Bomb
Pop 70th Anniversary Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY WITHIN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES 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 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: Bomb Pop 70th
Anniversary Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes Dates: Sweepstakes registration begins at 12:00:01am
Eastern Time (ET) on 6/26/2025 and
ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 7/30/2025 (the
“Registration Period”). Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the (50) U.S. and D.C. and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.
Who
may Enter:
Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the (50) U.S.
and D.C., who are age 18 or
older as of date of entry, with a valid U.S. 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 Wells Enterprises, Inc., manufacturer of Bomb
Pop brand products (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes
(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 Sweepstakes, 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.
Sweepstakes Entry – Two Ways:
1.)
Online Entry – Purchase Required: To receive one (1) online Sweepstakes entry,
visit www.bombpop.com/70years during the Registration Period and upload your
photo of a unique and eligible receipt showing the purchase of one (1) 12-pack
of Original Bomb Pops made during the Registration Period. The receipt must clearly show the name and
address of the retailer where the purchase was made, eligible item purchase
made, and amount of purchase. You must
fully complete the online registration page with all required information
including your name, valid email address, mobile phone number (including area
code), date of birth, address of residence, and all other required
information. After having read and
agreed to these Official Rules, select the photo shown on-screen of a U.S.
nickel, and click the submit button to submit your online registration form and
valid receipt. Receipt image is subject
to verification and approval. Illegible,
duplicate or invalid receipts, or receipts that do not properly display
required information (date of purchase, eligible purchase, etc.), will not be
eligible, honored, recognized, responded to, or processed. Sponsor is not responsible for any difficulty
in submission or failed or delayed transmission of receipt for any reason, and
reserves the right to reject any receipt submission that it determines in its
sole discretion is not in compliance with these Official Rules.
2.)
Mail-In Entry – No Purchase Required: To enter by mail (no purchase or receipt submission required),
you must legibly hand-print on a 3” x 5” card or piece of paper your first and
last name, complete address (including city, state and zip code), valid
email address, age, and mobile phone number (including area code),
preferred method of payment if chosen as a winner (PayPal via email address,
or Venmo via your mobile phone number).
Your mail-in entry must also include a hand-written answer to the
question “What is your favorite memory that includes Original Bomb Pops?”. Any mail-in submission that does not include all
required information shall be disqualified.
Mail completed 3” x 5” card or piece of paper in a #10, business-size
envelope with first-class postage affixed to: Bomb Pop 70th
Anniversary Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. NOTE:
there is a limit of one entry per outer mailing envelope. Mailing envelopes received with more than one
entry inside will be disqualified and none of the entries in the envelope will
be included in any prize drawing. You
may submit a maximum of one (1) individual mail-in entry during the
Registration Period. Any additional
mail-in entries received from the same individual that exceed a total of one
(1) mail-in entry, shall be disqualified.
Entrants shall receive one (1) entry to the Sweepstakes for their valid
mail-in entry received. Information on
mail-in entry must be hand-printed.
Incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by 7/30/2025
and received by 11:59:59pm ET on 8/4/2025 to be eligible.
All online
entries must be fully complete for all required information and must be
received by 11:59:59pm ET on 7/30/2025 to be eligible. All mail-in
entries must be fully complete for all required information and must be
received by 11:59:59pm ET on 8/4/2025 to be eligible. Maximum of one (1) Sweepstakes entry per
person, receipt, mailing address, or valid email address during the entire
Registration Period from all entry methods combined.
Any
incomplete or illegible entries, or any entries submitted
with any invalid or false information, duplicate or invalid receipt, 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 checking the opt-in boxes will not improve your chances of winning. Entrants may opt out of Email
Club membership at any time, without affecting their entry, by replying “UNSUBSCRIBE”
to any email message, or following provided opt-out instructions. By
participating and submitting an entry, entrant agrees that Sponsor and
participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, 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 promotional offers, or purchase
incentives. By participating and
submitting an entry, entrant further agrees that Sponsor, Sweepstakes
Administrator, and participating parties are authorized to collect and process
entrant’s personally identifiable information contained in his/her entry for
purposes of conducting the Sweepstakes. Contestants may opt-out of any further
email communication at any time by simply replying “REMOVE” to any email
message, or following the opt-out instructions provided.
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 receipt, or
providing any false email addresses or information, will be disqualified and
ineligible to claim any prize. Any
attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated maximum number of entries
allowed by using same, multiple/different emails, identities, or any other
methods will void that entrant's entries and disqualify the entrant. 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 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 Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and
accepted these Official Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes.
Collection and use of information
collected in connection with the Sweepstakes will be in accordance with Sponsor’s
Privacy Policy as posted at https://bombpop.com/policies/privacy.
Winner Selection &
Notification (maximum 2,450 grand prize winners): Sponsor
shall conduct a series of prize drawings on or about 7/7/2025, 7/14/2025,
7/21/2025, 7/28/2025, and 8/5/2025 to randomly select a maximum
total of four hundred ninety (490) potential winners per drawing from among all
eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing for a maximum
combined total of two thousand four hundred fifty (2,450) potential winners
from all drawings combined.
Note: There
is a maximum of one (1) prize award per person or household. There may not be more than one thousand ten
(1,010) potential winners drawn from residents of Florida or New York. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes for any drawing, then associated prize award(s)
shall not be awarded.
All
potential prize winners will be notified initially by phone and/or email following
their selection and determination as a potential winner. If the Sweepstakes Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected
potential winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial notification attempt
to the phone number or email address associated with that contestant’s entry,
then that contestant may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be
randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries received and
notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting).
Claiming A Prize Award: Eligible entrants receiving
a prize award confirmation message via email must follow the online
instructions provided. Eligible prize award recipients may be
required to complete and return a prize claim form within two to four (2-4)
weeks from their online notification of being determined as a
potential prize award winner. Each
selected potential prize award winner must confirm their eligibility and
indicate their willingness to accept the associated award. If a selected potential winner does not meet
the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to accept the prize award,
elects to decline the prize award or fails to return the required prize award
acceptance documents within the required deadline, they will be disqualified
and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate prize award
recipient will be selected from among all remaining eligible entries and
notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Any disqualified entrant will not receive any
alternate award substitution or compensation.
Failure to collect or properly claim any award in accordance with these
Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the award. If forfeited for any reason, finalist will
not receive any other award substitution or compensation, and the hat will
remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided
herein. Decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator in the selection and
determination of all prize winners and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes
are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each winner: 1) Winner will be required to
complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form including
an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (publicity release where permitted); 2) Winner may be required to present a copy
of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s license or equivalent
government-issued identification as a condition of receiving any prize; and 3) Winner is responsible for paying all
applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal
taxes) on all prizes awarded, and all prize winners shall be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of his/her prize award.
Prize Awards – Maximum
of (2,450) prize awards available: Each
prize winner shall receive $4.90 awarded via PayPal or Venmo and payment shall ONLY
be available via Paypal or Venmo. In
order to claim or receive an available prize award, eligible entrants must have
or create either a PayPal or Venmo account associated with the email address (for
Paypal) or mobile number (for Venmo) provided at the time of initial online
registration (see below). The prize
award shall be available to be awarded ONLY via PayPal or Venmo per the
requirements as outlined below, and no alternate forms of prize delivery shall
be available.
If
any potential prize winner does not have or does not create a PayPal or Venmo
account associated with either the email address or mobile number as provided
at the time of initial online registration, they shall be disqualified and
ineligible to receive or claim the prize award, and will not receive any
alternate prize award, prize substitution or compensation. (Prize award shall not be available to be
received by any entrant in any other form, method of payment or manner of
delivery including via cash, check, gift card, e-gift card or any other prize
delivery method, and any and all such requests for alternate prize delivery
shall be denied.)
PayPal
or Venmo Prize Award Delivery and Requirements for receipt of prize award: All
prize awards shall only be awarded to the eligible entrant either 1) via PayPal
to the entrant’s registered email address as provided at time of initial online
registration or 2) via Venmo to the entrant’s registered mobile phone number as
provided at the time of initial online registration. There is no opportunity to edit, update or
change the submitted email address or mobile phone number after initial online
registration, regardless of any mistake by entrant providing an incorrect or
inaccurate email address or phone number, landline phone number or any email
address or phone number not associated with a valid PayPal or Venmo account.
Sponsor
is not responsible for any eligible entrant who provides any incorrect
information, inaccurate or fake, false or fraudulent information, including
incorrect submission of a land-based phone number in the required mobile phone
number registration field for Venmo, or incorrect, fake, or false email address
for PayPal. All prize awards are
subject to the terms and conditions of the associated PayPal or Venmo account
policy.
·
Existing
PayPal or Venmo Account: If
entrant has a current PayPal account associated with the email address used to
register, or a current Venmo account associated with the mobile phone number
used to register, then the funds will automatically be deposited into the
associated PayPal or Venmo account, provided it is linked to the associated
email address (PayPal) or mobile phone number (Venmo), as provided at the time
of initial online registration.
·
New
PayPal or Venmo Account: If
entrant does not have a current PayPal or Venmo account, entrant shall be
required to download the PayPal or Venmo App and create an account associated
with the email address or mobile number as provided at time of initial online
registration. PayPal and Venmo accounts are free to download and use. PayPal
and Venmo accounts are subject to all terms, conditions, and policies
associated therewith, and the Released Parties (defined below) will not be
responsible with respect to their use of PayPal or Venmo.
Failure
to have or create a PayPal or Venmo account associated with either the email
address or mobile number, as provided at the time of initial online
registration shall result in forfeiture of the associated prize award, and no
other prize or form of compensation will be provided. Total approximate
retail value (“ARV”) of all available prize awards: $12,005.
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 each prize 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,
participant 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.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Sweepstakes 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 they
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, 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 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 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 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, epidemics or 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 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 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 a prize winner are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received from all entry methods combined as of the date and
time of each prize drawing.
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or name
of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 9/15/2025
to: Bomb Pop 70th Anniversary 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 Wells Enterprises, Inc., 1 Blue Bunny Dr., Le Mars, IA, 51031, owner
of the Bomb Pop brand.
Sweepstakes Administrator: The Sweepstakes is administered by
Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.