Founders Great Beer Memorial Day Sweepstakes

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE OR TEXT MESSAGE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  MAKING A PURCHASE OR SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.  THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE DESIGNATED (49) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C.), EXCLUDING HAWAII, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW).  VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.  BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR.  DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW. 

 

Sweepstakes Name:  Founders Great Beer Memorial Day Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).

 

Sweepstakes Dates: Sweepstakes registration begins at 12:00:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 4/15/19 and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 6/12/19 (the “Registration Period”), or when all instant win prizes have been awarded, whichever occurs first.  The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and is void in Hawaii, outside of the designated (49) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

 

Who may Enter:  Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents of the designated (49) U.S. and D.C., excluding Hawaii, who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid 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 Founders Brewing Co. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media, LLC (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the design or execution of this promotion (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 promotion, 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 – Two Ways:

1.     Text:  You may initiate participation via text during the Registration Period, if you are in possession of a Short Message Service (SMS) capable device with an eligible text plan, and have obtained the bill payer’s permission to send a text.  Text entry may not be available through all wireless carriers.  Send a text message from your mobile device to the designated short code (68683) with the designated key word (FOUNDERS) in the body of the message.  You will receive an automated text reply providing a link to the contest registration website at www.FoundersGreatBeer.com.  Click the link, and follow the prompts to complete your online entry (see below).  Message and data rates may apply to each text message sent or received as provided in your wireless plan.  Contact your carrier for pricing plans and details.  All text submissions must be received by 11:59:59pm ET on 6/12/19.

2.     Internet Entry: To enter, visit www.FoundersGreatBeer.com during the Registration Period, and fully complete the online registration page with all required information including your name, complete address (including city, state and zip code), valid email address, birth date, and phone number (including area code).  After having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry and participate in the online game (see below).  All online entries must be fully complete for all required information, and must be received by 11:59:59p ET on 6/12/19 to be eligible.  Any online entry submitted with an invalid email address will be disqualified. 

 

Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not improve your chances of winning.  By participating and submitting an entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, text, mail, phone or any other form of media to make contestant aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or future contests, promotions or offers.  Contestants may opt-out of any further email communication at any time, without affecting their entry, by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions. 

 

Limit one entry per person and per valid email address during entire Registration Period.  Once registered, your registered email address may be used to login for return visits to participate in the online game up to one time per day (see below).  Any incomplete entries will be disqualified.  Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or damaged entries, 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, human error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions, or defects of any cell phone provider, network computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes; or the failure to capture any such information or effects of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all of which will be disqualified.  

 

Each participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf.  Any entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s email address or name will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize.  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.  False, fraudulent and/or deceptive entries or acts, including misrepresentation of age, shall render such entries ineligible and such participants ineligible for any prize.  Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different email accounts, identities, or any other methods void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. 

 

In the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules.  The “authorized email account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.

 

By entering the Sweepstakes, participant affirms that s/he has read and accepted these Official Rules.  Any information collected by registering to enter the Sweepstakes shall be used only in a manner consistent with these Official Rules and with Sweepstakes Administrator’s Privacy Policy as posted on www.FoundersGreatBeer.com. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

 

How to Play – Online Game:  After completing the online registration page (first time visitors) or logging in with your registered email address (for return visitors), visit the game play page on the contest website.  The game play page will display three (3) images of Founders beer cans.  To determine if you are a potential prize winner, use the bottle cap icon to scratch the label on any one of the available Founders beer can images on the game play page (you must scratch a beer can image that you have not already previously scratched that day).

 

After scratching a non-winning Founders beer can image, participants shall have the opportunity to answer a Founders Trivia question, in order to play again and scratch any remaining unscratched Founders beer can images on their game play page for that day.  Participants may play again regardless if they have correctly or incorrectly answered the Founders trivia question, provided they have any remaining unscratched beer can images on their game play page.

 

Eligible participants will have the opportunity to scratch each of the three (3) beer can images on their game play page for that day.  After scratching all three (3) Founders beer can images, their contest attempt is completed for that day.  Participants may not re-attempt to scratch previously scratched images that have already previously been attempted that day.  Participants may return to the contest website to play the online game up to one time per day.  Each ‘day’ shall be defined as occurring between 12:00:00am ET to 11:59:59pm ET, and the Contest Administrator’s time clock shall be the sole determinant of the eligible time period.

 

After scratching a Founders beer can image on the game play screen, the website will determine if the participant is a potential prize winner, and the participant shall receive an online message verifying if they are a potential winner, or if they have scratched a non-winning image.  If the participant scratched a winning beer can image and is determined as a potential prize winner, the participant will receive a winner confirmation message, and an associated unique prize claim code on their results page.  If the participant does not scratch a winning beer can image, receives the non-winning results message, or has not received a valid unique prize claim code for any reason, then that participant will not be a prize winner for that game play attempt.  (Note: residents of New Jersey shall not receive an online winner confirmation message, and shall receive an entry into the random chance prize drawing for each daily game play participation attempt per below.)

 

Potential prize winners and their associated prize award will be randomly determined and assigned by Sponsor throughout the Sweepstakes Period.  A maximum total of two hundred fifty one (251) winners will be randomly determined during the Sweepstakes period, based upon randomly selected and predetermined winning dates and times.  The first eligible participant who scratches the designated winning Founders beer can image at or following a scheduled winning date and time, shall receive a winning prize message, and shall be eligible to claim the associated prize award for that attempt as solely designated and determined by Sponsor (see below).  At the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period, on or about 6/17/19, a random drawing shall be held from among all eligible entries/participation received from residents of New Jersey to award a maximum total of five (5) prize awards.  All prize awards shall be randomly determined and assigned from the available merchandise prize awards as outlined below.

 

Claiming a prize award:  Eligible contestants receiving an online winner confirmation message, must print or record their unique prize claim code, and must follow the online instructions provided.  All eligible prize winners will receive a prize claim form including their designated prize award via email within 2 – 4 weeks from their online notification of a winning attempt or determination of being a prize winner.  Maximum of one prize award per person or household during the entire Sweepstakes period.  After receiving a winning prize message or being determined as an eligible prize winner, contestants may not be re-awarded another prize during the entire Sweepstakes period. 

 

Prize Awards and Delivery:  The available merchandise prize awards, maximum number of prizes available for each prize and approximate retail value (ARV) of each prize are as follows:

 

Available Prize Descriptions

Max. # Prizes Available

ARV

Inflatable Kayak

15

$185.00

All Day IPA Hammock

30

$65.00

Coleman Cooler

20

$160.00

Standing Cooler

43

$45.00

Folding Chair

45

$55.00

Bag Toss Game

20

$95.00

Kan Jam Game

60

$60.00

Small Party Grill

18

$35.00

 

Total maximum value of all available prize awards: $18,465.00.

 

Prize Awards:  The maximum number of prize awards available during the entire Sweepstakes Period are as listed above.  No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded for any reason.  Each prize winner will receive online instructions for prize redemption, and will be contacted by the Sweepstakes Administrator via email to confirm eligibility and associated prize award, and coordinate prize delivery.  In the event any scheduled prize is unavailable at time of prize award, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion. 

 

All of the following will apply to each potential prize winner: 1) prize winner will be required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form including an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability/publicity release (where permitted); 2) prize winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or government I.D. as a condition of receiving any prize.  Winners are responsible for paying all applicable taxes on prize(s). 

 

All prize awards will be shipped to each eligible and confirmed winner, or delivered as otherwise designated by Sponsor, to the mailing address listed in their online registration.  Sponsor is not responsible for any late, lost, delayed damaged, mis-delivered, undelivered shipments or stolen packages; or for any participant who incorrectly entered their actual shipping address during the registration process.  Once prize has been shipped by Sponsor, prize shall be considered as delivered to winner, and shall not be replaced.  Winner shall look to carrier for any claims related to damaged, delayed, lost, stolen or mis-delivered package.  Please allow 8 – 12 weeks for delivery.  Each prize winner must accept delivery of prize as outlined above, or as otherwise instructed by sponsor.

 

IMPORTANT:  In the event of any technical or programming errors, tampering, or any error or malfunction of any kind that results in more than the scheduled number of participants being notified they are a prize winner – then all such claimants shall be placed into a random drawing, and the actual scheduled number of prize winners as listed above will be randomly selected from all participants receiving a winning prize notification or submitting a prize claim.  The maximum number of prize awards are as listed above, regardless of the number of participants who claim to have received, or who have actually received an on-line prize notification.

 

General Prize Conditions:  All other costs and expenses related to prize delivery, acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of each winner, including but not limited to delivery charges, travel, any incidental expenses and all applicable taxes.  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 Sweepstakes.  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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, 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. 

 

Released Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control. 

 

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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes.  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 Sweepstakes, including, without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Sweepstakes, programming, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the cancellation of the sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes website.

 

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes or any portion thereof if fraud, misconduct, error or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, programming error or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to determine any prize winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.

 

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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, 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 winning a prize are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received, and daily participation. 

 

Official Rules & Winners List:  For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winner(s) of prize values over $25, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 7/31/19 to: Founders Great Beer Memorial Day Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ  07095.  PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winners list.  Winners list will be available after 6/15/19.

 

Sponsor/Administrator:  This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Founders Brewing Co, 235 Grandville Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI  49503; and administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ  07095.