Bombshells 2026 College Football Pick ‘Em Challenge
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 COLORADO AND TEXAS AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW).
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: Bombshells 2026 College Football Pick ‘Em Challenge Contest (the “Contest”).
Contest Dates: Contest
registration is scheduled to begin on 9/1/2026
and end on 12/5/2026 (the
“Registration Period”). The contest will be executed each
week during the designated 2026 College Football regular season games beginning
Thursday, 9/3/2026 (week 1) and ending Saturday, 12/5/2026 (week 14), or as
otherwise designated by Sponsor. Designated
games shall include each game scheduled to be played by the currently Top 25 ranked
College Football teams for each weekly pick ‘em
period. The contest is subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void outside Colorado and Texas, and wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Who May Enter: Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents of Colorado and Texas, who are age 21 or older as of date of entry with a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo I.D., except the following classes of persons who are not eligible to enter, participate or win:
a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Bombshells Restaurants, RCI Hospitality Services,
Inc. (collectively “Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Contest
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.
b) Individuals who do not have current access to an internet connection in order to visit the contest website, or a valid email address to register.
How to Enter – Online Registration:
Visit www.BombshellsPickEm.com during
the Registration Period. Fully complete
the online registration page with all required information, including your name, complete address (including city, state and zip), valid
email address, birth date, and phone number (including
area code), along with selecting your favorite participating Bombshells
location. Each registrant will designate
their own ‘Username (Email), ‘Screen Name’ and
Password. The designated ‘Screen Name’
will be displayed on the ‘Standings Page’ during the contest. Each registrant’s Username and Password will
allow that participant to return to the contest site to Log-in to make their
weekly college football game picks, and to view their weekly results and
standings.
·
Favorite participating Bombshells
location: each
contestant will be required to select their favorite participating Bombshells
location from the available list of locations.
After having read and
agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online
registration. All entries must be fully
complete for all required registration information. Any incomplete or illegible entries, or any
entry submitted with an invalid email address will be disqualified.
· Maximum of one entry per person or per valid email address during the entire contest period. Submitting more than one entry, will void all entrants submitted by that individual.
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 sponsors 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), upcoming contests, promotions, special
events or offers, or other sales or discount offers. 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
participant must register and participate on his/her own behalf. Any registration 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.
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.
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. All entries received become the property of
the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
How to Play – Predict the Weekly Winner of each designated College Football regular season game: Each eligible participant who has successfully completed the online registration must follow the online instructions to participate and play. Each week, visit the contest site prior to the start of that week’s designated Top 25 College Football games to submit your weekly prediction of the winners in each of the College Football games scheduled for that week. The designated games for each weekly pick em period shall include the games scheduled to be played by the currently ranked Top 25 College Football teams for each weekly pick em period.
Each entrant must fully complete, and successfully
save and submit their weekly prediction including the
contestant’s prediction of the winner in EACH designated College Football game
being played that week. Any contestant who fails to successfully complete
and SAVE their prediction of the winner
in each game, will be disqualified for the opportunity
to win any prize for that week (see
below).
Save Picks –
IMPORTANT: After making a
prediction of the winner in each featured College Football game for that week–
contestants must click the ‘Save Picks’
button to save and record their predictions or any updates/changes to their
predictions. Failure to click the ‘Save Picks’ will void any selections or updates for that week by
the contestant. All predictions must be
successfully saved and received prior to the start of each scheduled
game. Sponsor is not responsible for
any difficulties in selecting, submitting or saving any prediction prior to the
start of each week’s games for any reason including technical issues,
programming errors, internet traffic, connection issues or human error
including forgetting to click the ‘Save’ button by the entrant. Any predictions not received on the contest
site or saved in the entry database for any reason shall be void,
and will not be eligible for that week’s contest attempt or to claim the
grand prize regardless of the accuracy of any claimed or actual predictions.
Cumulative Points Prediction – Tie
Breaker for weekly 1st place prize award or overall points leader (Leader
Board prize winner) following Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14: Each participant is also required to
submit their prediction of the Total Cumulative Points to be scored in the last
game scheduled to be played each week. The Cumulative Points Prediction shall
be used for a tie-breaker only to determine the weekly
first place finisher or overall points leader following the conclusion of the
Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14 games, in the event of a tie for the most points (see
tie-breaking procedures below). Any contestant who failed to complete and
save their Total Cumulative Points ‘tie-breaker’
prediction will be assigned a cumulative point total of 0 points for that game,
regardless of whether they have submitted a halftime and final score
prediction.
Scoring – 1 Point per Game: Each participant who has successfully completed, saved and submitted their online predictions each week will receive 1-point for each game in which they have correctly predicted the winning team. Any incorrect predictions or any prediction not received will receive 0 points.
Tie Breaking
Procedures: In the event of a tie among the weekly First Place
Finisher in any week of the contest, or the current overall Points Leader following
the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 or Week 14 for one (1) of the available Leader
Board prize awards, then the tie-breakers shall be as
follows:
·
Weekly
First Place Finisher: Contestant
who has predicted the actual or closest to the actual Cumulative Points total
in the last game scheduled to be played for that corresponding week as listed
above, regardless if their actual prediction is higher
or lower than the actual point total.
·
Leader
Board Prize – Overall Points Leader following the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10
and Week 14: If there is a tie for the overall points leader
following the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 and/or Week 14, then the tie
breaker shall be applied to the current season long cumulative point
differential. The total sum of each
player’s weekly points differential as compared to the
actual Cumulative Points will be used to determine the current overall points
leader. The player with the lowest season long point differential, will
be determined as the potential Leader Board prize winner for that associated period.
·
In
the event of a remaining tie among any eligible contestants, the tie-breaker shall then be a random drawing among the tied
contestants conducted by the Contest Administrator.
Determination of Prize Winners &
Notification
Weekly First Place Finisher: the weekly First Place Finisher at each location shall be determined as the contestant who has correctly predicted the most winning teams for that corresponding week from among all participating players who have selected that Bombshells location as their ‘favorite location’ during initial online registration. The contestant who scored the most points among all participants at each participating location, by correctly predicting the most winning teams that week will be designated as a weekly First Place Finisher. In the event of a tie among contestants, then Sponsor shall use the Cumulative Points tie-breaking procedures outlined above to determine the weekly first place winner.
Points Leader following Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14: the overall points leader following the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14 shall be determined as the contestant who has correctly predicted the most cumulative winning teams all season as of the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 or Week 14 from among all participating players. The contestant who scored the most points among all participants, by correctly predicting the most winning teams as of the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 or Week 14 will be designated as a potential Leader Board prize winner. In the event of a tie among contestants, then Sponsor shall use the Cumulative Points tie-breaking procedures outlined above to determine the associated potential Leader Board prize winner.
· NOTE ~ maximum one (1) leader board prize award per person or household: there is a maximum of one (1) leader board prize award per person or household during the entire Contest Period. After claiming a leader board prize award (see below), the entrant (or members of their household) shall not be eligible to receive an additional leader board prize, and the winner shall be determined as the next runner-up based upon the most cumulative winning teams predicted per outline above.
Decisions of the Administrator in the determination of weekly first place prize winner, the three (3) Leader Board prize winners, and the one (1) grand prize winner, and all matters relating to this Contest are final and binding. Each weekly Prize winner, the (3) Leader Board prize winners and grand prize winner will be notified by phone, and/or email – or as otherwise determined by Sponsor. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a potential winner by phone within 72-hours from the initial attempt to the phone number and/or email as submitted during initial online registration, then that contestant may be disqualified.
During each notification phone call, each potential prize winner must confirm their eligibility, and their acceptance of the corresponding prize award (see below). If any potential winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to accept the prize, s/he will be disqualified, and prize shall not be re-awarded. Any disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or compensation.
Grand Prize Winner Random Drawing – Winner
Selection and Notification (1 grand prize winner): Eligible participants will receive one automatic
entry into the grand prize sweepstakes drawing for completing the online
registration during the Registration Period.
Sponsor shall conduct a random
prize drawing on or about 12/7/2026 from among all eligible entries
received to randomly select a total of one (1) potential grand prize
winner.
The potential grand prize winner will be
notified initially by phone and/or email following his/her selection. If the Sweepstakes Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the selected
potential grand prize winner by phone within 24-hours of the initial attempt to
the phone number associated with his/her entry, then that contestant may be
disqualified and an alternate potential grand prize 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 grand prize winner must confirm their eligibility,
and indicate their willingness to accept the grand prize award (see
below), as designated by Sweepstakes Administrator. The potential winner will then receive
official notification via email and will be required to complete and return
within 2-days of receipt of prize acceptance document
including affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release form.
If the selected potential grand prize winner
does not meet the eligibility requirements, elects to decline the prize, or
does not return the required prize claim form within the required deadline, 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 contestant will not receive
any alternate prize substitution or compensation.
All of the following will apply to the
potential grand prize winner: 1) grand prize 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 (where permitted), and a W-9 form;
2) winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or
government issued photo ID with valid residential address as a condition of
participating or receiving grand prize; and (3) the grand prize winner will be issued
a 1099 form reflecting the value of the grand prize award and all winners are
solely responsible 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.
Prize Awards:
Weekly First Place Finishers (12 per
week ~ 1 per favorite location) – most correct games during week: The
eligible contestant who predicts the winner of the most games correctly each
week from among all entrants who have selected that associated Bombshells
location as their ‘favorite location’, thereby earning the most points for the
week from among all eligible participants from that designated
participating location will be
eligible to claim the weekly First Place Prize Award subject to verification of
compliance with these official rules.
The weekly First Place Finisher prize award is: $25 Bombshells Gift Card, subject to the terms and conditions of the Bombshells
gift card policy. Prize is non-transferable, and has no cash value.
·
Winner
must accept delivery of their prize award at their corresponding Bombshells
favorite location as selected during initial online registration.
Leader Board Prize (maximum of three (3) winners) – Overall Points Leader at conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14: At the conclusion of the games following Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14, the overall points leader based upon the entrant who has currently correctly predicted the winner of the most cumulative games from among all eligible entrants from all participating locations combined, as solely determined and designated by Sponsor, will each be designated as a Leader Board prize winner.
· NOTE ~ maximum one (1) Leader Board prize award per person or household: there is a maximum of one (1) Leader Board prize award per person or household during the entire Contest Period. After claiming a Leader Board prize award, the entrant (or members of their household) shall not be eligible to receive an additional Leader Board prize, and the winner shall be determined as the next runner-up based upon the most cumulative winning teams predicted per outline above.
There will be a maximum of one (1) Leader Board prize winner determined following the conclusion of the games after:
· Week 5
· Week 10
· Week 14
Each Leader Board prize winner will receive: an 18-inch Bobble Head of the Most Interesting Man, with an approximate retail value of $50.
Grand Prize (maximum of one (1) grand prize winner ~ random selection): The grand prize winner shall be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received, regardless of any weekly or total cumulative points scored, as outlined above. The grand prize winner shall receive: one (1) $2,500 gift card from the Sponsor designated ticket service gift card provider, towards tickets to the College Football Championship game in Las Vegas, NV or any other College Football game of winner’s choice. Gift card subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy.
Grand prize winner is solely responsible for
any required software application for access to mobile or digital ticket
delivery, if applicable. Ticket availability and seat locations to any particular game are based
upon availability at time of prize award.
Sponsor does not represent gift card value will cover the full cost of
tickets to any particular game or any designated seat
locations. Cost of tickets are based upon availability at time of purchase. Ticket purchase is subject to any
applicable stadium capacity restrictions and regulations. The winner and guest(s)
shall be solely responsible for their behavior while in attendance at any game,
must follow the instructions and policy of the team/stadium and directions from
any associated staff or security. If winner or any guest violates the
standards of the team/stadium, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible,
disruptive, abusive or offensive manner, or is deemed by staff or security to
have violated the law or any policy of the venue or game, be intoxicated, or to
be a security threat or safety risk in any manner, the winner and guests shall
be ejected from the venue and event, and shall immediately forfeit the prize
award.
NOTE:
a maximum of one (1) weekly First Place prize will be awarded per participating location (12 First Place prize awards per
week). A maximum total of three (3) Leader
Board prizes will be awarded from among all locations combined, one each
following the conclusion of Week 5, Week 10 and Week 14. In
the event of multiple contestants tied for a designated prize award level, then
the tie breaking procedures (see above) will apply for determining the associated
winner. Winner must accept delivery of prize as specified by Sponsor. Prize does not
include any other costs or associated expenses including delivery. A maximum of one (1) Grand Prize will be randomly
awarded from among all eligible entries received.
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, 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. All
other expenses not specified herein as being included are the sole
responsibility of winner. Prize awards
are non-transferable and no prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole
discretion or as provided herein.
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.
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 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.
Sponsor reserves the
right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest if fraud, misconduct or
technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of this portion 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 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 any available weekly or season long winners
from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of
such termination. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor,
any event associated with this contest or the prize is delayed, rescheduled,
postponed or cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to
cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute
prize.
Sponsor reserves the
right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest if, in the opinion of the
Sponsor/Administrator in their sole discretion, fraud, misconduct or technical
failures destroy or threaten the integrity of any portion of the Contest, if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Contest, if there is a change or
cancellation of any game date(s), or if registration may not be conducted or
completed for one or more game dates due to COVID-19 or any other reason. In
the event of a change or cancellation of any game date(s), there will be no
opportunity for any entrant to claim a prize for one or more weeks of this
Contest, and there may be less than the scheduled number of opportunities to
win the Grand Prize.
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 York; (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 York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
Odds: Odds of winning a weekly prize or Leader Board prize are dependent upon the total number of eligible participants, and the ability of each participant to correctly predict the winner of the designated College Football games. Odds of winning the grand prize is dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.
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 2/15/2027 to: Bombshells 2026 College Football Pick ‘Em Challenge Contest, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting: Official Rules or Winners List.
Sponsor: Contest is sponsored by Bombshells Restaurants, 14191 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040.
Contest Administrator: Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.