Wheatley Vodka Tastes Like America Promotion
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) AND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO
QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROMOTION, YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND
ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROMOTION IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Promotion
Name: Wheatley Vodka Tastes Like America Promotion (the “Promotion”).
Promotion Dates: This Promotion
consists of an Instant Win game (the “Instant Win”) available to legal U.S.
residents of the fifty (50) United States and D.C., excluding residents
of GA; and, a Grand Prize Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”) available to legal U.S. residents of GA only.
Registration
begins at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 9/10/2024 and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 12/31/2024 (the “Promotion Period”). Registration for the Instant Win
game (void in GA) begins at 12:00:01am ET on 9/1/2024 and ends at 11:59:59pm
ET on 12/31/2024. Registration
for the Sweepstakes drawing (available only to residents of GA) begins
at 12:00:01am ET on 9/10/2024 and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 12/31/2024. The Promotion
is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. Void outside of the (50)
U.S. and D.C., and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Promotion is open only to legal residents of
the (50) U.S. and D.C., 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 Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Promotion
Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated
companies, subsidiaries, contractors, distributors or wholesalers, printers,
advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated
with the design or execution of this promotion, 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 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 –
Online Registration: To enter, scan the QR Code on
the applicable point of sale material using your mobile device’s camera or
directly visit www.Tastes-Like-America.com during the “Promotion
Period” and follow the on-screen entry instructions to participate in the
Instant Win game or be entered into the Sweepstakes drawing, based on the state
the entrant resides. Each entrant must
fully complete the online registration page with all required information
including his/her name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), state of residence, and date of birth. After having read and agreed to these
Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry. All online entries must be fully complete for all required
information and must be received by 11:59pm ET on 12/31/2024 to be eligible for the Sweepstakes drawing as outlined
below. Instant Win gameplay will be open
until 11:59pm ET on 12/31/2024.
Any available
opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Promotion,
and opting-in will not improve your chances of winning. By participating and submitting an entry, entrant agrees that sponsor
and participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, text,
mail, phone or any other form of media to make entrant aware of information
pertinent to the Promotion, and to distribute information regarding the
Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or future contests, promotions or
offers. Entrants 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.
Maximum of one entry per eligible
person during the Registration Period into the grand prize sweepstakes drawing. Maximum of one Instant Win game play per eligible
entrant per day. Any
incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry submitted
with an invalid email address or other inaccurate,
incomplete, false or incorrect information will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible
for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
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, 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.
Each
entrant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address, name or mobile number will
be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more
than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different
email addresses, mobile numbers, identities, or any other methods void that
entrant's entries and that entrant 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. All entries received become the property of
the Sponsor and will not be returned.
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
registering to enter the Promotion, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Promotion Rules. All entries received
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. All
entrants agree to be bound by and abide by the official rules of the Promotion.
Instant Win Game – How to Play: 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 Promotion
website. Follow the on-screen
instructions to play the instant win game.
After playing the on-screen instant win trivia game, the website
will determine if the participant is a potential instant win prize winner, and
the participant shall receive an online message verifying if they are a
potential winner. If they are not
determined as an instant win prize winner, they will receive a non-winning
message. If the participant is
determined as a potential instant win prize winner, they will receive a winner
confirmation message, AND an associated unique prize claim code
on their results page. If the
participant does not receive the winner confirmation message and a valid unique
prize claim code for any reason, or receives the non-winning results message,
then that participant will not be a prize winner for that game play attempt.
Eligible participants may return to the Promotion Website to play
the online Instant Win game up to one (1) time per day each day during the Promotion
Period. Each ‘day’ shall be defined as occurring between 12:00:00 am
ET to 11:59:59 pm ET, and the Administrator’s time clock shall be the sole
determinant of the eligible time period. For a chance to be eligible to win an
available instant win prize (see below), game play attempts must occur before
11:59:59pm ET on 12/31/2024.
Instant Win prize winners will be randomly determined throughout
the Promotion Period. A maximum total of four thousand eight hundred fifteen (4,815)
Instant Win prize winners will be randomly determined during the entire Promotion
Period, based upon randomly selected and predetermined winning dates and
times. The first eligible participant who participates at or
following a scheduled winning date and time, shall receive a winning prize
message and unique prize claim code, and shall be eligible to claim the prize
award for that attempt (see below).
Maximum of one (1) Instant Win prize award per person, email
address or household during the Promotion Period. After receiving a
winning Instant Win prize message or being determined as an eligible Instant
Win prize winner, participants may not be re-awarded another Instant Win prize
during the Promotion Period to the same individual, email or household.
Claiming a prize award: Eligible participants
receiving an online winner confirmation message must print or record their
unique prize claim code, and must follow the
online instructions provided. Eligible prize winners may be required
to complete and return a prize claim form within two to four (2-4) weeks from
their online notification of being randomly determined as a potential
prize winner.
Instant Win Prize Award and Delivery: The available
instant win prize award, number of prizes available and approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of each prize are as follows:
|
Instant Win Prize Award Descriptions |
Max. # Available |
ARV |
|
4,815 |
$10.00 ea. |
Each eligible entrant designated as an Instant Win prize winner
shall receive: $10.00 awarded to the winner’s valid Venmo account registered to
the mobile phone number provided during the registration process, or as
otherwise specified by Sponsor. Each
prize award winner must have a valid Venmo account at the time of award
issuance to accept the prize – no alternate methods of payment will be
provided, and any prize awards not properly claimed or received will be
forfeited. Each prize award has an ARV
of $10.00. Allow approximately 8 – 12
weeks for processing and delivery.
All Venmo Prize Award Payments (Instant Winners): All Venmo prize awards shall
only be awarded to the eligible entrant via Venmo to the entrant’s mobile phone
number provided at the time of initial online registration. In order to receive and claim a Venmo prize award, the
eligible entrant must have or must create a valid Venmo account, associated
with the mobile phone number provided at the time of initial online
registration or as provided at time of social media winner notification.
Prize award shall not be available to be received by any entrant
in any other form of payment or manner of delivery including via check, gift
card or other prize delivery method. Entrants who do not have a Venmo
account or do not create a Venmo account associated with the mobile number
provided at the time of initial online registration, shall be disqualified and
are not eligible to receive the prize award or any alternate prize award, prize
substitution or compensation.
Sponsor is not responsible for any eligible entrant who provides
any incorrect information, inaccurate or false information, including incorrect
submission of a land-based phone number in the required mobile phone number
registration field. All Venmo Giveaway prize awards are subject to the
terms and conditions of Venmo account policy.
·
Existing Venmo Account: If entrant has a current Venmo account
associated with the mobile phone number used to register, the funds will
automatically be deposited into the associated Venmo account, provided it is
linked to the mobile phone number provided at time of registration.
·
New Venmo Account: If entrant does not have a current Venmo account, entrant shall be
required to download the Venmo App and create an account associated with the
mobile number provided at time of initial online registration.
·
Failure to have or create a Venmo account associated with the
mobile number provided at the time of initial online registration shall result
in forfeiture of the instant win prize award.
Total ARV of all available instant win prize awards: $48,150.00.
Instant Win Prize Awards: The maximum number of instant win prize awards
available during the entire Promotion Period are as listed above. No
more than the advertised number of instant win prizes will be awarded for any
reason. Each instant win prize winner will receive online
instructions for prize redemption, and/or may be contacted by the Promotion Administrator
to confirm or coordinate prize delivery. Maximum of one Instant Win
prize award per person, email address or household. In the event any scheduled instant win 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.
Instant Win prize winners must accept delivery of prize in the
method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor via email or
digital/mobile delivery. Prize shall be emailed, delivered, or sent
digitally to the designated winner email, mobile number, or residential address
as provided at the time of entry and/or winner notification via the method as
designated by Sponsor. In the event of shipment delivery, carrier
will be as determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier), or as otherwise specified
by Sponsor. Once shipped, emailed or delivered digitally, prize
shall be considered awarded, delivered and fulfilled, and Sponsor
shall not be responsible for any prize shipment that is lost, late, delayed,
undelivered, misdirected, misdelivered, damaged or stolen, or any incorrect
shipping address provided by winner. In the event of any delivery
issues, prize award shall not be replaced or substituted with any alternate
prize award or compensation. Winner shall look solely to designated
shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
If
the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach a potential instant
win prize winner via email for any reason (including but not limited to incorrect
email addresses provided by entrant, junk/spam folder delivery, blocked
delivery or failure by any potential winner to check their email) and/or
speak directly with a potential instant win prize winner within 48-hours of the
initial notification attempt to email address or phone number associated with
that contestant’s entry, then that contestant may be disqualified. Note:
phone messages will not be left during the winner notification process.
All of the following will apply to each potential instant win
prize winner: 1) instant win prize winner will be required to complete and
return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize
acceptance form, 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. and confirm their residential delivery
address as a condition of receiving any prize; 3) Winners are
responsible for paying all applicable taxes on prize(s).
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.
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 an instant prize winner – then all such claimants shall be
placed into a random drawing, and the actual scheduled number of instant prize
winners as listed above will be randomly selected from all participants
receiving an instant win prize notification or submitting an instant winning
prize claim. The maximum number of
instant win prize awards are as listed above, regardless of the number of
participants who claim to have received, or who have actually
received an instant win online prize notification.
Grand Prize Sweepstakes Winner
Selection and Notification (maximum 1 grand prize winner): On or about 1/2/2025, a prize drawing will be held
to randomly select a maximum total of one (1) potential grand prize winner from
all eligible entries received from GA residents during the grand prize
sweepstakes registration period.
NOTE: If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, then associated prize award(s) shall not
be awarded.
The
potential grand prize winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email
following their selection. If the
Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a
selected potential prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial
notification attempt to the phone number and/or email address associated with
that entrant’s entry, then that entrant may be disqualified and an alternate
potential winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible
entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting).
During
winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the
prize. The potential winner will then
receive official notification via email delivery, including prize acceptance
documents which must be completed and returned per the provided instructions
and as outlined below. If the selected potential
winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to
accept the prize, elects to decline the prize or fails to return the required
prize acceptance documents within the required time frame, s/he will be
disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate
winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries and
notified as per the procedures outlined above.
Any disqualified entrant 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 Promotion
are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each potential winner: 1) winner will be
required to complete and return, within 24-hours
of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of
eligibility and a liability/publicity release (where permitted) and a W-9 form (if
prize value exceeds $600) in order to be eligible to claim the prize; 2) winner
may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or government
issued photo ID with valid residential address and a copy of a valid social
security card as a condition of receiving the prize, and (3) winner shall be
solely responding for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited
to, all local, state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in connection
with their respective prize award, and winner shall be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the prize award.
Grand Prize Award
(maximum 1 prize award): The grand prize winner shall receive one (1) custom Wheatley Vodka branded WWE
championship style belt. Belt style and
size as solely determined and designted by Sponsor,
subject to availability. The grand prize
award has an ARV of $500.00.
Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute any merchandise item with an alternate item of
approximate equal or greater value, in its sole discretion, based upon
availability. All merchandise award
items are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied. Prize winner must accept delivery of prize
award and associated items in the method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Prize award shall be shipped
only to the designated recipient residential address as submitted during
initial online registration and/or as provided during recipient 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 delivery.
Once
shipped, prize award shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor
shall not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by determined
recipient. Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen
delivery; or any incorrect delivery address provided by recipient during
registration or award 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
award or compensation. Recipient shall
look solely to designated shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or
mis-delivered packages and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
General
Prize Conditions: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
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, entrant 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. Total ARV of all available
prize awards: $48,650.
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 Promotion. 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 the Promotion 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 Promotion,
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, pandemics, 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.
Entrants
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 entrant 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 Promotion, 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
Promotion. 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 Promotion, including, without limitations, errors which may occur in
connection with the printing or advertising of this Promotion, administration
or execution of the Promotion, the cancellation of the Promotion, 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 Promotion website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Promotion 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Promotion,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine 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 Promotion, 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 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 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 an instant win prize award are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received divided by the total number of available instant win
prize awards. Odds of being selected as the
grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries
received.
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by
2/15/2025 to: Wheatley Vodka Tastes Like America Promotion, 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 Promotion is sponsored by Sazerac Company, Inc., 10101 Linn Station
Rd., Louisville, KY, 40223.
Promotion Administrator:
The Promotion is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ, 07095.