BuzzBallz KettleBallz
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 IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) 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: BuzzBallz KettleBallz Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:01am Eastern
Time (“ET”) on 9/22/2025 and ends at
11:59:59pm ET on 9/28/2025 (the
“Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of the fifty (50) U.S. and D.C., 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., who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and
have a valid driver’s license, except the following persons who are not
eligible to enter, participate or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes
Administrator”), 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 Sweepstakes, 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 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.
How to Enter –
Online Registration: To enter, scan the QR Code on
the applicable point of sale material using your mobile device, or directly
visit www.buzzballzkettleballz.com
during the “Registration Period”. Each
entrant must fully complete the online registration page with all required
information including his/her name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), address of
residence, and date of birth. After
having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to
submit your online entry. All online entries must be fully complete for all required
information and must be received by 11:59:59pm ET on 9/28/2025 to be eligible.
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.
Maximum of one entry per
person, regardless of entry method. 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 Contest.
Winner Selection and
Notification (45 grand prize winners): On or about 9/29/2025, a maximum of forty-five (45)
potential grand prize winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible
entries received. If eligible entries
are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then associated prize
award(s) shall not be awarded.
Potential
winners 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 48-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, each selected potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to
accept the prize. Each 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 any 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 each winner and all matters relating to this
Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to the potential winner: 1) winner will be required
to complete and return, within 24-hours
of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of
eligibility and a liability/publicity release (where permitted) and a W-9 form
in order to be eligible to claim the prize if prize value exceeds $600; 2)
winner will be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license with
valid residential address and a copy of a valid social security card as a
condition of receiving the prize, and (3) winner shall be solely responsible
for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, all local,
state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in connection with their
respective prize award, and winner shall be issued a 1099 form reflecting the
value of the prize award.
Grand Prize Awards (maximum
45 prize awards) – PRIZE AWARD IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A LIMITED EDITION MERCHANDISE ITEM ONLY: Each
eligible entrant designated as a grand prize winner shall receive the
opportunity to purchase one (1) set of BuzzBallz KettleBallz from the BuzzBallz
online e-commerce website for twenty dollars ($20.00). Each winner will receive purchase
instructions and will have 48-hours from receipt
of purchase instruction to complete their online purchase. After the available purchase period has
expired, if the winner has not made their purchase, they will forfeit the
opportunity to purchase a set of BuzzBallz KettleBallz, and no other prize or compensation shall be
awarded. Prize
is non-transferrable, has no cash value, and will be
mailed to the winner’s address provided at time of registration, purchase, or
as otherwise designated by Sponsor. BuzzBallz KettleBallz make,
model, style, and size as solely determined and designated by Sponsor, subject
to availability. Each winner must have
access to the internet and a valid digital payment option to complete their
online purchase.
General
Prize Conditions: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
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. AVAILABLE PRIZES HAVE
NO CASH VALUE AND ARE ONLY A RESERVED OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A
MERCHANDISE ITEM.
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 a winner are
dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.
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
11/10/2025 to: BuzzBallz KettleBallz
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.