) 193Likes post post
JULY
#1 Josephine Medina (PUERTO RICO) 461Likes post post
#2 Andrew Tanasescu (UNITED STATES) 401Likes post post
#3 Ricard Merida Pons (SPAIN) 373Likes post post
#4 Paige Keeling (UNITED KINGDOM) 304Likes post post
#5 Canyonteam.Nl (NETHERLANDS) 227Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Carlos Torres (PUERTO RICO) 842Likes post post
#2 Rubén Rúa Muñoz (SPAIN) 432Likes post post
#3 Daniel Gómez Ortiz (SPAIN) 317Likes post post
#4 Sandra Raimbault (FRANCE) 267Likes post post
#5 Rachel Thomson (AUSTRALIA) 226Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Szabados Andor (ROMANIA) 225Likes post post
#2 Matteo Delfitto (ITALY) 223Likes post post
#3 Edgar Fella (FRANCE) 223Likes post post
#4 Mauricio Robledo (SPAIN) 205Likes post post
#5 Romain Roussille (FRANCE) 205Likes post post
📷 WINNERS
📣 Lottery WINNERS from TOP50 📷 featured photos in 2026 Round 2 (May - August) of Luca Memorial Contest.
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/914145x5774
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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.
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1: 😞 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE)
2: 😞 Rachel Thomson (AUSTRALIA)
3: ✅ Mauricio Robledo (SPAIN)
4: ❓ Juanito Polaris (SPAIN)
5: 😞 Ricard Merida Pons (SPAIN)
6: ✅ Carlos Torres (PUERTO RICO)
7: 🤞🏻 Andreas Bafinger (AUSTRIA)
8: 🤞🏻 Israel Peña (SPAIN)
9: 🤞🏻 Josephine Medina (PUERTO RICO)
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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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🏅 🏅 🏅 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 2 (May - August) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 2'
🏁 Announcements of 2026 Round 2 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/914147x87543
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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.
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1: ❓ Daniel Gómez Ortiz (SPAIN)
2: 😞 Edu_Alcaniz (SPAIN)
3: 😞 Juli Serrano Banderas (SPAIN)
4: ✅ Pablo Gutierrez (SPAIN)
5: ✅ Gonzalo Guinea (SPAIN)
6: 🤞🏻 Wolfgang Held (GERMANY)
7: 🤞🏻 Pablo Ramírez (COSTA RICA)
8: 🤞🏻 Ines Ogorevc (SLOVENIA)
9: 🤞🏻 Daniel Lansom (AUSTRALIA)
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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 + likesMAY
#1 Emeline (FRANCE) 1182Likes [27,5k Views] post post
#2 Antonio Zedda (ITALY) 900Likes [17,7k Views] post post
#3 Pascal Doyen (FRANCE) 650Likes [12,8k Views] post post
JUNE
#1 Flávio Fernandes (BRAZIL) 879Likes [22k Views] post post
#2 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 473Likes [6,2k Views] post post
#3 Katherine Draxl (SOUTH AFRICA) 437Likes [9,2k Views] post post
JULY
#1 Marc Martínez Navarro (SPAIN) 681Likes [9,5k Views] post post
#2 Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN) 608Likes [8,2k Views] post post
#3 Kylie Malone (AUSTRALIA) 365Likes [4,1k Views] post post
AUGUST
#1 Amir Abbas Rahimi (IRAN) 575Likes [9,6k Views] post post
#2 Xabier Garcia (SPAIN) 465Likes [8,7k Views] post post
#3 Miguel Angel Espigares Bullejos (SPAIN) 449Likes [7k Views] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Kévin De Berterèche (REUNION) 527Likes [7,4k Views] post post
#2 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 527Likes [7k Views] post post
#3 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 524Likes [9,1k Views] post post
MAY
#1 Emeline (FRANCE) 1182Likes [27,5k Views] post post
#2 Antonio Zedda (ITALY) 900Likes [17,7k Views] post post
#3 Pascal Doyen (FRANCE) 650Likes [12,8k Views] post post
JUNE
#1 Flávio Fernandes (BRAZIL) 879Likes [22k Views] post post
#2 Nazaret Río (SPAIN) 473Likes [6,2k Views] post post
#3 Katherine Draxl (SOUTH AFRICA) 437Likes [9,2k Views] post post
JULY
#1 Marc Martínez Navarro (SPAIN) 681Likes [9,5k Views] post post
#2 Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN) 608Likes [8,2k Views] post post
#3 Kylie Malone (AUSTRALIA) 365Likes [4,1k Views] post post
AUGUST
#1 Amir Abbas Rahimi (IRAN) 575Likes [9,6k Views] post post
#2 Xabier Garcia (SPAIN) 465Likes [8,7k Views] post post
#3 Miguel Angel Espigares Bullejos (SPAIN) 449Likes [7k Views] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Kévin De Berterèche (REUNION) 527Likes [7,4k Views] post post
#2 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 527Likes [7k Views] post post
#3 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 524Likes [9,1k Views] post post
🎞️ WINNERS
📣 Lottey WINNER from TOP15 🎞️ featured reels in 2026 Round 2 (May - August) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻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/914139x44951
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1: ✅ Flávio Fernandes (BRAZIL)
2: Marc Martínez Navarro (SPAIN)
3: Xabier Garcia (SPAIN)
4: Emeline (FRANCE)
5: Nazaret Río (SPAIN)
6: Kévin De Berterèche (REUNION)
7: Azahara Colina (SPAIN)
8: Antonio Zedda (ITALY)
9: Pascal Doyen (FRANCE)
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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 2 (May - August) of Luca Memorial Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2026 Round 2'
🔜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/914143x2363
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1: ✅ Silvio Di Giovanni (ITALY)
2: Mojtaba Tahan Dizbad (IRAN)
3: Azahara Colina (SPAIN)
4: Edgar Fella (FRANCE)
5: Jacopo Zanforlin (ITALY)
6: Mohsen Enze (IRAN)
7: Nicolas Amaya (ARGENTINA)
8: Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND)
9: Kévin De Berterèche (REUNION)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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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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