Erdinger Summer 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 STATES OF CA, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, AND TX, 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: Erdinger Summer Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins
at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 5/1/2025
and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 7/31/2025
(the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of the states of CA, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, and TX, and
wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Who may Enter:
Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents of the states CA, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, and TX, who
are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid 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 United States Beverage (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), and each of the
foregoing’s respective franchisees, owners, employees, contractors, 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 promotion (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), grand children (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’s camera or directly visit www.ErdingerBier.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), full 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 11:59pm ET on 7/31/2025 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, contestant agrees that sponsor and
participating parties are authorized to contact entrant
via email, text, mail, phone or any other form of media to make contestant 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. Contestants 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. 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 participant 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 participant to
obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same,
multiple/different mobile numbers, identities, or any other methods void that
participant's entries and that participant
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 the 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 and Notification (maximum 7 winners): On or
about 8/1/2025 a random prize drawing will be held from
among all eligible entries received in each prize pool (see prize pool
definitions and prize drawing schedule below) to select one (1) potential
prize winner per prize pool for a maximum total of seven (7) potential prize
winners.
|
Prize Pool Eligibility |
Number of Prizes Available |
|
Residents of CA |
One (1) |
|
Residents of FL |
One (1) |
|
Residents of IL |
One (1) |
|
Residents of MD |
One (1) |
|
Residents of NJ |
One (1) |
|
Residents of NY |
One (1) |
|
Residents of TX |
One (1) |
Each 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 the selected
potential prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial notification
attempt to the phone number 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 mail or email
delivery. If the selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to accept the
prize or elects to decline the prize, 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 contestant will not
receive any alternate prize substitution or compensation. Decisions
of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the 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 1-day of date of receipt, a
prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and
liability/publicity release (publicity release 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
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 prize winner shall be issued a 1099 form reflecting
the value of the prize award.
Prize Award (maximum 7 winners): Each prize
winner will receive one (1) SoloStove Yukon model and
stand. Actual brand, style, make, and
model as solely designated and determined by Sponsor, subject to availability. Each prize award has an approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of $550.
NOTE:
No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. All merchandise 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. 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 8 – 12 weeks for prize delivery.
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.
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, 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. Total
ARV of all available prize awards: $3,850.
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, the Released Parties, and their designees to use entrants’
names, likenesses, images, biographical information, and cities and states of
residence 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, 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 per prize pool.
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 9/15/2025 to: Erdinger Summer Sweepstakes,
P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which
you are requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor: This Sweepstakes
is sponsored by U.S. Beverage, Stamford, CT.
Sweepstakes Administrator: The Sweepstakes
is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ
07095.