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.