99 Brand Mystery Flavor Hotline Contest
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (D.C.), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS
(AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW) WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. VOID ELSEWHERE
AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY
PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES
AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR.
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest
Name: 99 Brand Mystery Flavor Hotline Contest (the “Contest”).
Contest Dates: The contest registration period begins
at 9:00:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on 10/9/2024
and ends at 8:59:59 pm (ET) on 10/9/2024
(the “Registration Period”). Contest is subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or
restricted by law.
Eligibility
– Who May Enter: Contest is open
only to legal residents of, and who are located within, the fifty (50) United
States or D.C., who are age twenty-one (21) or older as of date of entry, and
have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government-issued photo ID, except the
following persons who are not eligible to enter, participate, or win:
(a) Employees, officers, and directors of Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Telzio (the “Hotline
Administrator”), Million Dollar
Media (the “Contest Administrator”), and each of the foregoing’s
respective franchisees, owners, employees, contractors, parents, affiliated
companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and
promotion agencies, any and all other companies associated with the design or
execution of this Contest, or any employees, officers, directors, members,
shareholders or agents of any alcohol-beverage retailers, distributors,
wholesalers or manufacturers (collectively, “Released Parties”), and the
members of the immediate families or households, whether or not related, of any
of the above. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Contest,
parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including step-children),
grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective
spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to Enter –
Telephone Hotline:
To enter, dial the hotline phone number 1-833-GUESS99
(1-833-483-7799) during the Registration Period following the prompts to verify
your eligibility, agree to these official rules and Sponsor privacy policy, make
your 99 Brand Mystery Flavor guess, and record your name for verification
purposes.
All entries
must be fully complete for all required information and must be received by 8:59pm
ET on 10/9/2024 to be eligible. Entrants must complete their hotline submission
phone call prior to the end of the Registration Period time and date to qualify
for the contest and receive one entry submission. Contest Administrator’s time clock shall be the sole determinant of the eligible registration
time period. Maximum
of one entry per person and per valid phone number during the entire
Registration Period.
Any incomplete or ineligible entries, or any entry submitted with
an invalid or false information, phone number or other incorrect information will
be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed
under these rules, or for any entry not submitted or
received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Entrants
may opt out of email notifications at any time, without affecting their entry,
by following provided opt-out instructions.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that Sponsor and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make
contestant aware of information pertinent to the Contest, and to distribute
information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or
promotional offers, or coupons. Contestants may opt-out of any further email
communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions.
Each
contestant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s phone number or name, or providing any
false phone number, entrant name, or information, will be disqualified and
ineligible to claim any prize. Any
attempt by any contestant to obtain more than the stated number of entries
allowed by using same, multiple/different phone numbers, identities, or any
other methods void that contestant's entries and that contestant
may be disqualified. No mechanically
reproduced or automated entries permitted.
Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result
in disqualification and all such entries will be deemed void.
In the event
of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the authorized
account holder of the phone number used to register, and associated with the
entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according
to these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person
assigned a phone number by a telephone service provider, online service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning a phone number for the
entrant associated with the submitted phone number. Proof of being the authorized telephone
number account holder may be required.
By
registering to enter Contest, you affirm that you have read and accepted these
Official Contest Rules. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and
will not be returned. All contestants agree to be bound by and
abide by the official rules of the Contest.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to disqualify any individual (and his or her entry) who tampers or
attempts to tamper with or abuse the entry process or the Contest website in
any way or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as determined
by Sponsor or Administrators appointed by Sponsor in their sole discretion. Any questions regarding the number of entries
submitted, eligible nominee or the authorized account holder who submitted the
nomination shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT
BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY CONTEST WEBSITE OR HOTLINE OR
UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE,
SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Winner Determination &
Notification (1 Grand Prize winner)
Winner Notification: The potential grand prize winner will
be notified initially by phone beginning on or about 10/10/2024. If the
Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the
selected potential winner by phone within 24-hours of the initial notification
attempt to the phone number associated with that contestant’s entry, then that
contestant may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be
selected (starting with the one-hundredth (100th) eligible entrant that
submitted a correct flavor guess) from among the remaining eligible entries received
and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Note: phone messages will not be left
during the winner notification process.
During
winner notification, the selected potential grand prize winner must verify
their identity, confirm their eligibility, and accept the prize. The potential winner will then receive
official notification via email delivery.
If the selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or accept
the prize, or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified and, at
Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be selected
from among the remaining eligible entrants and notified as per the procedures
outlined above (time permitting). If
the potential grand prize winner is unable or unwilling to accept any part of
the prize, s/he will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time
permitting, an alternate grand prize winner will be selected from among the
remaining eligible grand prize entrants and notified as per the procedures
outlined above (time permitting).
Any disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize
substitution or compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the
selection and determination of the winner and all matters relating to this Contest
are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to the prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to
complete and return, within 2-days of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form,
including an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (publicity
release where permitted) signed by the winner and a W-9 form if the value
of the prize exceeds $600; 2) Winner may
be required to present a copy of a valid social security card and a valid
driver’s license as a condition of participating or receiving any prize; and 3) Winner will be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the grand prize award and is responsible for paying all
applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal
taxes) on all prizes awarded. Failure to
collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules will result
in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, potential winner will not receive any other prize substitution
or compensation, and the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not
be awarded, except as provided herein.
Grand Prize Award (maximum
1 winner): The eligible entrant designated as the grand
prize winner shall receive: $9,999.00 awarded in the form of a prize check made
payable to the winner in the amount of $9,999.00. Approximate retail
value (ARV) of the grand prize award: $9,999.00. Prize award will be
mailed/shipped to winner’s residential address, or as otherwise determined and
designated by Sponsor. Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for processing
and delivery.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize
award. All merchandise prize items
are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize
in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped only to the designated
winner residential address as submitted during initial online registration
and/or as provided during winner notification, via the carrier as determined and
designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor
designated carrier), or as otherwise specified by Sponsor. Allow 8
– 12 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
shipped, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor shall
not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any
lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any
incorrect delivery address provided by winner during registration or prize
claim. In the event of any delivery
issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor
shall have no responsibility to replace the prize award, and prize award shall
not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look solely
to designated shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered
packages and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
TOTAL
ARV OF ALL AVAILABLE PRIZES: $9,999.00.
General
Prize Conditions: Prize winner must accept delivery of
prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. All other costs and expenses related to prize
acceptance, delivery, redemption or use not specified herein as being provided
are the sole responsibility of winner. All income,
federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s sole responsibility. All prize awards are non-transferable
and no cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole
discretion or as provided herein.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable
or greater value, at its sole discretion. All
prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by
Sponsor. Failure to collect or properly
claim prize in accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the
prize. If forfeited for any reason,
participant will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the property
of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided herein. All properly
claimed prizes will be awarded. Any
unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Contest. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these rules
he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the
stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used
the prize. Participation in Contest constitutes permission for the Sponsor and
its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and states of residence and/or
likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in any and
all media now or hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or
deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Contest,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any
injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone
related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Contest.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Contest,
administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the game, the
processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize
winners. Sponsor, in its sole
discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the
entry process or the operation of the Contest website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Contest for
any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure,
government regulatory action or ruling,
fraud, misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the
integrity of the Contest, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Contest,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine prize winners from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
In addition, by submitting any Entry, each Entrant transfers
any and all of his/her right,
title and interest in and to such Entry and content submission, including but not limited to any and all
copyrights, trademark rights, "moral rights" and any and all other
proprietary rights that may exist, throughout the world, to Sponsor
and expressly waives any rights s/he may have in such submission and/or content. Each
Entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner
of all rights in and to such Entry, and/or content, and will have the worldwide, perpetual right
to copy, display, reproduce, exhibit, edit, modify, assign, license, register
for copyright or trademark, distribute, sell or otherwise use and exploit the entry,
content submission, and all
elements and/or derivative works thereof, in whole or in part, alone or with
other materials, in any media now known or hereafter created or devised, for
any reason whatsoever.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Contest, and in no event will entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as the grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received during the Registration Period and the skill of
the entrant in correctly guessing the 99 Brand Mystery Flavor.
Official Rules &
Winner List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of the prize winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received
by 12/1/2024 to: 99 Brand Mystery Flavor Hotline Contest,
c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting,
official rules or winner list.
Sponsor:
This Contest is sponsored by Sazerac Company, Inc., 10101 Linn Station
Rd, Suite 400, Louisville, KY, 40223.
Contest Administrator:
The Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.