Official Rules & Event Timeline

The DripRank Games celebrate Texas small businesses by putting them in the spotlight through community-powered competition. Below are the official rules, eligibility requirements, voting process, prizes, and event schedule.

📌 Eligibility

Open to Texas-based small businesses.
To compete, a business must:

Be nominated between August 26–August 31, 2025 (11:59 PM CST).
Complete the official entry formprovided by PixelDrip Studio.
Provide consent for PixelDrip Studio to tag and feature their business during the Games.

📌 Contestant Responsibilities

To compete fairly and maximize your chances of winning:

• Share the original PixelDrip voting post linkwith your community (not screenshots).
• Encourage your customers, friends, and supporters to like, comment, and share the post with your business name.
• Invite your community to join the Facebook Live eventsfor results and celebrations.
• Compete in good faith. No bots, vote farms, or spam. PixelDrip reserves the right to disqualify unfair participants.

🏅 Prizes

• 🏆 Champion (1st Place):3 months of free SEO (includes GBP management), valued at $1,200.
• 👏 2 Runner-Ups (2nd & 3rd Place):3 months of free GBP Management (weekly posts, review responses, optimization, reporting), valued at $300 each.

Votes are only counted on PixelDrip Studio’s original Facebook postsfor each round:

• 👍 Like= 1 vote for all businesses listed in that round
• 💬 Comment a business name= 1 vote for that business
• 🔄 Share PixelDrip’s original post (with a business tagged)= 2 votes for that business

📌 Reminder: Screenshots, reposts, or shares without tagging do not count. Always share the original PixelDrip post link.

📅 Event Timeline

Nomination Details

• Open: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 12:00 PM CST
• Close: Sunday, August 31, 2025 @ 11:59 PM CST
• Businesses must complete the official entry form to be officially entered.
  

🎥LIVE: The Big Reveal: Meet the Competitors

• Tuesday, September 2 @ 12:00 PM CST on Facebook Live
• Facebook Live announcing all qualified contestants.

Survival of the 9

• 🗓️ Voting:September 2 @ 5:00 PM – September 4 @ 11:59 PM CST
• All businesses start here.
• The Top 9 with the most votesmove on.

🎥 REEL:Survival of the 9: Who Makes the Cut?:September 7 @ 3:00 PM CST on Facebook Live

Semifinals

• 🗓️ Voting: September 7 @ 5:00 PM – September 9 @ 11:59 PM CST
• The Top 9 compete, but only the Top 3advance.

🎥REEL: The Elite 3: Who’s Still Standing?:

• September 10 @ 12:00 PM CST on Facebook Live

Championship & Runner-Ups

• 🗓️ Voting: September 10 @ 3:00 PM – September 13 @ 11:59 PM CST
• The Final 3 competefor the grand prize.
• ⚡ Possible “Sudden Death” post if results are too close.

🎥 The Crown: DripRank Games Champion

• September 14 @ 3:00 PM CST via Facebook
• We crown the Champion and celebrate the Top 3.

⚖️ Legal Disclaimer

• The DripRank Games is hosted by PixelDrip Studio.
• It is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook.
• By participating, businesses agree to these rules.
• By participating, you agree to allow PixelDrip Studio to use your experience and results in future marketing materials and case studies.
• PixelDrip reserves the right to modify dates, rules, or prizes as needed to maintain fairness.