New York Jets 2019 Schedule
Prediction Challenge
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 CONNECTICUT, NEW
JERSEY, AND NEW YORK, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE
RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO
NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest Name: New
York Jets 2019 Schedule Prediction Challenge (the “Contest”).
Contest
Dates: Contest registration shall begin on 3/12/2019 and
shall end at 11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2019, or IMMEDIATELY prior to the actual
release of the 2019 NFL schedule, or following receipt of the first 50,000
eligible entries received, whichever occurs first (the “Registration
Period”). If the actual release of the 2019 NFL schedule occurs
prior to 11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2019, then any entries received following the actual
release or any modifications made to existing entries submitted following such
release, shall be void and disqualified from the Contest. The
Sponsor’s computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to
this Contest. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws
and regulations and is void outside CT, NJ, NY and wherever prohibited or
restricted by law.
Who
May Enter: Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents of
CT, NJ, and NY, who are aged 18 or older as of date of entry and who have a
valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo I.D. (the “Registrant,”
“Entrant,” or “Contestant”), except the following classes of persons who are
not eligible to enter, participate or win:
(a) Employees,
officers, and directors of The New York Jets LLC and JetBlue Airways Corporation, collectively, the “Sponsors”, Million
Dollar Media, LLC (the “Contest Administrator”), the National Football
League (NFL), NFL Players Association, any individual involved in the
determination of or release of the 2019 NFL Schedule, or with any advance
knowledge of the actual 2019 NFL Schedule including but not limited to
Broadcast Rights Holders or stadium and league officials, each of their
respective franchisees, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors,
retailers, printers, advertising, media and promotion agencies, and any and all
other companies associated with the design or execution of this Contest
(collectively “Released Parties”) and the members of the immediate families or
households of any of the above, whether or not related. “Immediate family
members” includes, for purposes of this Contest, 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.
(b) Any
individual who is provided with or possesses any advance knowledge of any kind
regarding the actual 2019 NFL Schedule, prior to its official and public
release by the NFL, whether direct or incidental knowledge. Any
entry submitted by such individuals shall be void and ineligible to claim any
prize award.
(c) 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 – Online
Registration: Visit www.NewYorkJets.com or www.jetsschedulechallenge.com
to connect to the Contest registration page during the “Registration Period.” Fully
complete the online registration form 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).
During the online registration
process, each Registrant will designate their own ‘Screen Name’, and must enter
their username (email address) and selected password. The designated
‘Screen Name’ will be displayed on the ‘Standings Page’ during the
Contest. Each Registrant’s username (email address) and password
will allow Contestants to return to the Contest site to Log-in and view their
prediction, points and standings in the Contest.
After completing the online registration,
create and submit your prediction of the New York Jets 2019 Regular Season Schedule
per the requirements as outlined below, including each Opponent (home or away)
and the Bye Week (i.e. 1st Week: New England at Home, 2nd Week: Miami
Away, 3rd Week: Buffalo Away, 4th Week: Bye,
etc.). The information submitted online will be subject to the Contest
Administrator’s Privacy Policy. A copy
of the Contest Administrator’s Privacy Policy is available at www.jetsschedulechallenge.com.
After having read and agreed
to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online
registration and SAVE your completed schedule prediction. All
entries must be fully complete for all required registration
information. Any entry submitted with an invalid email address will
be disqualified. Maximum of one (1) entry per person or per valid
email address during the entire Contest period. Any Contestant
submitting more than one (1) entry will void all entries by that Contestant.
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 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. 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.
IMPORTANT: 2019 New York Jets Schedule Prediction
Deadline – Must be completed, submitted and SAVED by 11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2019:
All
eligible 2019 New York Jets Schedule prediction entries must be fully
completed, submitted and saved by the Registration Period deadline as
follows:
2019 New York Jets
Schedule Prediction: After fully completing the
online registration, and prior to the Registration Deadline – all registered or newly
registering Contestants must connect to the ‘Picks’ page on the Contest
website, and fully complete their ‘2019 New York Jets Schedule Prediction’ by submitting their
prediction of the 17 weeks of the New York Jets 2019 Schedule, including each
opponent (Home or Away), and the Bye Week in the exact order (i.e.
1st Week: New England at Home, 2nd Week: Miami
Away, 3rd Week: Buffalo Away, 4th Week: Bye,
etc.).
IMPORTANT –
Save Picks: Contestants
are required to click the ‘Save Picks’ button on the Contest
website to save their 2019 New York Jets Schedule Prediction, or any updates to
their submitted predictions prior to the close of the Registration Period. Any
predictions, updates or changes made without subsequently clicking the ‘Save
Picks’ button on the Contest website will not be saved, entered or recognized
for this Contest.
Completed prediction must be
submitted and received by 11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2019,
or prior to the actual release of the 2019 NFL Schedule per requirements above,
in order to be eligible to participate or claim any prize award. Any
registered Contestant who fails to fully or correctly complete the online
registration form, or fully and correctly complete the required Schedule
prediction for all (17) weeks of the New York Jets 2019 Schedule (and Save
their picks) will be disqualified from the Contest and will be ineligible to
claim any prize (see below). Any prediction not received
by the required deadline for any reason including, but not limited to
transmission error, internet problems, human error or programming errors,
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 of an eligible Contestant’s prediction that
prevents participation in the Contest.
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 Contestant 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 online registration, the authorized email 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.
Receipt of Schedule
Predictions: Only eligible entries
that are actually received, stored and saved in the online Contest database,
prior to the Registration Period deadline, are eligible to
participate. Any prediction that is not actually received or saved
in the online Contest database for any reason, including due to Contestant
error in the selection, submission or saving of their prediction; Contestant’s
failure to ‘save’ their picks; software or hardware problems on the Contestants
computer; programming errors on the Contest website; internet connection or
transmission issues; website traffic, malfunction or failure; viruses, spam or
denial of service attacks; or for any other reason shall not be eligible for
the Contest regardless of the accuracy of the claimed
prediction. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late,
misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible registrations or
entries, or for any registration or entry submitted in a manner that is not
expressly allowed under these rules, or for any registration or entry not
submitted, saved or received for any reason, including due to any technical
error or failure, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or
mis-entry of any required information, human or programming errors, or the
failure to capture any such information or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer transmissions and/or network connections; all of
which will be disqualified.
Scoring: Following
the announcement of the 2019 NFL Schedule, the Contest Administrator shall
compare every eligible entry received to the actual 2019 New York Jets
Schedule. The official 2019 NFL Schedule and all decisions by league
officials shall be final for the purposes of determining the actual 2019 New
York Jets Schedule.
A perfect score shall be one
hundred seventy (170) points for correctly predicting all seventeen (17) weeks
of the New York Jets 2019 Schedule in exact order, including the Bye
week.
Tie-Breaker Procedures: In
the event of a tie in scoring results, for the grand prize or bonus prize
award, the first eligible Contestant who completed the online registration (1st to
register), shall be declared the prize winner for the corresponding prize
award. In the event of a remaining tie, a random drawing shall be
conducted to determine the corresponding prize winner.
In order for the Grand
Prize to be awarded, an eligible Contestant must correctly predict all
seventeen (17) weeks of the New York Jets 2019 Schedule in exactly the correct
order, including the opponent, home or away, and the Bye week, thereby scoring
a perfect one hundred seventy (170) points. If no eligible Contestant
correctly predicts all 17 weeks
of the New York Jets 2019 Schedule in exact order, including the Bye week, then
the Grand Prize will NOT be awarded.
Prize Awards: The
following prize awards will be available to eligible Contestants participating
in the Contest:
Grand
Prize – Correctly predict all seventeen (17) weeks of the New York Jets 2019
Schedule in exact order, including each opponent, home or away, and the Bye
week (“Perfect 2019 New York Jets
Schedule Prediction”):
If
an eligible Contestant correctly predicts all seventeen (17) weeks of the New
York Jets 2019 Schedule in exact order, including each opponent home or away,
and the Bye week, they will be eligible to claim the grand prize subject to
approval and verification of compliance with these Official Rules. The
grand prize is: $100,000 Cash.
A
maximum of one (1) grand prize will be awarded. In
the event of multiple winning entries, then the tie-breaking procedure(s) as
listed above shall be utilized to determine the one (1) grand prize
winner. If no eligible Contestant successfully completes the
grand prize winning requirements, then the Grand Prize will
NOT be awarded.
First
Place Bonus Prize – Highest Score: The eligible Contestant
who scores the most points in the 2019 New York Jets Schedule Prediction
Challenge (per the scoring method outlined above), thereby earning the most
points in the Contest, will be eligible to claim the First Place Bonus Prize
Award subject to approval and verification of compliance with these Official Rules. The
First Place bonus prize award is: two (2) tickets to each 2019
regular season New York Jets home game courtesy of JetBlue, with a maximum
value not to exceed $2,600, based upon a maximum ticket value of $130.00. Exact
seat locations will be as solely determined and specified by Sponsor. Each
ticket subject to the terms and conditions and policy and procedures, including
rules of conduct, of the hosting stadium venue and team. No other
costs or expenses are included with prize award, including any associated
parking costs or incidental expenses.
A
maximum of one (1) First Place Prize will be awarded. In
the event of multiple tied entries for the highest score, then the tie-breaking
procedure(s) as listed above shall be utilized to determine the one (1) bonus
prize winner.
All
prize awards are non-cumulative. Maximum of one (1) 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: $100,000.
All of the following will
apply for each prize winner: 1) Winner may be required to submit a certified
affidavit that they were not provided, nor had any advance knowledge of the
actual 2019 NFL schedule; 2) Winner will be required to complete and return,
within five (5) business 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); 3) Winner will be required to present a copy of a valid
social security card and a valid driver’s license as a condition of
participating or receiving any prize; 4) Winner will be issued an IRS Form
1099 reflecting the actual value of all prizes won, if prize value exceeds
$600; and 5) Winner will be responsible for paying all applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on all
prizes awarded. Failure to collect or properly claim any prize in
accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the
prize. If forfeited for any reason, Winner will not receive any
other prize substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the
property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided herein.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating in this Contest, Entrants
agree to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules, Privacy Policy and the
decisions of the Sponsor and Contest 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. This Contest is in no way
sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. Contestants understand that they are
providing information to the Sponsor and Contest Administrator and not to
Facebook.
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 thereof.
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.
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 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/Contest Administrator, in its sole discretion,
reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or
the operation of the Contest website.
If you opt to use your
wireless mobile device in connection with this Contest, depending on your
phone’s capabilities, standard text messaging rates or data charges may apply
according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your
wireless carrier. Other charges may apply (such as normal airtime and
carrier charges) and may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from
your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers’ rate plans may vary, and
you should contact your wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate
plans and charges relating to your participation in this Contest.
Sponsor/Contest Administrator
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 Contest, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Contest 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/Contest Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of early
termination of the Contest, Sponsor/Contest Administrator reserves the right to
determine any applicable prize winner(s) in a random drawing from among all
eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination,
or to confirm eligible Contestants 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.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New 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 Contest, and in no event will Entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrant
and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New 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: The
odds of winning a prize in the Contest are based upon the number of eligible
entries received, and the skill and ability of each eligible Entrant to predict
the actual 2019 New York Jets schedule.
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 4/30/2019
to: New York Jets 2019 Schedule Prediction 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
Contest is sponsored by The New York Jets LLC, 1 Jets Drive, Florham Park, NJ
07932.
Administrator: This
Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge,
NJ 07095.