The 99th Pitch Grand Slam Home Run Contest
Presented by Cumberland Farms
OFFICIAL
CONTEST RULES
Valid March 18, 2019 through no
earlier than September 29, 2019 (regular season) and no later than October 30,
2019 (should Boston make the Professional Baseball Playoffs)
These Contest
rules are specific to the above Contest conducted by Entercom Massachusetts,
LLC d/b/a WEEI and/or WVEI (collectively, the “Station”). Except to the
extent specifically set forth below with respect to this specific Contest, the
Station’s general contest rules apply to this Contest as well. A copy of these specific rules and the
Station’s general contest rules are available at the Station’s studio at 20
Guest Street, Brighton, MA 02135 during regular business hours, and on the
Station’s website at: www.WEEI.com/rules. To
the extent that the Station’s general contest rules differ from these rules,
these rules will govern and control with respect to this Contest.
Special Entry/Eligibility Restrictions
1. No purchase is necessary to enter or
participate in this Contest.
2. To be eligible to participate in this Contest, entrants must be legal U.S. residents of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, or VT and must be 18 years or older as of date of entry in this Contest.
3. Employees of Station, Cumberland Farms, Inc., Million Dollar Media, LLC (Contest Administrator), or any other sponsors participating in this Contest and their respective affiliated companies, advertising or promotional agencies and the immediate family and household members (as defined in the general contest rules) of each are ineligible to participate in this Contest.
4.
Maximum
of one entry per email address during entire Contest Registration Period.
How to Enter & How to Win
5. No purchase is necessary to enter or
participate in this Contest.
6.
From 12:00am (ET) on March 18, 2019 through 12:00pm
(ET) pm September 27, 2019 (or 12:00pm ET of Boston’s last scheduled playoff
game date, if applicable, if Boston makes the post-season) (“Registration
Period”), go to www.weei.com/contest or www.cumberlandfarms.com and follow
the links to the entry form, or go directly to the entry form at www.CumberlandFarms99k.com. Follow the online instructions provided to
complete and submit the on-line entry form with all of the required information
including name, complete address (including City, State, Zip), valid
email address, age, and phone number(s) (including area code(s)).
All online entries must be received by 12:00pm (ET) on September 27, 2019 or
12:00pm ET of Boston’s last scheduled playoff game date, if applicable, to
be eligible.
7.
Qualifying
games and game dates for this Contest shall be the (162) designated regular
season Boston professional baseball games scheduled to be played between March
28, 2019 and September 29, 2019 and potentially up to a maximum of twenty (20) 2019
post season Boston professional baseball games scheduled to be played between
October 1, 2019 and October 30, 2019 (“Qualifying
Game(s)”).
8.
Prior
to each of the Qualifying Games, Station will randomly select one “Finalist” per Qualifying Game from
among all entries received to the point in time of such drawing. For each Qualifying Game, Finalists will be
randomly selected from among all entries received in this Contest through
12:00pm (ET) on that game day for weekday games and through 12:00pm (ET) on the
Friday prior to the scheduled weekend game date.
9.
Subject
to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Contest rules, each
Finalist selected will be eligible to receive one (1) Qualifying Prize (as described in Section 21 below) will
be pre-assigned to one (1) specific Qualifying Game. The name of each Finalist assigned to each
Qualifying Game may be announced on-air on WEEI 93.7FM (or its network
affiliates) prior to, during and/or after the commencement of the broadcast of
the Qualifying Game to which they were assigned. Finalists will not be notified in advance in
any other manner that they were selected nor be notified of which designated
Qualifying Game they have been assigned to. Finalists do not need to be
listening to win.
10. If a Finalist does not win the Grand Prize or
one of the bonus cash prizes as (as
described in section 12 below), he/she will be returned to the entry pool
and will be eligible to be selected again as a Finalist for a future game. If a Finalist wins the Grand Prize or a Bonus
Prize, he/she is disqualified from again being selected as a Finalist for the
remainder of the Contest.
11. Grand
Prize Contest – Grand Slam Home Run
a.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in these Contest rules, if a batter on Boston’s
professional baseball team hits a grand slam home run on the 99th
pitch thrown to a Boston Batter in the game, then the assigned Finalist for
that game will be awarded the Grand
Prize (as described in Section
24 below),
subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest rules.
If the Boston professional
baseball team does not hit a Grand Slam Home Run on the 99th pitch thrown to a
Boston Batter during a Qualifying Game, that game’s assigned Finalist will not
win the grand prize in the Contest (but may be entitled to win a Bonus Prize –
see below).
b.
For purposes of this Contest, a Grand Slam Home Run
is defined as an official home run as ruled by the league while there are base
runners on all (3) bases – resulting in (4) runs scoring on the play.
c.
The hit must be officially ruled as a 4-run Home
Run in the box score and official statistics of the applicable league.
i.
Inside the park home runs will be eligible to
contribute to the winning Grand Slam Home Run provided there are no errors
committed on the play, and the hit is officially ruled as a Home Run.
12. Bonus
Prize Contests
a.
Home Run Bonus Prize Contest – Subject to the conditions set forth in
these Contest rules, if the Boston professional baseball team’ batter hits any Home Run on the 99th
pitch thrown to a Boston Batter in the game during any Qualifying Game which
home run is NOT also a grand slam home run per Section 11 above, then the
assigned Finalist for that Qualifying Game will be awarded the $999 Home Run Bonus Prize (as described in Section 21 below), subject
to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest rules. If the Boston professional baseball team does
not complete a home run during the 99th pitch of the game thrown to a Boston
batter during that Qualifying Game, that Qualifying Game’s Finalist will not
win the bonus prize in this Contest. For the purpose of
this Contest, the hit must be officially ruled as a Home Run in the box score
and official statistics of the applicable league.
i. Inside the park
home runs will be eligible to contribute to the winning Home Run provided there
are no errors committed on the play, and the hit is officially ruled as a Home
Run.
b.
Single Bonus Prize Contest – Subject to the conditions set forth in
these Contest rules, if the Boston professional baseball team’ batter hits any Single on the 99th
pitch thrown to a Boston Batter in the game during any Qualifying Game, then
the assigned Finalist for that Qualifying Game will be awarded the Single Bonus Prize (as described in Section 22 below), subject
to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest rules. If the Boston professional baseball team does
not complete a single during the 99th pitch of the game thrown to a Boston
batter during that Qualifying Game, that Qualifying Game’s Finalist will not
win the Single Bonus Prize in this Contest.
For the purpose of this Contest, the hit must be
officially ruled as a Single in the box score and official statistics of the
applicable league.
c.
Double Bonus Prize Contest – Subject to the conditions set forth in
these Contest rules, if the Boston professional baseball team’ batter hits any Double on the 99th
pitch thrown to a Boston Batter in the game during any Qualifying Game, then
the assigned Finalist for that Qualifying Game will be awarded the Double Bonus Prize (as described in Section 23 below), subject
to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest rules. If the Boston professional baseball team does
not complete a double during the 99th pitch of the game thrown to a Boston
batter during that Qualifying Game, that Qualifying Game’s Finalist will not
win the Double Bonus Prize in this Contest.
For the purpose of this Contest, the hit must be
officially ruled as a Double in the box score and official statistics of the
applicable league.
d. Triple
Bonus Prize Contest – Subject
to the conditions set forth in these Contest rules, if the Boston professional
baseball team’ batter hits any Triple
on the 99th pitch thrown to a Boston Batter in the game during any
Qualifying Game, then the assigned Finalist for that Qualifying Game will be
awarded the Triple Bonus Prize (as described in Section 24 below), subject
to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest rules. If the Boston professional baseball team does
not complete a Triple during the 99th pitch of the game thrown to a Boston
batter during that Qualifying Game, that Qualifying Game’s Finalist will not
win the Triple Bonus Prize in this Contest.
For the purpose of this Contest, the hit must be
officially ruled as a Triple in the box score and official statistics of the
applicable league.
13. Effect of Rescheduled/Cancelled/Incomplete
Qualifying Games:
a. If
a Qualifying Game is cancelled, without being rescheduled, for any reason prior
to becoming an official game, all statistics are removed from the official
score book and no prize claims will be acknowledged for that Qualifying Game,
even if a prize would have otherwise been awarded pursuant to Sections 11 and
12 above.
b. If a Qualifying Game is rescheduled to game date prior to December 31, 2019, then that assigned Finalist and Qualifying Game, as rescheduled, shall be eligible to win under the terms of these Contest rules.
c. Any rain-shortened Qualifying Game, or any Qualifying Games that are less than 9-innings, shall be eligible for the potential prizes in these Contest rules as long as the Qualifying Game is considered an official game (minimum 5-innings), and the stats of the game are officially recorded by the league.
14. Qualifying plays must be recorded in the
game stats of a regulation game played by the Boston professional baseball
team. If any Qualifying Game is called
and therefore not a regulation game, the prize will not be awarded for that
Qualifying Game. If any Qualifying Game
is suspended and play resumed, or rescheduled to a future date, so that the
Qualifying Game is designated a regulation game, even if the rescheduled date
of such game falls after the Registration Period, such Qualifying Game shall be
deemed eligible for the purposes of the Contest in accordance with Section 13
above.
15. If there is no a grand slam home run at the
99th pitch to a Boston batter during the entire Contest period, then
no grand prize will be awarded in this Contest.
If there is no home run at the 99th pitch to a Boston batter
during the entire Contest period, then no Home Run Bonus Prize will be awarded
in this Contest. If there is no single
at the 99th pitch to a Boston batter during the entire Contest
period, then no Single Bonus Prize will be awarded in this Contest. If there is no double at the 99th
pitch to a Boston batter during the entire Contest period, then no Double Bonus
Prize will be awarded in this Contest. If
there is no triple at the 99th pitch to a Boston batter during the
entire Contest period, then no Triple Bonus Prize will be awarded in this Contest.
16. If a Finalist is entitled to a grand prize
in this Contest, he/she shall not be entitled to any bonus prize in this Contest. For each Qualifying Game, only a grand prize
or a bonus prize (or no prize at all) will be awarded, but in no event will
both be awarded for the same Qualifying Game.
17. In the event that a Prize Winner or Finalist
is disqualified, for any reason, at any time, the Prize that he/she may have
otherwise been entitled to will not be re-awarded and will remain the property
of Station or its designee.
18. Grand Prize or Bonus prize winners will be
required to sign and return a completed IRS W-9 form, one or more affidavits
and/or liability release agreements within 3 business days prior to being
entitled to any prize in this Contest.
Failure to do so by that deadline will result in automatic forfeiture of
any prize in this Contest.
Prizes
19. Qualifying
Prize: Each of the up to 162 verified regular season
game Finalists and up to twenty (20) post season game Finalists will receive one
(1) $30 Gift Card redeemable for products at all Cumberland Farms locations. Gift card does not expire.
20. Grand
Prize: A maximum of one (1) Grand Prize will be
available for award per Qualifying Game to the one Finalist assigned to that
Qualifying Game if the grand prize winning requirements occur. Subject to verification of eligibility and
compliance with the Contest rules, each grand prize winner (if any) will
receive $99,999.00 payable via company
check. There may be no grand prizes
awarded in this Contest or, in the unlikely event of a grand prize winner for
every Qualifying Game, there could be up to 182 grand prize winners in this Contest.
21. $999
Home Run Bonus Prize: A maximum of one (1) $999 Home Run
Bonus Prize will be available for award per Qualifying Game to the one
Finalist assigned to that Qualifying Game if the Home Run Bonus Prize winning requirements occur (as described in Section 12 above).
Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Contest
rules, each Home Run Bonus Prize winner
(if any) will receive $999.00 payable
via company check. There may be no Home
Run Bonus prize awarded in this Contest
or, in the unlikely event of a Home Run Bonus
Prize winner for every Qualifying Game, there could be up to 182 bonus prize
winners in this Contest.
22. Single
Bonus Prize: A
maximum of one (1) Single Bonus
Prize will be available for award per Qualifying Game to the one Finalist
assigned to that Qualifying Game if the Single Bonus Prize winning requirements occur (as described in Section 12 above).
Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Contest
rules, each Single Bonus Prize winner
(if any) will receive coffee for six (6)
months awarded in the form of a Cumberland Farms gift card valued at $180. There may be no Single Bonus Prize awarded in this Contest or, in the unlikely event of a
Single Bonus Prize winner for every
Qualifying Game, there could be up to 182 Single Bonus Prize winners in this Contest.
23. Double
Bonus Prize: A
maximum of one (1) Double Bonus
Prize will be available for award per Qualifying Game to the one Finalist
assigned to that Qualifying Game if the Double Bonus Prize winning requirements occur (as described in Section 12 above).
Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Contest
rules, each bonus prize winner (if any) will receive coffee for a year awarded in the form of a Cumberland Farms gift card
valued at $360. There may be no Double Bonus Prize awarded in this Contest
or, in the unlikely event of a bonus prize winner for every Qualifying Game,
there could be up to 182 Double Bonus
Prize winners in this Contest.
24. Triple
Bonus Prize: A
maximum of one (1) Triple Bonus
Prize will be available for award per Qualifying Game to the one Finalist
assigned to that Qualifying Game if the Triple Bonus Prize winning requirements occur (as described in Section 12 above).
Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the Contest
rules, each Triple Bonus Prize winner
(if any) will receive gas for a year
awarded in the form of a Cumberland Farms gift card valued at $2,080. This amount was calculated based on $2.00
per gallon multiplied by 20 gallons weekly for fifty-two (52) weeks. There may be no Triple Bonus Prize awarded in this Contest or, in the unlikely event of a
Triple Bonus Prize winner for every
Qualifying Game, there could be up to 182 Triple Bonus Prize winners in this Contest.
Odds
of Winning
25. The odds of becoming a Finalist in the Contest depend on the number of
eligible entrants received and the number of drawings each entrant is included
in. The earlier you entry this Contest,
the greater number of drawing that you will be included in and the greater your
chance of winning.
26. Each qualifying Finalist will be awarded a Qualifying Prize. The odds of a Finalist winning either a Grand
Prize or Bonus Prize depends on the performance of the individual batters
during the 99th pitch thrown to a
Boston Batter in the Qualifying Game that a
Finalist is assigned to.
Sponsors
27. This Contest is sponsored by Entercom
Massachusetts, LLC. Million Dollar Media
is the Contest Administrator for this Contest.
Cumberland Farms, Inc. is the presenter of this Contest, but not a
sponsor.
Other Rules
28. This Contest will be promoted and announced
by Station during certain professional baseball game broadcasts that are
carried by affiliated and unrelated radio stations that are part of the WEEI
radio network and/or baseball network.
Accordingly, although listeners of those radio stations and their
internet broadcast streams or websites and other Sponsor websites may enter
this Contest directly or through links to the website above
(www.cumberlandfarms99k.com), this contest is being conducted solely by Entercom
Massachusetts, LLC and administered by Million Dollar Media.