JD Sports Bracket Challenge
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT
IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CHALLENGE IS VALID IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ONLY, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES
BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER
PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE
IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Promotion
Name: JD Sports Bracket Challenge (the “Contest”).
Challenge
Dates: Contest registration begins at 12:00 am EST on 3/15/2019 and
ends at 12:00 pm EST on 3/21/2019
(the “Registration Period”). The Contest winners will be determined after
the Designated Tournament on 4/9/2019.
Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations.
Designated
Tournament: 2019 Men’s College Basketball Tournament being
played between 3/21/2019 – 4/8/2019, with the Semi-Final & Championship
games to be held in Minneapolis, MN.
Who
May Enter:
Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District
of Columbia, who are the age of majority in their place of residence as of date of entry, and have a valid
U.S. driver’s license or government issued ID, except the following persons who
are not eligible to enter or win:
(a) Employees, officers, and directors
of Finish Line (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media, LLC (the
“Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated
companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and
promotion agencies, and any and all other person or entity associated with the
design or execution of this promotion (collectively, “Released Parties”), and any
of their immediate family members or members of their 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), grand children
(including step grand children) and each of their respective spouses,
regardless of where they reside.
(b) Individuals who do not have access
to an internet connection in order to visit the Contest website or a valid
email address to register.
How
to Enter:
Visit the Contest website
at www.jdsportsbracket.com during the “Registration Period” to connect to the Contest
registration page. Fully complete
the on-line registration with all required information, including your first
and last name, complete address (including city, state and zip), valid email address, birth date, gender,
and phone number (including area code). Each registrant will designate their own
‘Screen Name’, and must enter their username (email address) and password. The designated ‘Screen Name’ will be
displayed on the ‘Standings Page’ during the Contest. Each registrant’s username (email address)
& password will allow contestants to return to the Contest site to Log-in
and view their entries, points and standings.
After having
read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your
on-line registration. All entries must
be complete and include all required registration information. Any entry that is incomplete or submitted
with an invalid email address will be disqualified. Limit one
entry per person and email address during the Registration Period. If any
contestant submits more than one entry, all entries submitted by that
contestant will be void, and the contestant will be disqualified.
Eligible
Entries – Open to eligible entries received by 12:00 pm ET on 3/21/2019:
No entries received after 12:00 pm ET on 3/21/2019 will be considered,
regardless of the accuracy of their submitted bracket.
Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in boxes will not improve your chances of winning. By participating and submitting an entry, contestant agrees that Sponsor and its agents 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 purchase incentives. Personal information submitted by contestants will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, located at https://www.jdsports.co.uk/customer-service/privacy/
Bracket
Entry – Must be completed and submitted by 12:00 pm ET on 3/21/2019:
Bracket entries must be completed
and submitted between:
NOTE
– Play-in game byes: The play-in games on 3/19/2019 and 3/20/2019
are byes, and not part of the prediction challenge.
Bracket:
Once the designated 2019 Men’s College Basketball Tournament team
selections have been announced on 3/17/2019 – all registered or newly
registering participants must fully complete the provided Bracket Prediction
form on the Edit/Update Picks page of the contest website.
Tie-Breaker:
Each participant will also be required to submit their prediction of the
Total Cumulative Points to be scored
in the Championship Game on 4/8/2019. Any
contestant who failed to complete the Total Cumulative Points ‘tie-break’
prediction will be assigned a point total of 0 cumulative points for the
Championship Game.
Save Picks:
Participants are required to click the ‘Save Picks’ button on the contest website to save their bracket
predictions selections, cumulative score prediction or updates to their
predictions. Any changes or predictions
made without clicking the ‘Save Picks’ will not be saved or recognized for this
contest.
Completed bracket
prediction entries must be received by
12:00pm ET on 3/21/2019 in order to be eligible to participate or claim any
prize.
Any registered participant or contestant who fails to fully or
correctly complete the on-line registration form, or fully and correctly
complete the required Bracket Prediction for all (63) games in the designated
tournament (and Save their picks) will be disqualified from the contest and
will be ineligible to claim any prize (see
below). Any bracket prediction not
received by the required deadline for any reason including, but not limited to transmission
error, internet problems, equipment or website malfunction, internet traffic or
errors caused by viruses or hackers will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for any delays or
difficulty in receipt an eligible contestant’s Bracket Prediction that prevents
participation.
Any incomplete or
illegible entries 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 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.
In the event of a dispute as to any on-line registration, the
authorized account holder of the e-mail 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 e-mail address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
address. All entries received become the
property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
Scoring – Bracket
Points: Each eligible entrant who has
successfully completed the on-line registration and bracket as required by
these Official Rules will receive the following points for each of the (63)
games for which they have correctly determined the winning team:
1 point
for each correct pick in Round 1
2 points
for each correct pick in Round 2
3 points
for each correct pick in Round 3
4 points
for each correct pick in Round 4
5 points
for each correct pick in Round 5
6 points
for the correct Champion
Any
incorrect entries will receive 0 points.
The maximum point total for correctly determining the winning team in
every game played during the Designated Tournament is 120 points. At the completion of the designated
tournament, each eligible entrant bracket entry received will be compared to the
Official Bracket outcome for the Designated Tournament.
Tie Breaking Procedures – Bracket Winner:
In the event of a tie among any point leaders in the Bracket prediction,
the tie-breakers to determine winners shall be as follows:
·
Contestant
who has predicted closest to the actual Cumulative Points total in the
Championship game, regardless if the prediction is higher or lower than the
actual point total.
·
In
the event of a remaining tie among any eligible contestants, the tie-breaker
shall then be a random drawing conducted by the Contest Administrator.
Prize
Awards: The following prize awards will be available
to eligible entrants participating in the Challenge:
Grand Prize: 1st Place (Most Points - Bracket
Winner): The (1) eligible entrant who scores
the most points in the Contest will win the Grand Prize subject to verification
of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The Grand Prize is a gift card to JD Sports
in the amount of $2,500.00, subject to terms and conditions of JD Sports gift
card policies. A maximum of one (1)
Grand Prize will be awarded. In the
event of multiple contestants are tied for the most points, then the tie
breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the Grand Prize winner.
2nd Place Prize – 2nd
Most Points (“2nd Place Winner”): The (1)
eligible entrant who scores the second most points in the bracket challenge will
win the 2nd Place Prize subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules.
The 2nd Place prize is gift card to JD Sports in the amount
of $750.00, subject to terms and conditions of JD Sports gift card
policies. A maximum of one (1) 2nd
Place Prize will be awarded. In the
event of multiple contestants are tied for the second most points, then the tie
breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the 2nd Place Prize winner.
3rd Place Prize – 3rd
Most Points (“3rd Place Winner”): The (1)
eligible entrant who scores the third most points in the bracket challenge will
win the 3rd Place Prize subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules.
The 3rd Place prize is gift card to JD Sports in the amount
of $350.00, subject to terms and conditions of JD Sports gift card
policies. A maximum of one (1) 3rd
Place Prize will be awarded. In the
event of multiple contestants are tied for the third most points, then the tie
breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the 3rd Place Prize winner.
4th Place Prize – 4th
Most Points (“4th Place Winner”): The (1)
eligible entrant who scores the fourth most points in the bracket challenge will
win the 4th Place Prize subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules.
The 4th Place prize is gift card to JD Sports in the amount
of $250.00, subject to terms and conditions of JD Sports gift card
policies. A maximum of one (1) 4th
Place Prize will be awarded. In the
event of multiple contestants are tied for the fourth most points, then the tie
breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the 4th
Place Prize winner.
5th Place Prize – 5th
Most Points (“5th Place Winner”): The (1)
eligible entrant who scores the fifth most points in the bracket challenge will
win the 5th Place Prize subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules.
The 5th Place prize is gift card to JD Sports in the amount
of $150.00, subject to terms and conditions of JD Sports gift card
policies. A maximum of one (1) 5th
Place Prize will be awarded. In the
event of multiple contestants are tied for the fifth most points, then the tie
breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the 5th
Place Prize winner.
All available prize awards are
non-cumulative. Maximum
of one prize award per participating contestant. All applicable 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 of comparable or
greater value, at its sole discretion.
Maximum retail value of all available prizes: $4,000.00
All
of the following will apply for each prize winner: 1) Winners (or parent/legal
guardian if winner is a minor in state of residence) will be required to
complete and return, within 5 days of date of receipt, a W-9 form (if prize
value exceeds $600), an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability/publicity
release (where permitted); 2) Winners will be issued an IRS Form 1099
reflecting the actual value of all prizes won, if prize value exceeds $600; and
3) Failure to accept or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules
will result in forfeiture of the prize.
If forfeited for any reason, finalist 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. If any entrant does not comply with the time
frame for returning affidavits and releases, if a prize or prize notification
is returned as undeliverable, or if Sponsor is unable to contact a potential
winner for any reason within a reasonable time frame, the entrant will be
disqualified and the prize awarded to a potential alternate winner.
Odds
of Winning the Grand Prize or Runner-up Prize:
The odds of
winning depend on the skill of each eligible entrant.
Additional
Rules & Restrictions: By participating in this Contest,
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 contestant’s names, cities and states of residence, images,
and/or likenesses for any commercial or non-commercial purposes, including
advertising, 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.
TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, By participating, entrants agree to release
and hold all Released Parties harmless from any claims, losses, actions, injury
(including but not limited to death) judgments, demands, costs, expenses, or
damages of any kind, whether direct, incidental or consequential, arising out
of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Contest, or the acceptance,
possession, use or 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 thereof.
Released Parties shall not be
liable to winner or any other person for any action or inaction, including the failure
to supply the prize or any part thereof, caused 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.
Contestants
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 contestant 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 received entries 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. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE THE WEBSITE 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 SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY
SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest and not award any
prizes if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy or threaten the
integrity of this portion of the Contest, in the opinion of the
Sponsor/Administrator, if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem
corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Contest, or if
the Contest is otherwise not able to be conducted as planned, as determined by
Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion.
In addition, if the Designated
Tournament is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Sponsor reserves
the right, but assumes no obligation, to cancel or modify the Contest and shall
not be required to award any prizes.
IN
CASE OF DISPUTES:
By entering
or participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims,
and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Challenge, 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 Indiana; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and
awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with entering this Promotion, 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 Promotion, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction), that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana.
Official
Rules & Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules or the names
of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 6/8/2019
to: JD Sports Bracket Challenge, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting:
Official Rules or Winners List.
Sponsor: This Challenge is sponsored by Finish
Line, 3308 N. Mitthoeffer, Road, Indianapolis, IN
46235
Administrator: This Challenge is administered by
Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.