Elmer T. Lee Charity Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE OR DONATION
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE
OR DONATION DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY WITHIN
THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), EXCLUDING NEW
YORK, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES
BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER
PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS
SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF
SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT
PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND
FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Elmer T. Lee Charity Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Sweepstakes registration is scheduled to
begin at 8:00:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 9/8/2025
and end at 11:59:59pm ET on 9/30/2025
(the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the fifty (50) United States and D.C., in New York, and
wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents
of the fifty (50) U.S. and D.C. (excluding residents of New York), who are age 21
or older 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 Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes
Administrator”), American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, Inc. (“ALSAC”),
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (“St. Jude”), and 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 –
Two Ways:
Any
incomplete or illegible entries, or any entries submitted
with an invalid or false information, email address or phone number will
be disqualified. Released Parties are
not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid,
unintelligible, damaged, or postage-due mail-in 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.
Any available
opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the
Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not improve your chances of winning. By participating and submitting an entry, 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 Sweepstakes, 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.
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 Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection &
Notification (maximum 1 winner): On or about 10/7/2025, a prize drawing will be held from among all eligible
entries received from all entry methods combined to randomly select one (1)
potential grand prize winner. If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then
associated prize award(s) shall not be awarded.
The
potential 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 2-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
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
Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to the prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to
complete and return, within 1-day of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, including
an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release signed by the
winner, where permitted, and a W-9 form; 2) Winner may 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; 3)
Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the actual value of all
prizes won; and 4) 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, 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.
Grand Prize Award
(maximum 1 prize award): The eligible entrant designated as the grand
prize winner shall be awarded a Sazerac Barrel Select experience at the Buffalo
Trace Distillery for the winner and up to seven (7) guests, age 21 or older,
with an approximate retail value (“ARV”) not to exceed $18,000 and shall
include:
·
A
VIP distillery tour, lunch, private Elmer T. Lee barrel selection, custom
medallion experience at the distillery, and one (1) overnight stay at the Stagg
Lodge for the winner and up to seven (7) guests, age 21 or older;
o
Date
of distillery tour as solely determined and designated by Sponsor and must
occur before 1/31/2026.
o
Travel
costs associated with the tour are NOT included.
o
Following
the barrel selection experience, winner may opt to purchase the yielded bottles
of the selected barrel following the experience from a licensed retailer in the
winner’s state of residence as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Delivery of yielded bottles to the designated
retailer may take 8 – 12 weeks for delivery.
Winner is NOT required to make a purchase.
·
$18,000.00
awarded in the form of a prize check made payable to the winner in the amount
of $18,000.00. Prize check shall be
awarded to the winner at the Buffalo Trace Distillery during the Sazerac Barrel
Select experience, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize
award. All prize items are awarded
‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied.
Prize winners must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor. If
any prize component is mailed or shipped to winner, prize shall be shipped only
to the designated winner residential address as submitted during initial online
registration and/or as provided during winner 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 up to forty (40) weeks for prize
delivery, based on when the grand prize Sazerac Barrel Select experience occurs.
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.
Distillery tour date and time are determined in the sole
discretion of Sponsor, as applicable, and may be subject to change. The terms
and conditions of the Sponsor and distillery will govern in the event of
postponement, rescheduling, cancellation, or attendance is restricted or
prohibited due to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, an act of terrorism, civil
disturbance, work stoppage or any other reason. Sponsor and distillery will not
be responsible for any date delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation
due to weather, pandemic, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances,
work stoppage or any other event that may cause the cancellation or
postponement of the tour. No substitute prize award or
compensation shall be provided by Sponsor in the event of any date delay,
postponement, rescheduling or cancellation for any reason. Should the
tour be cancelled or access to the distillery be restricted, you will be
notified as soon as reasonably possible. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to select and designate an alternate
date and time for the tour to be rescheduled.
Winner and guests shall be solely responsible for
their behavior while in attendance at the distillery, and must follow the
instructions of Sponsor or distillery staff, policy of the distillery and
directions from any associated staff or security. If winner or any guest violates the standards
of the Sponsor or distillery, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or
offensive manner, or is deemed by staff or security to have violated any policy
of the Sponsor or distillery including any related to COVID-19, or to be a
security threat in any manner, the winner and guests shall be ejected from the tour
and venue, and shall immediately forfeit the remainder of the prize award and
ability to participate in the tour.
General
Prize Conditions: 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 prizes: $18,000.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is
later found to be in violation of these rules he/she will be required to
forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if
such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes
constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’
names, cities and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of
advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on
perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or
permission, unless prohibited by law.
False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this
Sweepstakes, or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or
participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel
or activity related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, 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 Sweepstakes, and any
injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone
related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without
limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes,
the cancellation of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or in the
announcement of the prizes or prize winners.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any
person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes
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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes
as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event
of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to
determine a prize winner in a random drawing from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, and in no event will entrant
be entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as the winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible
entries received from all entry methods combined.
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
11/15/2025 to: Elmer T. Lee Charity Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes is sponsored by Sazerac Company, Inc., 10101 Linn
Station Rd, Suite 400, Louisville, KY, 40223.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
American
Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, Inc. (“ALSAC”) and St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital (“St. Jude”) are not sponsors of this Sweepstakes and are in
no way responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the verification
of winners or the fulfillment of prizing.
All inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes should be directed to Sponsor or
Administrator and not to ALSAC or St. Jude.