Menasha High School wins $1 million sweepstakes to fund Calder Stadium rebuild
Menasha High School has won the $1 million grand prize in a national Friday night football sweepstakes, with all of the money set to go toward repairing its tornado-damaged Calder Stadium.
Menasha High School will get a major boost for its stadium repairs after winning a national sweepstakes. The school took the $1 million grand prize in the T-Mobile 5G Friday Night Lights contest.
School officials plan to put all of the prize money toward Calder Stadium. A tornado in July caused significant damage to the stadium, including its lights and bleachers.
Menasha won the contest by a wide margin. The school collected about 390,000 votes, finishing roughly 200,000 votes ahead of the next closest school.
The three other high schools that reached the finals did not leave empty-handed. Each of those schools received $250,000 to renovate its own stadium.
Menasha's football team has been playing away from its home field while the damage remained. The team played its home games this season at Lawrence University in Appleton, and in August the Green Bay Blizzard raised more than $15,000 to help with repair costs.